Defy or Defend: A Delightfully Deadly Novel

Defy or Defend: A Delightfully Deadly Novel

by Gail Carriger
Defy or Defend: A Delightfully Deadly Novel

Defy or Defend: A Delightfully Deadly Novel

by Gail Carriger

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Overview

A vampire hive descending into madness. A beautiful spy with a sparkly plan. The bodyguard who must keep them from killing each other.

New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger brings you a charming story of love, espionage, and Gothic makeovers set in her popular Parasolverse.

SPY

Dimity Plumleigh-Teignmott, code name Honey Bee, is the War Office's best and most decorative fixer. She's sweet and chipper, but oddly stealthy, and surprisingly effective given the right incentives.

VERSUS KNIGHT

Sir Crispin Bontwee was knighted for his military service, but instead of retiring, he secretly went to work for the War Office. Mostly he enjoys his job, except when he must safeguard the Honey Bee.

Neither of them are vampire experts, but when Nottingham Hive goes badly Goth, only Dimity can stop their darkness from turning bloody. And only Crispin can stop an enthusiastic Dimity from death by vampire.

In a battle for survival (and wallpaper), Dimity must learn that not all that sparkles is good, while Cris discovers he likes honey a lot more than he thought.

"This intoxicatingly witty parody will appeal to a wide cross-section of romance, fantasy and steampunk fans." ~ Publishers Weekly, starred review (Soulless)

Spinning off from the Finishing School series, featuring deadly ladies of quality, this story stands alone but chronologically follows Poison or Protect. It's Cold Comfort Farm meets Queer Eye meets What We Do In The Shadows from the author of the Parasol Protectorate books, perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Jodi Taylor, or Meljean Brook.

Delicate Sensibilities?

Contains fraternizing vampires and one very curious young lady, who asks about it, sometimes in detail but mostly in retrospect. May also involve excessive use of velvet, melodramatic poetry, and the strategic application of interpretive ballet.

Also by Gail Carriger set in the Parasolverse

The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't

The Finishing School series (start with Etiquette & Espionage)

The Delightfully Deadly novellas

The Parasol Protectorate series (start with Soulless)

The Supernatural Society novellas

The Custard Protocol series (start with Prudence)



As G L Carriger

The San Andreas Shifter series (start with The Sumage Solution)

The 5th Gender


Product Details

BN ID: 2940163879472
Publisher: GAIL CARRIGER LLC
Publication date: 05/03/2020
Series: Delightfully Deadly Series , #2
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 160,023
File size: 579 KB

About the Author

About The Author
Gail Carriger writes comedies of manners mixed with paranormal romance (and sexy queer joy as G L Carriger). Her books include the Parasol Protectorate, Custard Protocol, and Supernatural Society series for adults, and the Finishing School series for young adults. She is published in many languages and has over a dozen NYT bestsellers. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea.

Table of Contents

By Gail Carriger

Copyright

Acknowledgments

Chapter One: In Which There May, or May Not, Be Sparkles

Chapter Two: Wedded Bliss & Other Complications

Chapter Three: In Which There Are Pointy Bits

Chapter Four: Why Not Be Tidy?

Chapter Five: In Which Sir Crispin Critiques Tennyson

Chapter Six: Dangerous Buttons

Chapter Seven: The Tragedy of the Colors

Chapter Eight: The Vampires Are Convinced to Throw a Party, Despite Themselves

Chapter Nine: On the Transcendent Nature of Interpretive Dance

Epilogue

Author’s Note

Author Afterthoughts

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