The Audacious Sisterhood of Smoke & Fire: Book 3
Publication Date: October 28, 2025
Hidden treasure. Murder. Mystery. Romance. All while snowbound at Christmas.
While trapped by a blizzard at a remote country manor house over Christmas, a school headmistress teams up with a charismatic doctor to solve a murder and hunt for hidden treasure.
But can she trust the man who has stolen her heart?
Selena Taylor is thrilled to cohost a Christmas house party at Darkmoor Park, the beautiful Yorkshire estate she will one day inherit. But a massive snowstorm hits the area, and no one can leave. When one of the guests dies after giving Selena a cryptic clue to a cache of hidden money, she suspects that he was murdered.
Dr. Adrian Scott arrives out of the blizzard and he and Selena, fueled by a burning mutual attraction, become partners in investigating both mysteries-a thrilling hunt for hidden treasure and the search for a ruthless killer-while trapped with holiday guests who all seem to be hiding a secret.
When another guest dies and she starts receiving threatening notes, Selena realizes that she is in terrible danger, pursued by a relentless villain and involved with a man whose touch makes her heart race but who may be hiding a deadly secret of his own.
Tropes you’ll love:
- Amateur Sleuth Duo
- Murder Mystery
- Snowbound Romance
- Gothic Suspense
- Dark Secrets
- Strong Heroine
- Secretive Hero
- Woman Sleuth
- Forced Proximity
- Victorian Mystery
Perfect for fans of Julie Klassen, Mimi Matthews, and Claudia Gray who enjoy romantic historical suspense with a Gothic twist.
The Audacious Sisterhood of Smoke & Fire
Book 1 – The Mysteries of Pendowar Hall
Book 2 – The Secrets of Thorndale Manor
Book 3 – Danger at Darkmoor Park
Selena Taylor gets her own mystery to solve when danger strikes during a house party.
Danger at Darkmoor Park marks the third installment in the Audacious Sisterhood of Smoke & Fire by Syrie James. As the remaining unwed sister, Selena has taken over as headmistress of the school.
The focus of the Victorian mystery is a sudden death that occurs during a house party. The author brings the time period to life through the characters and their mannerisms—a snowstorm and a handsome, mysterious guest assist in boosting the suspense.
Selena teams up with Dr. Adrian Scott to investigate the guest’s death, speculating that a large sum of money provided a motive for murder. The storyline takes a dark turn, putting Selena in danger.
With a houseful of guests who have their own secrets, the duo must put together clues before it’s too late.
Danger at Darkmoor Park delivers the mystery Selena was hoping for, along with an unexpected attraction.
SYRIE JAMES is the author of 14 critically acclaimed novels of historical fiction, romance, mystery and suspense, and young adult including The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, Nocturne, The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë, and Dracula My Love that have been international, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers, and are published in more than 20 languages. Her books have been Library Journal Editor’s Picks of the Year, received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and Kirkus, and won numerous awards including the Audiobook Audie, the Women’s National Book Association Great Group Read, Romantic Read of the Week (Barnes and Noble), Best Novel of the Year (Romance Reviews), and Best Snowbound Romance (BookBub).
A member of the Writers Guild of America, Sisters in Crime, Dramatist’s Guild, Historical Novel Society, and Jane Austen Society of North America, Syrie has sold many scripts to film and TV, addressed organizations and literary conferences across the U.S. and in Canada, England, and Australia, and her stage plays been produced across North America.
