The Unexpected Engagement of the Marvelous Mr. Penn
S89/100Web serial by rkgoff
Completed99,717 words · 50 chapters · 2022
In May, 1899, a hundred and fifty unassuming envelopes are delivered to households across the city — all invitations to the wedding of Lady Eleanor Serrs to the infamous Mr. Ryce Penn. The newspapers start buzzing: Eleanor is the daughter of Duke Erravold Aubrey-Serrs, and Penn is the city's most notorious thief, an unrepentant attention-seeker with a taste for gems and danger. Eleanor swears she's never met him. Chief Inspector Lucas Haley, Penn's long-time nemesis, is called in to protect the Aubrey-Serrs family and determine what the master thief is planning. It quickly becomes obvious that far more is at stake than the reputation of an innocent woman.