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Second Sight

  • 2006 first published
  • 390 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (3 ratings)
  • 30 editions

Second Sight is a 2006 historical romance and Regency romance novel by Jayne Ann Krentz. It takes readers to Great Britain and England in the Victorian era (1837–1901). Key subjects include clairvoyants, false personation, psychic ability and fashion photography.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 47 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 30 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 390 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Second Sight

Financially straitened and on the path to spinsterhood, Venetia Milton thought her stay at the remote, ramshackle Arcane House would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to engineer her own ravishment. She was there to photograph the artifacts collected by a highly secretive organization, founded two centuries earlier by an alchemist. And the alchemist's descendant-her employer, Gabriel Jones-has the eyes of a sorcerer. But, despite Venetia's intent to seduce Mr. Jones and move on, she is shattered upon her return home to read in the press of his violent demise. Using the sizable fee Mr. Jones paid her, Venetia establishes a new life, opening a gallery in London. Of course, posing as a respectable widow makes it easier to do business, so-in a private tribute to her lost, only lover-she assumes the identity of "Mrs. Jones. "Her romantic whim, however, will cause unexpected trouble. For one thing, Mr. Jones is about to stride, living and breathing, back into Venetia's life. And the two share more than a passionate memory-indeed, they are bonded by a highly unusual sort of vision, one that goes far beyond Venetia's abilities as a photographer. They also share a terrible threat-for someone has stolen a centuries-old notebook from Arcane House that contains a formula believed to enhance psychic powers of the kind Gabriel and Venetia possess.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Romance Historical
  • Clairvoyants in fiction
  • Historical Romance
  • Romance
  • Clairvoyants
  • Fashion photography in fiction
  • False personation
  • Psychic ability
  • Fashion photography
  • Great Britain in fiction
  • False personation in fiction
  • Women photographers
  • Suspense romance
  • England
  • Historical mystery & detective
  • Photographers

Quick answers

Who wrote Second Sight?

Second Sight was written by Jayne Ann Krentz and first published in 2006.

What genre is Second Sight?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Victorian-Era Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is Second Sight?

The median edition has 390 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Second Sight?

Readers who like it often enjoy And Only to Deceive, April Lady and Phantom of Blood Alley.

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