When the legendary Seaheart Opal arrives for Port Meridian's Harvest Festival, Lizzie Blackwood is dragged into the Governor's plans—and into a mystery already unraveling beneath the lantern-light. A charming new jeweler with a too-perfect replica, a suspicious security change, and a pirate who crashes through her bedroom window bleeding all point to one thing: someone plans to steal the opal… and frame Lizzie in the process. With her family pushing her into an arranged marriage and old feelings resurfacing for the infuriating, irresistible Jack Bennet, Lizzie must untangle lies, stop a dangerous swap, and stay one step ahead of those who want her silenced. Because in Port Meridian, even polished jewels cast deadly shadows—and a lady always slays. A Lady Always Slays is the sixth book in The Lizzie Blackwood Mystery Series. If you like forbidden, slowburn romance, historical mystery, and pirate mischief, you are going to love this series.