Book Description from Goodreads.com:
“A London officer goes undercover to expose a plot against the Crown
“Dover, England, 1808: Officer Alexander Moore goes undercover as a gambling gentleman to expose a high-stakes plot against the king—and he’s a master of disguise, for Johanna Langley believes him to be quite the rogue. . .until she can no longer fight against his unrelenting charm.
All Johanna wants is to keep the family inn afloat, but when the rent and the hearth payment are due at the same time, where will she find the extra funds? If she doesn’t come up with the money, there will be nowhere to go other than the workhouse—where she’ll be separated from her ailing mother and ten-year-old brother.
Alex desperately wants to help Johanna, especially when she confides in him, but his mission—finding and bringing to justice a traitor to the crown—must come first, or they could all end up dead.”
Shiloh Run Press
322 pages
My Review:
This book is a combination of storylines that come together to provide very entertaining reading: A regency romance; a suspenseful detective story; and a love story. This was the first book I’ve read by Michelle Griep, but it certainly will not be my last.
The storyline completely kept my attention. I love reading a mystery story that keeps me guessing to the very end. The characters were
unusual for this type of fiction. Johanna, an innkeeper’s Daughter, is not your usual regency heroine; and Alex, a Bow Street Runner, is not your typical regency hero. The faith aspect of the story is touching. As they each face their moment of crisis, they discover that God is always with them in every circumstance.
This is a clean, sweet regency story with no bad language or embarrassing bedroom scenes. I received a copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to give a positive review. This is my honest opinion of the book.
lovely cover!