Sometimes it is hard to tell if you are the cat or the mouse.
Lady Céline Wexham seems the model British subject. French by birth but enjoying life in 1813 as a widowed English countess, she is in the unique position of being able to help those in need--or to spy for the notorious Napoleon Bonaparte.
When Rees Phillips of the British Foreign Office is sent to pose as the countess's butler and discover where her true loyalties lie, he is confident he will uncover the truth. But the longer he is in her fashionable townhouse in London's West End, the more his staunch loyalty to the Crown begins to waver as he falls under Lady Wexham's spell.
Will he find the proof he needs? And if she is a spy after all, what then will he do?
With sharp wit, fast-paced dialogue, and infectious intrigue, Ruth Axtell deftly creates a world where black and white burst into a confusion of colors--and no one is who they seem.
My Review:
I enjoyed reading this Christian historical fiction book set in the Regency period. It mostly takes place in England with some scenes in France. Lady Celine and Rees definitely have sparks flying between them from the beginning. The romance part of the book was great but the spy part needed more development. The first quarter of the book at least did not have any action. The Christian element is faint but developed. Recommended for fans of the Regency period.
Ruth Axtell is the author of thirteen novels, including Wild Rose, one of Booklist's Top Ten in Christian Fiction. Currently a resident of Downeast Maine, Axtell has lived in the Canary Islands, Miami, and the Netherlands.
Available March 2013 wherever Revell/Baker books are sold.
Thank you Donna at Revell for my review copy.
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