Lady Philippa Worthington wants to marry young and sexy. Her father plans for her to marry stodgy…old…and rich. What’s a beautiful British heiress to do if she’s going to escape a life of passionless marriage? With her father planning to sell her off to the highest bidder in order to support his own lavish lifestyle, Pippa knows there’s only one thing she can do to save herself.Lady Philippa dons … herself.
Lady Philippa dons boys’ clothing and stows away on a London ship destined for the American colonies and a new life. One full of hope, freedom, and the chance to finally live up to her feisty nickname among the rough sailors—‘Pip.’
But instead of finding independence on the high seas, Pippa is plunged deep into the dangerous world of espionage–and the arms of handsome Daniel Simmons, a merchant sailor for the British—who is also an American Revolutionary spy!
Torn between allegiance to her home country and the passion she’s always been searching for, Pippa now faces an unexpected threat—and it may cost Pippa and Daniel the very freedom—and love—they’ve both been searching for.
If they manage to survive the very heart of the beginnings of the Revolutionary War, can the daring spy find love in the arms of A BRITISH HEIRESS IN AMERICA?
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Becky Lower does it again with A British Heiress in America. She’s created another captivating story that pulls you in from the very first line and keeps you glued to the pages until the end. Her ability to create a world with sounds, sights, and smells truly transports you back in time.
Lady Pippa Worthington might be my new favorite heroine! She’s feisty, independent, and won’t just sit around and let the men in her life tell her what to do. She takes matters into her own hands when she stows away on a ship headed to America. A ship that puts her up close and personal to Captain Daniel Simmons.
Daniel is swoon-worthy in every sense of the word! Strong, handsome, and respectful…keeping his lustful thoughts to himself in order not to take advantage of Pippa. But the sparks that fly between these two throughout the whole book is positively mouth-watering!
A British Heiress in America brings together two unlikely characters and shows how by opening your heart and mind, you can see a whole other side to life. Pippa’s journey overseas—and of self-discovery—depicts the American spirit in a way I’ve rarely seen. In a way that shows why independence and respect of one’s worth is important to every person, no matter gender, race, or nationality. A lesson we all would be better off by learning.
At the brink of war.
Fleeing a forced marriage to a rich, elderly man, Pippa dresses as a boy and stows away on a ship bound for Boston. When discovered, the Captain puts her to work as a cabin boy and preserves her identity from the crew.
Captain Daniel Simmons uses his employment carrying supplies to the English army as an opportunity to gather intelligence for the colonists. He wants his daughter to grow up free, not under the thumb of the people who killed her mother.
Ms. Lower spins a good tale in a time period under-represented in current romance novels. I look forward to the next in this series.
The American Revolutionary War is a historical era largely untapped by the romance genre with historicals rife with dukes but scant on the Sons of Liberty. That’s where A British Heiress comes in to fill the gap! In some of Becky Lower’s hottest writing to date, we see a British stowaway make her way to Boston in the heart of upheaval. This book has some of the greatest tropes: woman in disguise as a man to gain access to male-dominated space, romance on the seas, spying, just to name a few. Lower seamlessly weaves history into this love story and has you simultaneously rooting for the characters *and* American, making this the perfect Independence Day holiday read.
Lady Philippa Worthington is not at all conventional. When we first meet her, Pippa has disguised herself as a boy and is a stowaway on a ship bound for Boston. She has fled London to escape the marriage to a rich older man that her father has arranged. The plan is that she will present herself at her aunt and uncle’s residence. Her uncle is a major in the British army, stationed in Boston. Pippa intends to stay there until her 21st birthday when she will come into an inheritance and have her independence. All she has to do is hide in America for about nine months. While there, she will entrance the British officers as she did the men of London society who wooed her during her three debutante seasons. What could possibly go wrong? Well, the handsome captain does discover her secret but insures that she is kept as separate as possible from the crew. The Revolutionary War is underway and Boston is a city in turmoil. The captain is ferrying military messages and supplies for the British Army, while secretly spying for the American forces. And Pippa has fallen in love and in lust with her American captain. Did I mention that Pippa enjoys a good cigar and a pint of ale? This book is the perfect escape. A sexy historical romance with a most unique heroine.
A sea captain who may or may not be a spy. A runaway debutant who won’t be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Not my usual read, but once opened it was a pleasant surprise.
Philippa “pip” Worthington isn’t sure if being a stowaway on a ship bound for America is the best idea she’s ever had, but she’s not going to become some bored London housewife. She longs for love and adventure….
Daniel is the captain of the boat Pip has stowed away on, only he’s unaware that Pip is actually Philippa!!
He’s aware the “boy” is running away from something in London, but that’s not Dan’s issue, but the boy could be useful, if he gets a job in the army, then Daniel could use him as a spy! But he has to be careful, his daughter could become a casualty of war (he’s a widower, his daughter lives with her mothers parents)
I did have to chuckle, Pip is not your usual debutant, she’s quite a character (smoking cheroots and drinking pints of ale!) she is very independent, she’s off for an adventure in America, she’ll marry an officer in the British Army and be happy!
But working as a cabin boy is proving challenging, it doesn’t help that the captain is very easy in the eye, she has to remain in character at all times!
Daniel is a double agent! To the outside world he takes arms to the British army, he also spies for the American government! If he’s caught it could mean death!
It’s a fun read. Well written and very descriptive. Had to laugh when poor Pip was feeling seasick. And when she wished she could have a cheroot!
The banter between Daniel and Pip is lighthearted, Daniel feels he should take the boy under his wing, but with the option of using the boy to his advantage, I found I grew to dislike Daniel!
Chuckling at the inappropriate thoughts the captain has about his cabin boy, he’s off to get laid once he’s back on dry land, but his thoughts keep straying to his “boy”.
And when Daniel discovers his cabin boy is in fact a woman ……
Daniel now changes strategy and decides a debutante would be a better spy! But does he take what Pip is offering?
And Philippa is now facing a dilemma herself, she knows that Daniel runs guns for the British, does she inform the American society she will belong to? Or can she be of some assistance in the fight for their freedom?
I received this book for an honest review. All thoughts are my own