Gwendolyn Whitley was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. The daughter of a shipping titan, she’s never wanted for anything until her father dies and she finds out he only left her with a pile of debt. Now, she has no other option but to find a job to support herself. She remembers her friend, Nadine, wrote to her about her new life as a Pinkerton Agent. Gwendolyn wonders if she could be one, … one, too?
Bradley Holmes isn’t sure he likes he idea of being put in charge of training one of the new recruits, let alone a woman. He’s used to being only responsible for himself, but he has to train her to progress his career. When he finds out she’s a spoiled socialite who hasn’t worked a day in her life, he’s not sure what he’s going to do with her—especially when he has to marry her for propriety’s sake.
Will Gwendolyn be able to prove herself a capable agent? Can Bradley learn to get along with Gwendolyn? And will they decide their marriage of convenience can be something more?
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The rules of The Pinkerton Agency insist that a lady wanting to train and join must be married to the agent training her and so Gwendolyn and Bradley are quickly married before they set off on a mission to find out who is behind the cattle rustling.
I am enjoying this series where a marriage of convenience turns into warm and trusting love between two people who know very little, if anything, about each other at the start of their relationship. They also help each other in the solving of a crime.
I loved the characters, the budding love and trust, the twists and turns, the happy outcome and this story, out of all of Jenna Brandt’s books, is my new favorite.
I read an Advance Reader Copy (ARC) of the book and this is my voluntary and unbiased review of it.