Thieves make the best rogues. And the worst heartbreakers.Philomena Sweet may be London’s finest safecracker, but not even she could protect her heart from confirmed rake, Spencer Crane. The dashing jewel thief absconded with it years ago. And now he’s back, fleeing danger from their past. Danger he won’t survive without her help. Spencer Crane can fight his own battles. He’s been doing it his … battles. He’s been doing it his entire life. He has no intention of asking uppity Meena Sweet for assistance, but when a phantom from their past targets them both, he’ll do anything to save her. Except hand over his heart. The last time he did that, she crushed it.
While they dodge criminals, carriages, and the occasional flying cabbage, who will protect these two notorious thieves from each other?
—Meet the Restitution League—
They’re thieves. They’re rogues. They’re well-armed for adventure. The crew of the Restitution League fights injustice while wrestling with love and desire and the occasional throwing knife. One blazing romance at a time…
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This is a fun series with some seriously ruthless (yet altruistic) ladies as the key characters. This book centers around Meena Sweet, the best safe cracker in London. All was good until her ex tried to steal the same journal she was trying to acquire back for her client. The jerk! They’re forced to work together to figure out really wants the journal and who is after Meena. That old chemistry isn’t quite as dead as Meena tries to keep telling herself because Sparks fly. It’s a wonderfully written plot with characters that great depth. I enjoyed this read a lot and look forward to reading about her cousin, Briar
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I received this in a give away and was asked to review. When I started reading the book I didn’t think I’d like it. Most of the characters are family members and Ms. Cole does an excellent job of showing them to be one that you may have encountered in one’s own. The story is easy to follow and will have you reading till the sun comes up just to see what will happen next. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
What do thieves do after they retire? Or do they retire? In the case of the Sweets, retirement means continuing to work as a team of jewel thieves and safecrackers but, with a different goal. Between close calls, costume changes, chase scenes where Meena and Briar don’t let their bustles slow them down, there was still time for a HEA. I loved the unique characters the author created to keep us spell bound. Almost every character mentioned in the smallest way ended up having their character fleshed out more fully as the book continued. Historical romances are not known for their speed of action but, this one goes against the norm!
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A female safe cracker and a rouge of a jewel thief! What could be more entertaining? Not much I’d say!. The Restitution League is brilliant combination of well trained thieves, all trained for different jobs but with a different twist. Formed by Philomeena Sweet’s father, Meena, her two cousins and Spencer were trained to steal for him using a lot of ingenuous weapons and techniques. Now they are more about righting wrongs and doing good. Full of adventure, suspense, really bad people and unique situations I was thoroughly entertained!, Meena and Spencer had a past and he had gone on his own and left her with a broken heart. Hoping to never see him again, Meena of course runs into him on their current venture and they end up together again, needing each others help. The idea of this series and the wonderful characters are brought alive by the author. The dialogue and descriptions make you feel you are there with them. I cannot wait until the next installment of the Restitution League and I highly recommend you read this book! Well done!
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