Lord Morgan Easton is, first and foremost, an agent of the Crown. To achieve his purposes, he has become Society’s golden boy, and a renowned rake. When it’s discovered that notorious French spy, Genet, is attending a house party in a small seaside village, he is tasked to infiltrate the gathering and arrest the spy. But first, he must convince a certain woman to become his partner and pose as … his wife. The challenge is that she would rather see him dead.
Miss Josette Northcott guards her secrets fiercely, trusts few, and enjoys the anonymity that goes along with being the headmistress of a private school in the rookeries. When Lord Morgan offers her a deal she can’t refuse, she makes it clear that this is nothing more than a business arrangement. No man, no matter how charming or infuriatingly handsome he is, can know the truth of her sordid and twisted past.
As a nefarious plot begins to unfold, threatening the stability of two countries, Morgan and Josette must learn to trust each other in order to stop the assassination of both the King of France and their own prince regent. However, trust does not come easily to either agent, and when the truth of Josette’s past is finally unveiled, will they be able to accept that not only is their mission on the line, but their hearts, as well?
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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these books by Laura Beers! She writes in such an engaging way. And she’s created a world that I never want to leave. I’m always a little sad when I’m finished reading one of these books. They are just so amazing!
I was thrilled to get to learn more about Josette in this one. She was just such a mystery. Even through most of this book she kept her past hidden both from Morgan and from the reader. There were snippets where she might have told a secret or two, but nothing major. That made me want to not put this book down.
Morgan is such a great character as well. I loved the way he seems to be one thing. But he’s a spy, so what he seemed to be was all just an act. He dealt with a lot of craziness from Josette and their pretend marriage. But I loved the way he just let it all roll off and went with it. His character is great!
One of my favorite things about this one is that all of the characters I’ve loved from the other books play a role in the plot. It’s so much fun when the other men from the books threaten each new man about the ladies. Or when they show up to help each other.
The plot of this one is so great! I had no idea what was coming. Who the bad guy was or how they were going to stop the plot.
Make sure to read these ones. I would definitely start with Saving Shadow. You’re going to want all of the background information on all the characters.
My new favorite in the series! These two will make you smile from the start because they drive each other crazy. They battle with each other but make a great team when it comes to catching a spy. Once at the house party I had a feeling of who it was but wasn’t sure until it was revealed. After that everything was a hold your breath kind of moment full of twists I didn’t see coming.
It wasn’t just the mission that was full of twists. I never saw any of the twists with Josette’s past coming up when they did. She and Morgan are very different from each other but fit so well with each other. He won’t let her run from everything.
Josette is a very strong woman to have survived what she did, but it has left her ready to run when she feels her walls coming down. She broke my heart with her fear of being controlled blaming herself for things that she had no control over.
Morgan is a natural charmer and he is determined to find out her secrets. I loved him from the start because he never hid his feelings knew he couldn’t let her go. He would do anything to protect her and hurt anyone that hurt her.
I loved that no one has learned not to tell Eliza what to do yet. There’s so much good stuff in this one, but I don’t want to give away anything! A must read.
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Romantic – Sweet and Clean
Language – None
Violence – Mild
Series – Book 6 (You really do need to read these in order to fully understand the story and characters as each book builds off the previous ones)
Recommendation – High
So it has been a while since I read the previous books that lead up to this one, and this just makes me want to go back and binge read them all again! This has been one of my favorite Regency Romance/Spy series. I have enjoyed every book, and this one certainly did not disappoint.
The author has created some memorable characters and this story has been weaving from one book to the next.
I admit I had my suspicions early on as to the true identity of the French Spy Genet, though the author does do a good job of hiding it in plain sight so to speak. I was happy when it is revealed and I was like, yes, I knew it them, (even though a couple of times I wasn’t sure my suspicions were correct)
Great book, great series. I highly recommend!
This is the sixth book in the series and the first one I read. After reading half the book I went and purchased the other six books, it was that good. The story, the characters, the setting, everything was outstanding. Ms Beers is an excellent written and captures your attention from the first sentence in the chapter until the very end. Wonderful read!
“Every book we open, every page we read, it becomes a part of who we are, and who we will become.”
This quote could not be more accurate. Every time I read a new Beckett files story it’s like I’m visiting some old family friends. I highly enjoyed Josie and Morgan’s story. Watching Josette learn to open her heart up again after keeping it closed off for so long was a fun experience. Seeing all the gang back together is always a welcoming sight and I love how well they all work together. Scaling walls, picking locks and a adorably romantic love story what’s not to love. Also I do hope we get to see a certain French spy again.
*i received an arc of this story. My opinions and thoughts are my own*