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Will the power of love defeat the love of power?
George Washington has been marked for death. British agents embedded in the Continental Army wait only for the order to strike. Racing against time, rebel spy Ethan Matlock sets out to protect the one man who can save the Revolution. Without General Washington, the whole American enterprise might easily collapse, for no one else has demonstrated the ability to keep together an army that constantly threatens to fall apart.
Boldly Ethan infiltrates the heart of the British military, occupiers of grand old Philadelphia, where elegant officers posture in drawing rooms and frolic in the bedrooms of the rich. Surrounded by twenty thousand redcoats, aware that the slightest misstep could lead to the gallows, Ethan resorts to vicious measures to unravel a conspiracy of power-hungry men. Against his better judgment, he becomes entangled with the provocative Miss Maddie Graves, whose fierce devotion to the American cause ironically threatens his mission.
RT Book Reviews. “Historical fiction lovers will easily become lost in this thrilling Revolutionary War adventure.”
This novel was originally published under a different cover image. The text remains the same.
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Time for another Throwback Thursday my Fellow Book Dragons! Hope this finds you doing fine and ready to go back in time. The Gem this evening is a most lustrous jewel. Finely cut it shimmers a red, white and blue. It’s colors shimmer and glow in the light and it’s brilliance dazzles the eye, the trained eye more than the untrained for the trained eye understands the sacrifices made to get this Gem to it’s present state. “The Devil Take Tomorrow” is the creation of Gem Maker Gretchen Jeannette.
This tale is a fascinating fictional historical crime novel. There is a plot to assassinate George Washington. With Washington out of the way, the British feel they will seal themselves a victory and put the colonists back in their place. There is just one fly in this heady ointment, a rebel named Ethan Matlock.
Ethan is hell bent on destroying the British and their plot. He is determined to save Washington, and the fight for Independence. And he finds a way to do it that is absolutely genius, by keeping his friends close but his enemies even closer. He joins them. Literally.
I loved this book. I love history, all kinds, but American and British history most of all. I cut my fangs on it as a nestling because my mother loved it, too. This book is fast paced. There is no wasted page here. Even Ethan’s love interest with colonial sympathizer Maddie Graves, is not maudlin, soapy, nor over done. It is a seamless part of the story and adds to it. The British Military leaders actually existed, including Major General Sir William Howe, which shows the research Gretchen put into this book. These are not names and places and dates just pulled willy nilly from the air. These were living, breathing, larger than life people.
I was told when I was very young that the best historical books are written by people who write about what they know and love. Gretchen Jeannette knows and loves her part of Pennsylvania and knows her American Revolutionary history. She understands the language, art, weaponry, clothing, and surroundings her hero must operate in. I felt I was watching, rather than reading, much of the time. It carried me away, and isn’t that what books for Throwback Thursday are supposed to do?
If you love American History, fast paced adventure, rollicking good plots and a bit of romance, this is the book for you..the best part is..this is not her only Gem. There is another: This Day is Ours. I cannot wait to sink claw and fang into that one. Won’t you join me? You can get The Devil Take Tomorrow now on Amazon. It’s actually FREE on Kindle Unlimited. If you are looking for a gift for that history buff it’s extremely reasonably priced in paperback as well. This epic is 548 pages and only took me two days to read it because I couldn’t put it down. Please Gretchen, may we have some more?
Until tomorrow, I remain, your humble Book Dragon, Drakon T. Longwitten
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
When is a book worth 5 stars? When it keeps you awake at night thinking one more page, one more chapter…
The Devil Take Tomorrow is an involved story of bravery, battles, espionage, loyalty, profiteering and love. Ethan Matlock is one heck of a man! He rescues the beautiful and rebellious Maddie Graves literally from the hands of the enemy and ingratiates himself with her uncle, Sinclair, who is loyal to the British. Sinclair is a business man who has a business proposition for Matlock, and introduces him to General Mitchell and through that man, to Major General Sir William Howe. General Mitchell offers him a job, catching rebel spies. I will tell you no more than that and let the author take it from here.
This is a wonderful, detailed and intricate story that I enjoyed reading so much it kept me up in the night. The characters within the pages are rich and full, their motives clear and their histories told. The action scenes are as intense as the feelings between Maddie and Matlock, and within them you have every faith in Ethan Matlock’s ability to prevail. In fact, everyone in the book seems to believe in him as much as the reader does, which makes for a surprise twist in one of the last action scenes.
I will happily tell you that Maddie Graves is not just a beautiful woman, there to provide friction and frustration for our hero. Though I groaned as he rescued her from a second rebellious adventure, she does come through on her own in some surprising situations.
There is enough of everything in this book to satisfy lovers of most genres; action, adventure, historical, romance. I recommend you give it a try, I don’t think you will be disappointed.
This riveting tale of historical espionage is written with elegant style. Wholly convincing characters bring to life the exploits of a patriot spy charged with unraveling a British conspiracy to assassinate General George Washington. The action is intense and continual. The plot never veers off course. The true friendship that develops between the hero and his unwitting pawn, a British officer, illustrates how complex and dehumanizing the role of a spy can be. The hero must also resist his growing affection for a lovely but meddlesome young woman whose patriotic zeal further complicates his mission. Through it all his resolve never falters, but his will to succeed at any cost carries a heavy price.
The author does a fantastic job of blending fact with fiction. Readers of this story will be well rewarded.