It’s 1919 and the war is over. Gideon’s friend, Captain Logan Carstens, is back from France. He’s engaged to Rosemary, a society beauty, and it should be a happy time, but Logan fell in love with Noelle, a French girl. He won’t dishonor Rosemary by breaking the engagement, but he’s miserable pining for Noelle.
On a happier note, Elizabeth and Gideon are planning their wedding. This is difficult for Elizabeth. She’s not a society girl and much as she loves Gideon planning a wedding is proving a burden. It’s especially difficult because the engagement can’t be announced. Elizabeth is afraid the thug Ocsar Thornton, who she had conned and who believed her dead, will find her and try to exact revenge.
This is the fourth book in the series that continues the exploits of Elizabeth and Gideon. At first they seemed an ill-matched couple. She’s the daughter of a successful conman. He’s a lawyer who won’t lie. During the series they have come to respect each other’s background. Elizabeth is trying to reform her desire to perform a con in a good cause. Gideon is learning that justice is far from black and white.
The book is peopled with a wonderful set of characters from Elizabeth’s family to Logan Carstens, the reluctant bridegroom, and his somewhat vicious society fiancée. The cons are great fun. You can’t help rooting for the schemes to succeed.
The author has done a considerable amount of research to bring the period to life not just in the descriptions of the background but in the manners of the characters. If you enjoy historical fiction. This is a good one.
I received this book from NetGalley for this review
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