![]() ![]() Bourne works at the border where improbable shades into impossible, one of the most exciting areas for a historical novelist, and one which is dangerous, because a few shades the wrong way and the book goes into “unbelievable” territory. I could have done with a few less “kitchen table” scenes (when characters sit around and discuss what has just happened and what is to be come) but that was a very small price to pay. I enjoyed reading this book, and with only a couple of longueurs, raced through it from start to finish. ![]() I’ve been putting off reading it for a while, because I’ve read a few highly recommended historical romances recently that disappointed, and I didn’t want that to happen again. There are very few that are, and I suspect that if one exists, it would be a dead bore. That’s the start of the adventure that takes Annique and Grey from war-torn France to war-ravaged England. But can she trust him? Annique meets Grey when they are both captives and in a bad way, together with a young man who is in imminent danger of dying from a bullet wound. Strong, intelligent and powerful, he’s what Annique needs. ![]() She is in possession of a secret that both sides would kill to get hold of. Historical romantic suspense released by Berkley 2 Jan 08Īnnique Villiers is a spy for Napoleon’s France, but recent changes in the way her country operates and changes in her personal circumstances have made her more wary of her masters. Lynne Connolly‘s review of The Spymaster’s Lady (The Spymaster Series) by Joanna Bourne ![]()
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