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Refused his rightful promotion, Adam Hardacre quits the Royal Navy in disgust and is quickly approached with an intriguing proposition to serve his country undercover.
His first assignment takes him home to Cornwall to expose traitors plotting a French invasion of England. There, he meets newly unemployed governess, Olivia Collins, who has stumbled upon a hidden secret from Adam’s past – his youthful summer love affair with the local squire’s daughter. It is a tragic history that brings Adam and Olivia closer than is wise.
However, with the attraction deepening to something more, neither realize that Olivia unwittingly holds the key to his mission.
As Adam infiltrates the plot, Olivia finds out the shocking truth behind his lost love’s death many years ago, and both their lives are in danger. But their growing relationship is clouded by suspicion. Who can and cannot be trusted – anyone or no one?
Or... even each other?
His first assignment takes him home to Cornwall to expose traitors plotting a French invasion of England. There, he meets newly unemployed governess, Olivia Collins, who has stumbled upon a hidden secret from Adam’s past – his youthful summer love affair with the local squire’s daughter. It is a tragic history that brings Adam and Olivia closer than is wise.
However, with the attraction deepening to something more, neither realize that Olivia unwittingly holds the key to his mission.
As Adam infiltrates the plot, Olivia finds out the shocking truth behind his lost love’s death many years ago, and both their lives are in danger. But their growing relationship is clouded by suspicion. Who can and cannot be trusted – anyone or no one?
Or... even each other?
Genre: historical romance
Publication date: December 2018
Mature content: yes
Review: I loved reading Live and Let Spy. The story and the main characters are great, and the suspense is cleverly crafted to keep readers interested until the end.
There are, however, a few loose ends in the plot - maybe they will become clear in the next two books in the series but when you're going through book one it's a bit frustrating, to be honest.
So overall a good book, especially for lovers of historical romance mixed with action and suspense, but I have the feeling we need to read the the other two books in the series to get the full picture.
Live and Let Spy is book one in the King's Rogues series by Elizabeth Ellen Carter and yes, all three books have titles that remind you of that famous spy.
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