Lady Augusta Colebrook, ‘Gus’, is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two. She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents itself: to rescue their friend’s goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband.
The sisters set out to Caroline’s country estate with a plan, but their carriage is accosted by a highwayman. In the scuffle, Gus accidentally shoots the ruffian, only to discover he is Lord Evan Belford, an acquaintance from their past who was charged with murder and exiled to Australia twenty years ago. With Lord Evan injured and unconscious, the sisters have no choice but to bring him on their mission to save Caroline. What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, heart-racing near misses, and a little help from a revived and rather charming Lord Evan.
Back in London, Gus can’t stop thinking about her unlikely (not to mention handsome) comrade-in-arms. She is convinced Lord Evan was falsely accused of murder, and she is going to prove it. She persuades Julia to join her in a quest to help Lord Evan, and others in need-society be damned! And so begins the beguiling secret life and adventures of the Colebrook twins.
A rollicking and joyous adventure, with a beautiful love story at its heart, about two rebellious sisters forging their own path in Regency London.
MY THOUGHTS
I liked the idea of reading a book set in the regency era so thought this would be perfect i hadn’t heard of it before i requested it from the library and it got straight into the action in the book and kept delivering. I liked Gus and Julia plus lord Evan but not the girls brother he was an ass but i suppose that’s the way things were at the time. The storyline kept me hooked and i would definitely like to carry on reading the series to see where it goes hopefully Lord Evan and Gus can eventually be together and hopefully Julia can find a way to get better. I liked the way the author made the story into three parts but i was all just one story carry on from where the last left off but say a week later it made it flow easily. Overall i did really enjoy this book and if you would like to read it for yourself the link below is for amazon if you would like your own copy.
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