The story is set in 1812…England is at war with France with brave men fighting Napoleon under the guidance and leadership of Wellington.
London 1805, a brave an intelligent woman Miss Olivia Sutton is in love with Robert, the Marquis of Bardstone. However Bardstone has a different plan for her in mind. In the library of a peer one evening he appeals to her for help…he promises her a lifetime of happiness together if she can do one thing for him…translate a missive from a French agent working for Napoleon..she should do it not only for their future but also for her duty towards the king and the country..However as she begins to translate the note Olivia realizes the note holds the secret of “El Rescate del Rey” a sought after Spanish treasure.A treasure Lord Bardstone wants for his own greed..a treasure that belongs to the people of Spain..As she finishes translating the missive Bardstone puts a pistol to her..she is of no more use to him and a party to his secret..however the “French agent” yanks the pistol in a different direction and in an attempt to save her..the pistol misfires and kills him..In his dying moments he entrusts Olivia with the missive, a ring and a message “Give this to no one but Hobbes”.
Seven years later –
Olivia -
Olivia Sutton is hiding..behind a false identity..she was accused of a murder she never committed..Bradstone stole her heart and ruined her life, it was only justice that he drowned and died a few days after that horrible evening. Olivia is finally begin to feel a sense of security.But the scoundrel has returned: more handsome, more serious, more desirable… and far more dangerous than the cad who brought scandal and shame into Olivia's world.Fuelled by feeling of revenge and desire for justice that she deserves Olivia sets out to seek this man and establish her innocence once and for all..
Major Robert Danvers is living a lie—but for a noble cause. Masquerading as his cousin, the late Bradstone, Robert's secret mission for the crown has led him straight to the beautiful, scheming seductress he believes was responsible for his brother's death, Olivia Sutton. But there is a gentle innocence about this Olivia that belies her murderous reputation..Yet she killed his brother…
Will Olivia see through Bradstone? Will she find the revenge, the justice she has wanted for years? Will she ever be able to find the mysterious “Hobbes” and repay the man who sacrificed his life for saving her? ….
Will Roberts be ever able to forget the Olivia killed his brother?....Will he ever trust her enough even to ask her the truth? Is she just a duty to him or more? Who is she....A murderess who killed an innocent youth for greed and wealth or a victim of someone else’s avarice..? A traitor or a true patriot? A scheming seductress or an intelligent, loving and passionate woman?
Review – The answers to all the above questions and more are revealed in a fantastic manner in the book…It is a well written well paced story...that makes you feel you are almost there watching it all happen…The emotional turmoil of the characters is so so well potrayed and yet the fabric of mystery, thrill and intrigue..never goes slack anywhere in the story..A thoroughly gripping story one you cannot put down once you start reading it. A definite 9.5/10 almost 10/ 10 J
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