Historical Romantic Suspense/Mystery
Date Published: 7/1/2013
A man obsessed, a woman willing to risk it all…
Tainted in the eyes of Victorian society by his wife’s suicide, successful entrepreneur Doyle
Flanagan turns a deaf ear to the baseless gossip and harsh rebukes. Ignoring his shattered reputation, he goes about his business making money, doing some good for others and making a few enemies along the way. Arrested for a murder he didn’t commit, he is forced to rely on a feisty school administrator to solve the puzzle. As he struggles to prove his innocence, he realizes gaining the trust and loyalty of Cady Delafield may be more important than his freedom.
On a quest to locate a missing student, school matron Cady Delafield enters a stranger’s house
and discovers the woman murdered. Driven to see the murderer brought to justice, she is determined to prevent any further tragedy even if it means joining forces with the very man accused of the atrocity. Against the wishes of her powerful family, she risks her job and reputation to learn the truth. But will the truth, once revealed, drive her away from the man she has come to love?
Passion and murder collide in 1880’s Chicago as they race to keep one step ahead of the police
who want Doyle to pay for his crime. As the attraction between Cady and Doyle sizzles, they battle
suspicions, lies and lethal actions to uncover the murderer before he destroys them both.
Joyce Proell grew up in Minnesota and attended college and grad
school in Chicago. After working in mental health, she retired at a
young age to write full-time. Her first book, Eliza, was published in
2012. When she isn’t writing mysteries or historical romances, she loves
to travel, walk, read, and do crossword puzzles. She and her husband
make their home in rural Minnesota in her very own little house on the
prairie.
Visit her website: www.joyceproell.com
My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book. The writing was ON POINT and Cady was such a fun and sassy character. She's independent, smart, and just the right amount of sass to get me cheering for her. Doyle at first seems like a hmm..how do I put this delicately..a butthead, but slowly grew on me. I really liked their chemistry and didn't feel like it was forced at all.
The story progresses rather fast so this isn't one of those books you will want to put down. I just wanted to keep going until I found out what was going on! I won't spoil it, but you won't be disappointed at all!
I am a new fan of Joyce Proell because of this book!
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