Dear Fellow Reader,

It is that time of year that generally time moves faster than we can imagine. There is so much to do, speeding from Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas/Hanukkah. I went to Walgreens a few days before Halloween, and they were setting up Christmas. I’m not ready! With Thanksgiving so late this year, Christmas/Hanukkah will be here quickly.

I find it interesting that Advent Calendars have become a big thing. I can remember years ago looking around forever to find one for my kids. Now it feels like every company has one. There are beer ones, Lego ones, jelly ones, tea ones, and the ever-popular, chocolate ones. Who would have guessed?

This week’s book is a historical mystery with a female sleuth. It is the second in the series. I reviewed the first book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord,  (https://cecooney.com/2023/11/14/act-like-a-lady-think-like-a-lord-by-celeste-connally/) almost exactly a year ago. This book follows the first as it is a Regency-era mystery. I still do not know if it follows the Recency-era writing style completely.

In All’s Fair in Love and Treachery, we find Lady Petra in a quandary. She has received a note informing her that her lifelong friend and current love, Duncan Shawcross, actually murdered her fiancé and love, Emerson, Viscount of Ingersoll. And Duncan Shawcross has disappeared. How can she confront him about the allegation if she can’t find him? With her mind in a whirl, she decides that she needs to concentrate on the task that Queen Charlotte has given her. The Asylum for Female Orphan’s matron has died, and the Queen wants to know what happened. As Lady Petra starts investigating, she finds that her mission will lead her in the path of her love where she can confront him and then become involved in ferreting out a band of radicals that want to destroy the monarchy.

This story is full of twists and turns, which I think make the story move along quickly and keeps your interest. We are introduced to new characters in this story that help Lady Petra and some who do not help. How can she tell the difference? Was Lady Petra’s love, Emerson, really her love? Was he who she thought he was?

I enjoyed the story. It is an entertaining light read. I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

Thanks for reading!