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Book 1 - HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVANTS

Most Eagerly Yours

Her Majesty's Secret Servants

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Publisher Description

First in a spectacular new series of historical romance-sexy with a touch of intrigue.

Raised on their uncle's country estate, the four orphaned Sutherland sisters formed a close friendship with the young Princess Victoria. Shortly before her coronation as queen, Victoria asks the sisters to serves her in matters requiring the utmost discretion.

They are to become her secret servants. The first to serve is Laurel- who poses as a widow to uncover a traitor, and discovers instead an irresistible rogue conducting his own undercover investigation.

GENRE
Romance
RELEASED
2010
March 2
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
384
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
882.2
KB

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Laurel Sunderland and her sisters, Holly, Ivy and Willow have known Queen Victoria since she was a young girl. Their fathers were all in the military together otherwise they would have never met. The Sunderlands are not titled ladies. Still, the girls have a close relationship and the Sunderland sisters have sworn their support to the young Victoria. Now, several years later, Victoria is calling on Laurel for help.

Victoria has a cousin, George Fitzclarence, who is the late king’s first born but he was born illegitimate so is unable to ascend to the throne. He has been causing problems for years to the point of even calling for the end of the monarchy! Now, some papers written during the last war have come up missing and Victoria thinks that her cousin may have them. Fearing that he will use them against her, she asks Laurel to travel to Bath and befriend him. Surely, she can find out if he has them and what he plans on doing.

Aidan Phillips, Earl of Barensforth works as an undercover agent for the Home Office. His primary jobs have been checking out financial hoaxes and keeping George Fitzclarence out of trouble. Over the years, he’s actually come to like Fitzclarence and frequently helps him stay solvent at the gaming tables. Now, he’s checking into a scheme in Bath concerning a special wonder drink and a pavilion. Fitzclarence seems to be in the middle of it, as does his godmother.

With Laurel and Aidan both trying to find out what is going on, they found themselves frequently thrown together. Neither is talking but each seems a bit suspicious of the other as they try to figure out what is going on. Can they come to an understanding quickly so they can help each other or will secrecy win? It doesn’t help that they are attracted to each other. Aidan is jealous by Laurel’s attention to Fitzclarence, which is a first. Laurel has been told to stay away from the Earl of Barensforth by Victoria! So, why does she feel so safe around him?

This novel is set as Victoria is about to be crowned Queen of England. The court intrigue is brought to life as this young woman gets set to lead her nation. Not everyone is behind her and this comes to light.

I actually loved the characters in this book. They were interesting and fun to read about. Laurel finds that there is more of a mystery to her family than she had been lead to believe which means that this should be incorporated in her sister’s books. Aidan had no desire to fall in love or marry. He does like to ferret out secrets though and it looks like Laurel has one to keep him busy for a while.

Secret papers, magical medical drinks and a mysterious death are fantastic elements for a good story. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line this story got off track a bit. While Laurel and Aidan did look for the answers, their investigation seemed to bog down in places and drag in others. At points, I wasn’t sure if they remembered what they were doing! Still, they seemed to get themselves back to their investigation and not only find out what was going on but they found out some things about themselves.

The historical background of this story though was exceptional. Because Bath was an historical town even during this stories setting, the interest in the Roman baths was natural. I thoroughly enjoyed the intertwining of the history lessons throughout this book.

I had hoped for more from this book and while it wasn’t bad, I think it could have been better. Yet, as some of it had to be laying the foundation of the future books, perhaps my expectations weren’t high but early. The premise behind this series is great and there are more sisters to go.

Queen Victoria isn’t finished with the Sunderland sisters. There are more adventures in store for them. As a new era starts for England, someone has to have the queen’s back and who better than some childhood friends?

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