Sèverine de Cabriallac was orphaned during the French Revolution and adopted by one of the foremost British intelligence agents, William Doyle. Her whole childhood was spent being raised, taught or entertained by various spies. During a youthful rebellion, Sèvie ran off to Spain and joined British Military Intelligence. She was in love with a French soldier, who died. No longer really interested in the spying game so many of her family are involved in, she works as a private investigator instead. One memorable night, a […]
Doyle Meets His Match
This review is for the audiobook version of The Forbidden Rose, third book in the Spymasters series by Joanna Bourne, read by Kirsten Potter. You guys were right, the series gets better, and this one is the best yet. This time we go back to the Reign of Terror, and see how Doyle met his Maggie. Marguerite de Fleurignac, a brave noblewoman who spends her evenings evacuating families to spare them from the guillotine, is found alone in her burned out chateau by Guillome de Breton, an […]
Blind Woman Does Surgery in a Forest
This review is for the audiobook verson of The Spymaster’s Lady, by Joanna Bourne, the first in her Spymasters series. Full disclosure: I listened to this while I was sick and not really with it (thank you cold medicine and naps), so that probably had an effect on my feelings about this book. After learning that My Lord and Spymaster was second in a series, I decided to listen to the first. It too was read by a woman with an American accent, but it […]
My Lord and What Now?
This review is for the audiobook version of My Lord and Spymaster, by Joanna Bourne. It was fine? I probably should have written this sooner, since I finished it before starting What Happens in London, but of course I didn’t. It’s the story of a shipper’s daughter trying to defend her father from treason charges. Jess thinks the real traitor is Captain Kennett, the bastard son of a duke, famous for being clever. They both are out to prove they are not stealing and smuggling […]