Never Blow a Kiss-Review
Never Blow a Kiss
By Lindsay Lovise
Genre: Historical Romance
Series: Secret Society of Governess Spies #1
Publisher: Forever
Publication Date: January 23,2024
Source: Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 4 Stars
Description:
The utterly charming Emily Leverton has a dark past and is determined to leave it behind in her respectable new role as a governess. But when she is recruited by a secret network of governesses who spy on the ton, it may just be a way to redeem the dark secrets of her past.
Straddling the worlds of the ton and the working class, as an ex-solider turned railroad magnate, Zach hunts killers for the Metropolitan Police by day and dutifully attends balls at night. In neither world has he met a woman with the brazenness to mock him. So when a saucy governess blows him a kiss he is determined to catch her, never expecting that when he does he will find an intelligent, quirky woman hiding more than her true name. As Zach peels back the layers of Emily’s lies, he falls for the street-wise woman who handles a dagger like a pro and kisses like a mistress. But when his affair with Emily intertwines with his hunt for a killer, he discovers Emily is hiding an explosive secret—one that could destroy them both.
Review:
I’ve been reading some really great new-to-me/ debut historical romances lately and Never Blow a Kiss is up there. I really enjoyed the governess/spy plot that carries through the book and will continue through the series. Emily is different than the governesses I’m used to in historical romance. Her past life was rough.. to say the least. And suddenly she is recruited to a spy governess in a fancy London household. While delivering something to one of the daughters of a the family at a ball, she blows a kiss to a man across the room. That man, Zach, is our hero and a member of the Metropolitan police and also, like really rich. His interest is quickly peaked by Emily and hers in him. Intertwined in their burning attraction is Emily’s mysterious past and Zach’s hunt for a killer. This book is steamy, fast paced, and gripping to read. You won’t want to put it down!
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