Blurb
Determined to destroy the Echelon she despises, Rosalind Fairchild is on seemingly easy mission. Get in. Uncover the secrets of her brother's disappearance. And get out.
In order to infiltrate the Nighthawks and find their leader, Sir Jasper Lynch, Rosalind will pose as their secretary. But she doesn't count on Lynch being such a dangerously charismatic man, challenging her at every turn, forcing her to re-evaluate everything she knows about the enemy.
He could be her most dangerous nemesis—or the ally she never dreamed existed.
In order to infiltrate the Nighthawks and find their leader, Sir Jasper Lynch, Rosalind will pose as their secretary. But she doesn't count on Lynch being such a dangerously charismatic man, challenging her at every turn, forcing her to re-evaluate everything she knows about the enemy.
He could be her most dangerous nemesis—or the ally she never dreamed existed.
Review
In the third book in the London Steampunk series,
Rosalind Hucker is the humanist revolutionary known only as Mercury, and she’s
willing to do anything to fight for the rights of humans in London. After she’s
falsely blamed for an act of terrorism, she and her outlaw band of freedom
fighters have gone into hiding. While on a mission aboveground, she runs afoul
with her greatest adversary and the only man worthy enough to revive her frozen
heart.
Sir Jasper Lynch, Guild Master of the Nighthawks (the
police force that patrols the city), has only three weeks left to find and
capture Mercury, or he will be executed. He’s also a rogue blue blood (a person
illegally infected with the craving virus) and has kowtowed to the Echelon (the
London aristocracy of blue-bloods) for years. He finally tracks Mercury down
but never expected the humanist leader to be a woman. After she seduces him and
escapes, he vows not to be made a fool of again, but then he hires a new
secretary at the office, not realizing that the secretary and Mercury are one
and the same.
Wow! I absolutely loved these characters. Rosa is a
remarkably strong woman. Whether she’s acting as the sexy kickass Mercury or
the intelligent, seductive Mrs. Marberry (the secretary), she wrapped the
stoic, coolheaded Lynch around her little finger. Lynch was immensely attracted
to both women, and he was constantly fighting with himself and feeling guilty
for each time he furthered his relationship with each woman. Though he wasn’t
technically cheating on either of them, he was in his mind, and it threatened
to tear him apart. Both Rosa and Lynch have tragic pasts, which shaped them
into the dedicated, stubborn people they’d become.
I enjoyed the cast of secondary characters, especially
Garrett and Perry, two of Lynch’s fellow Nighthawks, whose book is coming up
next. Leo Barrons was awesome as always and is my favorite character throughout
the series. The main characters from the previous two books didn’t play much of
a role in this one, which was disappointing, but I understand why there weren’t
around. I liked how this book painted the Nighthawks (whom are mostly rogue
blue bloods) in a positive light since not all blue bloods are cruel and
vindictive, even the ones in the Echelon.
Though the story ends with a HEA, I’m surprised there
hasn’t been a mention in any of the books I’ve read so far about the differences
in the H/h’s lifetime expectancies. Blue bloods are kind of like vampires and
they do age, but at a slower rate. For example, Lynch has been a blue
blood for 40 years, infected with the virus at age 15, so he’s technically been
alive for 55 years. He looks as though he’s in his 30s. By the time Rosa grows
old and dies, he’ll be middle-aged.
Anyway, Ms. McMaster’s writing is strong and concise with
enough description that doesn’t overpower the plot. There are some fragment
sentences, but each fragment is actually a continuation of the previous
sentence. There aren’t many sex scenes in this series (all occurring in the
second half of the books), but sexual tension sparks hot between the H/h in
each story.
5 Stars
Disclaimer – I borrowed this ebook from the library. I am
not paid or compensated in any way, shape, or form for this honest review. I
will not change or alter this review for any reason unless at my discretion.
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