Sowerby, England, 1802
Miss Genevieve Wilde—a magistrate’s daughter and independent heiress—is determined to meet life’s challenges all on her own, just as her late-father had taught her. So when her father’s pocket watch is stolen, she will do anything to get it back, especially when the local authorities prove incompetent.
Upon reading an advertisement in the paper, she takes a chance and contacts a thief-taker to find the watch. It’s a choice Ginny regrets when former Bow Street officer Jack Travers arrives on her doorstep. He is frustratingly flirtatious, irritatingly handsome, and entirely unpredictable, and Ginny wonders if she’ll be able to resist such a man.
But after Ginny discovers that the missing watch is just a small part of a larger, more frightening plot against her, she needs Jack’s help more than ever. To protect her home and her reputation, the two enter into a risky charade—pretending Jack is her cousin so he can begin his investigation, starting with the household staff. As they work together to unravel the mystery, Ginny finds herself falling fast for her charismatic thief-taker, leaving her heart in just as much danger as her life.
About The Author
Joanna Barker firmly believes that romance makes everything better, which is why she has fallen in love with writing Regency romances. When she’s not typing away on her next book, you’ll find her listening to podcasts, eating her secret stash of chocolate, or adding things to her Amazon cart. Joanna is a three-time Whitney Awards finalist, and her books have received praise from Publisher’s Weekly, the Historical Novel Society, Readers’ Favorite, and more. She thinks being an author is the second-best job in the world—right after being a mom. She is just a little crazy about her husband and three wild-but-loveable kids.
My Review
A Heart Worth Stealing, is a romance, suspense, mystery, and page
turner. Yes, I need to find answers, and although I had my suspicions, I
was partly right, but there is so much more.
This is a story about a
family, sisters, but no relationship, a story of a missing watch, that
becomes so much more, but brings in a thief taker aka as a private
investigator! Wow, there is so much action, and seems everyone is under
suspicion, including the help.
This is Genevieve and Jack's story, but it is also Catherine and Genevieve's and their father.
We begin looking for a watch, but then there is vandalism, and arson, guns being fired, and then we wonder whom will survive!
I loved this story, it kept my attention from beginning to end, and then I still wanted more!
I'll be look for more ready by Joanna Barker!
I received this book through the Publisher Shadow Mountain, and was not required to give a positive review.
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