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The Innkeepers Daughter

The Innkeepers Daughter

The Gentleman Spy Mysteries, Book 1

by Bianca M. Schwarz


⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5


[Trigger warning at end of review]



Luck and fortitude save Eliza Broad’s life when she is found beaten and half dead while on the run from her step-father.


The former Innkeeper’s daughter soon finds herself living a life vastly removed from  the one she knew. Now under the protection of Sir Henry March, her erstwhile saviour, she is now living in his London townhouse, wearing fancy gowns and attending entertainments as his guest. 


But all that glitters is not gold! She is not safe, and when Sir Henry needs to rescue Eliza again, now from one of London infamous pimps, they find themselves embroiled in a scheme much bigger and darker than forced prostitution…


Together with some of Sir Henry’s friends and former service men, they start to investigate the dark world of sadistic sex trafficking and espionage!


This book really threw me for a loop! Wow- that got dark fast! I hadn’t read the synopsis again before reading this book. I feel like I would have been better prepared for what was to come. 


Though this story was not your typical glittering historical romance, the characters and the intrigue were very compelling, leaving me up late reading in hopes of reaching their HEA. And loo and behold Sir Henry and Eliza come to terms with their class differences and create an HFN (happy for now) that they can both be content with after risking life and limb to get the bad guy.


This was good read that was captivating for both its similarities to a typical historical romance and its differences! I highly recommend this book for the HR fan looking for an edgier read.


The Innkeepers Daughter by Bianca M. Schwarz is scheduled to release January 12th, 2021.


I received a complimentary copy of this book from Central Avenue Publishing via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.





Trigger warning:

-Family abuse

-Brutal beatings and torture to females

-Forced prostitution discussed

-Sadistic rape/ torture



 

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