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Better Off Wed

Better Off Wed


Love and Let Spy, Book 1

by Susanna Craig

⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5


Spymaster General Scott is at it again! Mixing business with pleasure and matchmaking with his spies!


Captain Jeremy Addison, Viscount Sterling is used to his behind the scenes work codebreaking for the crown, until he is assigned d a special case… finding the mysterious Lady Sterling who has been stealing from the aristocracy. General Scott casually suggests that he may want to marry the enigmatic lady when he finds her since they already share a title!


Lady Sterling, aka spinster Miss Laura Hopkins is not your common thief- more like a Robin Hood! She steals from the rich, who abuse their powers and gives back to the victims to start over. She is about the embark on one of her most difficult nob to nab, when an accident lands her in the arms of the Viscount Sterling! Lady Stirling works alone, but it seems her fake husband is also after the same man- a most convenient coincidence!


As these two start to work together under the guise of marriage they both get closer to the their working goal, find themselves in danger and manage to fall for each other!


This was a fun Robin Hood retelling and I loved Lady Sterling’s conviction for her cause. Captain Addison was a darling as he played along with Miss Hopkins and they both discovered more about their true wants and that perhaps two is better than one in the end!


This was a great historical romance with an intriguing plot. I feel like spying definitely took more of a backseat to the romance in this book, compared to the other- but I was too into the romance to care! Bonus: the teaser in the epilogue hints at a series favourite being the next spy to fall in love! I can’t wait!



Better Off Wed by Susanna Craig was released December 28th, 2021.



I received a complimentary copy of this book from Kensington Book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

 



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