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The Gentleman Spy Regency Mysteries: The Innkeeper's Daughter, The Gentleman's Daughter, The Memory of Her, and The Spy's Daughter
Includes all four books in the darkly romantic
Gentleman Spy Mysteries
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If you love Regency era mysteries and romance, you'll love the The Gentleman Spy Mysteries.
Book One, The Innkeeper's Daughter follows Agent-to-the-Crown Sir Henry March and his beautiful and feisty common-born mistress, Eliza Broad, who proves herself to be a worthy partner in the fight against enemy agents running a dark sadistic world of sex trafficking that has eluded Sir Henry for years.
Book Two, The Gentleman's Daughter, continues with the story of Sir Henry, who according the rules of society, must marry a lady above reproach to give his illegitimate daughter, Emily, entrance into society. Just when he thinks there are no women of interest, he meets Isabella who is as beautiful as she is talented. But Isabella doesn't plan to marry, and wants to forget a painful past. To keep her overbearing mother at bay, she embarks on a fake courtship with Sir Henry, which soon turns to love. All the while, the same enemy agents are still at work, and it falls to Sir Henry to save Isabella from their dark world.
Book Three, The Memory of Her, follows Sir Henry's best friend, Allen Strathem, as he recuperates from the horrors of war, and the woman who nurses him to health, and Sir Henry's former mistress, Eliza Broad. As he regains his strength, and the two of them find love, they must battle together to elude and capture the men who tortured Allen during the war - only to find out that something much more dark is afoot.
Finally, in Book Four, The Spy's Daughter, Sir Henry's daughter, Emily, is ready to enter society; however, her illegitimacy may overshadow her wealth, beauty, and talent. But it may be another barrier that stands in her way, the enemy forces who have always eluded her father. Max Warthon is the grandson of one of those dark and powerful agents, and he knows that getting too close to Emily will lead to peril, but he cannot resist her. Their whirlwind romance attracts everyone's attention and raises the ire of his grandfather. With old secrets standing in their way, will Emily and Max be able to unravel the mystery of an ancient hatred and unmask the true enemy once and for all?
If you love Regency era mysteries and romance, you'll love the The Gentleman Spy Mysteries.
Book One, The Innkeeper's Daughter follows Agent-to-the-Crown Sir Henry March and his beautiful and feisty common-born mistress, Eliza Broad, who proves herself to be a worthy partner in the fight against enemy agents running a dark sadistic world of sex trafficking that has eluded Sir Henry for years.
Book Two, The Gentleman's Daughter, continues with the story of Sir Henry, who according the rules of society, must marry a lady above reproach to give his illegitimate daughter, Emily, entrance into society. Just when he thinks there are no women of interest, he meets Isabella who is as beautiful as she is talented. But Isabella doesn't plan to marry, and wants to forget a painful past. To keep her overbearing mother at bay, she embarks on a fake courtship with Sir Henry, which soon turns to love. All the while, the same enemy agents are still at work, and it falls to Sir Henry to save Isabella from their dark world.
Book Three, The Memory of Her, follows Sir Henry's best friend, Allen Strathem, as he recuperates from the horrors of war, and the woman who nurses him to health, and Sir Henry's former mistress, Eliza Broad. As he regains his strength, and the two of them find love, they must battle together to elude and capture the men who tortured Allen during the war - only to find out that something much more dark is afoot.
Finally, in Book Four, The Spy's Daughter, Sir Henry's daughter, Emily, is ready to enter society; however, her illegitimacy may overshadow her wealth, beauty, and talent. But it may be another barrier that stands in her way, the enemy forces who have always eluded her father. Max Warthon is the grandson of one of those dark and powerful agents, and he knows that getting too close to Emily will lead to peril, but he cannot resist her. Their whirlwind romance attracts everyone's attention and raises the ire of his grandfather. With old secrets standing in their way, will Emily and Max be able to unravel the mystery of an ancient hatred and unmask the true enemy once and for all?
1403 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 13, 2024
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About the author
Bianca M. Schwarz
9 books113 followersBianca M Schwarz was born in Germany, spent her formative years in London, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and teenage son. She has been telling stories all her life and holds a degree in English literature. Her first novel is THE INNKEEPER'S DAUGHTER. THE GENTLEMAN'S DAUGHTER is the second and most sweepingly romantic book in THE GENTLEMAN SPY SERIES.
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August 12, 2024
Review of The Innkeeper's Daughter by Bianca M. Schwarz
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A thrilling start to the series that has us following mystery and danger, but also a blooming friendship with the hope for something more in a world of class and station and power.
Sir Henry was used to surprises in his line of work, but Eliza was someone he never expected to come into his life. Rather dramatically as well. After she has escaped her abusive step-father from a force arrangement to a horrendous man - a man who has ties to a world so dark and depraved - she is new under his protection.
A wonderful union and friendship blooms. Henry has faced heartbreak before, with the actions of his first love leading to the birth of an illegitamate daughters, and an agreement with his family to make sure she enters society under the one person Henry needs in his life: a well-born wife.
As the friendship evolves during a race to save young women from monsters, avenge a friend who has suffered to the hands of them, and uncover others who assist those carrying out the evil, what will Henry and Eliza do when they face the music?
Loved Eliza and Henry's connection. The humour, the admiration, an easy bond. When it all escalates, just love how they easily go so well together. Even with the truth of their situation, they take it in stride and allow for another adventure to unfold. Henry is also a wonderful father to Emily, and has great friends and family at his side.
When secrets come out, over tea and in letters, I am left jaw dropped with the epic additional spice.
Several other characters I am interested and hoping to see in the rest of the series, both good and bad.
Review of The Gentleman's Daughter by Bianca M.Schwarz
* * * * *
We are left jaw dropped from the very first page as Sire Henry enters a new journey to carry out a promise and find something we all hoped he already had.
Sir Henry carries out his duties for the crown and once again stumbles upon horrible men in their wicked ways, leading right back to the Knights of the Snake Pit. As he tries to uncover the evil, his has tasked himself with a promise he must carry out for the sake of his daughter: find a wife to have Emily taken out into society.
He did not expect Isabella.
She has her own secrets too. Her own past. Her own demons.
Demons that are now coming back into her life the same time Sir Henry has made his entrance.
Can she accept and take a chance at happiness with Henry as her monster lurks around, along with Henry's former mistress still lingering in his heart as well as his own demons?
Wowzers! I was not expecting this!
I was full on happy that Henry and Eliza were going to be together, but it appears that they accepted their fates and found separate paths to happiness.
Love Isabella. She's strong, and already proving to be a great person for Emily to be looked after by.
We are left with a few surprises in the book that we will surely come across later in the series.
ARC Review of The Memory of Her by Bianca M. Schwarz
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We are taken for an epic turn following Eliza, our heroine from book one, as she navigates her role in her new line of work...as well as finding love again and with a familiar face!
Allen survived thinking of her.
Eliza.
Three years ago he fell for the strong and beautiful mistress of his good friend, knowing he could not have her but kept her nonetheless close to his heart. When he is tortured and starved by cruel enemies, followed by a rescue, who of course comes to nurse him back to health?
The woman of his dreams, and hallucinations.
Eliza has excepted she needs to part ways with Henry, but is more than happy to tend to Allen. What she did not expect was to be attracted to him as she believed she previously thought. As her feelings change fromt friendship to something sweeter, she's had to multitask as the danger is not far.
The job is not over.
This romance was much sweeter and smoother than Eliza and Henry's story. Very mellow. Was hoping for some humour, considering how in book one Allen saved Eliza in such a comedic fashion, but it was all hearts and flowers. Not that it is bad.
Eliza and Allen both get their happy ending, and we are left with more evil to take down!
Review of The Spy's Daughter by Bianca M. Schwarz
* * * * *
The epic finally to this historical romance series as our wicked knights are taken on by our favourite group of spies, and our sweet Emily gets her time to shine in the spotlight.
Max is Emily's hero.
She cannot get him out of her head and is sure he is the one for her. As our darling girl steps out into society - finally - she enchants the ton and may have just gained the attention of the man she desires the most.
The man with connections to a horrible group of men with ties to a dispicable world. As their union and love grow, will the ties that hold him in the shadows start to affect Emily. With his horrendous grandfather spitting hatred and evil, the evil from Emily's own past, as well as the monsters currently lurking around them now, will their love finish before it has even begun?
A very testy union between these two? One epic finale!
It's all very sweet between these two, but there is certainly no smooth sailing...which is great because if there was not rockiness then we would not have the story when need from Max and Emily, along with the well celebrated previous characters of the series.
Love that Emily's cousin came back into this as he has been a big part in Emily's youth.
A great family has come together in the end to fight the final battle. Blood will spill. Lies will be lost. Brandy will be poured.
* * * * *
A thrilling start to the series that has us following mystery and danger, but also a blooming friendship with the hope for something more in a world of class and station and power.
Sir Henry was used to surprises in his line of work, but Eliza was someone he never expected to come into his life. Rather dramatically as well. After she has escaped her abusive step-father from a force arrangement to a horrendous man - a man who has ties to a world so dark and depraved - she is new under his protection.
A wonderful union and friendship blooms. Henry has faced heartbreak before, with the actions of his first love leading to the birth of an illegitamate daughters, and an agreement with his family to make sure she enters society under the one person Henry needs in his life: a well-born wife.
As the friendship evolves during a race to save young women from monsters, avenge a friend who has suffered to the hands of them, and uncover others who assist those carrying out the evil, what will Henry and Eliza do when they face the music?
Loved Eliza and Henry's connection. The humour, the admiration, an easy bond. When it all escalates, just love how they easily go so well together. Even with the truth of their situation, they take it in stride and allow for another adventure to unfold. Henry is also a wonderful father to Emily, and has great friends and family at his side.
When secrets come out, over tea and in letters, I am left jaw dropped with the epic additional spice.
Several other characters I am interested and hoping to see in the rest of the series, both good and bad.
Review of The Gentleman's Daughter by Bianca M.Schwarz
* * * * *
We are left jaw dropped from the very first page as Sire Henry enters a new journey to carry out a promise and find something we all hoped he already had.
Sir Henry carries out his duties for the crown and once again stumbles upon horrible men in their wicked ways, leading right back to the Knights of the Snake Pit. As he tries to uncover the evil, his has tasked himself with a promise he must carry out for the sake of his daughter: find a wife to have Emily taken out into society.
He did not expect Isabella.
She has her own secrets too. Her own past. Her own demons.
Demons that are now coming back into her life the same time Sir Henry has made his entrance.
Can she accept and take a chance at happiness with Henry as her monster lurks around, along with Henry's former mistress still lingering in his heart as well as his own demons?
Wowzers! I was not expecting this!
I was full on happy that Henry and Eliza were going to be together, but it appears that they accepted their fates and found separate paths to happiness.
Love Isabella. She's strong, and already proving to be a great person for Emily to be looked after by.
We are left with a few surprises in the book that we will surely come across later in the series.
ARC Review of The Memory of Her by Bianca M. Schwarz
* * * * *
We are taken for an epic turn following Eliza, our heroine from book one, as she navigates her role in her new line of work...as well as finding love again and with a familiar face!
Allen survived thinking of her.
Eliza.
Three years ago he fell for the strong and beautiful mistress of his good friend, knowing he could not have her but kept her nonetheless close to his heart. When he is tortured and starved by cruel enemies, followed by a rescue, who of course comes to nurse him back to health?
The woman of his dreams, and hallucinations.
Eliza has excepted she needs to part ways with Henry, but is more than happy to tend to Allen. What she did not expect was to be attracted to him as she believed she previously thought. As her feelings change fromt friendship to something sweeter, she's had to multitask as the danger is not far.
The job is not over.
This romance was much sweeter and smoother than Eliza and Henry's story. Very mellow. Was hoping for some humour, considering how in book one Allen saved Eliza in such a comedic fashion, but it was all hearts and flowers. Not that it is bad.
Eliza and Allen both get their happy ending, and we are left with more evil to take down!
Review of The Spy's Daughter by Bianca M. Schwarz
* * * * *
The epic finally to this historical romance series as our wicked knights are taken on by our favourite group of spies, and our sweet Emily gets her time to shine in the spotlight.
Max is Emily's hero.
She cannot get him out of her head and is sure he is the one for her. As our darling girl steps out into society - finally - she enchants the ton and may have just gained the attention of the man she desires the most.
The man with connections to a horrible group of men with ties to a dispicable world. As their union and love grow, will the ties that hold him in the shadows start to affect Emily. With his horrendous grandfather spitting hatred and evil, the evil from Emily's own past, as well as the monsters currently lurking around them now, will their love finish before it has even begun?
A very testy union between these two? One epic finale!
It's all very sweet between these two, but there is certainly no smooth sailing...which is great because if there was not rockiness then we would not have the story when need from Max and Emily, along with the well celebrated previous characters of the series.
Love that Emily's cousin came back into this as he has been a big part in Emily's youth.
A great family has come together in the end to fight the final battle. Blood will spill. Lies will be lost. Brandy will be poured.
December 13, 2024
The continuity in the story is a highlight of all four books. We are dealing with a set of characters who appear in all four stories. In some of them one of the characters may take a leading role, and in the next it may be a supplementary one.
Sir Henry March is working to eradicate a ring of sex traffickers all of whom are protected because of their aristocratic birth. Prostitution was rife in Regency England and every form of sexual exploitation was rampant.
The second book deals with the fact that Sir Henry must now decide on a wife especially to protect his illegitimate daughter Emily, who is in his care. His long time mistress Eliza now leaves his side and he rescues Isabella from the seamier part of London life and though she was never interested in marriage, Sir Henry is most persuasive and wins her over.
The third book deals with Allen, a dear friend of Henry who has been imprisoned and tortured mercilessly by the Russians, but is rescued and nursed back to health by Eliza. The story deals with uncovering who was actually responsible for Allen’s capture. The story uncovers a ring of spies and selling government secrets with a romance developing between Allen and Eliza.
The fourth book deals with Emily who is making her debut and a very successful one at that. Her romance with Max Warthon, whose grandfather is a mortal enemy of Henry, Emily’s father. He will not agree to the match and will do everything in his power to break the relationship. This book also deals with a group of powerful men involved in trade but also linked to the sex trade.
The stories brought to light the seedier aspects of Regency England society despite the veneer of respectability and the rigid rules of convention and behavior that was demanded in high society. The weakness of being a woman at the time was evident and without protection, their lot was open to exploitation. An unexpected feature was the detailed descriptions of physical relationships between lovers which I felt was not really intrinsic to the stories which were very interesting in their own rig
Sir Henry March is working to eradicate a ring of sex traffickers all of whom are protected because of their aristocratic birth. Prostitution was rife in Regency England and every form of sexual exploitation was rampant.
The second book deals with the fact that Sir Henry must now decide on a wife especially to protect his illegitimate daughter Emily, who is in his care. His long time mistress Eliza now leaves his side and he rescues Isabella from the seamier part of London life and though she was never interested in marriage, Sir Henry is most persuasive and wins her over.
The third book deals with Allen, a dear friend of Henry who has been imprisoned and tortured mercilessly by the Russians, but is rescued and nursed back to health by Eliza. The story deals with uncovering who was actually responsible for Allen’s capture. The story uncovers a ring of spies and selling government secrets with a romance developing between Allen and Eliza.
The fourth book deals with Emily who is making her debut and a very successful one at that. Her romance with Max Warthon, whose grandfather is a mortal enemy of Henry, Emily’s father. He will not agree to the match and will do everything in his power to break the relationship. This book also deals with a group of powerful men involved in trade but also linked to the sex trade.
The stories brought to light the seedier aspects of Regency England society despite the veneer of respectability and the rigid rules of convention and behavior that was demanded in high society. The weakness of being a woman at the time was evident and without protection, their lot was open to exploitation. An unexpected feature was the detailed descriptions of physical relationships between lovers which I felt was not really intrinsic to the stories which were very interesting in their own rig
August 27, 2024
The gentleman spy mystery series box set includes all four books in this series and it is really convenient to read all 4 stories in their suppesed order.
All in all, I would give this box set 3.5 stars, the book I liked better was the third, to which I would happily give 4 stars, but the other books, mostly number 2, left me a bit disappointed.
Moreover, I would have enjoyed the story more if the third book came before the second one in the box set.
Some characters I liked, Eliza most of all, but others (sir Henry) started out strong but fell flat in the end.
Some parts are too rich in descriptions of decorations or facts that add nothing to the story.
In book 2 the mystery/spy moment was relegated to the end of the book, with the first part all about courting and so on.
I received an advance copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily, thanks to the author for it.
All in all, I would give this box set 3.5 stars, the book I liked better was the third, to which I would happily give 4 stars, but the other books, mostly number 2, left me a bit disappointed.
Moreover, I would have enjoyed the story more if the third book came before the second one in the box set.
Some characters I liked, Eliza most of all, but others (sir Henry) started out strong but fell flat in the end.
Some parts are too rich in descriptions of decorations or facts that add nothing to the story.
In book 2 the mystery/spy moment was relegated to the end of the book, with the first part all about courting and so on.
I received an advance copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily, thanks to the author for it.
September 1, 2024
I love historical fiction. Add in mystery and romance - even better. I've read all the books in this series and loved them, but here's the review for the first one:
The heroine, Eliza, is beautiful, smart, strong, and by all accounts, should be damaged beyond belief. The hero, Sir Henry, is a proper hero: physically attractive, brave, quite rich, but most of all, kind and good. He doesn't give a second thought to do for others, especially Eliza in her broken state.
As the mystery unravels, we are introduced to the author's vivid descriptions. At the retelling of a particularly horrendous act, we are dumped into the scene - the last place we want to be. The graphic nature with how Daisie tells her story had me both angry and uncomfortable, however, it is not gratuitous. When we are finally confronted with the actual environment from Daisie's story, even knowing the space was unoccupied, I stilled skimmed through. It was that creepy.
I highly recommend to any reader.
The heroine, Eliza, is beautiful, smart, strong, and by all accounts, should be damaged beyond belief. The hero, Sir Henry, is a proper hero: physically attractive, brave, quite rich, but most of all, kind and good. He doesn't give a second thought to do for others, especially Eliza in her broken state.
As the mystery unravels, we are introduced to the author's vivid descriptions. At the retelling of a particularly horrendous act, we are dumped into the scene - the last place we want to be. The graphic nature with how Daisie tells her story had me both angry and uncomfortable, however, it is not gratuitous. When we are finally confronted with the actual environment from Daisie's story, even knowing the space was unoccupied, I stilled skimmed through. It was that creepy.
I highly recommend to any reader.
September 5, 2024
A great series of Regency-era dark romantic, mystery books, all combined together in a convenient box set. You follow the characters, Sir Henry, Eliza, Isabelle, Emily and. Allen with intertwined emotional bonds, friendship and each with their own issues. To top it all, there's an villainous traff8cing group that needs to be thwarted.
Overall 1440+ pages of fairly entertain8ng stories
#TheGentlemanSpyMysteriesBoxSet #NetGalley.
Overall 1440+ pages of fairly entertain8ng stories
#TheGentlemanSpyMysteriesBoxSet #NetGalley.
December 2, 2024
A good read but not an easy one
Talk about roller coasters! Every time I took a deep breath & thought I could relax, another spy, evil Earl, or misunderstanding was right around the corner! At least there is enough happily ever after to keep us romantics on the ride!
Talk about roller coasters! Every time I took a deep breath & thought I could relax, another spy, evil Earl, or misunderstanding was right around the corner! At least there is enough happily ever after to keep us romantics on the ride!
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