An Hour Unspent
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Once London's top thief, Barclay Pearce has turned his back on his life of crime and now uses his skills for a nation at war. But not until he rescues a clockmaker's daughter from a mugging does he begin to wonder what his future might hold. Evelina Manning has constantly fought for independence, but she certainly never meant for it to inspire her fiancé to end the engagement and enlist in the army. When the intriguing man who saved her returns to the Manning residence to study clockwork repair with her father, she can't help being interested. But she soon learns that nothing with Barclay Pearce is as simple as it seems. As 1915 England plunges ever deeper into war, the work of an ingenious clockmaker may give England an unbeatable military edge--and Germany realizes it as well. Evelina's father soon finds his whole family in danger--and it may just take a reformed thief to steal the time they need to escape.
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3 primary booksShadows Over England is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Roseanna M. White.
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It's hard to find words to talk about a story this good. So much detail, such absorbing bits, that it was easy to blast right on through to the end.
I don't normally like suffragists at all but this portrayal had me agreeing with her reasoning and also relieved to see some of the movement's underbelly shown as well. I especially thought Evelina's slow realization of why she wanted to join the movement felt very authentic.
Barclay...my favorite sibling all the way back from book one! Wow...I never saw his drama coming. He's trying to make sense of his new faith journey and balance his resolve to make an honest living even while continuing to fulfill assignments from V that are allowing him to take part in the war effort. That's threatened by sudden family drama and someone who's trying to get to his mark first, threatening Evelina and her family before Barclay can save the day!
So it's another one that's nearly impossible to put down and is a page-turner for sure. :)
Thanks to NetGalley and Bethany House for a free review copy. A favorable review was not required.
