Think of England

Other than knowing this was a historical romance, I didn't look to see what this was about before I downloaded it in anticipation of reading fluff for a few days over Christmas, so it was a fun surprise that the romance (set in early 1900s) had a pretty significant mystery element. Our hero Curtis is a disabled war vet, discharged after being disabled when his gun exploded in battle, and love interest Da Silva is a Jewish man who turns out is a spy. They're spending a holiday at a posh country estate, whose owner is a Big Bad Rich Man who may or may not have profited from the exploding guns and also has an extensive blackmailing scheme that Da Silva is trying to bring to light. Curtis and Da Silva are both sneaking around and keep running into each other, and to cover their bad behavior they also do some stuff that may count as sexual assault against each other, but it's basically hand-waved away - in the name of the good of their country and whatnot! There's also some antisemitism and homophobia thrown at Da Silva, and it's kind of questionable that Curtis literally never questioned his sexuality until arriving at this estate, but sure. The good guys are good, the bad guys get their comeuppance, there's bureaucracy, HEA, the end. I had fun reading it.

TW (in addition to what I listed above): murder, suicide, blackmail, hidden cameras, torture, war flashbacks