An Hour Unspent

An Hour Unspent
Shadows Over England, Book 3
Roseanna M. White
(Bethany House Publishers)
ISBN: 978-0764219283
September 2018/416 pages/$15.99
With Danger Creeping Ever Closer, Do Their Dreams Still Matter?

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, including keeping an eye on a talented engineer working as a clockmaker. But not until he rescues the man's daughter from a mugging does he begin to wonder what his future might hold.

Evelina Manning has constantly dreamed and worked for independence, but she certainly never meant for it to inspire her fiancé to end their engagement and enlist in the army. When the intriguing man who saved her returns to the Manning residence to study clock 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 deeper into war, the race is on for any technological edge, and Evelina's father's ideas have captured the attention of many--perhaps too many. As danger seems to encroach from every side, it may just take a reformed thief to steal the time they need to escape.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award-nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she's homeschooling her two kids, designing book covers, editing, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books . . . to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com.


MY THOUGHTS

I have loved each of the preceding novels in this series, but this one may be my absolute favorite. An Hour Unspent contains all that delights in historical romance: a compelling plot, a winsome yet not-perfect heroine and hero, a well-researched and accurately portrayed setting that eschews factual overload, and the perfect amount of intrigue and danger. Roseanna M. White combines all of these elements in a tale that was impossible to set aside. I especially loved how she wove references to clock-making and time throughout the story with cleverly worded phrases that added depth as well as a sense of urgency. Readers of the first two books in this series will rejoice to reconnect with personalities from those stories as well as make new acquaintances. I honestly can't think of a single downside to this novel other than the fact that it I reluctantly reached the final page. Fair warning: an hour spent inside the pages of An Hour Unspent will fly by and quickly turn into more! Don't miss this engaging must-read.


Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a copy of this book free Bethany House Publishers and Roseanna M. White for a blog tour. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”


SHADOWS OVER ENGLAND SERIES



[I loved A Name Unknown but didn't get it reviewed due to personal circumstances. Click the middle cover above for my review of A Song Unheard. I highly recommend the entire series!}