Reread: hard to believe this is by Brockway - very dark and angsty, and full of unhappy humorless characters. Tortured souls with uber-lustful feelings - lots of hectic color in the cheeks and flaming indigo eyes and burning to ash, etc. Everyone was very very hot and worked up all the time (alas,...
I just couldn't get into this. When she was a thief their relationship was fun and exciting. Unfortunately most of the first half was spent with her being a boring widdow.
Get ready for the best cat and mouse game, from glittering homes of the ton to the dark rooftops of London. Colonel Jack Seward is the best spy, from a child taken from the workhouse, made by luck, chance and hard work, he’s the best. Now he’s out to capture the infamous thief Wrexhall's Wra...