When I finished reading "A Treacherous Engagement", I immediately downloaded the second book and started reading it. Each book is a continuation of stories that focus on the lives of 5 college friends. They all start out wishing to not be caught in the "parson's mousetrap". Even though the gentlemen need heirs, they aren't interested in getting married. At least, that is true until they meet women who make them reconsider their stand against matrimony.
It has been fun to watch these gentlemen do an about face and to hear their comments on marriage before and after.
Plus, each book contains a suspenseful element. Several of the gentlemen are agents of the Crown and have secrets, as well as questionable acquaintances or "business" in areas of town that most titled gentlemen would never consider acceptable.
I do recommend reading these books in order as the characters are more fully developed throughout the series.
A Treacherous Engagement Synopsis
Nathaniel Calvert, Earl of Hawthorne, has a lot of secrets. Even his family doesn't know why he dresses in old clothes and won't tell them where he is going or what he is doing. As an agent (aka spy) of the Crown, anonymity is imperative. If someone let his real identity slip when he is "working", it could endanger his family as well as himself.
When Nathaniel is mistaken as a Bow Street Runner (law enforcement officer), he doesn't correct Miss Dinah Ashmore. He would prefer to deny any ability to help her, but when he hears her sister, Evie, is missing, he wants to be of assistance. He lets her continue to think he is just a Bow Street Runner.
Dinah is desperate to locate her sister and to ensure that she is okay. She won't just sit at home and wait for news from the Bow Street Runner she has hired. Therefore, in addition to trying to handle his assigned case, plus find Dinah's sister, Nathaniel has to juggle meeting and dealing with Miss. Dinah Ashmore and her aunt. It is impossible to be everywhere and protect everyone at all times.
As it turns out, Dinah's sister is a lot more than just the daughter of a Lord. She is an intricate part of a tumultuous political case and she may or may not need saving. Even Nathaniel is shocked by Evie's actions and where he finds her.
Along the way, Nathaniel develops feelings for Dinah, but he must not be
distracted while involved in an assigned case. Otherwise, someone
could end up hurt or even dead.
