Welcome to Litsy!

A (semi)retired spy and an aristocrat with a past join forces to locate a missing 12 year old. War secrets, family sins, and inconvenient attraction all feature equally in this romance. The hero and heroine respect each other and are well-matched otherwise, too. May be more enjoyable if you read read others in the series, but should be okay as a stand-alone.

Bourne‘s keen eye for describing the heft & movement of human bodies & the lightness and agility of the mind is employed to absorbing effect in her latest spy romance in post-Waterloo England. A former spy, the heroine has turned detective but old secrets & a new case brought to her by a mysterious Frenchman mean that the past is casting a long shadow. Old favorites like Doyle and Hawker appear. Well-paced, with sensuous prose #romantsy

Just started because I‘d saved it for after my semester ended. Barely in and I‘m reminded of what an evocative stylist Bourne is : Heroine decided to act like a”potato in a field, mysterious and passive” #romantsy #spyromance

This shall be my reward for completing my summer to-do list 👩🏻‍💻The last novel in the #spymaster series by #joannabourne #romantsy

My most anticipated books on my August TBR. #anditsaugust