Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted here, at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. If you're continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more here.
Pretty much every single Proper Romance release is a much anticipated one for me. This author is new to this line of books but she has written several books before now (see my reviews here) and I've enjoyed them. This is my pick this week...
A Heart Worth Stealing
(A Proper Romance)
By Joanna Barker
Historical Romance
Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook & eBook, 288 Pages
May 2, 2023 by Shadow Mountain
Summary
Sowerby, England, 1802
Miss Genevieve Wilde—a magistrate’s daughter and independent heiress—is determined to meet life’s challenges all on her own, just as her late-father had taught her. So when her father’s pocket watch is stolen, she will do anything to get it back, especially when the local authorities prove incompetent.
Upon reading an advertisement in the paper, she takes a chance and contacts a thief-taker to find the watch. It’s a choice Ginny regrets when former Bow Street officer Jack Travers arrives on her doorstep. He is frustratingly flirtatious, irritatingly handsome, and entirely unpredictable, and Ginny wonders if she’ll be able to resist such a man.
But after Ginny discovers that the missing watch is just a small part of a larger, more frightening plot against her, she needs Jack’s help more than ever. To protect her home and her reputation, the two enter into a risky charade—pretending Jack is her cousin so he can begin his investigation, starting with the household staff. As they work together to unravel the mystery, Ginny finds herself falling fast for her charismatic thief-taker, leaving her heart in just as much danger as her life.
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Will you be reading this one?
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