Four Calling Cards by Susanne Bellamy
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The war with Bonaparte rages in France while the London Season is in full swing. Businessman William Ravenshoe plans to propose to Lady Clementine, but a secret interview at the War Office upsets his plans. When Clementine’s fiancé goes missing before the announcement is made, she agrees to a fake engagement with his best friend to keep her parents happy. But where is Will, and why did he disappear right before their betrothal?
- File Name:four-calling-cards-by-susanne-bellamy.epub
- Original Title:Four Calling Cards
- Creator:Susanne Bellamy
- Language:en
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- Publisher:Susanne Bellamy
- Date:2021-04-30T22:00:00+00:00
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Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Four Calling Cards
- 3. Chapter One
- 4. Chapter Two
- 5. Chapter Three
- 6. Chapter Four
- 7. Chapter Five
- 8. Chapter Six
- 9. Chapter Seven
- 10. Chapter Eight
- 11. Chapter Nine
- 12. Chapter Ten
- 13. Chapter Eleven
- 14. Chapter Twelve
- 15. Epilogue
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Four Calling Cards was about Lady Clementine "Clem" Basingthwaite, and Businessman Mr. William "Will" Ravenshoe. When the Crown sought him out for a mission to help in the endeavor of stopping Bonaparte, he had little choice but to accept. Will was intent on proposing to Clem, the woman he loved. However, he was called away before he could, leaving her heartbroken that he had not kept their secret rendezvous. Not long after Will's seeming defection, Clem attended the last ball of the season, only to be met by the one man she hoped might have some information on Will's whereabouts. The hostess of the ball introduced Lord Rufus Marsden, Will's best friend, to Clem and requested two dances. During one dance, he informed her that he knew of their engagement and during the second he told her he would if the need arose, pretend to be her fiance until Will returned to fulfill that role. Eighteen months slipped by with little to no word from or about Will. All the information she could get from Rufus was that he was alive and well. When Will finally returned to England, it was to learn that his best friend and the woman he loved were engaged and the announcement was soon to be made public. Confronting his friend, Rufus, he learned the truth of how things really were and set about to win Clem as his wife. For a romance novel, this book had little to no romance at all. It was more of a spy novel than anything, focused mostly on Will's mission in France. The only focus on Clem was her constant pain of not knowing what was happening in Will's life or even where he was. It definitely did not deserve to be in the category of romance. The angst and drama were at the right levels for a spy novel, but out of proportion for what should have been a romance novel. The fact that the book bounced around so quickly in time and had nothing romantic about it was sad to read. It was a decent story. Just not a romance novel. It had more than enough twists and turns, and it had more heartbreak than joy. The reining emotions of the entire novel were ones of dread, dissatisfaction, heartache, fear, and disappointment. What little joy and happiness was written into the book was not enough to redeem it. A one-star rating is all it deserved, and that was for the perseverance of Clem to wait as long as she did for the man she loved to finally return to her. Other than that, it was a sad tale that deserved no more attention than a quick glance and then to be dropped by the wayside and forgotten. Definitely not Keeper for the Shelves worthy.