A Rogue About Town ~ Review

A Rogue About Town
London League #2
By Rebecca Connolly

His life has become so complicated just because he saved a woman and child from a burning building. Rogue has never sought attention but one little act has made him the center of attention and his duties for the London League are being hurt by people seeking his help. And his alter ego Gabriel Statler, Lord Wharton must take special care to not be linked with Rogue. Rogue has never been known for his charm and lately, it has been even more scarce.

Amelia Berger needs help, she needs to find her long-absent father - the man she blames for her mother's broken heart. And from what she's heard the best person for this job is Rogue. But Amelia is not content to just sit back and wait for results she wants to take an active role in her search.

Rogue is sure of one thing about his newest client she is hiding something and he is determined to discover just what that something is. With little to go on and even less concrete evidence, this is one case that just might be worth his time and effort. And it will be something to get his mind off his aunt's matchmaking attempts. And unless he, as Lord Wharton, marries well and soon his aunt has threatened to withhold the inheritance he is to receive from her - not that Gabe really cares. Marriage is the last thing he has any desire for at present - that is until he attends the ball his aunt throws in his honor.

Amelia and Gabe are well-matched in wit and biting remarks. And the secrets they both hold could very well undo them both.

A Rogue About Town is the second book in the London League series and it can be read on its own with no drawbacks in following the storyline. This is a Regency Era piece that is a well-balanced blend of sarcasm, intrigue, mystery, and romance that is sure to delight. 




About the Book:

A disgruntled operative…

Gabriel Statler, Lord Wharton, has a problem. His duties as an operative for the Crown are being compromised for the sake of his cover, where he is known only as the Rogue. His days are now filled with trivial investigations, and none of the problems are ones he wants to solve. Then he meets a mysterious young woman who holds more secrets than he likes, and, against his better judgment, he takes her case. 

A determined client...

Amelia Berger needs the Rogue, and she needs everything he can offer without revealing everything she knows. Her secrets are her own, and she has far too many to risk revealing even one. But when working with Rogue turns into something entirely unexpected, she finds that the secrets she began with are not the ones she most needs to protect.