By Joanna Barker
She only wants what was taken from her to be returned but to get results, she will have to employ a thief-taker. Genevieve Wilde has walked a very narrow line all her life, always on the fringes of polite society. And using a thief-taker is something that could well damage her fragile reputation beyond repair.
Someone has stolen the watch her father gave her moments before he died. The local constabulary is too busy to be bothered by something she most likely just misplaced. Her father's watch though not of great monetary worth, means something to Ginny. And she'll do whatever she can to recover it, even hiring Jack Travers, a former Bow Street Runner.
But more than a missing watch is at play at Wimborne. and Ginny needs more than a thief-taker when it becomes obvious that someone is making the attacks on her property personal. But is it directed at her, or is it someone from her late father's past?
When Jack decides the best way to protect Ginny and get answers is to be on-site, he takes on the role of her "cousin" to protect her reputation from the local gossips.
A Heart Worth Stealing is a delightful Regency read. Tension sets the stage at Ginny and Jack's first meeting. It is an interesting journey as they get to know one another. Can Ginny trust this charming thief-taker, especially after their less-than-stellar first meeting?
This is my first time reading Joanna Barker's work, and it was a pleasant first meeting. The writing was well-done. The story was written entirely from Genevieve's viewpoint, which was a highly unusual format for me. I usually read books that are a back-and-forth between the main characters' viewpoints, so this was an enjoyable change. Fans of Regency and Historical fiction will enjoy this book. A Heart Worth Stealing is worth your time.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts presented are my own.
About the Book:
Little 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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