And when Julia realizes that England - and the man she is falling in love with - need her help, she finds herself caught in the fray. As Langdon traces an evil plot that could be the nation's undoing, he grows ever more intrigued by the lovely young woman. Julia Grey, the heroine of the book, has her world shaken when she realizes that her aunt and unclewho adopted her into their family when she became orphaned at a young agehave only tolerated her on sufferance and she is more pawn than family member. Instead of being a fairy tale retelling, it is a regency romance. Determined to maintain propriety, he keeps his distance - until the diary is stolen and all clues lead to Julia's guardian. A SPYS DEVOTION is a departure from Melanie Dickersons usual books. Listen Free to Spys Devotion audiobook by Melanie Dickerson with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and iOS and. After suffering a battlefield injury, the wealthy, well-connected British officer returns home to heal - and to fulfill a dying soldier's last wish by delivering his coded diary.Īt the home of the Wilherns, one of England's most powerful families, Langdon attends a lavish ball where he meets their beautiful and intelligent ward, Julia Grey.
While admittedly the first few pages are a bit heavy on narrative and present a bevy of introductory information, any lingering slowness dissipates as soon as Julia and Nicholas begin to dance for the first time. Nicholas Langdon is no stranger to reserved civility or bloody barbarity. Melanie Dickerson is a New York Times bestselling author and two-time Christy Award. A Spy’s Devotion is the first in Dickerson’s new Regency Spies of London series and is brimming with Austenesque goodness. In England's Regency era, manners and elegance reign in public life - but behind closed doors treason and deception thrive.
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