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A Beautiful Disguise
Christian Historical romance
A Beautiful Disguise
Book 1 of the The Imposters series
368 pages · First published 2023
After their father’s death leaves the family estate nearly bankrupt, Lady Marigold Fairfax and her brother secretly establish the Imposters, Ltd., a private-investigation firm that uses their aristocratic access and circus-trained skills to spy on society. Their newest assignment requires Marigold to investigate her best friend’s father for possible treason as tensions between Britain and Germany rise in 1909. Sir Merritt Livingstone, newly assigned to the War Office’s intelligence work, suspects the same man of leaking information and turns to the mysterious Imposters for help. Marigold and Merritt’s overlapping investigation combines disguises, acrobatics, espionage, and romance while forcing both to decide how much truth they can safely reveal. A lively choice for a long winter evening when you want hidden identities, unusual sleuths, espionage, and a romance unfolding behind society's polished facade.
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Wartime/battle violence and peril · Death and violence · Mild romantic content, including kissing
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