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A Name Unknown
Christian historical romance
A Name Unknown
Book 1 of the Shadows Over England series
428 pages · First published 2017
Rosemary Gresham grew up among London street urchins and now uses the skills she learned as a thief to steal high-value objects from the wealthy. A mysterious employer sends her to Cornwall to determine whether Peter Holstein, a wealthy gentleman of German ancestry with access to the king, is loyal to Britain as Europe moves toward war. Posing as a historian, Rosemary enters Peter’s chaotic library to investigate his family while discovering that the awkward recluse is secretly a popular novelist and far kinder than rumors suggest. The first Shadows Over England novel blends Edwardian suspense, faith, romance, and questions of identity around a thief hired to steal the truth behind a man’s name. A strong choice for readers who enjoy hidden identities, bookish investigations, and a historical romance where discovering the truth means risking the heart.
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Wartime/battle violence and peril · Mild romantic content, including kissing
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