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An Entertainment Weekly TOP 10 ROMANCE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A Bookpage TOP PICK
A Kirkus BEST BOOKS OF 2017
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A Booklist TOP 10 ROMANCE FICTION 2017 "Richly detailed setting, heart-stopping plot, and unforgettable characters."
--Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author The first of award-winning author Alyssa Cole's highly-acclaimed Loyal League series As the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of history and break the chains of the past . . . Elle Burns is a former slave with a passion for justice and an eidetic memory. Trading in her life of freedom in Massachusetts, she returns to the indignity of slavery in the South--to spy for the Union Army. Malcolm McCall is a detective for Pinkerton's Secret Service. Subterfuge is his calling, but he's facing his deadliest mission yet--risking his life to infiltrate a Rebel enclave in Virginia. Two undercover agents who share a common cause--and an undeniable attraction--Malcolm and Elle join forces when they discover a plot that could turn the tide of the war in the Confederacy's favor. Caught in a tightening web of wartime intrigue, and fighting a fiery and forbidden love, Malcolm and Elle must make their boldest move to preserve the Union at any cost--even if it means losing each other . . . Praise for the novels of Alyssa Cole: "Rich in atmospheric details and rife with unexpected dangers."
--RT Book Reviews "Sweet, sensual, and suspenseful . . . rousing and entertaining."
--Publishers Weekly
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- ISBN-13: 9781496707444
- ISBN-10: 1496707443
- Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
- Publish Date: March 2017
- Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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