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theeuphoriczat's review against another edition
3.0
I rarely read historical romance but with this book, I am definitely going to be reading a lot more of them. This book starts with Lady Emmaline who is about to get her future locked away in an arranged marriage. But little does she know that the man who had rejected her heart would be knocking on her door for help. This is when we meet Adam Locksley who although likes and wants Emmaline, believes he shouldn't be with her because of his social standing and his lack of land ownership. Anyways, Emmaline takes his request as a way out of her pending marriage. With both of them needing each other, they come up with a compromise and we follow them on a journey to uncover a plot against the government.
With Emmaline's ability to recall people's voices, they set out to find the villain whose voice she had heard before. They run away from home and travel around England, trying to find the arch-villans, the Charters, and also hide from her betrothed.
There are several romantic scenes that were just tasteful. I quite enjoyed it but the ending left me so annoyed and I need the next book as soon as possible!
With Emmaline's ability to recall people's voices, they set out to find the villain whose voice she had heard before. They run away from home and travel around England, trying to find the arch-villans, the Charters, and also hide from her betrothed.
There are several romantic scenes that were just tasteful. I quite enjoyed it but the ending left me so annoyed and I need the next book as soon as possible!
colleen1011's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable book! I have read this author before and this book did not disappoint. Great plot and development between the main characters.
books_and_more_books_byt's review against another edition
2.0
This is the first book from this author that I have had a chance to read. It began slowly and I really couldn’t stay focused. Unfortunately, I was not able to finish it because I couldn’t stay with it. Maybe it would have been better and made more sense if I had read the previous books in the series. I’m not sure.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
winterreader40's review
4.0
I thought this was the last book and the mystery would finally be solved, but it's not...
This is still a good story though, we start with a runaway bride(Emmeline) who was supposed to marry her childhood bff but they are both in love with other people. When Emmie sees her former lover crossing the yard to the church for her wedding she sends him a note asking for a scoundrels help.
Adam is only at the wedding because he hopes it will kill the last of his heart that's holding on to Emmie, so when he receives her note he wonders if his luck might be changing even though he knows he's not good enough for her.
So we have a runaway bride and the man who is helping her escape is the same man who has been hired to find her but he also works for the home office and they want Emmeline for her unique talent of hearing/seeing and remembering voices after only hearing them a time or 2 to help them catch their villain. Various elements all twisting together to get us closer to the answers everyone needs.
This is still a good story though, we start with a runaway bride(Emmeline) who was supposed to marry her childhood bff but they are both in love with other people. When Emmie sees her former lover crossing the yard to the church for her wedding she sends him a note asking for a scoundrels help.
Adam is only at the wedding because he hopes it will kill the last of his heart that's holding on to Emmie, so when he receives her note he wonders if his luck might be changing even though he knows he's not good enough for her.
So we have a runaway bride and the man who is helping her escape is the same man who has been hired to find her but he also works for the home office and they want Emmeline for her unique talent of hearing/seeing and remembering voices after only hearing them a time or 2 to help them catch their villain. Various elements all twisting together to get us closer to the answers everyone needs.
gypsybaby75's review against another edition
2.0
I was drawn into this book by the cover. I grew up with a Newfoundland, so I was instantly intrigued. However, as I read past the cover they mention the dog is not actually a Newfoundland but an overgrown lab? The was my first issue with this book. The second issue was that the hero and heroine were never introduced and/or they never officially met. Maybe I glossed over that part, but I'm pretty sure the author just jumped to them talking in the forest and then running off together.
The only part of the book I actually enjoyed was the middle, when they were on the run. The conflict as well with her cousin and the question of entitlement was lacking and not fully fleshed out. The idea that they had to keep on the run because of Em's jilted fiancée was laughable and totally insane.
I just did not get the whole book. At all. The only parts I liked were the dogs.
The only part of the book I actually enjoyed was the middle, when they were on the run. The conflict as well with her cousin and the question of entitlement was lacking and not fully fleshed out. The idea that they had to keep on the run because of Em's jilted fiancée was laughable and totally insane.
I just did not get the whole book. At all. The only parts I liked were the dogs.
rainelle_barrett's review against another edition
2.0
I really tried to get into the book. I found the introduction to the story choppy. The description of the characters wasn’t clearly explained. The story is a very slow start. The beginning used to much time of Em thinking of faults in her past. The book missed the catch the readers attention in ten pages or less. The story runs flat. 
thumanybooks's review against another edition
3.0
There's so much to love about this book...but it didn't quite get all the way there. There is just SO MUCH plot. A spy plot, a weird fairies thing, a lovers to haters to lovers, a runaway bride, etc! And we start at the middle of their relationship, so it feels a bit as if we have been left out of the good parts. There's a lot of backtracking to understand what happened first. The writing is good though. And there is romance and chemistry. It's a good book overall, just not a favorite.
stellasbookbinge's review against another edition
3.0
I was intrigued with the premise of this story and the inclusion of a disability rep. But it fell short in a few areas.
I think the classic chemistry between the main characters could have been fleshed out a bit more, no feeling was felt (no tummy flips or butterflies, I couldn’t feel their love). I do get sick of the miscommunication and secret keeping device but I guess that’s what we’ll always get.
Em’s talent for recalling voices was cool and I think it was a missed opportunity to dive deeper in with that.
Over all I thought the story was ok.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eArc to review.
I think the classic chemistry between the main characters could have been fleshed out a bit more, no feeling was felt (no tummy flips or butterflies, I couldn’t feel their love). I do get sick of the miscommunication and secret keeping device but I guess that’s what we’ll always get.
Em’s talent for recalling voices was cool and I think it was a missed opportunity to dive deeper in with that.
Over all I thought the story was ok.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eArc to review.
mdfn's review against another edition
1.0
I struggled my way through this. I just didn't enjoy the way we began, and how everything got pieced together. It felt so awkward and I didn't enjoy the way Emmeline and Adam interacted. It felt like this should be a second book, which would spare us the constant stream of reminders via thought. I'd rather "watch" their relationship develop than be told how it happened while they're in a new situation. I was hoping it was just them, but the telling continued.
Just not my cup of tea.
Just not my cup of tea.
vgdesigns's review against another edition
5.0
Love is a Fool’s Game
Brazen in Blue is a delightful spy romance, with a runaway bride. Rachel Miles blends spirited characters with an entertaining adventure. Lady Emmeline Hartley (Em) has had a challenging past, and all she wants is a quiet life tending her estate. But as a woman of fortune, marriage is what is expected of her, and Lord Colin Somerville is a good man. When she has second thoughts, the only person who can help is the scoundrel spy Adam Montclair. He broke her heart once, and she refuses to repeat that mistake again. Covered in so many lies and aliases, Adam wants nothing more than to make things right with Em. Together they find a way to work through their pasts, and remember who they are. Em and Adam are well matched, have quite a few similar experiences, and love a lot of the same things. There are a few references to past events that are not reiterated. So, it takes a little bit to get oriented into this story if you have not read the previous The Muses’ Salon books. It also takes a while for them to tell each other their difficult secrets. A great romance about remembering, forgiving, and falling in love.
Brazen in Blue is a delightful spy romance, with a runaway bride. Rachel Miles blends spirited characters with an entertaining adventure. Lady Emmeline Hartley (Em) has had a challenging past, and all she wants is a quiet life tending her estate. But as a woman of fortune, marriage is what is expected of her, and Lord Colin Somerville is a good man. When she has second thoughts, the only person who can help is the scoundrel spy Adam Montclair. He broke her heart once, and she refuses to repeat that mistake again. Covered in so many lies and aliases, Adam wants nothing more than to make things right with Em. Together they find a way to work through their pasts, and remember who they are. Em and Adam are well matched, have quite a few similar experiences, and love a lot of the same things. There are a few references to past events that are not reiterated. So, it takes a little bit to get oriented into this story if you have not read the previous The Muses’ Salon books. It also takes a while for them to tell each other their difficult secrets. A great romance about remembering, forgiving, and falling in love.