The Beauty and the Spy

by Gayle Callen

Book Overview

For the many romance fans who can't get enough of romances set in England, as well as fans of Christina Dodd. He kidnapped her to keep her safe, but the captor soon becomes a captive when she turns on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060543957
• ISBN13: 9780060543952
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 373 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

WOW....

This book is hilarious. I love books that are smartly written, funny, hott, sexy, and mysterious. I love the characters in this book as well. They are great! This is a book that I will read again. I'd recommend this book to anyone that has a sense of humor and adventurous spirit.

Escapist Literature at it's Very Best

Gayle Callen has written a book perfectly situated to end a stressful day. For anyone in need of a little escape pick up The Beauty and the Spy, draw a bath, light a candle and kick the hubby and the kids out for an evening.

CALLEN'S WORK IS PURE GENIUS

This book is truly wonderful! I've loved this writers' historicals from way back when she was writing Medievals, and I still love them when she writes in the VICTORIAN era, like this book. Callen's characters act appropriate for the era. This book is lush and well-researched as usual. I can't wait for her next book!!

Great Read!

Gayle Callen writes a great book full of adventure and romance! It kept me on the edge of my seat and I could hardly put it down. I can't wait to read the rest in the series!

engaging Victorian espionage romance

In 1844 at a party, undercover spy Nicholas Wright seeks a female traitor so he cuts a deal with one of her minions, Campbell. Overhearing the transaction is widow Charlotte Sinclair, daughter of the recently retired spymaster and Nicholas' former boss. Campbell wants Charlotte dead immediately, but Nicholas tells him this is not the place and he will take care of this intrusion. Nicholas and his partner Sam abduct Charlotte to keep her safe. As the plot boils and the danger increases, Charlotte takes risks too feeling she is a chip off the old block having recently read her father's journals. Nicholas finds himself panicking over her safety as he has fall in love with her; she reciprocates his feelings but wonders whose side is he really on? This engaging Victorian romance, the second in the "Spies and Lovers" series, is a fabulous espionage love story that takes readers for quite a ride once Charlotte is discovered. The story line moves at a fast pace as Charlotte tries to escape as she believes her kidnappers will dispose of her at the first convenient moment. Worse to this feisty young woman is that she is attracted to Nicholas though she vowed never again after a brutal marriage. That odd relationship makes for a terrific historical. Harriet Klausner