Friends and Foes

This is the first book in the Jonquil Brothers series and what a great way to begin! Philip Jonquil has a persona of a dandy as a guise for being a secret British agent of the crown. While acting like he cares for nothing more than fashion aids Philip in gathering information, it also causes Sorrel Kendrick to draw the wrong conclusion about him.  Because of their rocky first meeting, Philip and Sorrel must overcome their differences to find who the person is behind the cascades each of them have built. 

Action, adventure, and a dangerous enemy on the loose, this is a page turner and a hold everything kind of book. I enjoyed seeing Sorrel change throughout the book. I also liked that she had grit and determination. She would not give up when she was in tremendous pain when those closest to her dealt with her disability in ways that were unhelpful. Seeing Philip believe in her gave her the courage to do things she did not think were she was capable of when she needed it most.

I am looking forward to reading more in the series because there are unanswered questions that I look forward to learning about in future books. I recommend reading this book if you like well crafted stories with adventure and some romance. 

About the Book: 

After five years of tracking and capturing spies on English soil, Philip Jonquil, Earl of Lampton, is in pursuit of his last quarry. But at a traveler’s inn, he encounters an unexpected and far more maddening foe: Sorrel Kendrick, a young lady who is strikingly pretty, shockingly outspoken, and entirely unimpressed with him. Indeed, Sorrel cannot believe the nerve of this gentleman, who rudely accuses her of theft and insults her feminine dignity. Doubly annoyed when they both end up at a party hosted by mutual friends, Philip and Sorrel privately declare war on one another. But Philip’s tactics, which range from flirting to indifference, soon backfire as he finds himself reluctantly enjoying Sorrel’s company; and, much to her dismay, Sorrel finds Philip’s odd manner to be increasingly endearing. 

In the midst of this waning war and growing attraction, Philip catches wind of the French spy he’s been tracking, and Sorrel inadvertently stumbles upon a crucial piece of the puzzle, making her indispensable to the mission. But can two proud hearts negotiate a ceasefire when cooperation matters most?