A Deceptive Bargain Review

Miss Martha Haskett is hiding from her past. She enjoys serving as a lady's maid to her friend Eliza, the Marchioness of Lansdowne and not socializing. When her father, the new Earl of Waterford, visits unexpectedly with the news that she is now a titled lady, Martha must decide if she can accept his bargain for a Season in London in exchange for a dowry and estate. Martha accepts his offer, but feels she doesn't belong and her father may be deceiving her for his own purpose.

Dr. Emmett Maddix spends his time providing medical care for the poor. His life becomes more complicated when he is recruited to be an agent for the Crown. He is assigned to run a small charity hospital as a front to discover more about the smuggling operation run by The Cursed Lot. As he learns more about the smugglers, he also realizes that he is falling in love with Martha.

Before Martha and Emmett can move forward in their relationship and tell each other of their feelings, they must overcome their past and survive the entanglements from The Cursed Lot.

Review -  A Deceptive Bargain is the fifth book in the Beckett Files Series. The books in the series build off of each other and I think a reader may be loss if he or she started the books out of order. The first book in the series is Saving Shadow and then continues on to A Peculiar Courtship, To Love a Spy and A Tangled Ruse. The series is fun, clean and full of romance, intrigue and suspense. The series has strong female protagonists that almost become regency "super heroes" in learning how to defend themselves and others.  A Deceptive Bargain was fun to read. I enjoyed seeing the change in the protagonist, Martha, and how she evolved from hiding from her past to facing it. The male protagonist has the same challenge to face and they are able to help each other to overcome their emotional scars. A Deceptive Bargain also features smugglers, highway men, spies, deception, balls, romances and more. It has a little bit of everything and is well worth reading. To learn more, click here.


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