Anna O'Brien leads a predictable and quiet life as a map librarian at the illustrious Library of Congress until she stumbles across the baffling mystery of a ship disappeared at sea. Thwarted in her attempts to uncover information, her determination outweighs her shyness and she turns to a dashing congressman for help.
Luke Callahan was one of the nation's most powerful congressmen before his promising career was shadowed in scandal. Eager to share in a new cause and intrigued by the winsome librarian, he joins forces with Anna to solve the mystery of the lost ship. Opposites in every way, Anna and Luke are unexpectedly drawn to each other despite the strict rules forbidding Anna from any romantic entanglements with members of Congress.
From the gilded halls of the Capitol where powerful men shape the future of the nation, to the scholarly archives of the nation's finest library, Anna and Luke are soon embroiled in secrets much bigger and more perilous than they ever imagined. Is bringing the truth to light worth risking all they've ever dreamed for their futures?
My Take:
I have read three of Elizabeth Camden's books and the one thing they all have in common is the excellent banter between the two main characters, which makes her books extremely entertaining BTW :) and I love how the women in her books are so strong-willed and independent. I found I could easily identify with both Luke and Anne. I admired Luke for controlling his anger as much as he did, sometimes I wanted to yell him that he needed to learn to channel it into areas that it could be used for good instead of trying to ignore it. But then Anna eventually taught him that, I just had to have patience and keep reading.
One thing I didn't like,
One thing I didn't like,
(Possible Spoiler Alert!)
The book was going along great until I got to the part when Luke found out the real reason behind the false report of the Culpepper and acted so cold towards Anne, A few hours before finding out the truth he talked about marriage, then after he learned the truth, he acted like he didn't even know her! Yes, he was protecting her in his own way but I just didn't like it and it made it hard for me to like the novel as I did previously. But even with that being said I still like them together, how everything worked out between them in the end, and the novel itself. Overall I enjoyed this book, it's not my favorite of her novels, but still a very good read.
Favorite Quote:
"Mr Callahan, you must learn to accept who you are. You're both a saint and sinner. Beautiful, but broken. Aren't we all?" Page.124
* I received this book for free from Bethany House publishers in exchange for my honest review.
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The Author
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Photo courtesy of Ginger Murray Photography Elizabeth Camden
Elizabeth Camden is the award-winning author of four books, including Against the Tide (2012), winner of a RITA Award, Christy Award, and Daphne du Maurier Award. With a master's in history and a master's in library science, she is a research librarian by day...
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