Five Star Expressions - The Shocking Miss Shaw [Hardcover]

Justine Wittich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 2003 | Series: Five Star Expressions

The follow-up novel to Chloe and the Spy -- the book that Romantic Times called, ". . . enchanting . . . a definite winner", and gave a four-star rating!

When Sierra Shaw descends on London society she announces at the outset that she wants to marry a titled Englishman and take him home to America so people will address her as "Lady" something.

Fitz Kent, spy master for the government, can't believe anyone as beautiful and rich as Sierra needs to buy a husband. He tells himself that his suspicion that she has an ulterior motive is what makes him follow her every move.

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"... a clever, well-written romance... The characters are well developed; the dialogue is witty and realistic."
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"...a great adventure romance with an interesting mystery."
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Five Star; 1 edition (May 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786247673
• ISBN-13: 978-0786247677
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,024,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast, fun suspense ... with a nice touch of romance., August 20, 2004

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Jeanie Innis (Logan, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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No matter what style you prefer, this beautifully written story will draw you in. Excellent character development, hero is sexy and bold, heroine is feminine and yet thinks for herself. The mystery is well done and holds your attention. Any of Ms. Wittich's books are a joy to read. Her most recent, Family Matters, is the best yet .... each book is better than the one before. Enjoy!
An addicted reader: Jeanie

4.0 out of 5 stars irresistible Victorian romantic suspense, June 15, 2003

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Five Star Expressions - The Shocking Miss Shaw (Hardcover)

In 1885 Washington DC, a distraught Melanie Shaw informs her beloved stepdaughter Sierra that someone is trying to blackmail her with her past ruining her second husband, a US Senator. Not wanting to disturb her father who is working to keep his country from violating a treaty with the Indians, Sierra decides to travel to England in order to ferret out the source of the extortion. Both Shaw females wonder if Melanie's first husband, declared dead from a ship accident, actually survived.

In London, the wealthy Sierra announces that she plans to go home married to a title. Spymaster Fitz Kent refuses to accept Sierra's seemingly guileless answer as he feels she is too beautiful and rich to marry just a title. He begins trailing her rationalizing that he needs to learn what her agenda really is though deep in his gut he knows he is attracted to the American. While they fall in love she needs his skills just to stay one step ahead of a dangerous blackmailer.

THE SHOCKING MISS SHAW is similar to many of the recent bookstore invasion of wealthy Americans and English aristocrats falling in love. However, the investigation into who is the blackmailer adds mystery elements that freshen up the story line. Though Sierra seems a bit too foolhardy and brave, she and Fitz make for quite a couple starring in an irresistible Victorian romantic suspense novel.

Harriet Klausner