If you are a fan of Regency mysteries, you’ll love Alls Fair in Love and Treachery. I really enjoyed this book and am going to have to read more by Celeste Connolly.

Lady Petra finds out her childhood, best friend and current lover could've been responsible for her fiancé's death. The death of her Viscount makes Duncan flee the scene and she has no choice but to investigate, also helping the queen with a murder case.

This is a swell sequel to the first book! I will admit, I did not realize that this was the second book in the series. So I did go check out the first book out of my library, just to have a little skim through. I will say the description is made me want to pick it up.

“Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie and dazzling new installment (didn't catch that when I requested the book) in a captivating, regency-era mystery, feminist spin.

That being said this book was just OK. I was not in love with it. It's kind of forgettable. I don't remember much from it. On a brighter note, it was very fast pace, and this did make me want to read more to find out what's going on.

If you're interested in historical mystery/lady detective books, I would recommend this, even though I didn't enjoy it that much. If you're a fan of the genre, I really do think that you would enjoy it.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I didn’t realize this was the second book in a series when I started it, so my opinion comes only from this book. I found it very poorly written. There was an entire scene toward the beginning where one character would say a bunch of exposition, and another character would agree by repeating it in almost the same words. They went back and forth like this. I already didn’t feel invested in the story, but that really solidified my early suspicion that this book wasn’t going to be very good.

Worse than that, this claims to be a mystery, but I knew who the culprits were before I even hit the 20% mark. I was certain that I was right, so I skipped to the last few chapters to confirm, and yep. It was exactly who it seemed to be. I stopped reading the book at that point.

A compelling, fast-paced sequel! Petra is stunned to find out her childhood best friend and current lover may have been responsible for her fiancé’s death. Duncan has fled the scene so Petra has no choice but to investigate while also helping the Queen with a murder case.

This was great - a very high energy mystery with a captivating romance between Petra and Duncan.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy.

Good book, interesting twists and turns! Fast paced and leaves you wanting more. Duncan makes for a good mmc and leaves one wanting a relationship like theirs!

Huge thanks to NetGalley for the eARC.

Readers of All's Fair in Love and Treachery should be prepared for ANGST with a capital A.N.G.S.T, courtesy of this newest installment in the series. Not to give too much away but when you suspect your " half-Scottish secret paramour" of murdering your beloved "viscount fiancé" a girl's allowed to wallow in misery. Luckily for us, Lady Petra Forsyth, not being able to confront Duncan Shawcross, delves into "royal assignment instead", thereby taking the reader on a wild ride of a mystery.

I've been really enjoying the recent influx of historical mystery/lady detective books being published and a highly recommend this series by Celeste Connally if you are a fan of the genre.

This is a great sequel to the first book! Lady Petra is shocked to find her lover was the murderer of her viscount years ago and she now goes on the hunt for him. She feels betrayed and her trust has been shattered. The plot of this book is not always clear cut, but I still loved the book and rated it five stars.

Kindle Copy for Review from NetGalley, Minotaur and St. Martin Press.

I received a free, advance copy of this book and this is my unbiased and voluntary review.

Lady Petra finds out the death of her viscount three years ago was a case of murder and the murderer is her Scottish lover who been consoling her. Shea cannot let things go as she will hunt down her missing lover and get the truth as she feels betrayed. Love and treachery goes hand –to-hand as trust is a fleeting emotion. And things are not always clear cut.