Review of The Innkeeper's Daughter by Bianca M. Schwarz
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A thrilling start to the series that has us following mystery and danger, but also a blooming friendship with the hope for something more in a world of class and station and power.

Sir Henry was used to surprises in his line of work, but Eliza was someone he never expected to come into his life. Rather dramatically as well. After she has escaped her abusive step-father from a force arrangement to a horrendous man - a man who has ties to a world so dark and depraved - she is new under his protection.
A wonderful union and friendship blooms. Henry has faced heartbreak before, with the actions of his first love leading to the birth of an illegitamate daughters, and an agreement with his family to make sure she enters society under the one person Henry needs in his life: a well-born wife.
As the friendship evolves during a race to save young women from monsters, avenge a friend who has suffered to the hands of them, and uncover others who assist those carrying out the evil, what will Henry and Eliza do when they face the music?

Loved Eliza and Henry's connection. The humour, the admiration, an easy bond. When it all escalates, just love how they easily go so well together. Even with the truth of their situation, they take it in stride and allow for another adventure to unfold. Henry is also a wonderful father to Emily, and has great friends and family at his side.
When secrets come out, over tea and in letters, I am left jaw dropped with the epic additional spice.
Several other characters I am interested and hoping to see in the rest of the series, both good and bad.


Review of The Gentleman's Daughter by Bianca M.Schwarz
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We are left jaw dropped from the very first page as Sire Henry enters a new journey to carry out a promise and find something we all hoped he already had.

Sir Henry carries out his duties for the crown and once again stumbles upon horrible men in their wicked ways, leading right back to the Knights of the Snake Pit. As he tries to uncover the evil, his has tasked himself with a promise he must carry out for the sake of his daughter: find a wife to have Emily taken out into society.
He did not expect Isabella.
She has her own secrets too. Her own past. Her own demons.
Demons that are now coming back into her life the same time Sir Henry has made his entrance.
Can she accept and take a chance at happiness with Henry as her monster lurks around, along with Henry's former mistress still lingering in his heart as well as his own demons?

Wowzers! I was not expecting this!
I was full on happy that Henry and Eliza were going to be together, but it appears that they accepted their fates and found separate paths to happiness.
Love Isabella. She's strong, and already proving to be a great person for Emily to be looked after by.
We are left with a few surprises in the book that we will surely come across later in the series.


ARC Review of The Memory of Her by Bianca M. Schwarz
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We are taken for an epic turn following Eliza, our heroine from book one, as she navigates her role in her new line of work...as well as finding love again and with a familiar face!

Allen survived thinking of her.
Eliza.
Three years ago he fell for the strong and beautiful mistress of his good friend, knowing he could not have her but kept her nonetheless close to his heart. When he is tortured and starved by cruel enemies, followed by a rescue, who of course comes to nurse him back to health?
The woman of his dreams, and hallucinations.
Eliza has excepted she needs to part ways with Henry, but is more than happy to tend to Allen. What she did not expect was to be attracted to him as she believed she previously thought. As her feelings change fromt friendship to something sweeter, she's had to multitask as the danger is not far.
The job is not over.

This romance was much sweeter and smoother than Eliza and Henry's story. Very mellow. Was hoping for some humour, considering how in book one Allen saved Eliza in such a comedic fashion, but it was all hearts and flowers. Not that it is bad.
Eliza and Allen both get their happy ending, and we are left with more evil to take down!


Review of The Spy's Daughter by Bianca M. Schwarz
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The epic finally to this historical romance series as our wicked knights are taken on by our favourite group of spies, and our sweet Emily gets her time to shine in the spotlight.

Max is Emily's hero.
She cannot get him out of her head and is sure he is the one for her. As our darling girl steps out into society - finally - she enchants the ton and may have just gained the attention of the man she desires the most.
The man with connections to a horrible group of men with ties to a dispicable world. As their union and love grow, will the ties that hold him in the shadows start to affect Emily. With his horrendous grandfather spitting hatred and evil, the evil from Emily's own past, as well as the monsters currently lurking around them now, will their love finish before it has even begun?

A very testy union between these two? One epic finale!
It's all very sweet between these two, but there is certainly no smooth sailing...which is great because if there was not rockiness then we would not have the story when need from Max and Emily, along with the well celebrated previous characters of the series.
Love that Emily's cousin came back into this as he has been a big part in Emily's youth.
A great family has come together in the end to fight the final battle. Blood will spill. Lies will be lost. Brandy will be poured.

I honestly really enjoyed this set of books! I loved how the romance was more secondary to the mystery of the books! I would recommend these books to anyone who enjoys spy books! It gives etiquette and espionage vibes but more grown up!

I love Bridgerton and Regency romance so I knew this was one for me. The more I read the more I fell in love with the books and the characters.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were well developed and lovable. The pacing was perfect and left you wanting to read more. I can't wait to read more by this author!

The Gentleman Spy Mysteries are Regency-era dark romantic suspense stories, with each of the four books continuing the story of these characters over a series of interconnected standalones. The box set is great value, and will appeal to fans of dark romance; Bridgerton fans might also enjoy them, but should be aware that they're pretty gritty. The writing style wasn't to my taste, so I didn't read past the first book, but there was plenty of intrigue and action and I'm sure plenty of readers will have a lot of fun reading these!

This regency series featuring the characters of Henry and Eliza reminded me of the Marianne novels by Juliette Benzoni, because of the descriptions of clothes mainly. I enjoyed the Marianne novels and I enjoyed these novels as well, and the characters were well drawn. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for giving me a copy of the book, which is highly recommended to anyone who wants a good read in the historical fiction category.

These stories were a fun read. Equal parts romance and spy adventures. I liked Henry and Eliza and was really worried when I saw book two wasn't still about them, but if you keep going you won't regret it at all.