After all that Grandfather has sacrificed to raise her, Theresa Plane owes it to him to save the family name--and that means clearing their debt with creditors before she marries Edward Greystone. But when one of the creditors’ threats leads her to stumble across a midnight meeting, she discovers that the money he owes isn’t all Grandfather was hiding. And the secrets he kept have now trapped Theresa in a life-threatening fight for her home--and the truth.
After months of undercover work, Secret Service operative Broderick Cosgrove is finally about to uncover the identity of the leader of a notorious counterfeiting ring. That moment of triumph turns to horror, however, when he finds undeniable proof that his former fiancé is connected. Can he really believe the woman he loved is a willing participant? Protecting Theresa and proving her innocence may destroy his career--but that’s better than failing her twice in one lifetime.
They must form a partnership, tentative though it is. But there’s no question they’re both still keeping secrets--and that lack of trust, along with the dangerous criminals out for their blood, threatens their hearts, their faith, and their very survival.
MY REVIEW
I found myself captivated by Crystal Caudill's story of a counterfeiting ring and the secret service member that was trying to thwart it. Broderick was everything a romantic hero should be - Daring, Charming, and just a little bit mysterious. Theresa thought she was over him, but was she ever wrong. Engaged to someone else when he pops back into her life at a cemetery of all places.
Theresa is independent and headstrong - A combination that has gotten her in trouble a time or two. Raised by her grandfather, a retired military man, she is doing all she can to save his name and her home.
This was a well-paced story that brought in all the suspense and all the intrigue. I found myself turning each page looking for answers only to have to turn the next. The story was rich and I could almost place myself in the turn of the century town.
Crystal Caudill writes a thrilling suspense and I was met with turns that were surprising and not surprising at the same time. The threads of the story were woven together masterfully.
I loved the way that she wove in their Christian faith and how that was almost as central to the story as the suspense itself. The story was as much about redemption and faith as it was about the mystery.
I received an early copy and am thrilled to share my honest opinions.
GIVEAWAY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Crystal Caudill is the author of “dangerously good historical romance,” with her work garnering awards from Romance Writers of America and ACFW. Counterfeit Love is her debut published novel.
Caudill says that reading and writing are part of her soul and have been since she first held a crayon. While she considered writing to be an escape from challenges and struggles and a way to keep her sanity, Caudill would come to recognize that God used it as a teaching tool. “The stories came through my fingertips, but they were marked with His fingerprints,” she shares.
As she delved into history and crafted her own stories of hope through danger, Caudill would answer the call to pursue writing as a career after her first writer’s conference. “My stories are still filled with danger, struggle, and history, but they are also permeated with the hope and love of Christ. I hope they are dangerously good. Good for the heart and for the soul.”
She is a stay-at-home mom and caregiver, and when she isn’t writing, Caudill can be found playing board games with her family, drinking hot tea, or reading other great books at her home outside Cincinnati, Ohio.
Find out more at crystalcaudill.com or find her on Facebook (@crystalcaudillauthor) and Instagram (@crystalcaudillauthor). You can also join fellow readers in Crystal Caudill’s Reading Friends group on Facebook.
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