Moonlight Masquerade: Christian fiction book review

    In this new regency-era romance, Ruth Axtell deftly creates a world where black and white burst into a confusion of colors - and no one is who they seem to be.  Axtell’s expert storytelling and attention to historical detail bring the Regency era alive with  intrigue and romance.

    Lady Celine Wexham seems the model British subject. French by birth but enjoying life in 1813 as a widowed English countess, she is in the unique position of being able to help those in need--or to spy for the notorious Napoleon Bonaparte. When Rees Phillips of the British Foreign Office is sent to pose as the countess's butler and discover where her true loyalties lie, he is confident he will uncover the truth. But the longer he is in her fashionable townhouse in London's West End, the more his staunch loyalty to the Crown begins to waver as he falls under Lady Wexham's spell.

Joy In Our Journey's review ~ by my friend, Jan:

    This was a good book, but I found that the middle of the story became a little long.  There was also a rather intense kissing scene, so you might want to preview it before your teens read the book.  Or, if you avoid books with passionate kissing, this may be one to not read this time:

     It was a dark night; the lady and her maid were gone at last. This is his chance! Now can he find out what milady is really up to.  Is she a spy for France, or not?  It was the perfect chance, so what went wrong?  Why is he huddled up under milady's gowns, cramped and hurting all over, in fear of his job, if not his very life? 

    So begins the story of Celine and Rees, two star-crossed young people; one French and the other English.  This is just my type of story!  Ruth Axtell has written a beautifully described romance in Moonlight Masquerade.

    The descriptions,of life in Regency England and the fast-paced action made this book an attention-getting read that I finished in one day.   :)    I enjoyed the budding attraction between Celine and Rees and the slow but sure steps that they took to a God-ordained marriage.

    The interesting detailed descriptions of the gowns of this period were fascinating.  Just reading about the number of times they needed to change clothes for each activity made me tired!  Oh, except for the gowns, it just might have been worth it!

    For a peep back into time to the English aristocracy and the conflict between the English and the French expatriates, Moonlight Masquerade by Ruth Axtell is a book I think that you will enjoy reading.

    Moonlight Masquerade is available as of March 2013 at your favorite bookseller - from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

    I received one copy of Moonlight Masquerade from Baker Publishing in exchange for this website's honest review of the book.  No other compensation was provided.

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