A Portrait of Loyalty by Roseanna M. White

The third book in Roseanna M. White's series The Codebreakers has released! A Portrait of Loyalty picks up the story in late February 1918 as the world heads toward the conclusion of World War I in November 1918. This time the author brings in a Russian to the codebreaker team.

From the Back Cover:

He sees patterns in what she deems chaos. She sees beauty in a world he thought destroyed. 

Zivon Marin was one of Russia's top cryptographers until the October Revolution tore apart his world. Forced to flee to England after speaking out against Lenin, Zivon is driven by a growing anger and determined to offer his services to the Brits. But never far from his mind is his brother, whom Zivon fears died in the train crash that separated them. 

Lily Blackwell sees the world best through the lens of a camera and possesses unsurpassed skill when it comes to retouching and re-creating photographs. With her father's connections in propaganda, she's recruited to the intelligence division, even though her mother would disapprove if she ever found out. 

After Captain Blackwell invites Zivon to dinner one evening, a friendship blooms between him and Lily that soon takes over their hearts. But both have secrets they're unwilling to share, and neither is entirely sure they can trust the other. When Zivon's loyalties are called into question, proving him honest is about more than one couple's future dreams--it becomes a matter of ending the war. 

 My Thoughts:

Like Roseanna's other books in this series, A Portrait of Loyalty also has a great story. The story took me back to a tumultuous time in history and gave me a glimpse of what life was like during the first world war.  The codebreakers are facinating to me. It's amazing the way they can solve puzzles with code and language so quickly. This series also mentions the Bolshevik Revolution which I thought was a great addition to the historical scene. The Russians were having their own battles that they were facing during this time too. And can you honestly have a spy book without having a Russian make an appearance? Of course not! This story will pull at your heartstrings so be prepared for that. Not everything is all roses especially with the sudden appearance of the Spanish Flu. A timely story for this point in our own history. Of course, our illness in 2020 is not to the vast effect that the Spanish Flu had on the world.

I would definitely recommend this series. It was a great one to read, so make sure to check out the books in her Codebreaker series. You can read my review of her first two books in the series by clicking on the titles:  The Number of Love (Book 1) and Wings of Devotion (Book 2).

 My Rating: ★★★★★

 

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About the Author:

Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she's homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books...to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com

 

 

 

 

***I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.