One Thing Leads to a Lover by Susanna Craig

When Sir Langley shows up at her door and eventually divulges his assignment, Amanda is thrilled to find herself part of an adventure. But why, oh why, did so few ever consider whether a woman in her position might not want to do better? Might not want to remarry at all? Amanda is content with things as they are, but wonders if there isn’t more to life.Ī woman could do worse, yes.

Amanda is being romantically pursued by her sons’ guardian, Lord Dulsworthy who is, well, dull and there is no spark for Amanda in spite of her mother’s enthusiastic approval of his suit. Her sons (ages ten and eleven) are her joy, but her mother is not and is fond of reminding Amanda to “mind her step” in every way. The Countess of Kingston, Amanda Bartlett, has been widowed for three years. His assignment now is to retrieve a French code book (disguised as a French cookbook) that has accidentally fallen into the hands of the Countess of Kingston. He was recently knighted for his work but feels like the mission he completed (that resulted in his knighthood) was a failure. Sir Langley Stanhope is trying to regain his confidence as a spy in service to the Crown. Like the first book in this series, Who’s That Earl, One Thing Leads to a Lover is a light, quick-paced story that will satisfy readers looking for a little intrigue, a sweet romance, and some witty dialogue along the way.

The premise of the series is that the spies’ boss, General Scott, is match-making behind the scenes with his assignments. This is the second book in Susanna Craig’s Love and Let Spy series about jaded spies finding unexpected love.

One Thing Leads to a Lover by Susanna Craig