A Lady Never Lies by Stephanie Burkhart
(The Windsor Diaries Book 3)
Steampunk Romance
Review:
Wow. This is book 3 in the series and I got to tell you this was just as fabulous as Book 2!
I really loved Richard and Jocelyn in book 2
where we first met them and am super happy that I got to know them even
better in book three.
So first off, we are back with the time
travelers as we reacquaint ourselves with follow past characters like
Alice, Grayson, Edmund, and Kiera as we follow Richard and Jocelyn on
their own adventure to save their relationship and the world of the
future. But new characters are also thrown into the melee like Sophia,
cousin of Edmund and Richard, and Jax, a friend and metal smith from the
Victorian era. They get their own little story woven into this
adventure and all madness is thrown into a loop.
And like before we also get multiple stories
interspersedly in this fast paced adventure packed story. We are again
thrown into going on an adventure with the the past during the Victorian
era of 1855 and in the present of 2011.
In book 3 we start off with a wedding and an
explosion. The ring Richard had given Jocelyn blew up burning her
father badly, leaving him in no condition to work for he has to rest and
heal for days or months to come. This made a rift in Richard and
Jocelyn’s relationship because she doesn’t know if he’s to be blamed or
if it was just something that couldn’t be prevented, but it did damage
their building romance and throw them a curve ball as Richard returned
to her side.
But something has also changed in the future
too. A nosy reporter has found out their secret and wants in on their
adventure and threatens to expose Alice, Grayson, and their traveling
gang. But miners of the past is planning a riot that could change the
future if Jocelyn doesn’t step into her father’s shoes stop them, but
what is she to do when she thinks her father is leaving her penniless as
he searches for the last remaining heir to their family?
As I sad before I’m super happy to be
following Richard and Jocelyn on their adventure. I Loved them in book 2
and super love them even more in here. We got a better feel of
Richard’s character and he’s more open here than in the previous book,
in my opinion. He’s a Prince to the British thrown in the future and
present day of 2011. He was also the time keeper of the time machine but
since it no longer exists, traveling between time and space will get
more challenging. Jocelyn was more modern feeling for a lady of the
Victorian era. Her father gave her more free rein on her life and
decisions because she was motherless. She got to follow in her father’s
step and see things no young and unmarried lady would ever see during
the Victorian era.
As they fight to keep their feelings above
water and from boiling over Richard and Jocelyn works to keep the miners
in check and to keep them from doing anything to change the future. At
the same time Alice and Grayson tries to stay ahead of reporter Jack
Brandon and his investigation into the time traveling as he told them
that he had felt a change and rift in the atmosphere since Grayson
arrived and to the missing party of Edmund, Richard, and Sophia. But
when things couldn’t get any better the reporter ends up triggering a
channel that gets him transporting back through time to the past.
And like the previous books before it,
Richard and Jocelyn has to make a decision, if they want their
relationship to last through time. So who’s it going to be, Jocelyn
traveling to the future to make a life with the future King of England
or Richard making a life in the past as a gentleman with Jocelyn? And in
here we had a sad encounter that will change the game and gang as
another story is brewing for the next book in the series as Sophia and
Jax tries to prevent the disturbance of the creation of electricity for
the future.
I say this was a super fast and adventure
filled reading again. The writing was just as spectacular like before
and flowed like smooth silk. Again you might want to check out the
previous books in the series to fully understand and follow the
characters on their adventure to put the future to rights and fall in
love at the same time making for a very challenging and difficult
situation. If you’re not going to be reading this in order than that is
okay too but you might be a little lost because of all the characters
and reference to previous adventures, but don’t worry, you can still
enjoy this read as a standalone.
As always, this is a Steam Punk Victorian
scifi fantasy filled adventure and a fast paced read. Super amazing!!!
Can’t wait for what’s coming next for this crew~
Rating: 4 out 4
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