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The Continental Capers of Melody Chesterton
A Venetian Escapade
From the author of The Tabitha & Wolf Mystery Series...It's 1911, and war is brewing across Europe. However, Melody Chesterton, an independent young woman with her own fortune, has more important things on her mind.
Melody is determined to do more with her life than marry well; she wants exciting escapades with perhaps some romance sprinkled in along the way. Chaperoned by her older brother, Rat, who secretly works for Britain's newly formed Secret Service Bureau, Melody sets off for the first stop on her Grand Tour of Europe, Venice.
Unbeknownst to Melody, Rat is on his first solo mission and is plagued by self-doubt. His sister's continual interference and insistence on socialising with the too-charming and very suspicious Conte Foscari just adds to Rat's worries.
Charmed by Venice, Melody is sure that Italy is where she will fall in love and have the adventure of a lifetime - if only her annoying older brother would stop trying to boss her around.
Can Rat complete his mission while keeping an eye on his troublesome, willful younger sister, who is determined to stick her nose in where it doesn't belong? Join in the fun as Melody Chesterton has her first Continental Caper!
Melody is determined to do more with her life than marry well; she wants exciting escapades with perhaps some romance sprinkled in along the way. Chaperoned by her older brother, Rat, who secretly works for Britain's newly formed Secret Service Bureau, Melody sets off for the first stop on her Grand Tour of Europe, Venice.
Unbeknownst to Melody, Rat is on his first solo mission and is plagued by self-doubt. His sister's continual interference and insistence on socialising with the too-charming and very suspicious Conte Foscari just adds to Rat's worries.
Charmed by Venice, Melody is sure that Italy is where she will fall in love and have the adventure of a lifetime - if only her annoying older brother would stop trying to boss her around.
Can Rat complete his mission while keeping an eye on his troublesome, willful younger sister, who is determined to stick her nose in where it doesn't belong? Join in the fun as Melody Chesterton has her first Continental Caper!
290 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 28, 2024
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September 30, 2024
Junior G-men
This is Rat's first assignment and Melly first trip to the continent. Staying with a friend of Tabitha in Italy, the duo get involved in a murder mystery while Rat is looking for intelligence on radicals that might affect England. Then more problems arrise as Melly gets attracted to two men and they don't know who they can trust. It's a fun read.
This is Rat's first assignment and Melly first trip to the continent. Staying with a friend of Tabitha in Italy, the duo get involved in a murder mystery while Rat is looking for intelligence on radicals that might affect England. Then more problems arrise as Melly gets attracted to two men and they don't know who they can trust. It's a fun read.
December 27, 2024
Just Kept Waiting for the Book to Get Good
The premise to this story sounded interesting, and I usually enjoy novels set in the early part of the 20th century. However, less than a third of the way through this story, I just gave up. It was a jumbled, confusing mess, with no background information supplied as to why these two main characters were apparently adopted into the aristocracy; I kept wondering if there was a previous novel to the series, and therefore this one could not be read as a stand-alone. If so, better explanations as to the characters' past should have been supplied. Further adding to the confusion were all the nicknames, which were poorly identified with the actual names/titles of the individuals concerned.
But the silly and predictable attraction of the youthful heroine to the dashing-probably-nefarious guy was boring, and the constant descriptions of fashion, although entertaining, went overboard. The characters seemed flat and two-dimensional. In fact, the best part of the novel, which I did not finish, were the descriptions of Venice.
I gave up, as I said, a third of the way through and deleted the book from my Kindle.
The premise to this story sounded interesting, and I usually enjoy novels set in the early part of the 20th century. However, less than a third of the way through this story, I just gave up. It was a jumbled, confusing mess, with no background information supplied as to why these two main characters were apparently adopted into the aristocracy; I kept wondering if there was a previous novel to the series, and therefore this one could not be read as a stand-alone. If so, better explanations as to the characters' past should have been supplied. Further adding to the confusion were all the nicknames, which were poorly identified with the actual names/titles of the individuals concerned.
But the silly and predictable attraction of the youthful heroine to the dashing-probably-nefarious guy was boring, and the constant descriptions of fashion, although entertaining, went overboard. The characters seemed flat and two-dimensional. In fact, the best part of the novel, which I did not finish, were the descriptions of Venice.
I gave up, as I said, a third of the way through and deleted the book from my Kindle.
November 19, 2024
new young protagonists
A good read The main characters are young. 18 and 21 maybe 22. I didn’t love the youthful naivety. The writing was just excellent and logical. I enjoyed the plot of and setting.
A good read The main characters are young. 18 and 21 maybe 22. I didn’t love the youthful naivety. The writing was just excellent and logical. I enjoyed the plot of and setting.
February 1, 2025
I've read several of her others books and enjoyed them. This one was lacking. A lot. I kept reading because I was hopeful it would get better. I won't be continuing the series.
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