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A Love By Design
by Elizabeth Everett
A Love by Design is book three in the Secret Scientists of London series by Elizabeth Everett and if you haven't picked up this series yet, I highly recommend that you do. I enjoyed this one just a much as books one and two and if you read the first two, you won't miss out on the references that flow throughout this book.
This book focuses on Maggie and George. Along with Violet, they grew up together and had a relationship well before we are introduced to them in this series. With that said, things didn't necessarily pan out for Maggie and George (for reasons that come to light in the book) but now that Maggie is back in London and involved with Athena's Retreat, she is seeing George more often and it is bringing back old feelings.
While their relationship is an important part of this book, the other plot line to note is that Maggie is an engineer. She spent years working at her husband's firm and when he passed away, she tried to get her father-in-law to pass the firm on to her but that didn't pan out because of course, she's a woman. When makes the decision to move back to London, she is engaged by a group to build a tunnel underneath the Thames. The issue is that Maggie finds out who is funding the project and while she definitely has second thoughts about doing it, she moves forward knowing it might cause some issues with her friends.
As the story moves forward, not only do George and Maggie start to talk with each other about their past, but they move ahead and realize they still have strong feelings for one another. With their roles reversed now (he is a Lord and she is a working lady), they have to figure out what's truly important. On top of that, the project Maggie has been working on has some weird things going on and as she gets into the middle of it, she finds out just how much danger she is in.
That's about all I can say - there are some great characters and a well-written story within these pages and I recommend picking this one up for your next read!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book focuses on Maggie and George. Along with Violet, they grew up together and had a relationship well before we are introduced to them in this series. With that said, things didn't necessarily pan out for Maggie and George (for reasons that come to light in the book) but now that Maggie is back in London and involved with Athena's Retreat, she is seeing George more often and it is bringing back old feelings.
While their relationship is an important part of this book, the other plot line to note is that Maggie is an engineer. She spent years working at her husband's firm and when he passed away, she tried to get her father-in-law to pass the firm on to her but that didn't pan out because of course, she's a woman. When makes the decision to move back to London, she is engaged by a group to build a tunnel underneath the Thames. The issue is that Maggie finds out who is funding the project and while she definitely has second thoughts about doing it, she moves forward knowing it might cause some issues with her friends.
As the story moves forward, not only do George and Maggie start to talk with each other about their past, but they move ahead and realize they still have strong feelings for one another. With their roles reversed now (he is a Lord and she is a working lady), they have to figure out what's truly important. On top of that, the project Maggie has been working on has some weird things going on and as she gets into the middle of it, she finds out just how much danger she is in.
That's about all I can say - there are some great characters and a well-written story within these pages and I recommend picking this one up for your next read!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.