Title: A Portrait of Loyalty
Author: Roseann M White
Ch: 29
Pg: 384
Series: The Codebreakers book 3
Genre: Christian Historical fiction, Christian Historical Fiction
Rating: 5 stars
Publisher: Bethany House Publisher
Lily Blackwell is
photographer who’s using her skills for the war effort and Zivon Marin fled
Russia after the Revolution now he’s using his skills to help Britain’s war
effort.
The two couldn’t be
more different he’s a man without a country and she’s the daughter of a British
Naval Captain. But maybe just maybe both their skill sets can help win the war
and lead to more and just maybe Lily and Zivon have more things in common than
they realize. But forces beyond their control his enemies from Russia and an
unknown illness are working to keep them apart.
As a lover of history
including Russian history I always wondered what happened to the Russian
citizens loyal to the czar and the royal family who weren’t royal after the
Russian Revolution. A Portrait of Loyalty gave me a glimpse of one
possibility.
As an American I
really didn’t learn about WWI in school as it’s a war we weren’t involved in
for very long. So it was nice that A Portrait of Loyalty and the other books in
the series gave a glimpse behind the scenes so to speak of the men and women
working in Room 40 to help end the war.
Lily Blackwell is a
skilled photographer a woman in a men’s field using her talent to help the war
effort. It was nice to read about a character that shared my love of
photography. That’s what I loved about A Portrait of Loyalty and the
Codebreakers series as a whole. It’s the part that Woman played in the war
effort. And not just as nurses. Though there was a small scene in the novel
that paralleled what’s currently happing in the world. As sad as I was to see
the Codebreakers series end I enjoyed this book and the characters. And I feel
like the book had an ending that wrapped up the book and the series.
This is one series
that you really do need to read in order: A Number of Love which had my
favorite heroine, On Wings of Devotion my favorite hero and finally A
Portrait of Loyalty with my favorite couple. Once I started reading I
couldn’t put it down. And as always I look forward to Roseanna M Whites Next
book.
I received a complimentary copy The Number of Love from the
publishers. I was not required to provide a positive review. All opinions
expressed are mine alone.
A Portrait of Loyalty
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.
Series: The Codebreakers (Book 3)
Paperback: 384
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (September 8, 2020)
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Author Bio
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.
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