"A Dangerous Legacy" by Elizabeth Camden

About this book:

  “Lucy Drake's mastery of Morse code has made her a valuable asset to the American news agencies as a telegrapher. But the sudden arrival of Sir Colin Beckwith at rival British news agency Reuters puts her hard-earned livelihood at risk. Newly arrived from London, Colin is talented, handsome, and insufferably charming.
  Despite their rivalry, Lucy realizes Colin's connections could be just what her family needs to turn the tide of their long legal battle over the fortune they were swindled out of forty years ago. When she negotiates an unlikely alliance with him, neither of them realizes how far the web of treachery they're wading into will take them.”


Series: Book #1 in the “Empire State” series. Will be connected to the author’s next book, releasing in early 2018.


Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are refenced in the Discussion Questions; A few Prayers & Thanking God; Church going & going to church to pray; Mentions of God & His will; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of churches, church going, & services; A few mentions of those in the Bible; A few mentions of blessings over food; A few mentions of clergymen; A couple mentions of blessings; A couple mentions of sins; A couple mentions of godsends; A mention of a miracle;

             *Note: A few mentions of ghosts & haunting a person; A mention of a devilish smile; A mention of demons.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘blasted’s, two ‘heck’s, five ‘idiot’s, five forms of ‘shut up’, eight forms of ‘stupid’; A few mentions of curses & almost cursing; Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Panic attacks (up to semi-detailed); Being smacked & Pain (up to semi-detailed); Being held at gunpoint & threatened (up to semi-detailed); Fighting & Hitting Someone (up to semi-detailed); Some social drinking (barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of wars, fighting, gunshots/bullets, explosions, dead bodies, men dying, nearly dying, & flashbacks of it all (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of a man shooting another’s pet birds (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of assassins, bombs, & murder; Mentions of planned “accidents” that can result in someone’s death; Mentions of jails, prisons, arrests, & illegal actions; Mentions of thefts & thieves/criminals; Mentions of kidnappings; Mentions of torture & screams; Mentions of fighting, punching/slapping, & injuries; Mentions of threats & blackmail; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of alcohol, social drinking, drinking, & drunks; Mentions of smoking, cigarettes, & tobacco; Mentions of bullies; Mentions of hunting & taxidermy (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of animal and human waste & the smell; A few mentions of burglars & burglaries; A few mentions of dead cat bodies & threats; A few mentions of gambling; A couple mentions of an attempted bombing; A couple mentions of throwing up; A couple mentions of raising sheep & cattle for slaughtering.

Sexual Content- a hand kiss, not-detailed kisses, and three border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed kiss; Touches, Embraces, & Warmth (up to semi-detailed); Noticing; Mentions of a kiss; Mentions of flirting & girls flocking to Lucy’s brother; Mentions of reputations; A few mentions of forward offers & blushes; A few mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of crushes; A couple mentions of prostitutes; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;

             *Note: Mentions of a famous statue of a naked couple kissing (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of a teenager who had two miscarriages (she became pregnant in one through her (already married) boss because she thought it was necessary to keep her job); A couple mentions of a mother nursing; A few mentions of getting into bed with someone (meaning a business deal, but once referred to as in another way); A couple mentions of being neutered & castration; A mention of kissing someone’s rear end; A mention of a swift kick to a man’s groin.

-Lucy Drake, age 28

-Colin Beckwith
                                P.O.V. switches between them

                                                Set in 1903 {Epilogue set in 1904}
                                                        341 pages

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My personal Rating-

After being disappointed by the author’s previous release this year, I was wondering how this one would be.

Turns out, I rather enjoyed this book.

I would have preferred more faith content, but it was much cleaner and was void of certain comments that her other books normally have. A positive in that regard.

Like all Elizabeth Camden books, this novel also was brimming with historical facts, current inventions of the time period, and letting the readers know what was happening in the world. “A Dangerous Legacy” had banter between our main couple, though, that was refreshing, and I truly enjoyed. I honestly felt like the romance was much lighter compared to the other books the author has written.  

While reading this new novel, I was hoping we would see Lucy’s brother’s own story, so I am curious about reading it when it releases next year.

See y’all on Wednesday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Bethany House) for this honest review.