The Number of Love (Codebreakers #1) by Roseanna M. White -- Review

6/4/2019

About the Book

Three years into the Great War, England’s greatest asset is their intelligence network—field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to crack every German telegram. Margot De Wilde thrives in the environment of the secretive Room 40, where she spends her days deciphering intercepted messages. But when her world is turned upside down by an unexpected loss, for the first time in her life numbers aren’t enough.

Drake Elton returns wounded from the field, followed by an enemy that just won’t give up. He’s smitten quickly by the too-intelligent Margot, but how to convince a girl who lives entirely in her mind that sometimes life’s answers lie in the heart?

Amidst biological warfare, encrypted letters, and a German spy who wants to destroy not just them, but others they love, Margot and Drake will have to work together to save them all from the very secrets that brought them together.

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About the Author

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.

Review

Roseanna M. White has written another fantastic story in her WWI novel about the London codebreakers in Room 40 who are responsible for decoding German telegrams that cross their paths. From page one readers will be drawn to the intriguing plot and characters within, especially the woman and strong female lead Margot de Wilde a Belgian young woman circulating in a male dominated environment. White has crafted a beautiful historical novel with details that have obviously been well researched, drawing readers more fully into the tale. A powerful, intriguing, and captivating story, readers will not want to miss the excellent first story in the Codebreakers series.

Series: Codebreakers
Genre: historical, WWI, romance
Publisher: Bethany House
Publication date: June 4, 2019
Number of pages: 370

Other books in the series:
2-On Wings of Devotion (coming 2020)

A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher via the author’s launch team. A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

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