As their romance grows, everything else in their lives comes apart. She and Luke continue to meet even after her father forbids it. She meets Luke in an unexpected encounter and the romantic sparks fly, that is until she learns his last name. Marianne has a keen eye for photography, but her parents would rather she get married and settle down. Marianne Magruder has been hired by the Department of the Interior to take pictures of various buildings and their surroundings in anticipation of them being demolished for a new park that is being debated in Congress. Unfortunately, her last name is Magruder and she is the daughter of his family’s arch enemy Magruder Foods. Luke also finds a local woman who holds his attention far more than anyone. Their physical reactions are closely monitored. He has also volunteered for a trial where different additives/preservatives are mixed into different types of food and given to the participants. where he will be the correspondent on the scene. To that end, he has begun a branch of a nationwide magazine in D.C. He wants people to see he has changed and to take him more seriously. After spending 15 months in a Cuban prison accused of treason, Luke has returned to D.C. as a fun-loving, no responsibility, rich man. Luke Delacroix is known around Washington, D.C.

Title: Prince of Spies (Hope and Glory #3)

Although this novel would make a fine stand-alone read for anyone who enjoys Christian historical romance, I recommend reading all three books in order, if possible, as I thoroughly enjoyed them all.ĭisclosure of Material Connection: I was provided a copy of this book by the author or publisher. The Prince of Spies concludes Elizabeth Camden’s Hope and Glory trilogy. Appropriately, Gray and Caroline stayed true to their personalities from previous novels. The author captured how people are not always all good or all bad, but a mixture of both. However, the secondary characters, such as Clyde, Vera, and Jedidiah Magruder, held their own complexity. Luke and Marianne both dealt with internal and external issues as they gravitated toward each other. It is expected that main characters will have flaws requiring change and growth. While reading The Princes of Spies, I noted and appreciated the well-rounded characters. Between the secret romance, the feuding families, and personal struggles, I delighted in reading this historical romance.

Thanks to his choices and romantic attraction to Marianne Magruder, the daughter of a politician he is trying to bring down, the plot had plenty of tension and action. Luke Delacroix is a bold, adventuresome sort with a penchant for conflict. The Prince of Spies by Elizabeth Camden entertained from beginning to end.