A review by boekenworm
The Companion's Secret by Susanna Craig

3.0

I received this novel via Netgalley and enjoyed it. The story is a bit different from your run of the mill historical romance as next to the romance it gives us a little bit of history about the Irish uprising. Camilla is a strong heroine who is writing a novel and trying to gain her independence through publishing the novel. The hero Gabriel has never been loved and thinks he is not deserving love and wants to settle for an arranged marriage with Camilla's cousin Felicity. Garbiel's reputation within in the ton is that of a rake and Camilla is trying to do her upmost to discourage the marriage between Gabriel and Felicity. What follows is witty exchanges between Camilla and Gabriel and through these exchanges, they start to find a new respect for each other. Camilla has to travel back home to Ireland when an uprising breaks out and her brothers are in danger. Garbiel comes to her rescue and the romance grows. The end seemed a little rushed. I also always like to read an epilogue in my historical romances. However the next book seems to promise a little more of Camilla and Gabriel's story..