Love on Assignment (Ladies of Summerhill, #2) (Ladies of Summerhill Novels (Large Print), #2)

by Cara Lynn James

The chance to break the big story is all Charlotte needs to secure her future. But when the truth comes out-it may cost her the love of her life.

Newport, Rhode Island, in 1900-a glamorous resort town where the rich and famous go to see and be seen.

Charlotte Hale isn't part of that world. She's a working girl, a secretary for a local newspaper, who dreams of becoming a real reporter. When her boss offers her an assignment, she jumps at the opportunity. She'll go undercover as a governess to investigate a scandal about her new employer, Daniel Wilmont, a young widowed professor of religion who writes a controversial column in a rival newspaper.

Charlotte's qualms about misrepresenting herself to Daniel soon morph into a deeper quandary. How can she get the goods on a man who turns out to be so honorable? How can she plot the downfall of a family that has inspired her to rediscover her faith? And how can she protect the man she now loves from a scheme she's been part of since the beginning?

A fascinating tale of love and faith in the Gilded Age . . . from the author of Love on a Dime.

"James uses carefully described settings and characters . . . to dramatically contrast life in the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island, between the working class and the wealthy." -Booklist

• ISBN10: 1401685102
• ISBN13: 9781401685102
• Publish Date: 10 January 2011
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Thomas Nelson
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[zyarose]

This is the second book in the Ladies of Summerhill series by Cara Lynn James.

I received a copy of this book on the Goodreads giveaways and I am under no requirement to write a positive review but I'd like to offer my honest opinions!

First of all, Love on Assignment is a stand-alone book. The characters exist in both book #1 and #2 but you don't need any of the information from the first book to follow or enjoy book 2.

This is the story of newspaper journalist, Charlotte Hale, at a time when female journalists were rare. She then goes undercover to take a job as a governess and to spy on him to find out anything incriminating for her job!

The story is well written and enjoyable, it's a very feel-good book with some good values and sweet themes. It isn't my typical book, but I actually did enjoy it. It lets you see into the mind of the main character and the tough decisions she has to make, and overall I think it does a good job of showing how people in tough situations can still make good decisions.