This isn’t a negative three star review, but rather I liked the book just not enough to round it up to four stars but I would still recommend it if someone asked my opinion on this book.

"The Spy's Daughter " by Bianca M Schwarz, is the 4th in The Gentleman Spy Mysteries series. For me, the least loved, but rounds off the story line and includes all the previous loved characters. For this reason, I believe the entire series should be read in order, rather than as standalone books.....there is a natural progression and this 4th book is the finale.

Maybe as I grow older I less enjoy the romance side of a story and just want more intrigue and mystery.....which I can try to solve as the story evolves.

There is a contrast been the loved up and graphic love of Max and Emily, set against the evolving dark and depraved happenings to engross you. Is a happy ever after possible with such evil?

Although, not my favourite of the series, I am glad I have had my fill and reached a satisfying ending to the suspense.
Thanks to NetGalley, Bianca M Schwarz and Central Avenue Publishing for my copy

Dark Knights!

This last in the Gentleman Spy series is alive with danger, love and doing the right thing.
Maximilian Warthon, Lord Didcomb, grandson of the vicious and debauched Earl of Warthhon, has distanced himself from the wrongs of the ancient brotherhood, The Knights, but hasn’t cut the ties. Instead, he’s taken the younger Knights in a new direction of investment in the future—trade, steam engines, railways. You name it, Max is there. He’s a very wealthy man. He doesn’t much care for ton functions finding them insipid.
Emily March illegitimate daughter of Sir Henry March, is making her debut. The family and friends are all in London for the beginning of the season. Emily is feisty, generous and lovely. She also rides like a demon in the early morning in Hyde Park which is where Max first spies her. Cupids arrow pieces his heart. Max attends her come-out ball, waltzes with Emily and leaves, setting the ton all a twitter.
Max has his heart set on Emily. Max’s grandfather the Earl, head of The Knights, has his black heart set on revenge. As does Baron Ostley, a friend to the Earl. Even more disgusting is his attempt to abduct Emily and force her into intimate relations with her half brother Charles. (That connection is not known to Charles.)
Max is shaken into the realization that he can’t remain a Knight and dismiss the path of depravity that it has followed over the generations. He must make a choice.
An exciting read, although at times there’s a loss of flow that almost seems strained and sits at odds with what’s happening. Part of the Gentleman Spy journey that continues to captivate.

A Central Ave. ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)

The Spy's Daughter by Bianca M. Schwarz is a captivating tale that concludes with all the characters finding themselves in a state of bliss. However, their path towards this happiness was filled with suspense and numerous challenges.

This is the first book by this author that I have read. It is an end to a series and would have been better read after reading the first ones. I felt the characters were well written and the storyline flowed well and even though I hadn’t read the books before, I was able to work out what was going on but I felt there was too much filler eg descriptions of houses and clothes etc. As much as I enjoyed the story, I found the explicit and violent sex scenes a little too much for this reviewer. For this reason, I won’t be going back and reading the books that came before. I received this as an ARC and freely give my review.

Not what I was expecting. The characters are quite boring and the diaglouge has little to no pull to it.

The last book of the series, about the daughter of the famous English Spy of the time, is a closure to the four long book adventure. It was not as intense in the mystery or adventure part, but more in the romantic side. Was not awaited, since the two previous books were so high in adventure. But the story was a good one to end the saga, though the author decided to not reveal all the hidden mysteries spread out in her previous works.

This is the fourth and final installment of the Gentleman Spy Mysteries series, and I have loved every single one of them. I didn't know a fourth one was coming and so I'm very excited that I get to revisit this world that Bianca has created. I'm sad that this is the final one though and I hope that this isn't the last of Bianca's writing.

Book 1: The Innkeeper's Daughter
Book 2: The Gentleman's Daughter
Book 3: The Memory of Her
Book 4; The Spy's Daughter

Bianca has always managed to balance everything in her stories. There's romance - some of it rather explicit - mystery, thrill, violence, comedy. It is so detailed and layered that it had the potential to be too much, too complicated to read, but I think she just shines in this series.

I did have to refresh my memory slightly before I read this as I couldn't immediately remember what happened at the end of book 3, but it soon felt familiar.

The thing I find most impressive is her description of clothes. It may not be a big thing or of much importance, but you can practically feel the material it's made of, the description is so visual. It really helps set the scene and the time period and makes the characters a bit more real.

It's not quite as brutal as the others. Yes there are some explicit scenes - both of a sexual and violent nature - but this one, to me, focussed more on the characters themselves rather than what they might be or not be doing. But for some it may feel a bit underwhelming given the extremes of the previous books, but for me, I thought it was a refreshing change and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

The level of storytelling she has created and maintained over these four books is just sublime. The pacing is perfect, it never feels too rushed or too slow. Every character is given ample time to shine. And that they do.

I would definitely recommend reading this as a series. I mean, you could read this alone and most of the story would make sense, but by reading the previous ones, you get more of an insight into the characters and emotions, and I think it would be a detriment to the writing to not value that.

It is a satisfying conclusion to this fabulous series, and whilst I know it's the final book, I think I'll miss not having anymore to look forward to. It's been wonderful getting to know these characters and following them through the years and I'll be sad to leave them.

"The fourth and final book in the darkly romantic Gentleman Spy Mysteries.

Emily March, the illegitimate daughter of Sir Henry March, has all she needs: bountiful wealth, ample beauty, and abundant talent. But will this be enough to secure the one thing she truly wants: a loving marriage and her own family? However, it's not her illegitimacy that stands in her way, but a mystery her father - an agent of the crown - has never been able to solve.

Max Warthon has twice rescued Emily from the machinations of his sinister grandfather, the Earl of Warthon, enemy of Sir Henry. Max knows that getting too close to his daughter will lead to certain peril, but he cannot resist her. Played out in front of London's high society, their whirlwind romance attracts everyone's attention - and raises the ire of the Earl.

With old secrets standing in their way, will Emily and Max be able to unravel the mystery of an ancient hatred and unmask the true enemy? Their happiness and their lives depend on it."

Bring on the curtain call and the HEA!

I am absolutely in love with the Gentleman Spy series. However, this final book had a bit too much fluff for me and not enough storyline to fully engage me. I did, however, appreciate that all of the characters' stories made it into the final book. But I could have done with less horse riding and more grit.


I don't recommend reading these books as standalones but rather as a complete series in order. That way, you can fully immerse yourself in this world and appreciate all of the characters. The first two books were five-star reads for me, while the third was a four. This one was probably a three in terms of the overall writing of the story. However, because I love the series so much, I'll give it a four as well because I adore all of these characters.

After reading the other reviews of this book it seems my issue is not having read the first books in the series but this was confusing and the sexy parts really didn't make sense to me. It is very action packed though, lots happen straight away.

I liked Miss Emily March, daughter of Master Spy Sir Henry Màrch. My recommendation is that the first books need to be read in order to understand this story, and it is a good story, an old trope that works, if you know the characters, it's too confusing otherwise. We know Miss Emily to be sweet, intelligent, a great horse woman, a gifted pianist, and she is illegitimate, how and why I don't have a clue, fortunately she has a sweet , protective Step - Mother Isabella, her little brother and sister are charming, and she has a hero, Lord Maximilian Warthon, heir to an Earldom, and it's his Grandfather, who is the villian in every sense of the word, one must not trust him one minute. There is a mortal hatred the Earl of Warthon has for Sir Henry, and his plan is the death of Miss Emily, and yet it's his grandson Max who rescues her twice, and who is willing to give his life for hers if it comes to it. I liked the characters, I liked Miss Emily tremendously, and loved Lord Max, what I didn't like was the salacious behavior of the Knights, I think it was too much graphic content, for me anyway, it took away from an entertaining light suspenseful read. I love Historical Mysteries with romance that stays behind closed doors. I am waiting for the time when books have ratings equal to movies, and TV. I was going to recommend it for YA, but it's too graphic for that age group. It's not a lot, granted, just too much for me, and the book would have been better without it, I don't see that it adds anything to enhance the story.
Thank you #Netgalley

What can I say is, that I haven't only loved this book, but I loved the whole series. Bianca Schwarz has got a way with words and absolutely colourful phantasy. Finally the reader receives the information that was still missing to understand the hatread and need for vengeance that the Earl of Warthon has had against the crown's agent Henry March and his whole family.
This book, well the whole series was kind of mystery and as a reader I needed to know the what and why.
I also have to confess that I truly appreciated all the characters summed up at the beginning of the book as it was a while that I read the previous book and so had the opportunity to refresh my mind.
Anyway what a great story to read it was. I was thrilled and sitting on pins and needles the whole time. I really read every free minute and devoured the book.

The Gentleman Spy Mysteries comes to an end with a book that jumps forward a few years to give Emily March, daughter of the main character from the first two books, her happily ever after and show us the characters in past books in a good place.

This is a book best read after the others in the series, as some of the more licentious parts in the second half of the book. may feel like they come out of nowhere if one isn't familiar with the cast and past events. The secret society that is at the heart of this series is presented as an investment group run by Max, grandson of the evil Earl who is really running the show and Emily's love interest. Those who know the first three books will probably feel the first half is suspenseful, as they know that things are going to get dark and depraved at some point. Schwarz gives us a lot of time with Emily and Max as a happy, courting couple before letting the villains come out to wreck havoc.

There's a prolonged period of angst after Emily witnesses the secret society's depraved meetings and thinks Max is a participant. That part of the book could have moved a little more quickly, but it shows her evolving and coming into her own a bit.

It's a little curious that Eliza and Allen are relegated to secondary characters in this book, as they were the leads in the last one. They show up briefly in the second half. Stephanie, who was rescued in the first book, shows up at the end of the book and had I now done a quick browse of that book, I don't think I could have remembered all of the events around her abduction otherwise.

It's wonderful to see all the characters in a happy place at the end of the book...though it was a suspenseful and at times difficult journey to get them there!

I love this historical cozy mystery and I adore Max and Emily. This was such a great series! I have become completely obsessed with this series it is absolutely phenomenal. 5 star read!
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This was one big angst fest. The premise of this story makes little sense without having read the first three books in the series, so I highly recommend doing that. So much of this book is an easy going slice of life, except for the lunatic grandfather. I liked it, I didn’t love it, and I’m glad I finished the series.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

This book had me hooked since the very beginning, and I couldn’t seem to put this down. I simply loved it. And couldn’t seem to get enough, this one had me gasping every now and then; and I absolutely loved how engaging it was!!

Emily is the illegitimate daughter of Sir Henry March. She is now old enough to look for love march. She meets Max, the grandson of the evil Earl of Warthon and they fall for each other..

Ever since the first book, Emily was mentioned. Now she's all grown up... Like the rest of the series, it's suspenseful and romantic. I love the plot... It's also nice to read about the characters mentioned in the earlier books. A terrific romantic mystery. It's a standalone so it's okay to read this without reading the other books... But reading the other books does add to the enjoyment...

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

The most noticeable feature of the novel is the descriptive writing style, the author uses colour like an artist to paint a picture that leaps off the page, and is beautiful to the reader. The plot starts well, with Max, rescuing Emily. A good read overall. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for giving me a copy of the book.