A Ring of Truth

I loved this author's first book and was so excited to read this one. This book did not disappoint. It is a very well written and entertaining book. The characters are well developed and likable. The plot line was fun and interesting. All said this is a great read that I highly recommend.

Please read this book it is a great book, loved it can't wait to read more from this author

I would like to first and foremost thank the author for a clean romance. The main characters are very mindful of preserving sex for marriage. Things get a little heated a time or two, but there are no graphic descriptions, and Clive and Henrietta always remind themselves they want to wait until they are married. At one point, Clive even points out once that though they are engaged, he wants to take her to the marriage altar, unsullied even by him. I really appreciate someone willing to write characters this way, even when the book is set in a time period where it was becoming more acceptable to have affairs.

I did not read the first book in the series - although I certainly will now - but I did not feel lost here. I felt like the characters gave enough background to kind of fill in what happened, but not so much that it will spoil it to go back and read book one. Clearly there is also at least one more book to come, and I will absolutely be reading it.

Clive and Henrietta were very well-developed characters. I felt like their emotional struggles were real and not whiny. There love is written in a very deep and heartfelt way - not wishy-washy or superficial as romantic struggles are often wont to be.

I also loved the overall plot - I was blindsided along with the characters when they realized the trap that had been sprung. All along I thought the story was leading one direction, then out of nowhere, you realize why you had the sinking feeling some of these characters were trouble from the start. I loved the period society details, and the dialogue and clothing descriptions were historically accurate.

I had never read Michelle Cox before, but it's a name that will definitely grab my attention from here on.

I started this book and I liked it so much that I went back and purchased the first book in this series and read it first. Both books were very good. In this book, Clive and Henrietta are newly engaged. Henrietta (who comes from a poor family) has no idea that Clive comes from a very wealthy family. This is the story of how Henrietta learns to make it in Clive's world and become the lady of the house. Along the way, there is a mystery involving a ring as well as some secrets revealed about Henrietta's mother. I hope this series continues because I can't wait to find out what happens next with Henrietta and Inspector Howard!

I love the Henrietta and Clive stories! Michele Cox does such a great job of putting the reader in 1930's Chicago and her characters are so well drawn. This is the second book in this series that I"ve read and I think it only got better.