Title: An Extraordinary Union (Loyal League #1)

Author: Alyssa Cole

Publisher: Kensington 2017

Genre: Romance

Pages: 258

Rating: 3/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Winter TBR

Elle Burns is a former slave with a passion for justice and an eidetic memory. Trading in her life of freedom in Massachusetts, she returns to the indignity of slavery in the South—to spy for the Union Army.

Malcolm McCall is a detective for Pinkerton’s Secret Service. Subterfuge is his calling, but he’s facing his deadliest mission yet—risking his life to infiltrate a Rebel enclave in Virginia.

Two undercover agents who share a common cause—and an undeniable attraction—Malcolm and Elle join forces when they discover a plot that could turn the tide of the war in the Confederacy’s favor. Caught in a tightening web of wartime intrigue, and fighting a fiery and forbidden love, Malcolm and Elle must make their boldest move to preserve the Union at any cost—even if it means losing each other. . .

Buddy read pic for February for the Currently Reading Friends group. I am always up for trying out a romance novel/series. This one just didn’t hold my attention ll the way through to make it a very enjoyable read. Kaytee (on Currently Reading) calls this a romance plus novel and she’s right. We get the romance, but we also get lots of conversations and around race during the Civil War, but also how we view black women in society. I found some of those parts interesting, but was a bit thrown off when we got to the sex scenes. There might have been a bit too much whiplash for my brain to stay focused. I don’t think this novel is bad, I just don’t think this one is for me. I am intrigued to read more from Alyssa Cole, just maybe not more in this series.

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