A Noble Scheme

The Imposters, Book 2

By: Roseanna M. White

Narrated by: Susan Lyons

Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

In the opulent and perilous world of high society’s most elite—and most dangerous—families, two investigators must set aside their broken hearts to uncover the truth.

Gemma Parks is known to the London elite as G. M. Parker, a columnist renowned for her commentary on the cream of society. Behind the scenes, she uses her talents to aid the Imposters in their investigations by gathering intel at events and providing alibis for the firm’s members through her columns. Yet her clandestine work would be more exhilarating if it weren’t for the constant presence of the gentleman who broke her heart.

Graham Wharton has never had eyes for anyone but Gemma, and she left his heart in tatters when she walked away from him. When the Imposters take on a new job to recover a kidnapped boy mistaken for his aristocratic cousin, Graham is determined to use the time with Gemma to not only restore the missing boy, but to also win back the only woman he’s ever loved. As they trace the clues laid out before them, Graham and Gemma must devise a noble scheme to save the boy’s life and heal their hearts.

“A Noble Scheme is as clever as it is glamorous.”—Laura Frantz, Christy Award-winning author of The Seamstress of Acadie

©2024 Roseanna M. White (P)2024 Recorded Books

Beautiful story of forgiveness and second chances

This is now my favorite of Roseanna M. White’s books. It’s so well written and has such a powerful message of love and forgiveness, both human and God’s, in addition to the mystery and intrigue of The Imposters’ current case. And the narration is superb.

Even Better Than the 1st Book

I loved “A Beautiful Disguise” and have read it multiple times. That being said, I thought “A Noble Scheme” was even better. The layers of depth to both the story and the characters were compelling. I wanted to rush to the end to see how everything would turn out and, at the same time, wanted the book to last longer so I could savor it. Gemma and Graham were both more complex than I expected going in and I loved, loved, loved that the author worked through their issues and relationship throughout the whole book instead it being 3/4 of controversy and then resolution out of nowhere at the very end. This played out much more true to real life. I also love the way that many of Roseanna M. White’s characters reason with themselves internally and often talk sense into themselves rather than needing an outside source to do so —— I find this to be a more mature depiction than we usually get in this genre of books.

I thoroughly enjoy Susan Lyons as a narrator. I know she’s not for everyone and she doesn’t necessarily show the range of emotion/accents/etc that other narrators do from a performance perspective. However, I find the timbre of her voice soothing and her accent lovely.

Basically, do yourself a favor and buy this audiobook. You won’t regret it!

Well written but sad

I found the book very sad and painfully drawn out in the expressions of painful grief. I thought the book could have been condensed by a couple of hours.

A masterpiece of a book!

We loved the book the most once we knew the full story between the two main characters. Once we knew their story, it all became incredibly meaningful. The loss of a baby is overwhelming to the parents, but the authors portrayal of how they worked it out deep and incredibly thoughtful. We love her expressions of faith and trust in God. She paints a beautiful picture of the necessity of forgiveness, understanding, and trust. This book is a masterpiece. We just love all of Rosanna White’s books. She is the superior author!

Trigger warning

I really don’t want to give anything away, but for anyone who needs a trigger warning, this book addresses child loss.
The author did a good job and I will listen to this book again, more prepared for the storyline.

incredible!

not predictable, mystery, adventure, romance, and most importantly reconciliation. I had a hard time putting it down.

A Noble Scheme

A beautiful story that explores the deepest emotions of grief and joy that forgiveness brings to those who have faith in our gracious Lord.

Wasn’t super interested in these characters, but ended up loving them!

I loved the first book in this series and wasn’t sure this one would stack up. Based on the glimpses we got of Grant and Gemma in book one, I just wasn’t really excited about getting to know them in this book. Boy was I wrong! I totally didn’t see the depth of what was going on until it hit me in the face. The author did a great job of showing God’s redemptive love and the struggles of the characters. This story was just as sneaky, exciting, and comical as the first one. One thing could have been explained better though, in my opinion. God doesn’t cause bad things to happen- but bad things happen as a result of living in a sin-filled world. I just don’t like the phrasing of saying that He did this bad thing or caused that terrible thing. God didn’t cause Job’s calamities, but He did allow them. There is a distinction. I wish this had been brought out a little more fully to the characters. But overall it was great, and I’ll definitely listen again prior to the next installment.

Suspense 2nd of the series

Captivating storyline. I like how the mystery and romance worked together in the book. It was not overdone and what happens in the book I would of never guessed. I recommend reading both books.

Darling.. Shut up.

Great book. Great reader for the audiobook. Lessons of forgiveness and humility. And second chances. If you've read the book, you'll know what my title for the review means. Cracked me up!