Brilliance and Betrayal

The Crown Jewels Regency Mysteries, Book 5

By: Anne Radcliffe, Lynn Morrison

Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells

A disgraced noble. A scandalous widow. A poisoned prince.

When a foreign prince collapses at an English court function, suspicion falls on Lord Peregrine Fitzroy—the estranged son of a notorious traitor, and the man who knows all too well the effects of henbane especially since it's the same poison his mother once used in a crime that nearly cost Lady Charity Cresswell everything.

Now a widow and lady-in-waiting to the Queen, Charity has clawed her way back from scandal to reclaim her place among the ton. But when the prince's symptoms trigger memories of a past she's tried to bury, she suspects something far more dangerous is afoot—and that Lord Peregrine is at the heart of it.

Forced into an uneasy alliance, Peregrine and Charity must navigate a web of court intrigue, political conspiracy, and buried secrets. As the body count rises and a shadowy enemy closes in, they'll have to rely on each other to uncover the truth before the next victim is the Crown itself.

For fans of C.S. Harris, Anna Lee Huber, Cara Devlin, and Deanna Raybourn, Brilliance and Betrayal is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers Regency mystery filled with espionage, forbidden romance, and high-stakes deception.

This new series is set in the same world as The Crown Jewels Mysteries. Discover the romantic historical mystery series readers can't stop raving about. Start with book one, The Missing Diamond.

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Not as good as the first 3 in this series

I really enjoyed the first half of this series but am disappointed in this book. I did not care at all for the main characters. Fitzroy was a jerk and expected Charity to bend to him and apologize for her behavior while he never apologized for his atrocious acts.

Love narrating

Story was not exciting plus need to read next book to get ending imo , disappointed

Unexpectedly interesting

The story is intriguing and the relationship between the two main characters is very enjoyable - both smart and bold. Narrator is outstanding - she brings the whole story alive in a riveting way!

Fitzroy is annoying

I like the story but Fitzroy’s confusion and indignant anger towards Charity’s mistrust of him is ridiculous. How does he not get where that comes from? I also despise the way he treats her with disrespect. They’ve made Charity look too naive and silly in this book when she actually is more pragmatic and logical than Grace, but they’ve made her look more temperamental and weaker than Grace here. (Pardon the reference to character from previous series)