Revenge, Served Royal

I confess, I don’t know where to start this review, there’s so much to the novel that will draw in readers. Should I mention that Regency era-set novels are usually romances, so a mystery that unfolds in the era is a particular treat? Or maybe that the main character, Lady Petra—in her third series outing here—wears lock picks and a dagger beneath her gowns? (Feisty!) How about the baking competition that will attract lovers of The Great British Bake Off and cozies featuring baking? Well, I’m still no closer to an answer, but I will say that readers should pick this up and be ready for delicious treachery, lies, and scandal when everyone who’s anyone in Regency Britain descends on Windsor Castle. They’re excited for a week of diversion that includes a competition to decide the best cook in any aristocratic house in the kingdom. Lady Petra’s stint as a judge is interrupted by the murder of one of the other judges and the sleuthing is on. Try Connally’s previous works in the series (All’s Fair in Love and Treachery; Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord) while waiting for this one.