Who needs a wedding ring when you can pick up a sword? A remarkable and utterly inventive novel from Sharon Cameron, author of The Dark Unwinding, which USA TODAY called “spellbindingly imaginative. Which is only fair, because neither is she.As the Red Rook grows bolder and the stakes grow ever higher, Sophia and René find themselves locked in a tantalizing game of cat and mouse.Daring intrigue, delicious romance, and spine-tingling suspense fill the pages of this extraordinary tale from award-winning author Sharon Cameron. Based on the true stories of Han Van Meegeren, a master art forger who sold fakes to Hermann Goering, and Johann van Hulst, credited with saving 600 Jewish children from death in Amsterdam, bestselling author Sharon Cameron weaves a gorgeously evocative thriller, simmering with twists. It pays homage to the past while envisioning a new and fascinating, if somewhat scary, future. Worth is not always seen from the surface, and a fake can be difficult to spot. But when the search for the Red Rook comes straight to her doorstep, Sophia discovers that her fiancé is not all he seems. ROOK is a nerve-wracking and nail-biting and gripping read. The mysterious Red Rook is a savior of the innocent, and a criminal in the eyes of the government.Meanwhile, across the sea in the Commonwealth, Sophia Bellamy’s arranged marriage to the wealthy René Hasard is the last chance to save her family from ruin. Except for those who disappear from their prison cells, a red-tipped rook feather left in their place. In the Sunken City that was once Paris, all who oppose the new revolution are being put to the blade. Rook by Sharon Cameron INFORMATION Goodreads: Rook Series: None Source : Borrowed Published : April 2015 SUMMARY Sophia Bellamy lives in a world without technology where the Sunken City once was called Paris and the Commonwealth was England.
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