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    A Ring of Truth
    A Ring of Truth
    A Ring of Truth
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    A Ring of Truth

    By Michelle Cox

    3.5/5

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    “Mixing Romance and Mystery in a Fizzy 1930s Cocktail!”

    “Henrietta and Inspector Howard make a charming odd couple in A Ring of Truth, mixing mystery and romance in a fizzy 1930s cocktail.”     ―Hallie Ephron, New York Times bestselling author

    “The crème de la crème of historical fiction,” ― Brit+Co

    “Brimming with dark plot on every page, this unpredictable literary thrill ride will transport you to the heart of 1930s Chicago and the love story of a lifetime.” ― POPSUGAR

    In this second book of the series, Henrietta and Clive delightfully rewrite Pride and Prejudice—with a hint of mystery!

    Newly engaged, Clive and Henrietta now begin the difficult task of meeting each other’s family. “Difficult” because Clive has neglected to tell Henrietta that he is in fact the heir to the Howard estate and fortune, and Henrietta has just discovered that her mother has been hiding secrets about her past as well. When Clive brings Henrietta to the family estate to meet his parents, they are less than enthused about his impoverished intended. Left alone in this extravagant new world when Clive returns to the city, Henrietta finds herself more at home with the servants than his family, much to the disapproval of Mrs. Howard—and soon gets caught up in the disappearance of an elderly servant’s ring, not realizing that in doing so she has become part of a bigger, darker plot.

    As Clive and Henrietta attempt to discover the truth in the two very different worlds unraveling around them, they both begin to wonder: Are they meant for each other after all?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShe Writes Press
    Release dateApr 4, 2017
    ISBN9781631521973
    A Ring of Truth
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    Michelle Cox

    Michelle Cox is the author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, a mystery/romance saga set in 1930s Chicago often described as “Downton Abbey meets Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.” To date, the series has won over sixty international awards and has received positive reviews from Library Journal (starred), Booklist (starred), Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and various media outlets, such as Popsugar, Buzzfeed, Redbook, Elle, Brit&Co., Bustle, Culturalist, Working Mother, and many others. Cox also pens the wildly popular Novel Notes of Local Lore, a weekly blog that chronicles the lives of Chicago’s forgotten residents. She lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband and three children and is hard at work on her next novel.

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    • 5/5
      This is my first introduction to this series. I did not feel like I missed much having not read the first book in this series. A good testament of how well a writer, Michelle Cox is, is the fact that despite having not read the first book, I easily connected with both Clive and Henrietta as a couple. They were so cute together. I appreciated that Clive let Henrietta be herself and respected her brain smarts. Before I go any further about this book, I just have to say that I was very pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this book so much. The reason is because I usually stray away from books that hint to anything regarding Pride and Prejudice. The several books that I have tried have been major fails for me. A Ring of Truth is a major hit with strong characters, a dash of mystery, all wrapped in a delightful time period!Ok, back to the book. Every person that Henrietta encountered was engaging. Additionally, there were no minor parts played by any of the characters. I can't wait to continue the journey with Henrietta and Clive.
    • 4/5
      Ah! Henrietta von Harmon and Inspector Clive Howard are deeply in love but now it is time to meet each other's families. There can be a lot of nervous anticipation on both sides but will this couple survive the knowledge of secrets revealed. How will Henrietta respond to learning Clive is from a wealthy family and heir apparent to the family estate and business? How will Clive respond when he learns more about Henrietta's family that even Henrietta's mother never previously shared with her own children?

      For everyone that enjoyed the budding romance of Henrietta and Clive in the first book in the series, this novel brings a satisfying "next step" for the characters as well as wonder if their romance can survive earlier omissions of family history.

      I can't wait to read the next novel in this series!
    • 1/5
      Wow, was this one boring..... It seems Cox ran out ideas.Henrietta & Clive are engaged to be married & Henrietta is staying w/ Clive's parents. His mother an extreme snob and harridan, subtly attempting to break the couple up.When Clive makes it extremely clear that he will marry Henrietta, his mother grudgingly accepts her & takes her under her wing attempting to transform Henrietta into an acceptable society wife. When Clive's parents find out that Henrietta's mother is, Martha Exley, the long-lost sister of their best friends, an attempt of reconciliation is made, which Martha rejects, much to the chagrin of Henrietta.The few mysteries presented in this book are secondary & very anti-climatic: a ring stolen from the former cook is not concluded; Neptune attempts to kidnap Henrietta (a very weak sub-plot; & two Faberge Eggs are stolen by Henrietta's troubled brother Eugene (without conclusion).
    • 5/5
      This is the second book in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series – I did not get to read the first one but if I ever get any reading spare time (hahahahaha) I have added it to my ever growing list. These two characters, Henrietta and Inspector Howard are the kind that pull you in right away and you want to keep in your world.In this book Inspector Clive Howard , who is really wealthy and of the Chicago “nobility” for lack of a better word is bringing Henrietta home to meet the parents. He did not tell her of the family’s wealth nor did he tell his parents about Henrietta. He had been married before he went off to the war but his first wife and their child died and he has not found anyone he cared about since – until Henrietta. His mother is less than impressed to say the least and sees her as slightly above the help.Henrietta is a bit of a fish out of water at Clive’s ancestral home and she is now not very welcome at her own home because her mother has been keeping some secrets and is really against her marriage into the hoi polloi. But Henrietta really loves Clive. As Clive heads back to work at the police station he leaves Henrietta with his mother so they can get to know one another but she uses the time to teach Henrietta all she needs to know to be Clive’s wife – in a less than motherly manner. While this is going on a problem breaks out at home that forces Henrietta to have to leave to help her family.There are some other subplots subtly woven in to the story bringing in pieces from the first book and setting up the next book. I really felt no lack for not having read the first book – this one stood alone just fine. Henrietta and Clive are well drawn, complete characters and I really liked them even when they had their moments of stubbornness and behaving unkindly towards each other. The ancillary characters are also well developed and they all contribute to the story in one way or another. There were some twists and some smiles and all in all this was a book I truly enjoyed.
    • 2/5
      This is a story set in 1935 Chicago and for a book that supposedly has a mystery this unfortunately did fail to deliver. I was really looking forward to reading this but I found one of the main characters totally and utterly annoying.
      I could have been interested in reading about the Inspector and his investigations, as I really like historical mysteries, but Henrietta would have had to be in the background. I haven't read the first in the series so I don't know whether that was a mystery or more of a romance story.
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    • 5/5
      This is the second book in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series – I did not get to read the first one but if I ever get any reading spare time (hahahahaha) I have added it to my ever growing list. These two characters, Henrietta and Inspector Howard are the kind that pull you in right away and you want to keep in your world.In this book Inspector Clive Howard , who is really wealthy and of the Chicago “nobility” for lack of a better word is bringing Henrietta home to meet the parents. He did not tell her of the family’s wealth nor did he tell his parents about Henrietta. He had been married before he went off to the war but his first wife and their child died and he has not found anyone he cared about since – until Henrietta. His mother is less than impressed to say the least and sees her as slightly above the help.Henrietta is a bit of a fish out of water at Clive’s ancestral home and she is now not very welcome at her own home because her mother has been keeping some secrets and is really against her marriage into the hoi polloi. But Henrietta really loves Clive. As Clive heads back to work at the police station he leaves Henrietta with his mother so they can get to know one another but she uses the time to teach Henrietta all she needs to know to be Clive’s wife – in a less than motherly manner. While this is going on a problem breaks out at home that forces Henrietta to have to leave to help her family.There are some other subplots subtly woven in to the story bringing in pieces from the first book and setting up the next book. I really felt no lack for not having read the first book – this one stood alone just fine. Henrietta and Clive are well drawn, complete characters and I really liked them even when they had their moments of stubbornness and behaving unkindly towards each other. The ancillary characters are also well developed and they all contribute to the story in one way or another. There were some twists and some smiles and all in all this was a book I truly enjoyed.

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