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Bees in the Butterfly Garden (The Gilded Legacy) by Maureen Lang - The beautiful cover art on this book drew me to it initially, and the unusual storyline synopsis was intriguing. Meg Davenport has been raised at an exclusive boarding school, but has never had a relationship with her father. When he passes away, Meg doesn't really feel his loss personally since she didn't know him, but she discovers that instead of him being a wealthy businessman, he was actually one of the most talented thieves of the Gilded Age. She decides not to return to the school or pursue the advantageous marriage that the school was preparing her for, but intends to prove herself as truly her father's daughter - by participating in theft herself.
Ian Maguire was mentored by John Davenport, and looked on him as a father figure, and he knows that John would never have wanted Meg to follow in his footsteps. In fact, Ian was charged with protecting Meg from any consequences of being associated with her father's criminal activities. But when Meg is determined to provide information and assistance to help Ian pull off the biggest heist of his career, Ian is torn between his greed and his wish to protect Meg from danger. And of course, their partnership in crime is only the beginning, because they are falling in love.
Meg has earned an invitation to stay with one of New York's wealthiest families, and thus has access to the information that will help Ian pull off the heist, but the family is also more kind and generous to her than she'd ever expected. As she and Ian plot the theft, they both feel the pangs of conscience and guilt, both for the harm they'll bring to a family who has openly offered friendship and grace, and for the danger they put each other in. Ian realizes that he may have to sacrifice his own plans and freedom to protect Meg; and Meg finds that her attempt to feel like she belonged to her father may backfire and cost her - and Ian - everything.
Overall, I loved this book and it kept me turning the pages eagerly. I was skeptical, however, of Meg's almost immediate determination to become a thief like her father as soon as she discovers what he was. And although it was her talent for garden design that brought her the invitation to the wealthy family's home, I felt that anything to do with the garden was quite peripheral to the story. This struck me as odd as I was nearing the end of the book, but didn't truly diminish my enjoyment of the story.
by Maureen Lang - The beautiful cover art on this book drew me to it initially, and the unusual storyline synopsis was intriguing. Meg Davenport has been raised at an exclusive boarding school, but has never had a relationship with her father. When he passes away, Meg doesn't really feel his loss personally since she didn't know him, but she discovers that instead of him being a wealthy businessman, he was actually one of the most talented thieves of the Gilded Age. She decides not to return to the school or pursue the advantageous marriage that the school was preparing her for, but intends to prove herself as truly her father's daughter - by participating in theft herself.Ian Maguire was mentored by John Davenport, and looked on him as a father figure, and he knows that John would never have wanted Meg to follow in his footsteps. In fact, Ian was charged with protecting Meg from any consequences of being associated with her father's criminal activities. But when Meg is determined to provide information and assistance to help Ian pull off the biggest heist of his career, Ian is torn between his greed and his wish to protect Meg from danger. And of course, their partnership in crime is only the beginning, because they are falling in love.
Meg has earned an invitation to stay with one of New York's wealthiest families, and thus has access to the information that will help Ian pull off the heist, but the family is also more kind and generous to her than she'd ever expected. As she and Ian plot the theft, they both feel the pangs of conscience and guilt, both for the harm they'll bring to a family who has openly offered friendship and grace, and for the danger they put each other in. Ian realizes that he may have to sacrifice his own plans and freedom to protect Meg; and Meg finds that her attempt to feel like she belonged to her father may backfire and cost her - and Ian - everything.
Overall, I loved this book and it kept me turning the pages eagerly. I was skeptical, however, of Meg's almost immediate determination to become a thief like her father as soon as she discovers what he was. And although it was her talent for garden design that brought her the invitation to the wealthy family's home, I felt that anything to do with the garden was quite peripheral to the story. This struck me as odd as I was nearing the end of the book, but didn't truly diminish my enjoyment of the story.
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