A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White

A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White ISBN-13: 9780764219269 Kindle ebook: 428 pages Publisher: Bethany House Released: July 4th 2017

Source: Rented through Kindle Unlimited.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Rosemary Gresham has no family beyond the band of former urchins that helped her survive as a girl in the mean streets of London. Grown now, they concentrate on stealing high-value items and have learned how to blend into upper-class society. But when Rosemary must determine whether a certain wealthy gentleman is loyal to Britain or to Germany, she is in for the challenge of a lifetime. How does one steal a family's history, their very name?

Peter Holstein, given his family's German blood, writes his popular series of adventure novels under a pen name. With European politics boiling and his own neighbors suspicious of him, Peter debates whether it might be best to change his name for good. Then Rosemary shows up at his door pretending to be a librarian and offering to help him organize his family's extensive papers to trace his family history.

But as the two work together and Rosemary sees his gracious reaction to his neighbors' scornful attacks, she wonders if her assignment is going down the wrong path. Is it too late to help him prove that he's more than his name?


My Review:
A Name Unknown is a suspenseful Christian romance set in 1914 in England. Rosemary was orphaned when she was young and became a talented thief to survive and to support a growing number of other orphans that she calls family. Peter become a recluse because of his stutter, but he's a talented author. Rosemary's hired by a mysterious man to find proof that Peter is loyal to Germany. Then Peter hires her to organize his library (which includes journals and personal letters from several generations) and asks for Rosemary's help to prove that he's a loyal English citizen.

Rosemary's impersonation of a librarian and Peter's tendency to get wrapped up in his latest idea for his novel lend themselves to many humorous moments. Since Rosemary doesn't know the proper way to behave, she and Peter ended up writing letters back and forth and got to know each other that way as well as through personal interaction. Rosemary had some hard choices to make by the end. Rosemary and Peter were a good match who respected and supported each other. The main characters acted realistically, were very engaging, and I cared about what happened to them.

Rosemary believed that God wasn't interested in her, only rich people, but Peter loves to tell others about Christ. Through their letters (usually not read in a scene), he answered her questions about God. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable historical romance.


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