ABOUT THE BOOK

The Toughest Puzzle She’ll Have to Solve

Might be the Wishes of Her Own Heart

Three years into the Great War, England’s greatest asset is their intelligence network—field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to crack every German telegram. Margot De Wilde thrives in the environment of the secretive Room 40, where she spends her days deciphering intercepted messages. But when her world is turned upside down by an unexpected loss, she discovers for the first time in her life that numbers aren’t enough.

Drake Elton returns wounded from the field, followed by an enemy who just won’t give up. He’s smitten quickly by the intelligent Margot, but soon the dangers of the war draw ever closer. Margot and Drake will have to work together to save themselves from the very secrets that brought them together.

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MY BOOK REVIEW:

This is my frist time reading a Roseanna M. White's book. "The Number of Love" is a historical romance fiction set during the WWI. It contain a plot of being a spy and codebreaking. The book focuses on Room 40. I don't know a whole lot about Room 40, but during the Great War, Room 40, was the intelligence hub of the Admiralty. In the book, White portrays it as an organization of codebreakers and secretaarial staff as a diverse yet tight-knit group of professionals. According to the author's note she drew a number of real life events into her story but she had to alter the timeline a little to fit her storyline. really happened when it comes to Room 40.

Margot is extremely intelligent and she knows it. She doesn't want to be a proper lady. She wants to be a career woman. She loves what she does because she can use her smartness and be herself. She is close to her mamma and Lukas. Margot is a very complex character. I love Dot and Margot's friendship and how it kept growing stronger and stronger as the story progresses.
Drake is a man full of paitence. He doesn't push Margot, or make her rush into things she isn't ready for. This is rare in historical romance novels usually the women characters always get forced into doing things they aren't ready for. He went through some hard life challenges but seemed to bounce back. All of the characters have uniqueness.

White does a great job of including historical depth as well as even using authentic British dialogue. The romance in the book isn't over the top. There was some sap and a few kisses. The book also contains gunfights and espionage throughout the book.

There is some faith content in this book. These characters are Catholic, but you the book doesn't preach. Most of the characters had genuine faith in God but not in the church.

The found the first two chapters to be on the slower side but it quickly picked up to the point I couldn't put it down. "The Number of Love" is a beautiful book. Its about friendship, love, trust, and happiness while all the life struggles are hitting at you. Each of these characters have a quirkiness to them. White does a great job of getting the readers into the time period and into the life of these characters.
I am looking forward to reading more of her books and especially from this series.

FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this novel for promotional purposes from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. These are my honest thoughts and opinions.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award-nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary. You can learn more about her and her stories at www.RoseannaMWhite.com

MORE FROM ROSEANNA

When I told my best friend and critique partner what book I was pitching next to my publisher, her response was something along the lines of, “That sounds awesome. Also, you’re crazy, and I do not envy you writing that one.”

I laughed…and knew exactly what she meant. Because I was setting out to write a heroine who was a mathematician—which I am definitely not. A heroine who was utterly indifferent to love and marriage—which makes for a difficult story when one writes romance. A character who had an unshakeable faith—which has to be shaken at least a bit in order to make for growth throughout the story. And more, a character who has “issues,” let’s call it, that those familiar with such things will recognize…and which those who aren’t will probably think are quirks.

I was setting out to write a story that would be challenging for me, every step of the way. And the result is a book I’m incredibly in love with and so happy to share with the world.

The Number of Love is all about Margot, who thinks and even prays in numbers. Born and raised in Belgium, she and her family fled to England in 1914 when the Germans invaded her homeland. Thanks to her remarkable abilities with numbers and patterns, she’s now employed at Room 40, the Admiralty’s secret codebreaking branch. But as I was contemplating what sort of man could ever win Margot’s heart, I knew he had to be very different… someone active where she’s still. Someone outgoing where she turns inward. Someone who sees in her what she never can, and who believes she can grasp the dreams that society tells her are unbefitting a woman. This is how Drake was born—a field agent employed by Room 40.

I can honestly say this is the only book I’ve ever written that required me to borrow my daughter’s algebra book while I was writing it, LOL. And though every single scene was a challenge, it was one I thoroughly enjoyed. I hope you’ll join me on the journey that Margot and Drake are on, which answer the question my husband cheekily asked more than once as I was writing it: what is the number of love?

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