An Artful Deception

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Yet I am entranced by the Regency time period and the customs in place at that time. Since I enjoy putting a bit of intrigue in my romances, I found this novel stimulating to write. My characters had to behave within the mores of the day and the expectations of the young lady in my story was far below the position she found herself impersonating.

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I thoroughly enjoyed my virtual exploration of England in this period of history. Karen Cogan draws upon her background as a kindergarten teacher and author to write novels, short stories and children's books.

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She is the author of over three hundred articles and short stories, most of which are for children. She has taught workshops for children and participated in book signings for her books. When she is not writing, she enjoys reading, gardening and caring for her pets. Karen and her artist husband make their home in the Southwest.

They enjoy the beauty of nature and the opportunity to explore its wonders in the varied scenery close to home. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Learn more about Amazon Prime.

Lady Katharine is trapped between two impossible choices. Either she will marry the cousin she despises, or marry Philip, to whom she was pledged in childhood. The prospect of staying at her family estate with her uncle and cousin is so unfavorable that she chooses Philip to avoid an immediate attachment to her cousin. Suddenly, the accidental deaths of her traveling companions offer her the chance she has awaited.

With no one left alive to vouch for her identity, she hatches a brilliant plan to exchange identities with her lady's maid, who was killed in the accident. But when the impersonation fools Philip, formerly her betrothed, she learns that it might have been a terrible mistake. Lady Katherine soon finds herself like a spider caught in her own web. When she is discovered in her lie, she must confess all, with disastrous results that leave her to wonder if she'll ever regain Philip's trust.

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The story started out well. I liked the premise about Lady Katharine and her dilemma in having to choose between marrying her cousin, or a man her parents matched for her while they were still children. But very soon it became obvious that this book needed editing.

At first i didn't mind, but too often i'd come across two words stuck together due to the lack of spacing. Once or thrice is okay, but it went on till the last chapter and that got irritating. Uhmn, it is possible that the coachman was indeed handsome, but i think the author meant "Hansom cab", a horse-drawn carriage designed by a Mr. The list could go on. It was currently the end of spring, and Ino found herself wondering just how often it was likely to rain at this time of year in the Land of Lightning.

She supposed she might as well enjoy one of the few sunny days she was likely to see, and worry about her mission later. A slightly muddy dirt road ran alongside the length of the inn she was staying at, and several young people were standing on the far side of it, in front of a rundown looking house, speaking and laughing rather loudly.

None of them wore hitai-ate, and Ino wondered just how many people in this village were successful shinobi. It was certainly something she was going to have to learn during her stay. She made her way down the street, passing several other buildings in more or less the same shape as the one across from her inn. This was supposed to be one of the five great shinobi villages; Ino couldn't help but feel a bit surprised at the state it seemed to be in. Had something happened here recently? Something they didn't want the other villages to know about for fear of being seen as vulnerable?

Ino tapped her fingers to her lips, wondering what was more likely in this case: She'd done her homework, and realised that the weather in the Land of Lightning was often simply catastrophic. Perhaps that had played a major role in whatever had gone wrong here. Filing that knowledge away in her mind, Ino continued along the path, wondering where the other inn, the more costly one, could be found. She was soon distracted, however, when she noticed a pair of older men, one of whom was clearly a shinobi, sitting in the shade of a tree and playing a board game.

A light smile graced Ino's lips when she recognised the game they were playing: She managed to fight down the wave of loneliness that threatened when she thought of them, but she still couldn't help but wish at least one of them were here with her on this mission. Technically, now that they were all chuunin, they wouldn't necessarily be working together from now on. And as much as Konoha had been able to recuperate after the attack, the village still couldn't afford to send more than one shinobi on this mission.

Ino was in this by herself. The idea had worried her at first, and in many ways still did.

An Artful Deception

She had thought that Shikamaru would be more fitting for this type of mission… she was able to admire his intelligence without bitterness, and knew how much easier a time of it he would have thinking up plans to obtain information, and piecing together the puzzle that arose in the best possible manner. Ino remembered bringing the question to her father, asking how she could have been chosen for a task for which another was so much better suited, especially since it was her first as a chuunin.

Smiling to herself, she recalled his response: Shikamaru is one of the most brilliant shinobi in Konoha, but his genius is still unaccompanied by any real drive.

You, Ino, however… you're intelligent enough in your own right, and know how to observe things. But your true skills lie in understanding people and knowing how to handle them… and that is why you , not Shikamaru or anyone else, are suited for this position. She smiled ruefully, not sure how much she appreciated the idea of her communication skills being the best she had. Refresh and try again.

Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. An Artful Deception 3. Lady Katharine is trapped between two impossible choices. Either she will marry the cousin she despises, or marry Philip, to whom she was pledged in childhood. The prospect of staying at her family estate with her uncle and cousin is so unfavorable that she chooses Philip to avoid an immediate attachment to her cousin.

Suddenly, the accidental deaths of her traveling compa Lady Katharine is trapped between two impossible choices.

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Suddenly, the accidental deaths of her traveling companions offer her the chance she has awaited. With no one left alive to vouch for her identity, she hatches a brilliant plan to exchange identities with her lady's maid, who was killed in the accident. But when the impersonation fools Philip, formerly her betrothed, she learns that it might have been a terrible mistake.

Lady Katherine soon finds herself like a spider caught in her own web.

When she is discovered in her lie, she must confess all, with disastrous results that leave her to wonder if she'll ever regain Philip's trust. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

To ask other readers questions about An Artful Deception , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jul 14, NaDell rated it it was amazing. Tricky plot when what the main character thinks will happen isn't quite what she expects. She tells one lie that explodes into a whole bundle of lies that are awfully hard to untangle, especially without family members on her side.

Really well written plot and characters make this book fun to read and very suspenseful! Sep 24, Wealhtheow rated it it was ok Shelves: Lady Katherine is stuck with a terrible choice: When there's a tragic carriage accident, Katherine seizes the opportunity and pretends to be her maid instead. But though this frees her from an unwanted marriage, it also means she must act as a servant.

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