Title:  The Winged Tiara
Author: J’nell Ciesielski  
Genre:  Historical fiction   
Rating: 4.5 out of 5  

After a hasty wartime marriage and an even quicker divorce, two jewel thieves risk it all to obtain the grandest prize of them all, the last Valkyrie tiara, but their hearts may have something else in mind.

It was a match made in champagne-soaked heaven, but all too soon the bubbles dried up and divorce papers were issued just in time to ring in the end of the Great War. Jewel thieves and ex-lovers Jasper and Esme find themselves circulating among the elite of British aristocracy where the diamond-lined pockets are ripe for picking. But when the last Valkyrie tiara ever created becomes the talk of the season neither will stop to obtain it, not even when they inadvertently find themselves in the middle of a game of cat-and-mouse where their lives are suddenly at stake.

I enjoyed this historical fiction read very much! I was hooked from the opening, and I loved the cat-and-mouse game between Jasper and Esme. Their characters were a lot of fun! Even the secondary characters were vibrant and intriguing, and I liked the different settings as well. A very solid read!

J’nell Ciesielski is a bestselling author. The Winged Tiara is her newest novel.

(Galley courtesy of Thomas Nelson in exchange for an honest review.)

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