Sir Gideon Landor was an English prisoner in Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island, home to the fortress of a Bonapartist. Meeting Delphine Dalgeigh, he thinks she is a Paris trifle with not a thought in her head and as useless as a doll. To Delphine, Sir Gideon is one cold man and she despises his double agent treachery! But these two will discover that first impressions can be wrong and in the midst of the Peninsular War, these two strong willed yet secretive people will have to keep their wits about them as well as hide their hearts in order to survive the war and defend their dangerous secrets. Can Gideon and Delphine crack their own THE CODE OF LOVE as passion takes over them? Or will war destroy them both in the end? 

THE CODE OF LOVE is a deliciously told story by Ms. Sawyer. Full of intricate details, complex characters and lush settings, she captures the reader’s imagination from the beginning to the end. With a slow build up, this reviewer found, at times, that the beginning was almost too slow yet once Ms. Sawyer set up the storyline and introduced the reader to the characters, she went off with a bang and it felt like a roller coaster ride with many twists and turns to gasp in ahh over!  Full of rich detail, this author did a great job in keeping it historically accurate with a little creative license thrown in as well.  

THE CODE OF LOVE introduces the readers to Sir Gideon Landor, a double agent who is betrayed to the French Legion. With an arrogant yet seductive personality, Ms. Sawyer captures his confusion and soon his fascination over the exquisite Delphine. This reader at first wanted to choke the life out of him when first introduced to him but he grows on the reader as you get deeper into the THE CODE OF LOVE. Delphine Dalgleish is a wonderfully crafted heroine with secrets of her own yet she is drawn to this ice cold man, who invokes such feelings in her that soon passion explodes between them amid the danger of war and espionage. Ms. Sawyer captures this character’s split personality and makes her the best person to go toe to toe with Sir Gideon. Highly combustible, the sexual tension is stretched to almost the breaking point and this author captures it beautifully in this epic historical story! 

This reviewer felt this is truly a great book to read if you have time to sit and read it thru slowly and completely. If you enjoy lush epic adventures, set in exotic settings and complex characters, then THE CODE OF LOVE is definitely for you!

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