The Spitfire

Written by Christi Caldwell

Narrated by Tim Campbell

“If you like smart heroines and delicious heroes, make this your next read.” —Sarah MacLean, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

The final Wicked Wallflowers novel from USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell.

Clara Winters is leaving behind her sinful life as a courtesan and madam and pursuing her dream: establishing a music hall. One that will provide entertainment and reverie for those from all walks of life—not just the noble class who can afford the opera.

Henry March, Earl of Waterson, has one aim as a member of Parliament: create a police force to establish order and keep the streets of London safe. After his younger sister survived a terrible ordeal—scathed, but blessedly alive—Henry believes it is his duty to ensure peace and stability for all men, women, and children in England.

Little did he expect to be a victim of the very street crime he hoped to prevent, but when a vicious attack in East London leaves him injured and unconscious, he’s rescued by the beautiful and kind-hearted Clara.

But Henry’s political aims put him at odds with Clara’s artistic ones—and their newfound admiration for one another is put to the test. Can these two quite opposite individuals find a way to achieve all their goals?

To their great surprise, it seems that a former courtesan and a stuffed shirt could make beautiful music together…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Sep 17, 2019
• ISBN: 9781978671690

Christi Caldwell

USA Today bestselling, RITA-nominated author Christi Caldwell believes the most perfect heroes and heroines have imperfections, and she rather enjoys torturing them before crafting them a well-deserved happily ever after! 

Reviews for The Spitfire

[UchennaEzeh · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Really enjoyable story. I did not expect it of Clara as I did not know much about her.

[KELLI BAKER · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Awesome story performed by an incredible Orator. Thank you for sharing.

[patrickgarson_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I picked up Spitfire very cheaply for my kindle,, and I must say that the price is right. Despite flashes of cleverness and a catchy opening, Sandoval falls back on some very silly yet predictable plotting, and the book loses its initial zing. Receptionist Tomi is dealing with an unpleasant job, when her ex is found dead in his refrigerator. Can she unravel the mystery whilst juggling a demanding boss and a new love interest?The summary highlights one of Spitfire's problems - it wants to be romance, comedy, crime novel, thriller, all wrapped up in one. But such a tonal diversity would be a challenge for any writer, and Sandoval is noticeably better at some of the genres than others. Spitfire starts out funny and quirky. This was the strongest part of the book. Tomi is not an especially in-depth character but her wisecracks were amusing enough. Likewise the romance, whilst utterly predictable, is handled in a kind of bubbly, fun way. But the book really falls down on the crime/thriller stuff, and this comes to dominate the latter half of the book. As a crime novel, the clues are arbitrary, often nonsensical and poorly structured. As a thriller, you're never in any doubt that Tomi will pull through, and Sandoval's narrator and the flagrant implausibility of the characters, plot and dialogue involved with the crime sequence pushes away tension like a skilled masseuse. It's much better, for everyone, when books finish stronger than they began. Unfortunately the opposite was the case with this one.

[martinhughharvey_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not sure why I got this book - some link or ther says "you might like this book" and as it was free courtesy of Amazon prime I thought why not indeed. The first part of the book was okay but then I really got enthused. Yes it's a thriller, the story line isn't that deep, but the characters are superb. It moves along briskly and certainly eventually I couldn't put it down. The characters were so real and appealing I was imagining them in my mind's eye especially the central character the heroine Tami Reyes. Somewhat reminiscent of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum.This would make a superb movie.