This is a brilliant action packed historical fiction book, that is loosely based on true stories. This thrilling book follows a British nurse in Egypt during WWI. Who is unable to stop herself from saving the life of a man who is carrying an important message about a plot to take down the British and bringing to light the people who are corrupt within the British government trying to stop him. This face paced moving story line is truly fantastic. The author is a genius for bringing such little details to the story that brings a brilliant atmosphere and suspense. The characters was wonderful and are wrote so that we are always guessing who we can trust. The love story element of the book had me intrigued. I just couldn't put the book down. The twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat. I loved the constant air of mystery in the story and you really connect with the main character as you wonder just she can do to help and to whom she can trust. So many brilliant elements of this book were brought together with such skill, I didn't want the book to end. I listened to the audio version of this book which did need to be speed up a little bit and the narrator was brilliant at adding a suspense to the story. So much praise goes out to the author and independent publishers for creating such a magnificent book. I will be reading this authors further books and I can't wait. This book is part one in the tale.

Windswept is a historical fiction romance novel based in WW1. Our strong female lead, Ginger, is a British nurse working in a casualty clearing station in Egypt. As the daughter of an Earl, she has had a privileged upbringing but is not afraid of hard work & proves herself to be a gifted nurse. When she stumbles across a wounded enemy soldier hiding close to their camp, she finds herself entrusted with a coded message and the knowledge that there are traitors within British Intelligence. As Ginger becomes tangled in secrets and lies, she must figure out who she can trust and faces an ongoing battle between her head & her heart. As the story progresses we have adventure, spies, traitors, secret plots, loyal friends, betrayals and family members that can’t be counted on – all tangled together in a well paced read that grips you early. The book is quite long, and many authors would have been tempted to close the story much earlier, but I appreciate that the story didn’t go quite where you expected. The book has been well researched, and the authors note at the end details some of the real people & events that the fictional characters were loosely based on. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and it kept me wanting to read more & more … so what stops it being a 5* read? Ginger is a strong, likeable, intelligent woman and whilst I did like her character, she annoyed me at times. I would have liked to see her being a little more independent and not quite so simpering to the handsome Noah Benson who I felt lacked depth. Fellow-nurse Beatrice & Dr James could have done with more page-time, as they were lovely. Ginger’s sister Lucy was very annoying and self-centred though I did warm to Ginger’s mother. I appreciate that this is set in WW1 & women were seen as “property” and under the control of men, but this aspect comes across too strongly for me. The book could have been equally as good, if not better without the overly long sex scenes – it was feeling more like a Mills & Boon romance than historical fiction at times. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was excellent and fitted the character of Ginger well, she was also able to distinguish between the other characters well by her voice/tone. However there were a few times when an American word or phrase slipped in – we had pants but later in the book they were consistently called trousers - and the pronunciation of tourniquet *really* grated! Disclosure: I received an advance reader copy of this book free via NetGalley. Whilst thanks go to the author & publisher for the opportunity to read it, all opinions are my own. #Windswept #NetGalley