The Number of Love by Rosanna M. White 

The audio version of this review was first shared in Episode 43: A Bookchat about A Gem of Truth with Kimberley Woodhouse & a Review of The Number of Loveby Rosanna M. White

The Book

Three years into the Great War, England’s greatest asset is their intelligence network—field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to crack every German telegram. Margot De Wilde thrives in the environment of the secretive Room 40, where she spends her days deciphering intercepted messages. But when her world is turned upside down by an unexpected loss, for the first time in her life numbers aren’t enough.

Drake Elton returns wounded from the field, followed by an enemy that just won’t give up. He’s smitten quickly by the too-intelligent Margot, but how to convince a girl who lives entirely in her mind that sometimes life’s answers lie in the heart?

Amidst biological warfare, encrypted letters, and a German spy who wants to destroy not just them, but others they love,  Margot  and Drake will have to work together to save them all from the very secrets that brought them together.

The Review

Margot draws the reader in by being an unusual female character of the times as she isn’t obsessed by dating or fashion, but rather numbers. She finds numbers and patterns in her work and personal life that help to make sense of the world around her. When she undergoes an epic loss and her world is turned upside down, she struggles to move forward. 

In comes the dashing, yet injured, Drake whose goal is to help Margot see more of the world around her, and not through a lens of numbers. However, they must work together to figure out who is pursuing them and endangering nearby lives.

White’s characters are unique and stick with the reader long after the last page. Looking forward to the next book in the series!

The Author

Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.

Connect with Roseanna at her website RoseannaMWhite.com

Disclaimer: The publisher offered a complimentary copy of this book. The review was given freely, without payment. All views expressed are only the honest opinion of a member of the Historical Bookworm Review Team.