Sir Michael's Mayhem

Black Diamond #3

by Susan M. Baganz

Michael never had anything to lose, until he gave his heart to Katrina. It's a game of cat and mouse as Sir Michael Tidley pursues a secret mission for the Crown. The last thing he needs is a meddlesome woman to complicate things. Miss Katrina Shepherd has privately loved Michael since long before he was knighted. She longs to exonerate her father's reputation and knows Michael needs her help with decoding intercepted treasonous documents that could save the lives of thousands of British soldiers. When the Black Diamond reveals his connection to Michael and threatens Katrina, Michael's resulting injury causes him to forget it all. Can her heart survive the battle they both face against their mutual attraction and the evil Black Diamond who is now set on destroying them both?

338 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2018

Reviews

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I engaged more with the characters in this book. Michael was really funny when he suffered amnesia!!! Katrina was quite a character.
I, again, liked the fact most of the characters from previous books made appearances in this. I liked the cat & mouse references too.
I still found it too 'dark' for my tastes, but did appreciate the faith aspect through this.
I read this via Kindle Unlimited.

[Marvy Herrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far this story has been my fovorite of this serie..

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Michael never had anything to lose, until he gave his heart to Katrina. It's a game of cat and mouse as Sir Michael Tidley pursues a secret mission for the Crown. The last thing he needs is a meddlesome woman to complicate things. Miss Katrina Shepherd has privately loved Michael since long before he was knighted. She longs to exonerate her father's reputation and knows Michael needs her help with decoding intercepted treasonous documents that could save the lives of thousands of British soldiers. When the Black Diamond reveals his connection to Michael and threatens Katrina, Michael's resulting injury causes him to forget it all.
I really enjoyed the characters & the plot. The story was well written & held my attention all the way through. The characters are well portrayed, I liked Katrina who was consistent with her love for Michael. Michael was a strong character but injuries, which caused amnesia & led his character to change added to the story. I definitely will be reading more to find out who The Black Diamond is. I didn’t realise when I started to read that this was a Christian novel & I must admit this aspect grated on me, however although there references to Christianity & some quotes from th bible it didn’t stop my enjoyment of the book

My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

[Strawberry · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was like a run on sentence. That's not to say I didn't like it, but it seemed to be three stories that the author couldn't decides which version to use, so she just put threw in all three. The main problem is that the writing between the 3 plots doesn't glue them together very well. So I felt confused, like I had miss a chapter ever now and then. The second problem is that the terrifying villain is increasingly a buffoon. Now, maybe some thought the villain too dark in previous books, so the author left out any new evil, but this book pretty much establishes the Black Diamond as a serial kidnapper and nothing more. I think over all the book would have been better if it had started with Katrina's father alive for a chapter or two and the first encounter with the Black Diamond left out.