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The Lady Rogue – Jenn Bennett

Jenn Bennett’s latest novel has a little bit of everything. A fabulous young heroine. An intriguing historical set-up. Treasure hunting. Adventure. And even a little taste of Dracula. (Sort of.)

The Lady Rogue follows the story of a spunky, 17-year-old explorer named Theodora, who was raised by a famous American adventurer. But when her father leaves her high and dry in Istanbul on his latest search for an occult object, she knows something’s wrong. When Theo’s (handsome, charming) ex-boyfriend Huck shows up, claiming that Richard vanished while searching for a powerful ring that once belong to Vlad Tepes (yes, that’s Vlad the Impaler), the two head off to Romania to try and find him.

Adventure ensues, complete with Gothic castles and misty villages, magic and a secret society on top. Will Theo manage to find her father?

The official synopsis makes it sound like Romanian National Treasure and I’m very here for it.

"Traveling with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora. She’s read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the world’s most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the world. What she doesn’t have is her father’s permission. That honor goes to her father’s nineteen-year-old protégé—and once-upon-a-time love of Theodora’s life—Huck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in her hotel in Istanbul. Until Huck arrives from an expedition without her father and enlists Theodora’s help in rescuing him. Armed with her father’s travel journal, the reluctant duo learns that her father had been digging up information on a legendary and magical ring that once belonged to Vlad the Impaler—more widely known as Dracula—and that it just might be the key to finding him. Journeying into Romania, Theodora and Huck embark on a captivating adventure through Gothic villages and dark castles in the misty Carpathian Mountains to recover the notorious ring. But they aren’t the only ones who are searching for it. A secretive and dangerous occult society with a powerful link to Vlad the Impaler himself is hunting for it, too. And they will go to any lengths—including murder—to possess it."

The Lady Rogue is available on September 3.