Love In Disguise

Love in Disguise by Carol Cox is an interesting story about finding love while pretending to be two different people. This story is set in December of 1881; starting off in Chicago, Illinois. Ellie Moore the main character in this novel is used to living on the sidelines wanting to be a professional actress; she has settled for life as a professional actress' assistant. When plans take a sudden change and her world is rocked; she suddenly is out of work and has no where to go.

She overhears men talking about detective work; Ellie thinks she is perfect for this because of her years studying acting; the men are not convinced until she secretly wins them over by putting her talents to work. Needless to say she gets the big detective job that leads her on an adventure of a lifetime. She gets to experience the Wild West, while solving the mystery of who's behind stealing gold. Other great heroic moments happen throughout the book. What keeps it really interesting is the people she encounters but not as Ellie,  as one of two people she disguises herself to be.

Love In Disguise is a fun mystery novel which happens to have a love story built in. Learning that looks only go so far, it's what's on the inside that truley matters.