The Windsor Conspiracy, Georgie Blalock
The Windsor Conspiracy, Georgie Blalock
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The Windsor Conspiracy
A Novel of the Crown, a Conspiracy, and the Duchess of Windsor

Author: Georgie Blalock

Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/16/2024


Synopsis

Georgie Blalock, the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl, delivers an enchantingly reimagined fictional portrait of Wallis Simpson through the lens of her cousin who is engaged to spy on the Duchess of Windsor for her alleged Nazi sympathies and finds much more than she bargained for!American Amelia Montague defied her family five years ago to marry the man she loved, but that decision cost her everything. Disowned by her family, and left a penniless widow after her husband’s death, Amelia becomes her cousin Wallis Simpson’s private secretary in France. With no other prospects available, Amelia has no choice but to succeed, and under their Aunt Bessie’s direction, hopes to have a positive influence on Wallis and the Duke of Windsor.During the next two years, Amelia realizes that not everything with the Windsors is glittering happiness. Beneath the façade of the besotted couple simmers Wallis’s rage at her stunted ambition, and the couple soon reveal themselves to be self-centered Nazi supporters who pursue their own interests at any cost.When the Germans invade France, and the Windsors leave Amelia to escape the Gestapo on her own, Amelia finds herself in position to work for the most unlikely of employers: MI5 and the FBI. Convinced to work undercover, Amelia joins the Windsors in Nassau and soon realizes that Wallis’s treachery extends far deeper than the US and British government even knows…Richly imaginative, Georgie Blalock’s novel stuns as it explores two women, opposites in every way, and the choices they make to survive both war and each other. . .

About Georgie Blalock

Georgie Blalock is a history lover and movie buff who loves combining her different passions through historical fiction, and a healthy dose of period piece films. When not writing, she can be found prowling the nonfiction history section of the library or the British film listings on Netflix or in the dojo training for her next black belt rank. Her novels include The Other Windsor Girl, The Last Debutantes, and An Indiscreet Princess.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kayla on July 23, 2024

Loved this!!! This is a historical fiction about the duke and Duchess of Windsor focused on the immediate years after David abdicated. Wallis is the center of the story and we see the pair marry, court the Germans, and eventually be sent to the Bahamas. Most of the books I’ve read about Wallis was c......more

Goodreads review by Literary on February 29, 2024

A tantalizing tale of Wallis Simpson's fictionalized cousin, who spies on pro-Nazi Simpson and her husband, the Duke of Windsor. Thrilling!......more

Goodreads review by Christine on February 06, 2024

A story about a fictionalized character compiled from actual various personal secretaries and Wallis Simpson. Well written with plenty of drama, scenery, fashion, characters and accurate history. One can only imagine what if........Great book! Thanks to Netgalley, author and publishers for an advanc......more

Goodreads review by Beth on February 07, 2024

I usually read my ARCs the month before their publishing date but I was so excited to get this that I read it immediately. I enjoyed The Other Windsor Girl and An Indiscreet Princess also by this author. This is a hard one because it is about Wallis Simpson and her husband the Duke of Windsor and th......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on May 26, 2024

The overarching pacing of "The Windsor Conspiracy" is odd: The espionage element doesn't come into play until about three-quarters of the way through. Georgie Blalock establishes the characters and setting well, though I think she should have trusted us readers a bit more. We get it: Protagonist Ame......more