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Author Note

Brennan’s story at last! If you’ve been reading this series you’ll know that the other three books focus on ‘place’. The adventures of each hero reflect something associated with the city they’re in (Nolan is in Venice for Carnevale in Rake Most Likely to Seduce, for instance), but with Brennan’s story ‘place’ is not as significant.

His journey isn’t a journey that can be tracked on a map. It’s a personal journey to discover himself— which is a big reason why a lot of people have travelled. Outwardly we travel to see faraway lands, but inwardly we travel to get to know ourselves and what we’re capable of. That’s Brennan’s journey. He discovers himself not in Paris, nor Venice, nor in other traditional Tour venues, but in a small fishing village far off the beaten path.

Of course I should make some mention of the backdrop for this story, which is Greece after the War of Independence. The Peloponnese was central to that conflict, and suffered a high loss of life in the fight, and that provides the background for Patra’s story. The Filiki Eteria is often credited as being the driving force behind the successful achievement of independence, because of its ability to organise a population that had no homeland but was spread throughout the Ottoman Empire and Danubian provinces.

In June 2014 I had the opportunity to travel along the Peloponnese and hear about these historic events that contribute to Brennan’s story first-hand. It was great!

I wish you happy travels. As our rakes’ tours come to a close I hope yours are just beginning.