Reviews - Historical

Whirlwind with a Wolfe
Emily E
Murdoch

When her family’s fortune disappears, Miss Alice Reynolds loses her societal status as well. She is forced to take a position as a maid to another lady, Miss Louisa Bond. Her new mistress has been toying with the affections of Lord Emrick deWolfe, enraging him. The Lord plots his revenge. He sets out to kidnap Louisa and sweep her off to his secluded hunting lodge.

Quinlan grew up with an alcoholic father who abused her. When she was seven, after a terrible accident, she was sent to an orphanage. Now, she is old enough to get married and begin working as a teacher. She answers an ad for a wife from a man named Will. Will does not know that his mother placed an ad in the paper for a wife.

The Duke of Rhuddlan is under attack by none other than his brother, Nick. Nick wants the Dukedom for himself. There are very few people Rhuddlan can trust. When he suffers a head injury, the beautiful Olivia Stone and her loyal dog are there to help him. Rhuddlan is grateful for her help and can’t help but return the favor when she comes to him explaining that there is a man threatening her.

MEDIEVAL:  The Scottish Wars of Independence in the late 1200s make and break alliances between countries and families based on victories and losses in battles and arranged marriages. Lady Isobel de Moray is a sheltered heiress who inherits her family’s keep in a strategic location after her father’s death, making her the target of an attempted forced marriage.

WESTERN:  As the War of 1812 comes to a close and American settlers move further west, the bravest settle the narrow strip of land along the Red River in Texas, in an area disputed between Arkansas, Mexico, and the Native American tribes that roam the area. Securing the land could cost lives, but once won, families, like Samuel Wyllie’s, will be able to carve out a future for themselves.

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