Reviews - Historical

Madeline has spent her life locked away in a tower. The Marquess of Hayden falls through the tower window on a drunken quest to see if the rumors are true, and finds the lost bastard daughter of a mad Earl. Before Hayden literally falls into her life, Madeline was the victim of abuse and an auction, arranged by Foley and Lady Ashburn, her father’s wife, where greedy men ogled and pawed at her.

Henrietta is a tomboy. She enjoys freedom, climbing trees, and antagonizing her neighbor, Giles Thorpe, an Earl. Henrietta befriends Giles’s mother, Lady Thorpe, but that becomes the downfall of her freedom. Once she is found out, she is sent to live with her aunt to prepare her for the season.

A shy, but dedicated, young woman volunteers to act as an impromptu governess to two unruly six-year-olds on a ducal estate. Seraphina Nicholls recently returned to England from Upper Canada to rejoin her newlywed twin sister, Araminta, now the Marquess of Kingston.

The Holly and the Ivy
Sarah M. Eden, Esther Hatch,
Dana LeCheminant, & Anneka R. Walker

ANTHOLOGY: “The Holly and the Ivy” sees a nursemaid and a gardener falling in love as they help a little boy learn to love the holidays again. In “Hiding Christmas”, Kristine and her English grandma must leave Scotland where Christmas will only bring them persecution, to celebrate their cherished holiday in England.

Lady Briar, a kindhearted, polished, beautiful, and strong young woman of status, has a mind of her own – with absolutely no intention of marrying. Wren, the Scottish gardener, has caught her interest, and she asks him to escort her multiple times to visit a family that has found themselves in a difficult time.

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