A Hero for Miss Hatherleigh (Regency Brides: Daughters of Aynsley #1) by Carolyn Miller -- Review

About the Book

Can a proper noble lady find a future with a fossil-hunting man of faith?

As the daughter of Viscount Aynsley, Caroline Hatherleigh knows every rule of society--and she's always followed them precisely. But when she visits south Devonshire and encounters a fossil-hunting scientist and his sister, her assumptions about what is right are shaken. Questions she has never considered about the importance of friendship and faith suddenly confront her--and her comfortable understanding about how the world works is thrown off balance. What if God wants to be the center of her life, rather than merely a social obligation?

Gideon Kirby loves science, and hunting down proof of past lives is a joy he won't willingly give up. But his scientific leanings are being challenged both by his personal beliefs and by local smugglers in the Devonshire countryside. And every day his sister's illness becomes more desperate, her care growing more demanding. Adding a viscount's daughter to the mix is a complication Gideon never expected--especially since he must stay far away from this young woman he's falling for in order to protect his beloved sister's secret.

When a mysterious stranger visits the village, that secret will be exposed, no matter how Gideon fights. Then tragedy strikes in a smugglers' cave. And the threat of scandal may lead to broken hearts and passionless propriety. Will the shaky bond these two have nurtured be strong enough to overcome their differences--or will the trust they've withheld from each other tear three lives apart?

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About the Author

Carolyn Miller lives in New South Wales, Australia, with her husband and four children. A longtime lover of Regency romance, Carolyn's previous novels have won several contests, including the 2014 RWA "Touched by Love" and 2014 ACFW Gensis contests. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and My Book Therapy.

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Review

Carolyn Miller has written a beautiful story about family, friendship, and love.  This story takes a fun twist on the unexpected friendship and romance a fossil-hunting scientist, his sister, and a woman of society.  Miller has done her research for both the science and the history in her story, making the story even better.  The friendships and romance in this story are fun and readers will easily relate to these character’s emotions and situations.  Readers will enjoy how Miller thinks outside the box when writing her regency romance stories, coming up with stories such as this one with a fossil-hunting scientist and a woman of society.  This is a story that readers of regency romance will find delight in.
 
Series: Regency Brides: Daughters of Aynsley
Genre: historical, regency, romance
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Publication date: March 19, 2019
Number of pages: 336
 
Other books in the series:
2-Underestimating Miss Cecilia (releasing July 2019)
3-Misleading Miss Verity (releasing November 2019)
 
A review copy of this book was provided by Kregel Publications.  A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.