A Nobel Masquerade (Hawthorne House #1) by Kristi Ann Hunter

About the Book

Lady Miranda Hawthorne acts every inch the lady, but inside she longs to be bold and carefree. Entering her fourth Season and approaching spinsterhood in the eyes of society, she pours her innermost feelings out not in a diary but in letters to her brother's old school friend, a duke--with no intention of ever sending these private thoughts to a man she's heard stories about but never met. Meanwhile, she also finds herself intrigued by Marcus, her brother's new valet, and although she may wish to break free of the strictures that bind her, falling in love with a servant is more of a rebellion than she planned.

When Marcus accidentally discovers and mails one of the letters to her unwitting confidant, Miranda is beyond mortified. And even more shocked when the duke returns her note with one of his own that initiates a courtship-by-mail. Insecurity about her lack of suitors shifts into confusion at her growing feelings for two men--one she's never met but whose words deeply resonate with her heart, and one she has come to depend on but whose behavior is more and more suspicious. When it becomes apparent state secrets are at risk and Marcus is right in the thick of the conflict, one thing is certain: Miranda's heart is far from all that's at risk for the Hawthornes and those they love. 

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About the Author

Kristi Ann Hunter graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Computer Science but always knew she wanted to write. Kristi is an RWA Golden Heart contest winner, an ACFW Genesis contest winner, and a Georgia Romance Writers Maggie Award for Excellence winner. She is a founding member and the coordinator of the Regency Reflections blog and lives with her husband and three children in Georgia.

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Review

Full of excitement, mystery, and adventure, Kristi Ann Hunter’s first novel in the Hawthorne House series, A Noble Masquerade, is a major hit!  With gripping characters and a dazzling, enjoyable, and well-developed storyline, readers will not be able to put this delightful historical fiction, regency novel down.  This novel will capture reader’s attention, causing them to sit for hours to see what happens next.  Readers that enjoy historical and regency fiction will be thoroughly delighted with Kristi’s novel.

Series: Hawthorne House
Genre: historical fiction; Christian fiction; Romance; regency
Publisher: Bethany House
Publication date: Bethany House
Number of pages: 352

Other books in the series:
0.5-A Lady of Esteem
2-coming in 2016
3-coming in 2017

A review copy of this novel was provided by Bethany House.