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Hohenstein by Didi Lawson

5/29/2015
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Anything but a typical aristocrat, young Baroness Marie-Louise is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and get to work, especially when it comes to saving her ancestral estate. Determined to shake loose the shackles of propriety and gain the warm family life her upbringing denied her, she has vowed to marry a man of lower rank. Blue-bloods need not apply.

But when she is forced to turn to a childhood friend for assistance, the handsome, debonair count may prove a temptation impossible to resist. Marie-Louise soon finds herself caught between the comfort of a middle-class doctor and the passion of a nobleman, with the future of her childhood home at stake.

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Didi Lawson exchanged her town car for a pick-up truck and learned to operate a tractor when she and her husband moved from Arizona to a farm in Missouri where she now weaves her tales. Her love for writing started early in life when she entertained her friends with her stories, won prizes for her essays in high school, and wrote road shows and poems for the youth group in her church.

She enjoys the outdoors, her children and ten grandchildren, and keeps an active social calendar.

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This is a fun, well-written novel, taking place in Germany.  German characters and setting make this novel enjoyable and different.  Filled with mishaps, adventure, relationships, and romance, Didi Lawson’s first novel is a hit.  Her characters are well developed and easy to relate to.  The aristocratic point of view is both intriguing and entertaining, as Lawson shows how Marie-Louise attempts to act her part as baroness while adapting to the new and modern world.  I would recommend this novel to any historical romance reader.

Genre: historical fiction; romance
Publisher: Xchyler Publishing
Publication Date: May 23, 2015
Number of pages:  380
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A day in the life of Marie-Louise, Baroness von Hohenstein
Breakfast with Tante Ambrosia
Inspecting the premises
Book keeping for the Café
Consulting with Jakob on the most pressing repairs that need to be done
Planning and shopping for the café
Lunch with Tante Ambrosia
Preparing for castle weddings
Visit from Ulrich Count Wolfburg
Playing piano for frustration relief
Walk in the forest with Kaiser, the German Shepherd Dog
Checking various carriages for carriage rides for the wedding and the children
Putting finishing touches on castle wedding decorations
Dinner with Tante Ambrosia
Practicing music for a castle concert with Dr. Walter
Date with Dr. Nick Neff
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Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind (Miss Delacourt #1) by Heidi Ashworth

5/23/2015
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Summary
Ginny’s grandaunt, the dowager duchess of Marcross, asks her to check on her “roses” in the country.  Ginny agrees, even when she learns her escort will be her grandaunts nephew Sir Anthony.  Along the way, Ginny’s abigail becomes ill and some highway men steal their carriage.  Finally rescued along the roadside by Lord and Lady Barrington and their daughter Lucinda, they find they must stay at the Barrington’s for a fortnight while Ginny’s maid heals from the chicken pox, as well as to ensure that all those at the house do not have the chicken pox and will not spread the illness.  Ginny detests Sir Anthony but seems to be falling in love with him.  Lucinda is in love with Lord Avery, also visiting as a stranded guest, but longs for excitement and adventure, as due to previously having the chicken pox, she missed her coming out ball.  Will each girl get the man she loves or be destined to marry the wrong man due to some confusions that take place during their confinement?

Review
Well-written with high-spirited characters, this novel will catch the reader’s attention from page one.  This regency novel will have the reader laughing at each misfortune and exciting event, as readers compare Ginny to that of Elizabeth Bennett and Sir Anthony to that of Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.  Set with regency England as the backdrop, readers will be wanting more from this best-selling, award winning regency romance author.

Series: Miss Delacourt
Genre: historical fiction; romance; regency
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
Number of pages:  263

Other books in this series:
2-Miss Delacourt Has Her Day
3-Lady Crenshaw’s Christmas
4-Lord Haversham Takes Command
5-The Lord Who Sneered and Other Tales

The Bound Heart (Everstone Chronicles #2) by Dawn Crandall

5/11/2015
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Summary
Meredyth determined long ago that she would marry Vance Everstone.  But after one fateful night, everything changes forever.  Vance leaves the country for six years, leaving her wondering and waiting.  Meanwhile, Meredyth, dwelling too much on the past, tries to avoid falling for her best friend, Lawry Hampton…for why would he ever want her?  They spend much time together, having a similar interest in caring for the needs of orphaned children.  When Lawry tells Meredyth about starting an orphanage in Washington, an “accidental” kiss takes place, making things awkward between them. Meredyth has her own love of orphans as she and Lawry’s younger sister have been teaching at a school for sponsored orphans.  One day they even rescue an orphan, Wynne, from freezing on the streets.  This draws Lawry and Meredith closer than ever.  News that Vance Everstone has married reaches Meredyth and her friends and family.  Thinking she is free from Vance, she allows herself to dote in Lawry’s affections.  But a few weeks later, Meredyth is informed that Vance is now widowed and will be coming home to marry her. A past mistake tying her to one man, but in love with another… Will Meredyth marry based on old ties or follow her heart and marry for love?

Review
Dawn Crandall has done it again.  From the first page, this novel will capture readers’ attention.  This book continues the story of reader-related characters Meredyth Summercourt, Vance Everstone, and Lawry Hampton, mentioned in her previous novel, The Hesitant Heiress, as they learn from past mistakes and move forward with life.  Well crafted, and beautifully written, this novel entices the reader into not wanting to put it down through its beautiful settings and personable characters.  I would recommend this novel to readers who enjoy historical romance with an inspirational twist. 

Series: The Everstone Chronicles
Genre: historical fiction; Christian fiction; romance; inspirational
Literary Awards: Genesis Contest Nominee
Publisher: Whitaker House
Publication Date: November 1, 2014
Number of pages:  319, kindle edition

Other books in this series:
1-The Hesitant Heiress
3-The Captive Imposter

A Beauty So Rare (Belmont Mansion #2) by Tamera Alexander

5/5/2015
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Summary
At age thirty, although not beautiful but kind hearted, Eleanor Braddock believes she has lost her chance of marriage.  But when a dying soldier mistakes her for his wife, she decides to find his widow.  When Eleanor’s sickly father needs attention, poverty-stricken Eleanor must rely on the generosity of her aunt, Adelicia Acklen of Belmont Mansion, one of the richest and demanding women in America.  Adelicia is determine to find Eleanor a husband, but Eleanor has other ideas, as she plans to build a home for penniless widowed women from the Civil War and their fatherless children.  When Eleanor meets Marcus Gottfied, she assumes he is one of her aunt’s gardeners.  Although Eleanor has her own secrets, little does she know that Marcus also has his.  As Eleanor and Marcus fall for each other, can love win out in the end or will Eleanor be expected to marry a man of Adelicia’s choosing?  Will Marcus leave his construction designs and roses in America and leave Eleanor’s life forever?




Review
Not surprisingly, bestseller and award-winning author Tamera Alexander has done it again.  This historical novel, deeply researched, brings to life both historical events and characters as well as contributions from her imagination of what life must have been like.  This tale allows readers a glimpse of high society, as well as a woman who knows her own mind and what she wants.  I would recommend this novel to those who love historical fiction with a touch of romance.

Series: Belmont Mansion
Genre: historical fiction; Christian fiction; romance; inspirational
Publisher: Bethany House
Publication date: March 25, 2014
Number of pages:  471

Other books in the series:
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