#RegencyRomance #HistoricalRomance
Release Date: 23rd August 2021
Length: 85,000 words
Tropes: Sensual Regency romance with warmth and wit, this tale also includes a seductive rake, an icy widow, a castle, a disreputable aunt with a secondary love story, Cotswold country fairs, sinful masquerades and…a goat.
Tone: Warm. Witty. Romantic.
Heat Level: Sensual. Moderate.
Blurb
When the heart is afire…
By his own admission, Lord Ernest Brook is a rake. With sapphire gaze, sinfully handsome looks and a duke for a brother, the pleasures of London have come with ease…apart from one.
Ever since the gauntlet of her first wintry dismissal was thrown, the widowed Hebe Lock has stirred his deepest desires, but just what would it take to woo such a woman?
Sparks will fly.
Hebe Locke has vowed to never again fall for a scoundrel after her brief marriage to one left her broken and haunted.
Now she finds comfort with paintbrush and canvas, but as a female artist in a male world, commissions are as rare as a ballroom without rakes.
A castle of enchantment.
As the heat of late summer warms the land, an ancient, moated castle plays host to a widow and a rake, both concealing passions contrary to their reputations.
But as Lord Ernest awakens Hebe’s desire and thaws her frozen emotions, can she hold true to her vow?
Or can this rake win the one heart he yearns for?
Sensual Regency romance with warmth and wit, this tale also includes a disreputable aunt with a secondary love story, Cotswold country fairs, sinful masquerades and…a goat.
My Review
Beautiful Romance – 5 stars
I absolutely adored Hebe and Ernest’s story. It is full of wit, charm and romance and such an emotional read – It brought a tear to my eye on more than one occasion, but also a gladness to my heart as it is such a love affirming tale.
The young widow Hebe despises rakes and she has very good reason to. She has decided that Lord Ernest Brook, a shallow and self-confessed libertine, is a man to avoid at all costs. Ernest is attracted to Hebe and sees her icy demeanour as a challenge. Yet as soon as the couple inadvertently find themselves spending the summer together at Ernest’s childhood home in the Cotswolds, it becomes clear that both are not what they seem and the scene is set for a heartfelt and unforgettable Regency romance.
Ernest is a wonderful hero and is such a layered character. Yet who is the real Ernest? Is he the London rake Hebe believes him to be or is there more to the man? And can Hebe trust again after what she has been through? I was invested up to my eyeballs in their relationship as slowly the couple discover each other.
The writing, with its references to the local history and legends of the area and the beauty of its flora and fauna has a bewitching quality. I found myself fully immersed in the landscape and the characters – Grampy Tom deserves a special mention. There is also a secondary romance featuring Hebe’s outlandish aunt and a side plot of danger and suspense as horse thieves are active in the area.
If you are after a thoroughly uplifting and romantic read then you will love this book too.
Reviewed by Tina Williams
Please note, a copy of this book was given to me by the author and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
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Author Bio
Emily grew up in the north of England on a diet of historical romance and strong tea.
Unfortunately, you couldn’t study Regency slang, so she did the next best thing and gained a degree in Classics and History instead. This ‘led’ to an eight-year stint in engineering.
Having left city life, she now lives in a dilapidated farmhouse where her days are spent writing, fixing the leaky roof, battling the endless vegetation and finding pictures of well-tied cravats.
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