Ladies of the Manor Book#3,
by
Roseanna M. White
•:*:•. ENGAGING .•:*:•
The
Cotswolds, Ralin Castle March 1913
Lady Ella Myerston is featured on the cover. The model beautifully captures the essence of
the character, with her sneaky little smile and lovely red hair, though Ella
would call it auburn (-smile).
She has such a wonderful outlook on life and is very
inquisitive. She chooses to find joy in
the moment, be an explorer of her world, but is also fiercely protective of
those she loves, as she proves by trying to unravel the mystery of the Fire
Eyes diamonds in order to keep further harm from coming to her family. I really enjoyed her character from the
get-go.
Cayton was a bit complex, but never annoyingly. His great love of his 9 month old daughter,
and his overwhelming desire to become a good and God following man for her sake
were both charming and admirable. Ella
does a wonderful job of breaking through his walls, and seeing past his masks.
Paris, France - Kira, the prima
ballerina, has made some bad choices in life, and her conscious will constantly
remind her of it. However, it’s a very
dangerous game she is playing at, in order to keep her Russian
benefactor/boyfriend happy. In fact, so many people in this book play at being
spies, certainly someone is bound to get caught, or worse.
Lady Catherine, having suffered a terrible loss in book 2, is
barely living, just a waif-like shadow of her former, blustery self. No longer inclined to be conniving and
conspiring for the Fire Eyes with her brother, Lord Rushworth, she simply lets
him steer her life. Lord Rushworth,
however, has nothing else on his mind, and is quite determined to acquire them,
no matter the cost, dragging his grieving sister from France, to the Cotswolds,
where he believes the jewels are.
It was unexpected, and fun to have three pregnant women all
due at essentially the same time. Each
woman shows remarkable strength and resilience when push comes to shove. While there were sad moments, they weren’t
overly so. I never felt them weighing me
down. There were many happy and amusing
moments. And there was a bit of danger, which enhanced the story.
Scriptural
Reference: I was pleased to see faith beautifully woven into and
throughout this story.
Beginning of book, and again in Ch. 24 - “Now hope does not disappoint, because the
love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given
to us.” –Romans 5:5
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Tea Moment: Ch. 12 “The
tea room wasn’t nearly as grand as the ones in London to which she was
permitted to slip away unchaperoned – no orchestra, no dancing, no high-arching
windows. But it was lovely, all fair, bright colors and copious amounts of
light, …The waitress headed their way, wheeled cart before her and a casual
smile upon her lips. Conversation halted
while the girl set out their teapot and sugar and cream, the tiered tray filled
to bursting with sweets.
I definitely recommend this book. (5 stars)
As the winner of a contest (Yay me!) held by the author, I received an
Advance Reading Copy for no compensation from BETHANY HOUSE PUBL. Some final edits were still in progress after
I received my copy, but the author tells me they were merely typo corrections (smile). My opinion is my
own.
Read: 06/10&11/2016
SERIES: Ladies of the
Manor
The Lost Heiress – Book
#1 – 2015
The Reluctant Duchess – Book #2 – April 2016 CLICK HERE to read my review
A Lady Unrivaled – Book #3 – September 2016
Until next time, blessings and a cup of tea
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