A Pursuit of Home – Haven
Manor Book 3 - by Kristi Ann Hunter (one should read the previous Regency Era
books in order)
***Fantastic Characters***
French Countryside, 1806 Jessamine Beauchene - wealthy, royal
niece to the King of Verbonne, petite at age 15. Her family attacked in the
middle of the night. Shoved into a hole in the floorboards with their family’s
secrets.
[Absolutely one of my favorite scenes is when a beloved character from
Kristi’s very first novel appears.]
The board lifted and
the light from a single lantern revealed a pair of grey eyes… “What’s your
name?” he asked. “Jess-“ hiccup – “Jess-” sniffle… “Well, Jess,” the man said,
“I’m here to rescue you. How do you feel about going to England?”
[He is somewhat of a hero and definitely has amazing wit. Without revealing too much I was thrilled to
have him back!]
Marlborough, England, 1816
Ch. 1 Sometimes
despite time, distance, and a significant amount of ignoring it, the past never
quite went away. Over the past two days, everything Jess had run from had
spilled over the wall of the past and covered her present like gravy. Lumpy,
bitter, burnt gravy. Every emotion she’d worked hard to bury had risen to the
surface, making her mind a muddled swarm of incomplete thoughts and sharp
colors.
… her current
situation irritated her … she was going to have to ask a very bothersome man
for his assistance. She needed Derek Thornbury’s help. To get, she was going to
have to ask him, which required talking to him, which required, which required
being in the same room with him without taking her knife from its hidden sheath
and stabbing him in the leg. A tall order, as the man was simply too vexing for
words.
“I brought you tea.”
“I see that.” He
crossed the room and lifted the top of the pot to gaze into the depths of the
brown liquid. “Is it poisoned?”
…Derek was a scholar of antiquities. He worked with things
created by dead people. When he was
working he might go days without a significant interaction with anyone who drew
breath. Living people, quite inconveniently, required him to recall his manners
and finish his sentences. Jess wasn’t merely an inconvenience, though. She was
a massive complication, a mystery that was constantly changing, frustrating him
to no end even as it kept enticing him closer.
Tea Quote:
Anyone who insisted on foisting their romantic notions on her could find
themselves with ipecac in their tea.
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Enjoyable
story as always!
Thank you to Bethany House, the
author and NetGalley for a copy. My opinion is my own and given freely.
Keep updated on the author’s website, Kristi Ann Hunter dot com
Haven Manor Series:
“The Haven Manor
series follows a group of women who take what could have been a life-crushing
circumstance and turned it into an opportunity to help desperate women and
their children from the same fate. Their pasts may have brought these women
here, but God has an amazing future in store for them.” -Author’s Website
Book 0.5 A Search for Refuge (Margaretta’s Story) 03/2018
FREE eNovella (available in print 2019 in the 3 author collection Love At Last)
Book 1 A Defense of Honor (Kit’s Story) 06/05/2018
Book 1.5 Legacy of Love (Sarah’s Story) 10/2018 Novella in
The Christmas Heirloom Collection featuring 4 different authors
Book 2 A Return of Devotion – Daphne’s Story - coming Feb. 5, 2019
Book 3 A Pursuit of Home - Jess's Story - 11/5/2019
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Until next time, Hugs and a Cup of Tea (hopefully without ipecac or poison!)
Thanks for reading and reviewing! I love the quotes you pulled. :)
ReplyDeleteTHANKS SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY KRISTI- you are a fantastic author! :)
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