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Deborah (162 KP) rated Emily Goes to Exeter (Travelling Matchmaker, #1) in Books

Dec 19, 2018

Hannah Pym has worked her way up to the top of the servants pile, making it as Housekeeper to Mr Clarence. When her employer dies Hannah is shocked and delighted that he has left to her the remarkable sum of £5,000! What to do with such riches? Hannah decides to set out on adventure by boarding the Exeter Fly, a stagecoach that she has watched every day passing by her employers home - I suppose it's the Regency equivalent of wishing you were on a plane off to somewhere exotic!

Hannah's adventures are written in a light and entertaining style. The coach is first held up by a highwayman and later the passengers are all stranded at an inn in thick snow where Hannah really comes into her own! The eponymous Emily does deserve seeing a bit of cold hard reality, as one does quite want to slap the silly young thing to start with! Of course all's well that ends well and the romantic entanglements are resolved!

I look forward to reading the rest of the series!

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The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor

Elizabeth Norton

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England, late 1547. Henry VIII is dead. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the old...

The Austen Escape

Reay Katherine

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Falling into the past will change their futures forever.Mary Davies finds safety in her ordered and...

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Snowdrift and Other Stories (Includes Three New Recently Discovered Short Stories)

Georgette Heyer

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Previously titled Pistols for Two, this collection includes three of Heyer's earliest short stories,...

Diplomatic Intelligence on the Holy Roman Empire and Denmark During the Reigns of Elizabeth I and James VI: Three Treatises

David Scott Gehring

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This collection brings to light three accounts on the Holy Roman Empire and Denmark during the...

TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated Miss Tavistock's Mistake (The Brides of Mayfair #1) in Books

Feb 23, 2021

I was delighted by Miss Tavistock’s Mistake written by Linore Rose Burkard, which is the first book in The Brides of Mayfair series! Readers who like Victorian/Regency historical fiction will enjoy the flow and thoughtful attention to period detail.

Miss Tavistock was a great mix of personalities, pretty much one to match each of her “names” right until they all become one in a great character arch. She was witty, engaging, and made me smile. The Captain… Ooo… Where to start with him? He was a handsome dashing guy with a misunderstood personality right from the beginning. He grew throughout the story and finished as any Captain should. Rescuing his Damsel in distress. Truly a good cast of characters that I look forward to seeing in future books.

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars for the engaging cast of characters, the interesting twists in the story, and the morals/themes in this book.

*I volunteered to read this book in return for my honest feedback. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.