DUKING DAYS REBELLION
ANITA DAVISON
ISBN# 9780973950274
July 2007
Enspiren Press
2060 Victoria Street, Gorrie, Ontario, N0G 1X0 Canada
E Book/Print
$4.99/$14.99
270 pages
Baroque Historical Romance
Rating: 5 Cups
Helena Woulfe lives a comfortable life in Exeter and has never had reason to worry about where she and her family will live, until her father and oldest brother join the rebellion and side with the Duke of Monmouth. With the Duke defeated and no news of her father and brother, Helena sets out to find them, to return to a world far changed from what she left.
Guy Palmer steps into Helena's life one night and pursues her. He does not hold it against her for her father and brother joining the rebellion. He does promise to love her and make her happy, but he is not sure of her feelings for him.
Helena worries about her family and what will happen to them and their faithful servants. Her uncle is killed at the battle of Sedgemoor. She has no news of her father and when she returns from Sedgemoor, she learns her mother is dead. That leaves her and her youngest brother, Henry, on their own. Their father, thinking ahead of the outcome, has provided for them and they set off to London to begin a new life.
This is an excellent and engaging read. If you love historical romances, this is a book you should be clamoring to get. Do not pass on this story of courage, hope, despair, and loyalty. Yes, this book encompasses it all and with great depth. Ms. Davison has brought feeling to her characters and will have you cheering for the good guys and despising the bad guys. Her descriptions are so accurate and detailed, you would swear she had lived in that time period. I cried while reading certain parts, the emotion was so real, and for me that makes an excellent read. I cannot wait for the sequel to come out and continue this wonderful adventure. Ms. Davison has struck gold with her first book and has won reader loyalty from this reviewer.
Liadan
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