ABOUT THE BOOK
Lady
Elizabeth Spaulding's world has fallen apart. Despite living her entire
life to please her demanding parents, the Duke and Duchess of Marwood,
she has little to show for it. After Elizabeth's second failed
betrothal, her father's debts and appalling acts of retaliation force
him to flee the country, consigning Elizabeth and her bitter mother to a
life of poverty and exile. But Elizabeth's fortunes change one day when
an elderly acquaintance makes her an offer she can't refuse. Lady Walmsley, widowed and childless, is in need of a lady's
companion—and who better than the lovely Lady Elizabeth?
Determined to rescue Elizabeth from her dreary life in the country, Lady Walmsley secures the help of Kit, the dashing Earl of Cantwell, in her quest. But the young woman they find is a ghost of the charming girl they once knew. Taken in by Lady Walmsley, and with Kit's enthusiastic encouragement, Elizabeth finds herself pushed further and further from her empty solitude as she discovers the joy of truly living. Now, for the first time in her life, she must decide for herself who she is and if she deserves to be loved.
REVIEW
I very much enjoyed reading this book, just as I've enjoyed reading Tuft's other Regency's. This follow-up to The Earl's Betrothal focuses on the Earl of Cantwell and Lady Elizabeth Spaulding who were secondary characters in the earlier book. The beginning of this book does go back and retell some of the events from the first book so the reader has a context for the situation that poor Lady Elizabeth finds herself in. I found myself sympathizing with Elizabeth or Lizzie as the Earl likes to call her, from the beginning. A naturally kind person, Elizabeth has spent her entire life being groomed to to marry for her parents' benefit. When things don't work out the way her parents' demand, they heap an awful lot of emotional abuse on her. So it's hardly surprising that when Kit (Earl of Cantwell) runs into her again, she's not in a good place.
But thanks to the efforts of Lady Walmsley and Kit, Elizabeth starts to develop into her own person, a person of character and courage. But it takes everything she has to learn to see herself as more than her parents' pawn. And when she finds herself back in the place where so many bad memories were created, can she find the courage to create new ones? Elizabeth is a sweet, sympathetic character, while Kit is the charming rascal that made me smile. He proves to be a nice foil for Elizabeth as she's first starting to learn who she is. I enjoyed reading this book and found myself reading quickly in order to find out what would happen next. Tuft does an excellent job of writing a charming romance that has some depth to it which for me makes for a more satisfying read.
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a Rafflecopter giveawayDetermined to rescue Elizabeth from her dreary life in the country, Lady Walmsley secures the help of Kit, the dashing Earl of Cantwell, in her quest. But the young woman they find is a ghost of the charming girl they once knew. Taken in by Lady Walmsley, and with Kit's enthusiastic encouragement, Elizabeth finds herself pushed further and further from her empty solitude as she discovers the joy of truly living. Now, for the first time in her life, she must decide for herself who she is and if she deserves to be loved.
REVIEW
I very much enjoyed reading this book, just as I've enjoyed reading Tuft's other Regency's. This follow-up to The Earl's Betrothal focuses on the Earl of Cantwell and Lady Elizabeth Spaulding who were secondary characters in the earlier book. The beginning of this book does go back and retell some of the events from the first book so the reader has a context for the situation that poor Lady Elizabeth finds herself in. I found myself sympathizing with Elizabeth or Lizzie as the Earl likes to call her, from the beginning. A naturally kind person, Elizabeth has spent her entire life being groomed to to marry for her parents' benefit. When things don't work out the way her parents' demand, they heap an awful lot of emotional abuse on her. So it's hardly surprising that when Kit (Earl of Cantwell) runs into her again, she's not in a good place.
But thanks to the efforts of Lady Walmsley and Kit, Elizabeth starts to develop into her own person, a person of character and courage. But it takes everything she has to learn to see herself as more than her parents' pawn. And when she finds herself back in the place where so many bad memories were created, can she find the courage to create new ones? Elizabeth is a sweet, sympathetic character, while Kit is the charming rascal that made me smile. He proves to be a nice foil for Elizabeth as she's first starting to learn who she is. I enjoyed reading this book and found myself reading quickly in order to find out what would happen next. Tuft does an excellent job of writing a charming romance that has some depth to it which for me makes for a more satisfying read.
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