Description from Amazon.com.
“When stable hand Nolan Price learns from his dying mother that he is actually the son of the Earl of Stainsby, his plans for a future with kitchen maid Hannah Burnham are shattered. Once he is officially acknowledged as the earl’s heir, Nolan will be forbidden to marry beneath his station.
Unwilling to give up the girl he loves, he devises a plan to elope–believing that once their marriage is sanctioned by God, Lord Stainsby will be forced to accept their union. However, as Nolan struggles to learn the ways of the aristocracy, he finds himself caught between pleasing Hannah and living up to his father’s demanding expectations.
At every turn, forces work to keep the couple apart, and a solution to remain together seems further and further away. With Nolan’s new life pulling him irrevocably away from the woman he loves, it seems only a miracle will bring them back together.”
My Review:
As I finished this book, I was left with mixed feelings. I liked the main premise of the story. I never quite warmed up to the two main characters, Hannah and Nolan. However, there were a couple of secondary characters that I loved and I enjoyed their part in the storyline. I liked Susan Anne Mason’s writing style and that kept me reading the story. There was an emphasis on family, love, forgiveness, and trusting God during difficult times. The ending tied everything together in a satisfactory way.
There were a couple of scenes that I think would be unsuitable for a younger teenage girl. Although it was appropriately handled, the parts of the book describing the wedding night and childbirth probably need to be read by a parent first before their child reads the book.
Despite my apathy for the two main characters, this was a good story. This is the first book I’ve read by Susan Anne Mason, but I would like to read others by her.
I was given a copy of this book by the publisher. I was not required to give a positive review. This is my honest opinion of the book.My Review:
oh i feel sorry for this poor man. he is suddenly thrown into another world and everything he has known and believed is gone.