Reluctant Courtship blog tour But Not a Reluctant Read!

This book review is for the novel "A Reluctant Courtship" by Laurie Alice Eakes.
It is the third book in the The Daughters of Bainbridge House series.


You know that a novel is good and a writer is great when they can make you really feel for the characters you are reading about. Laurie more than does this in her books and her writing is imaginative and phenomenal. I am such a fan of historical fiction like this, especially the ones that remind me of Jane Austen and this does a great job in this genre.

As I immersed myself in the emotional pool of Honore Bainbridges life, in her virtual exile in the country, I really felt for her. I found myself getting annoyed with her brother on her behalf and thinking how unjust the whole thing was and trying to figure out the mystery surrounding this storyline.
Like I said you know a good writer when... :)

I am hopeful there will be more books in this series because I love them!

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Honore Bainbridge has two scandalous relationships in her past. Relationships that have tainted her in the eyes of "polite" society and the rest of her family has brushed her away to their county seat.

When Honore finds herself in a most precarious position she also finds herself rescued by the most unlikely of hero's and becomes in tangled in a mystery that might be more scandalous to her or his reputation than either of the other two.
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I really love this series and I think you will too especially if you love historical fiction!

Jenny





Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for a review. I am not required to post a positive one. All opinions expressed are my own and they are sincere.

Flight Of Fancy

This book review is for the novel " A Flight of Fancy" by Laurie Alice Eakes.
It is book 2 in 'The Daughters of Bainbridge House'.

As soon as I realized that Laurie was the one that had written "A Necessary Deception" I knew I wanted to read this book!

Once again this series did not disappoint and I am eagerly awaiting the next one in this series.
Laurie is becoming one of my favorite historical regency romance writers!
I very much loved the cover on this book and very excitedly dug in once the book got here.

Cassandra Bainbridge is almost an unlikely heroine but you quickly come to love her and want her to have her happily ever after. I just loved how Laurie seemed to so effortlessly blend in a lesson amongst the intrigue and romance of this story.
She has pinpointed the way to have a story focus mostly on the main characters but still be able to weave secondary people in without them overwhelming the story. I also really enjoyed the different things involving the ballooning that Cassandra is so interested in. It was very neat to see what it must have been like when these things were first invented and I loved a heroine that had a scientific brain and wasn't afraid to try her experiments for her hobby.

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Cassandra Bainbridge may not be as straitlaced as she should be but Geoffrey Giles makes her heart pound and her good senses seem to fly out the window when he is near.

Losing sense of her head, however, may make her lose more than she bargained for in the long run.

Different opinions on ballooning is not the only thing that might come between their happily every after.
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I so recommend this book and urge you to pick it up and read for yourself. And if you haven't read the first book in this series "A Necessary Deception" that one is one of my favorites!


Happy Reading,
Jenny




*Note* I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review. I am not required to post a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own and they are sincere.

~Hearts Safe Passage~

This review is for the novel "Hearts Safe Passage" by Laurie Alice Eakes.


I am just loving books by Laurie! She is so descriptive in her writing and you can really imagine yourself in the time that she is writing about.

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Phoebe Lee had a dream for her life, the only one she has, to be a midwife. When her sister-in-law hatches the crazy scheme of going to sea, in the midst of a war, to find and free her husband, she tries to drag Phoebe with her.

What Phoebe doesn't realize is that she might be going alone on this crazy journey whether or not she agrees to the plan or not.

And the not so gentle way she will be forced to comply is not something she would want to face if she knew.

What she finds herself landing in the middle of, however, is far more treacherous than she could have ever imagined.  Her mind, body and heart might very well be at stake.

Rafe Docherty is out for vengeance and blood. Despiste his daughter's safety or the fact that he needs to turn to God and give up the quest for vengeance he is dead set on.

Can Phoebe help change his mind or will he expose the cracks in her own faith instead?
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I love great at sea adventures!! This one is right up there with all my reads :)
Be prepared to smell and feel the salty breeze on your face!
Laurie will make you feel like you are riding the waves right along with her characters and diving right into the crazy adventure. This book has it all, intrigue, adventure and romance!
Pick up a copy and see for yourself!


Hoping you have a great day!
Jenny




*Note* I received a free copy of this book from Revell in exchange for a review. I am not required to post a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own and they are sincere.