Month: November 2018

The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

On By TracyIn Georgian Era (1714-1837), Tracy's Reviews2 Comments
The Other Miss Bridgerton (Rokesbys, #3)

The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Tracy’s rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Series: The Rokesbys, ##

Release Date: November 20, 2018


Miss Poppy Bridgeton is in Charmouth visiting her dear friend Elizabeth after enduring another London season. As Elizabeth is heavy with child, Poppy ventures out to the beach alone. She discovers a series of caves and decides to explore. She finds a smugglers cache and is making plans to return with a lantern, when she hears voices. The men are surprised to see her and unsure what to do with her, so they take her back to their ship.

Capt. Andrew James Rokesby is a younger son of the Earl of Manston and his family believes he left the Navy to become a privateer. In reality, he works for the crown delivering communications from England to several envoys, mostly in Portugal and Spain. He has important papers to deliver and when he learns his men have taken a prisoner, he has no choice but to keep her on board. He can’t believe his rotten luck that the feisty girl in his cabin is a Bridgerton and understands the ramifications of keeping her. He has her write to Elizabeth and then sets sail – with a very unhappy Poppy.

Over the course of the voyage to Portugal, Andrew finds himself liking Poppy and finds excuses to see her. Poppy likes Andrew too, but is still not happy about being confine. When they reach Portugal, he surprises her and takes her ashore.

But what began as a fun adventure, devolves into a nightmare and they are separated. Will they find their way back to each other? Or will King and Country keep them apart.

I thought this was a nice story, but in my opinion it dragged for the entire sea voyage and I didn’t feel a romantic spark between them until almost the very end of the book. The end was fantastic and the epilogue was sweet and saved the book from a 3 star rating. The banter between them is amusing, the action scenes are very well done and the love scenes are saved until the end of the book and are steamyish. Both Andrew and Poppy were likable, but I don’t really understand why he didn’t tell her who he was when they were parted, it just didn’t make sense. This is the third book in the series, but it can easily be read as a stand alone title, with no issues at all.


*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an uncorrected eARC that was provided to me by Edelweiss and the publisher.*


The Renegade Wife by Caroline Warfield

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The Renegade WifeThe Renegade Wife by Caroline Warfield

Barbara’s rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: Children of the Empire #1
Publication Date: 10/12/16

This book sucked me in from the first word on the first page and it is still holding me hostage. The characters are so well defined, even the villains, that you feel you know everything there is to know about them. Some of them you want to hug and keep near and others you want to help them fall in a hole that they can never crawl out of. I loved Meggy and the kids and Rand is just wonderful. His transformation from gruff, reclusive curmudgeon to open, honest and loving is a wonderful thing to see.

Meggy has lived in hell for ten years. She never thought it would be that way. How could she have misjudged the man she married so badly? Now, it isn’t just Meggy he is beating, abusing, and battering, he’s started on their children and she can’t have that. This last time, he broke Drew’s arm – just pulled it up behind his back and snapped it – all because sweet little Drew tried to save his mother. Then, he grabbed tiny little Lena up by her ankles and held her above the floor and threatened to drop her on her head. Meggy and the children head out as soon as they can get away – but it is the beginning of winter in Canada and they are on foot. Where is she running to? She’s going to try to find her Ojibwa grandmother but has no idea where she is.

Lena caught a fever and Meggy has luckily stumbled upon a cabin in the woods. Nobody is home and from some talk she overheard on the trail, the owner won’t be back for several days. She’s a highly moral person, but she has no choice, she simply has to get Lena inside so she can nurse her. She’ll only stay for a day or two – just until she can get Lena’s fever to break.

Rand Wheatley has had many hurts and disappointments in his life. He’d finally had enough when his cousin who is a Duke stole the woman that Rand loved and wanted to marry. So, he packed up his belongings and moved to Canada and he never intended to return to England. In the six years he’s been in Canada, he has grown his own holdings and has also purchased many acres in partnership with his brother-in-law. Rand doesn’t want anybody’s company, he lives alone and he likes it that way.

When Rand arrives home, he finds squatters in his home and he is furious. He flings Meggy out the door and doesn’t believe she’s there with her children. He thinks she’s there to steal from him, to trick him – after all – women absolutely cannot be trusted. Then, he sees a young boy and realizes there are children here. He then finds out one of them is very ill. Meggy is banging on the door to get back in to get her children. Rand is determined that they should leave – he doesn’t want them invading his home – but – they can leave tomorrow – when it is light. That scenario goes on for days – and turns into weeks.

She tells Rand their story and he’s determined to help her find her grandmother, but when the worst happens and her abusive husband finds them, Rand realizes what they have come to mean to him. Then, the real action begins. Rand chases them all the way to England – he’ll do whatever it takes to save them.

The story will keep your emotions high and your mind engaged. There are so many ups and downs to Meggy’s situation. She and the children face so much danger. I just felt like I was on a rollercoaster ride – never knowing which way it would turn next or what new danger it would bring.

The only thing wrong with this story was that it ended and I didn’t want it to. I wanted to travel back to Canada with them. I wanted to know if Rand started his sawmill and if he did was it successful. I wanted to know if he put Douglas Gibb out of business. I wanted to know if Rand and Meggy had children and, if so, how many. I just wasn’t through with this wonderful story and wanted more! Oh! It was a full book – I just wanted more.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series. This author never disappoints.

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