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Her Banished Knight’s Redemption by Melissa Oliver – Blog Tour

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Her Banished Knights Redemption

Her Banished Knight’s Redemption

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A lady’s need for protection
A knight’s chance for redemption
Exiled Knight William Geraint answers only to himself. Yet, a mission to find and reunite lost heiress Lady Isabel de Clancey with her family is Will’s chance to finally atone for the torment of his past. With every rushed mile, their intense attraction becomes dangerously thrilling. He swore to protect Isabel not seduce her, but their desire for each other could threaten the redemption he’s worked so hard to achieve…

Purchase Links:

Mills and Boon ~ Harlequin Books ~ Amazon UK ~ Amazon US 

Author Bio:

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Melissa Oliver is from south-west London where she writes historical romance novels. She lives with her lovely husband and daughters, who share her passion for decrepit, old castles, palaces and all things historical.
Melissa is the WINNER of The Romantic Novelist Association’s Joan Hessayon Award for new writers 2020 for her debut, The Rebel Heiress and the Knight – Book 1 Notorious Knights.

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Tracy’s Review:

Her Banished Knight's Redemption (Notorious Knights #2)Her Banished Knight’s Redemption by Melissa Oliver

Tracy’s rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Notorious Knights, #2

Release Date: January 26, 2021

As a young girl of eight, Lady Isabel de Clancey is on her way to foster with her betrothed’s family in France, when her entourage was set upon and she is the only one who escaped the gruesome fate of her party, thanks to the help of a young squire named William Geraint. Isabel doesn’t tell William who she is, nevertheless, he takes her to safety and then must leave, but he vows to always be her friend, in thanks she gives him one of the two identical silver and ruby pendants she has with her. He leaves and she is sure her family will come for her – but years pass without a word and Isabel using her mother’s name of Adela is adopted by a family and decides to embrace her new life.

Twelve years after that horrific day, William is now living in France as a “disgraced knight” and mercenary but is secretly working for England’s regent and Lord Protector, William Marshal. He is approached by Eustace Rolleston who swears he will not only pay Will a fortune to find the missing de Clancey heiress but guarantees he will have Will pardoned. Will declines until Rolleston points out that the pendant he wears belongs to the de Clancey family. Will has long wondered what happened to the girl and finally agrees. It takes him months before he finally finds her, but when he does, it is clear that Isabel doesn’t want to be found.

After days of evading Will and planning to run away and hide, Will finally corners her and she reluctantly agrees to return to England. But almost as soon as they sent out, it is clear that someone doesn’t want Isabel to return to England alive. They will have to outsmart their pursuers and with the help of the Knights Templar, solve the mystery of the pendants. All while trying not to let their growing feelings leave them both with broken hearts.

This was a well-written, fast-paced story with wonderful characters and an intriguing mystery. I enjoyed getting to know William and Isabel, they are both likable characters with painful pasts, I thought the mystery of the pendants was very well done and loved the incorporation of the Templars – it gave the story a bit of a “National Treasure” feel. The story is filled with emotion, betrayal, murder, a cameo from Hugh (of The Rebel Heiress and the Knight), very mild love scenes, treasure, secrets, action, and finally a well deserved HEA. This the second book in the series, but it is easily read as a standalone title with no problems. I enjoyed this story and would happily recommend this title.

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

The Heiress Gets A Duke by Harper St. George #Release Day Blitz

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The Heiress Gets a Duke (The Gilded Age Heiresses, #1)The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George

Tracy’s rating: 3.5/4 of 5 stars

Series: The Gilded Age Heiresses, #1

Release Date: January 26, 2021

August Crenshaw is not your average young woman; she is smart, savvy, and deeply involved in her father’s business ventures and has no plans to stop working or change her ways to please a man. She plans to marry someday, but on her own terms. So, after watching her friend Camille forced into marriage with the Duke of Hereford, August thanked her lucky stars that her parents would never do such a thing to her or her sister Violet. But when they travel to London to visit Camille, August is horrified to learn that her parents are planning to marry Violet off to the penniless Duke of Rothschild. She is still reeling when later, she sneaks out with Camille to watch a prizefight and ends up kissing one of the fighters.

Evan Sterling, the Duke of Rothschild has inherited a mountain of debt and a failing estate, he has tried over the last year to sort things out, but it is clear that he is in over his head and must marry an heiress to save his tenants and his family from ruin. When his mother has suggested he marry Miss Crenshaw, he recalls the kiss he coaxed out of her at his fight and agrees to meet her. But to his dismay, she is not the Miss Crenshaw he wants. A thought that is further cemented when August takes him to task and warns him away from Violet by threatening to expose his fighting to society – he decides then and there – August is the one that he wants!

August is shocked to learn that her parents expect her to marry him and make it clear that if she doesn’t, she will no longer have a job in the business. But sadly, her father also makes it clear that if she marries Evan, she will not have a job either – so August is understandably angry and tries to thwart Evan at every turn – but her efforts only make him more determined to marry her! They finally make an agreement and he promised to release her from the betrothal if she will come to his estate and let him court her for a week. A HEA seems like it might be possible, but a shocking twist and some misunderstanding make things much, much harder.

I loved this book right up to the 90% mark and then it came very close to being a wall-banger for me. I thought the book was well written and paced nicely, I liked the storyline and even though I found August a bit abrasive and at times annoying, I felt her pain and anger, likewise, I felt Evan’s desperation and feelings of failure and loss. They were both great characters and I loved the banter between them, and the undeniable chemistry – this book was a five-star read until the end ruined it for me – the ending sucked – the book that had been nicely paced up until this point went into hyperdrive with TWO misunderstandings, followed by a quick resolution and then BOOM! it was over – not even an epilogue to let the reader get a little taste of their HEA – it was disappointing. This is the first book in a new series and despite my disappointment with this book’s ending – I did enjoy most of the book and will certainly be looking forward to the next installment.

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