Sincerely Yours by Laurie Alice Eakes, Ann Shorey, Amanda Cabot and Jane Kirkpatrick…from Revell

Sincerely Yours

by Laurie Alice Eakes, Ann Shorey,

Amanda Cabot & Jane Kirkpatrick

Four unexpected letters. Four intrepid women. Four lives changed forever.

Spanning a century and a continent, these romantic novellas will lead you on a journey through the landscape of love. Four young women find their lives altered after each receives a letter that sets her on a new path. From a Hudson River steamboat to a lush drawing room, from a carousel carver’s workshop to a remote hospital, you’ll be swept into the lives of women who are making their way in the world and finding love where they least expect it.

Moonlight Promise by Laurie Alice Eakes
Camilla Renfrew is a highborn English lady fleeing false accusations when she runs smack into love on a steamboat bound for the new Erie Canal. But can this unexpected attraction survive the treacherous journey?

Lessons in Love by Ann Shorey
Marigold Montgomery Bentley writes marriage advice for Kipler’s Home Weekly even though she is single. Everyone assumes from the initials that “M. M.” is a man. When the editor asks to meet Mr. Bentley, can Merrie come up with a ruse to keep her writing job?

One Little Word by Amanda Cabot
Lorraine Caldwell will lose her family fortune to a reckless cousin if she doesn’t marry quickly. When she learns her long-lost brother is alive, she hopes she’s found the answer to her problems. What she finds instead is a mysterious carousel carver who turns her life upside down.

A Saving Grace by Jane Kirkpatrick
Grace Hathaway must rescue a dear friend from a remote and notorious clinic that promises healing but delivers only heartache. In a place laced with deceit, where lives hang in the balance, whom can she trust to help her?

 

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

Wow! I knew this book had to be awesome when I saw the four amazing authors who writes these four novellas. Sincerely Yours is a sweet romance collection that I thoroughly enjoyed! Each of these authors bring their own unique writing style to each story, and I really can’t pick a favorite, because I loved them all! Each story was full of historical facts, information and details and I fell in love with each character as they played out their part in the story. And in addition to the history throughout each story, I really enjoyed the ending of each story where the author tells a bit more about the history behind the story they wrote. I just can’t say enough about each of these stories. And the one thing I love about a collection of novella’s, I can pretty much read one of the stories in one setting. So if you don’t have time for a full length book, this one is just what you need!

 I received this book from Revell Publishers to read and review.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 55

 

 

About the Authors

Jane Kirkpatrick is the award-winning author of many novels, including A Flickering Light. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and lives in Oregon. Visit http://www.jkbooks.com for more.

Amanda Cabot is the bestselling author of the Texas Dreams series, the Westward Winds series, and Christmas Roses. She lives in Wyoming. Visit http://www.amandacabot.com for more.

Laurie Alice Eakes is the author of The Midwives series and The Daughters of Bainbridge House series. Laurie Alice writes full-time from her home in Texas, where she lives with her husband. Visit http://www.lauriealiceeakes.com for more.

Ann Shorey is the author of the At Home in Beldon Grove series and the Sisters at Heart series. Ann and her husband make their home in southwestern Oregon. Visit http://www.annshorey.com for more.

A Reluctant Courtship by Laurie Alice Eakes From Revell

 A Reluctant Courtship

 by Laurie Alice Eakes

 

A woman without a prospect. A man without a homeland. Can love give them a future?

Honore Bainbridge has been courted by two men, one of whom turned out to be a traitor, the other a murderer. Banished to her family’s country estate, where she will hopefully stay out of trouble, she finally meets the man she is sure is exactly right for her: Lord Ashmoor. Tall, dark, and handsome–what more could a girl ask for?

But he too is under suspicion because of his American upbringing and accusations that he has helped French prisoners escape from Dartmoor Prison. If he’s to keep out of a British prison himself and secure his place in British society, Lord Ashmoor needs a wife beyond reproach–something the vexingly beautiful Honore certainly is not. Though they find themselves drawn to each other, family obligations may conspire to keep them apart forever.

For the sake of her heart, Honore determines to prove Ashmoor’s innocence–even if doing so risks her own life.

From the first sentence, award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes thrusts you into high drama amid the rocky cliffs of Devonshire, England, and keeps you suspended there until the final page.

For more information, please visit http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/a-reluctant-courtship/324500

 

 

My Thoughts On This Book

Honore Bainbridge just hasn’t made good choices when it comes to men, since one was a murderer and traitor, and now this third one isn’t what Honore thought he was. Thus tainting her family’s name. Lord Ashmoor is looking for a respectable wife but he is not sure he wants that wife to be Honore Bainbridge. But Lord Ashmoor has his own family background he has to worry about too!  I felt bad for Honore as she strives to find a man who truly loves her for who she is, and one who doesn’t have a suspected past. Honore’s character was interesting and captivating and caught my attention from the beginning of the book. And I didn’t put this book down very many times because I wanted to follow Honore and see what the next step life had for her.

I really enjoyed the history throughout this book on Great Britain during the war. I didn’t know a lot about this time in history, so it was very interesting to have a glimpse of the life of those living then. There is a lot going on in this book, so you will be captivated by the story and the setting while you read A Reluctant Courtship. I encourage you to purchase your copy asap for a wonderful read! And since this is the last book in The Daughters of Bainbridge House trilogy, why not pick up the first two books in this series too! You will be blessed as you read these three books from Laurie Eakes.

“Available October 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”

I received this book from the publisher Revell to read and review.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 55.

 

ABOUT THIS AUTHOR

Laurie Alice Eakes

Laurie Alice Eakes is the author of Lady in the Mist, Heart’s Safe Passage, A Necessary Deception, A Flight of Fancy, and several other novels. She won a National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007 for Family Guardian. Laurie Alice writes full-time from her home in Texas, where she lives with her husband and sundry dogs and cats.

Choices of the Heart by Laurie Alice Eakes

Choices of the Heart

by Laurie Alice Eakes

 

About this book!

She thought she had left her old life behind . . .

Esther Cherrett comes from a proud line of midwives and was trained by her mother to take over the family calling. When a terrible scandal threatens all she holds dear, Esther flees, taking a position as a teacher in the wild western mountains of Virginia. But instead of the refuge she was seeking, Esther finds herself in the midst of a deadly family feud-and courted by two men on opposite sides of the conflict. All she wants is to run away again.

Yet could it be that her past holds the key to reconciliation-and love?

In this gripping story of trust, deception, and bittersweet loss, you’ll discover the true meaning of choices of the heart.

 

My Thoughts on this Book!

Esther finds herself running when she is in a difficult situation, but finds out that other situations can come up where she ran too, making life even more difficult. And the worst thing is, Esther is running from what God wants for her. But Esther finds out that she can trust and depend on the people around her, those people in the backwoods mountain that she would otherwise have nothing to do with.

I thoroughly enjoyed this historical fiction by Laurie Eakes, and especially the backwoods people in the mountains of Virginia. Growing up in Virginia, and the little community where I grew up, we were some of those backwoods people back in those days, so I feel in love with them! The characters were so realistic, and the plot was exciting and interesting enough to keep my nose in this book until the end!

I highly recommend this, especially if you enjoy historical fiction. You will be glad you picked up this one.

“Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”

I received this book from Revell Publishers. I was not required or expected to write a positive review. The opinions in this review are my own.

 

About the Author

Laurie Alice Eakes

Laurie Alice Eakes is the author of Lady in the Mist, Heart’s Safe Passage, A Necessary Deception, A Flight of Fancy, and several other novels. She won a National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007 for Family Guardian. Laurie…

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Heart’s Safe Passage by Laurie Alice Eakes

Heart’s Safe Passage

 by Laurie Alice Eakes

 

 

It’s 1813 and all Phoebe Lee wants out of life is to practice midwifery in Loudon County, Virginia. When Belinda, her pregnant sister-in-law, presses Phoebe to accompany her onto a British privateer in order to cross the Atlantic and save her husband from an English prison, Phoebe tries to refuse, then finds herself kidnapped.

Captain Rafe Docherty is a man in search of revenge. His ship is no place for women, but he needs Belinda in order to obtain information about the man who destroyed his family and his life. Between Belinda’s whining and Phoebe’s hostility, Rafe can’t help but wonder if he made the right choice.
When it becomes apparent there is an enemy among them on the ship, the stakes are raised. Will they reach the English shore in time? Can love and forgiveness overcome vengeance?

Book 2 in The Midwives series, Heart’s Safe Passage is a stirring tale of love, intrigue, and adventure on the high seas. Readers will feel the salt spray and the rolling waves as they journey with Laurie Alice Eakes’s vivid characters on the treacherous path toward redemption.

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK

The year is 1813 and the War of 1812 has been underway, thus being the reason that Belinda is determined to travel aborad a British privateer in order to rescue her husband from an English prison. She’s made a deal with the ships captain, Rafe Docherty and now she needs to talk her sister-in-law into going with her to be her midwife, and everything will be in line to take off. This turns out to be a not so easy task because sister-in-law Phoebe has no intentions to get on the ship. But Belinda ends up making it happen, and so the story begins.

Ralph is just as frustrated as Phoebe that she is on the ship, no way does he want to deal with two American women, but he finds himself attracted to her and ends up helping her along the way. I really like Rafe. Being the captain of the ship, he is tough and incharge, yet we see the caring side of him too, and especially with his feelings for Phoebe. He’s been struggling with things in his past, but now we see his new stuggles with how he feels about Phoebe and thinking about a normal life with her.

Phoebe endures much from being lied to by Belinda, but she is a tough lady and soon we see her faith and strength and her caring personality as she tries to help Rafe with his struggles. She takes a lot off of Belinda on the trip too, and it’s really sickening how Belinda is so spoiled and expectes Phoebe to wait on her. Belinda will do what it takes to get her way. She’s the character in the book that gets on everyone’s nerves, you gotta have them right? She’s just a spoiled brat!

I thought this was a wonderful story and I enjoyed it immensely. The characters were very well created and developed, believable and likeable. Well that is except for Belinda, but really the story wouldn’t have been as good without her! The historical setting, events, ship life, and everything was very well researched and amazingly detailed. And having been to Williamsburg several times, it was fun to imagine the setting there as I read the story. Very well thought out and written story. It will be well worth your time to grab a copy of this book to read and enjoy for yourself.

Available February 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group

I received this book from Revell Publishers. I was not required or expected to write a positive review. The opinions in this review are my own.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laurie Alice Eakes is the author of Lady in the Mist, A Necessary Deception, and several other novels. She won a National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007 for Family Guardian. Laurie Alice writes full-time from her home in Texas, where she lives with her husband and sundry dogs and cats.