Today's book is A Lady at Willowgrove Hall. This was another book I ended up finishing at 2 a.m.
I need to resolve to stop reviewing the second or third book in a series when I haven't read the prior books. I enjoyed A Lady at Willowgrove Hall
so much that I needed to pick up The Heiress of Winterwood
and The Headmistress of Rosemere
, the first two books in the series. Fortunately, I do enough non-emergency shopping on Amazon that their new "no rush" shipping deal, where you get $1 book credit each time you don't need your Prime order in 2 days works out well for me. I had some book credit saved up. The title is more meaningful that you would think at first glance. Cecily doesn't think she's a lady, yet her actions at Willowgrove Hall show her to be one, as she faces trials with poise and dignity--most of the time!
Cecily is a woman with a Past. A past that comes back to haunt her when she takes a position at a faraway estate and finds... Mr. Moreton, whom she has not seen in 5 years, but who knows her secret. The one part of the story I thought could have been written differently was when Mr. Stanton finds out her secret. In the era of the story, purity and virtue were very important, and I feel the author glossed over the issue with a "love conquers all" attitude. Still, I enjoyed the book, and I'm looking forward to reading the first two when they arrive.
Award-winning author Sarah E. Ladd examines how to escape the clutches of a tainted past in the final installment of her Whispers on the Moor series. A Regency-era novel, A Lady at Willowgrove Hall cleverly shows that even though our pasts may be shameful or painful, God can take the darkest personal histories and turn them into the brightest futures.
One grand prize winner will receive:
- A Kindle Fire HDX
- A Lady at Willowgrove Hall by Sarah E. Ladd
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