it's been a minute since I read this, Second, I read this in October when the pandemic was weighing heavily on me, My memory may be less than perfect,
This story was painful, Hubs flew off the handle about a misinterpretation of events and abandoned the h, taking their daughter with him.
The heroine was left alone, with few financial resources, and a bun in the over that resulted from a rape.
Awful. Just really, really awful. The story gets even worse for a bit, but I'll leave that for the reader to discover.
Historical novels/romances don't tend to have the degree of groveling that I like to see from H's, and this one did not stray from that formula.
I agree with another reader's review about how the Protestant Reformation was a part of the overall context of the book, but not terribly wellexplored, and so that may have been a lost opportunity.
Anyhoo, it was ok for a really short book with one of my favorite tropes marital strife, but I probably would not pick it back up for a reread if I was seeking that kind of story again.
The plot sounded promising but it was quite awfully written, nothing made sense, Romance With a Twist
I do not normally read romances because they are so predictable, but this one, had a twist to it as the hero had actually been a villain rather than just seemed like one.
I do not want to spoil the plot, but it is a period novel, light, but not frivolous.
Lord and Lady Morton, a couple very much in love at the court of Henry VIII, Nothing could shatter their happiness, except betrayal,
Did Lady Morton share her bed with her own brotherinlaw, while her husband served the King on the battlefield Lord Morton is sure of this.
Upset and jealous, he decides to lock his wife away in his Cornish estate, separating his daughter from her wicked mother.
After several years, he'll understand that nothing is as it seems, He has a lot to be forgiven by his wife: his pride and his lack of trust in his adoring wife.
The psychological side of this novella I appreciated very much, How a married couple faces a crisis in trust and understanding through different phases: there is a time for accusations, a time for listening and a time for making things settle.
Unfortunately, the historical side was superficial and not very accurate,
.After a year spent fighting for King Henry VIII, Lord Richard Morton returns to his Cornish home to find his wife with child.
Driven by grief and blind rage, he lashes out violently at her and leaves, taking his five year old daughter with him.
It is seven years before he learns his mistake, when his brother
makes a death bed confession to raping Richard's wife.
Lord Morton knows he must return to Cornwall, must reunite his daughter with the mother she has not seen for seven years, but he dreads the encounter.
He expects no forgiveness for having torn their lives apart, but he is unprepared for what awaits him.
He learns he did far more damage than he thought and when he finds his wife is studying the heretical and dangerous works of the religious reformer, Martin Luther, he fears he is too late to attempt to repair the damage.
He cannot risk having the illicit works under the same roof as his daughter, but she is so happy to be with her mother, he cannot bear to separate them again.
Years of heartache and resentment stand between them, but he will do anything to win her love and trust once more.
It will be the greatest battle of his life,
A,word novel set in sixteenth century England A beautifully written love story
You will quickly adore young Madeleine and share in her desire for her parents' reconciliation.
How a couple can miscommunicate so often and with such die consequences is beyond me, they are sure to try your patience as well.
this book sent me on an emotional roller coaster i felt angry, betrayed, happy and sad i may have even had a tear or two.
this is my first period romance and it was a great introduction i am looking forward to reading more by this author and others in this period.
i would highly recommend this book and its free really you cannot go wrong, Interesting premise with a poor execution,
The setting isth century during Henry VIII's time when no one is safe due to his raging selfishness, greed and generally gross self.
It's a stupid personal thing, but I hate Henry VIII more than any historical figure other than Hitler.
The story is that the incredibly stupid hero finally found out that his wife was raped by his truly horrible brother rather than having the affair that Stupid initially thought.
Instead of kicking HER out for infidelity, he left their estate for London with their daughter which made no sense to me at all.
Who took care of the estate What did the peasants do What happened to the crops This is historical fiction with no history to it.
How does he find out
Once home he finds out that the baby died which made me angry as no plot moppet should ever die plus think how much more interesting if he had to learn to deal with the child.
He also finds out that his wife has been dabbling in Protestantism, and he's worried, None of the made sense as supposedly there were people in the village that didn't know who she was.
It just didn't make sense to me, Repetitive. Excellent Book
Margaret touch down with reality and Fantasy, You have wrote a wonderful book, Everybody has a right to their opinions, but as a reader of these books I have to form my own.
I love it and would read what you offer, In real life it could have gone more horrible so I don't understand others opinions, Keep writing my lady you have the gift use what God gave you, Please read this book for yourselves and give your own opinion, Thank M. B. for a wonderful reading. Me. D From New York city, .
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