Historical

ending? Or will the machinations of the evil duo reign supreme?

*Content Warning, contains details of abuse* Every abused woman needs a Hayden! His patience and gentleness after Madeline’s terrible lifetime of abuse at the hands of her family is heartwarming. This is a very steamy romance, and Hayden and Madeline never lack in the passion department, however, the steam takes up a bit too much of the plot. Nevertheless, the characters are well written and loveable. More plot elements could have been better explained and expanded upon to answer some lingering questions readers not familiar with the series might have. Some of the sexual language didn’t seem time period appropriate either. Still, “The Marquess’s Stolen Bride” is quite the page turner, with real to life characters that any reader would want to call ‘friends’.

Sinds The Angel’s Wings Orphanage and Foundling Home. There she stumbles upon a dying soldier. He gives her papers and a gem with instructions to only give them to Jason, a dark haired man with a scar. The father of her baby, Theodore Dunworthy, unexpectedly appears on her doorstep. She orders him out of the house, but he is working for the crown on a mission to intercept the now dead soldier and the very papers and gem Livie possesses! While awaiting the soldier’s arrival, he goes to work for the orphanage alongside Olivia rekindling his desire for her. She remains silent refusing to help, and he has no idea Livie is keeping the papers, gem, and a Sive year secret from him.

Pursuing Mr. Mattingly Sandra

Sookoo

A Love That Knows No Bounds

(Men

of Valor Book 2)

Laura Landon

“A Love That Knows No Bounds” is a beautiful story of how love can persevere over the years. Both the hero and heroine are strong characters who have speciSic goals. Each chapter brings action, intrigue, espionage, and mistaken identity. Secondary characters are very important in this tale, but they are never able to be Sleshed out due to the short length of this work. The plot, while enjoyable is predictable and weak. Several points are not believable, including the inability of the soldiers to recognize the traitor despite his words and actions. The interactions between Livie and Theo are quite lively giving the story its spark. An enjoyable story with more coming in the rest of the series!

Belinda Wilson

After being abandoned by the father of her child and thrown from her home by her minister father; Olivia “Livie” Mathews

Lady Sophia WinterbourneStratford-Forrester is a widow twice over, and is dying, according to her doctor. She has a heart ailment, and has between a few weeks and a few months left to live. She is mostly concerned about her precocious 12-year-old daughter, Hannah, who has been without a father for 6 years, and how she can communicate that she may soon be an orphan. She is spending the summer at Ettesmere Park, struggling with herself about wanting to live fully, but not wanting to tax her heart. Lady Sophia soon meets a stranger who is stranded near her family’s home, when his carriage axle breaks near Berkshire County, England in 1819. Oliver Mattingly is the American Ambassador to England, and an adventurer who has never had an intimate relationship; he’s been a conSirmed bachelor, putting his career ahead of marriage. Sophia’s conSlicts are very clear; does she really live and shorten her life, or slowly die, and prolong her life?

Oliver Mattingly is drawn to Sophia and her daughter from the start, but is he getting a readymade family, or just a step-