Mistress of Willowvale

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Summary: Mistress of Willowvale by Particia Veryan
Review: I am a huge fan of Patricia Veryan and this is my favorite book. I highly reccomend reading it.

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Summary: Mistress of Willowvale by Particia Veryan
Review: I am a huge fan of Patricia Veryan and this is my favorite book. I highly reccomend reading it.

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Summary: Good but complicated
Review: I'm not a huge fan of Patricia Veryan but her books are usually quite a good read. This one too many characters however and I lost track of many of the lesser ones. The romance was reasonably convincing and Alexander the young child was a delight. Quite enjoyable.

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Summary: Exciting Georgian England Historical Romance
Review: Setting - England 1746 after the Jacobite Rebellion and decisive Battle of Culloden ---When Christopher 'Kit', Lord Aynsworth, returns to London after years in service of the king fighting against the Jacobites. He returns still wounded with a painful bullet in his shoulder that he has endured several operations to remove. Painful as that is, he finds he is also being accused of being responsible for his beloved elder twins death albeit to inherit the Earldom. Hurtful as they were, the rumors alone were nothing compared to the comments and ridicule he hears from the young dandies at White's defaming Leonie Haliwell, his beloved fiancée. Upholding her honor he publicly commits himself to honoring the offer of marriage he made to her before he'd left for the wars. Not until after his pronouncement, is he then is told of her ultimate disgrace in bearing a bastard child some time after he'd been gone. Fighting his pride, he knows he cannot now withdraw from his publicly avowed commitment his only hope is that Leonie will release him, but alas, she does not!

Assuming a marriage of convenience, the couple settle at Willowvale, a place of happier times where in growing up they had fallen in love. At Willowvale, Leonie, in spite of the coldness in private that Kit displays soon endears herself to all who she comes in contact with, including Kit. In spite of himself, his love begins to reawaken. Despite the fact that Leonie professing her love for Kit will not tell him of Alexander, her charming five-year-old's parentage, Alexander himself quickly wins Aynsworth's heart.

The story has at it's core the romance and rekindling love story of Kit and Leonie, set against the backdrop of a totally cruel and brutal time in English history as those who were part of the Jacobite rebellion and anyone helping them were ruthlessly hunted down and brutally executed. In spite of that background the author introduces some fabulous secondary characters as both friends and enemies and of course, inserts some of her trademark light comedic antics into the fold. The darling five-year-old Alexander is quite delightful, but the bearded, one-eyed Troy, whose early encounter with Kit ended in a hilarious duel was priceless. And one must not fail to mention the very wise and mysterious Mr. Muffin, and of course the many animals who also were ingeniously worked into the plot. For those who are looking for the explicit sexual encounters, this might not appeal to you, but what the story lacks in sexual encounters, is more than made up in the excitement of the suspenseful climax and the tenderness of the reawakened love story. This is truly another classic by the most distinguished author, Patricia Veryan, to relish.

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Summary: Exciting Georgian England Historical Romance
Review: Setting - England 1746 after the Jacobite Rebellion and decisive Battle of Culloden ---When Christopher `Kit', Lord Aynsworth, returns to London after years in service of the king fighting against the Jacobites. He returns still wounded with a painful bullet in his shoulder that he has endured several operations to remove. Painful as that is, he finds he is also being accused of being responsible for his beloved elder twins death albeit to inherit the Earldom. Hurtful as they were, the rumors alone were nothing compared to the comments and ridicule he hears from the young dandies at White's defaming Leonie Haliwell, his beloved fiancée. Upholding her honor he publicly commits himself to honoring the offer of marriage he made to her before he'd left for the wars. Not until after his pronouncement, is he then is told of her ultimate disgrace in bearing a bastard child some time after he'd been gone. Fighting his pride, he knows he cannot now withdraw from his publicly avowed commitment his only hope is that Leonie will release him, but alas, she does not!

Assuming a marriage of convenience, the couple settle at Willowvale, a place of happier times where in growing up they had fallen in love. At Willowvale, Leonie, in spite of the coldness in private that Kit displays soon endears herself to all who she comes in contact with, including Kit. In spite of himself, his love begins to reawaken. Despite the fact that Leonie professing her love for Kit will not tell him of Alexander, her charming five-year-old's parentage, Alexander himself quickly wins Aynsworth's heart.

The story has at it's core the romance and rekindling love story of Kit and Leonie, set against the backdrop of a totally cruel and brutal time in English history as those who were part of the Jacobite rebellion and anyone helping them were ruthlessly hunted down and brutally executed. In spite of that background the author introduces some fabulous secondary characters as both friends and enemies and of course, inserts some of her trademark light comedic antics into the fold. The darling five-year-old Alexander is quite delightful, but the bearded, one-eyed Troy, whose early encounter with Kit ended in a hilarious duel was priceless. And one must not fail to mention the very wise and mysterious Mr. Muffin, and of course the many animals who also were ingeniously worked into the plot. For those who are looking for the explicit sexual encounters, this might not appeal to you, but what the story lacks in sexual encounters, is more than made up in the excitement of the suspenseful climax and the tenderness of the reawakened love story. This is truly another classic by the most distinguished author, Patricia Veryan, to relish.