The Unconventional Governess is a funny, touching Regency romance. Set in England in 1814, it involves a woman who wants to be a doctor and a man who finds himself with an estate to run, a niece to raise, and a case of epilepsy to manage. The book is short, the emotions feel true, and the characters are lovely. Our heroine, Henrietta, is an orphan. Her uncle, a doctor, raised her and he took her … Continue reading The Unconventional Governess by Jessica Nelson →
Hope at Dawn by Stacy Henrie is $1.99 right now. This is the first book in Henrie’s Of Love and War series, which is set during WWI. The heroine teaches German-American students at a time when there is rampant and vicious prejudice against them. This book has a 4+ star average, and readers found it to be very moving, absorbing, and thoughtful.
The book also received a B grade as part of this year’s RITA® Reader Challenge. Tealadytoo wrote:
On the plus side, we have the very interesting background, and intriguing questions of what patriotism and loyalty really mean. We have a nicely developing relationship where the conflict starts out as a matter of trust and understanding (Is she just as bigoted as the other townsfolks? Is she being loyal to her family if she is kind to a non-combatant German when her brothers are fighting overseas, possibly even fighting relatives of his?) and then evolves to issues of whether it is safe to purse the relationship when a love affair between an American girl and a “Bosch” would inflame an already tense situation.
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