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An irresistible regency chase that will tease, taunt and steal your heart.

Book I (Forgotten Castle series)

This is a story of a young lady, Alexandria, who sets out to find her parents, who are treasure hunters that everyone thinks is dead. But it is 1818 in England and Alexandria has been given a guardian, who is Gabriel, the Duke of St. Easton. He is ordered by the king to watch over her. They begin by writing letters to each other and getting to know each other through those letters. But Gabe has lost his hearing and is dealing with that, while Alexandria is finding a way to leave her home on 'Holy Island' and go in search of her parents. Will the two ever meet! You keep asking yourself this questions as you keep reading. It eventually is a story of Alexandria keeping one step ahead of the Duke and he keeps running into all kinds of obstacles along the way.

This was quite an adventure of a story. Well written; and fast paced. It ends in such a way, that it made me want to pick up the next story in the series and begin it right away (so have the whole set on hand when you begin). You will travel from England, to Ireland and on to Iceland in this adventure and get to know these two characters very well. I liked the way the author described these characters in her letter to the readers at the back of the book: "My hero - the brilliant Duke of St. Easton - wants his affliction healed and taken away. And he wants love on his terms. He wants his control back even though he was miserable when he had it. My heroine - sweet, determined Alexandria - wants what she can't have. And she'll stop at nothing when it comes to taking care of her own heart. Their journey is like ours - that push and pull against God - the desire to find freedom and purpose on earth but in our timing and our way because His way is too hard or scary or just doesn't make sense."

Enjoy this adventurous journey! ( )

I had forgotten just how much I LOVED historical romances until I picked up The Guardian Duke and started reading.


And all I can say is WOW!

What an amazing story – filled with unpredictable and wonderfully frustrating characters!

We get to follow along as our delightful Lady Alexandria embarks on a dangerous mission that many call foolish and the Duke of Easton is forced to follow.

It is exceptionally refreshing to read a wonderful story full of misadventure and chaos with none of the typical nonsense you read in mainstream historical fiction.

Instead of lusty encounters, adventure and faith take center stage and the result is much more satisfying and highly entertaining.

This novel does not need any such nonsense to hold the readers attention. The exceptionally written plot carries them along just fine.

In fact, before you know it, you’ve come to the end and you find yourself desperate to rush to the next book.

Fortunately… all three books are out now so you can read them in sequence. Which is where I am bound right now – book 2: The Forgiven Duke.

THANK YOU to B&H Publishing for providing this book free to me in exchange for my honest review! ( )