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Award-winning author, Olivia Rae delivers another intriguing tale of a faith destroyed and resurrected.He thought he had his life all planned out.Hugh de Maury wishes to bury his tragic past beneath a life of orderly discipline and hard work. He plans to make Thornwood Keep one of the finest in the land. But when King Richard orders Hugh to find a husband for the outspoken Lady Eleanor de Taine, Thornwood Keep is soon overrun by family, suitors, and spies. As Hugh's organized life starts to crumble around him, he finds himself facing his greatest fear ? that his hardened, cautious heart might start to beat again for a woman who is the personification of chaos.She's willing to accept her fate.Lady Eleanor has been shuffled from relative to relative and keep to keep since her parents died years ago. Now, King Richard has demanded that she wed. With her dream of a real home about to come true, Eleanor's mind turns to the man she has loved since she was twelve summers old, the devastatingly handsome Sir Hugh. But when she learns that Hugh is to oversee the search to find her a husband, she is forced to face her worst fear. How can she marry the man chosen for her, when all she has ever wanted is to thaw Hugh's frozen heart and show him the real meaning of lo… (más)
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GENRE: Historical English Romance; CLEAN Romance; Inspirational Romance;
SETTING: Thornwood Keep, England.
CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTER: Lady ELEANOR de TANIE – playful and considerate; age 20; looks are plain; speaks her mind; cheerful and helpful to all.
CENTRAL MALE CHARACTER: HUGH de MAURY/Lord Thornwood – a focused and committed workhorse; suspicious who’s only intent is to build up Thornwood Keep.
SYNOPSIS: The king had assigned Hugh with the task of finding a husband for Lady Eleanor, cousin of his former wife Jane. He expects her to be pushy but instead finds her being playful with the servants as they cheered her on. He refuses to allow his son to be anything other than a knight.
WHAT I LIKED: Busy Isobel. She is so adorable.
RATING: (5) stars BECAUSE each plot has action worthy of reading. Once again, the author provides each character with personality; very detailed. Yes, I have read 4 books and cannot help but come back for more. On my way to the next book; Adoration (The Sword and the Cross Chronicle #5) ( )
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Chapter 1 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. Proverbs 16:9
England, June 1194 The thick roots ran deep beneath the stump, but Hugh just smiled. This wasn’t the first challenge he had ever encountered in his life and it wouldn’t be the last. He shoved the spade into the earth and glanced at the peasant lad making short jabs into the soft dirt on the other side of the trunk. The sun had not reached its zenith, and if they were at all lucky, their work would be finished before the noontide meal. Even so, the boy’s wrinkled brow shone with sweat and he wore a look of irritation.
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I’m not used to sitting around doing nothing, so I thought I would provide a little amusement for your servants while they scurried about fulfilling your orders.
I wonder, where is your chapel? I did not see a room set aside within, nor do I see a place to worship without. Tell me, where do you say your morning prayers? Where does the priest give absolution when he visits?
I am not sure you know of my circumstances before I came here, but I have lived in various keeps and, depending on the lord, I was given various tasks. Some of which included feeding the horses and livestock.
I am no longer careless. I have learned to eat as the peasants do, and I have cut out the tongues of those who inadvertently utter my name.
Your future husband must be loyal to the crown and worthy of your hand.
That is your problem, you never rest. You never see the beauty around you. Always working. Always struggling. But never enjoying.” “I hunt and fish.” “Ah, but even that has the purpose of feeding others. A man who does not rest cannot think straight. A man who is always in motion will never see what truly is important in life.
Again the Church. You know my feelings on this. You are all I have. What I build here will be yours someday.
It is the duty of all good Christians to bring a man to the faith, and if a fellow Christian is struggling, then God has instructed us that it is our duty to support and nurture that person through their trials.
...so you see, Father, everything we do, God can change for the better even if we make bad decisions. The Lord can turn them around for our good if we let Him. Many times we think we are doing the right thing, when actually God has a totally different plan for us.
All right, but don't be too long. I have a few games I think we should play.
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Award-winning author, Olivia Rae delivers another intriguing tale of a faith destroyed and resurrected.He thought he had his life all planned out.Hugh de Maury wishes to bury his tragic past beneath a life of orderly discipline and hard work. He plans to make Thornwood Keep one of the finest in the land. But when King Richard orders Hugh to find a husband for the outspoken Lady Eleanor de Taine, Thornwood Keep is soon overrun by family, suitors, and spies. As Hugh's organized life starts to crumble around him, he finds himself facing his greatest fear ? that his hardened, cautious heart might start to beat again for a woman who is the personification of chaos.She's willing to accept her fate.Lady Eleanor has been shuffled from relative to relative and keep to keep since her parents died years ago. Now, King Richard has demanded that she wed. With her dream of a real home about to come true, Eleanor's mind turns to the man she has loved since she was twelve summers old, the devastatingly handsome Sir Hugh. But when she learns that Hugh is to oversee the search to find her a husband, she is forced to face her worst fear. How can she marry the man chosen for her, when all she has ever wanted is to thaw Hugh's frozen heart and show him the real meaning of lo
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GENRE: Historical English Romance; CLEAN Romance; Inspirational Romance;
SETTING: Thornwood Keep, England.
CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTER: Lady ELEANOR de TANIE – playful and considerate; age 20; looks are plain; speaks her mind; cheerful and helpful to all.
CENTRAL MALE CHARACTER: HUGH de MAURY/Lord Thornwood – a focused and committed workhorse; suspicious who’s only intent is to build up Thornwood Keep.
SYNOPSIS: The king had assigned Hugh with the task of finding a husband for Lady Eleanor, cousin of his former wife Jane. He expects her to be pushy but instead finds her being playful with the servants as they cheered her on. He refuses to allow his son to be anything other than a knight.
WHAT I LIKED: Busy Isobel. She is so adorable.
RATING: (5) stars BECAUSE each plot has action worthy of reading. Once again, the author provides each character with personality; very detailed. Yes, I have read 4 books and cannot help but come back for more. On my way to the next book; Adoration (The Sword and the Cross Chronicle #5) (