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Midnight Proposal
Veronica Glendalion thinks that she has only one chance in a thousand that the Earl of Westal will agree to her proposal.
But as her aunt assures her, one chance in a thousand is better than the terrible fate that awaits her.
The evil Earl of Callincant has vowed Veronica will be his bride, by force if she will not comply. And as he controls Veronica’s father by providing for her father’s addictions, time is running out for her.
Once the earl forces Veronica into marriage and takes her to his country estate, she will be his prisoner and she will never again be allowed to see her dear aunt and cousin.
From that day forth, her life will be a misery of pain and despair.
She may have gained a few days while the earl and her father are away at the earl’s estate in Sheffield, dealing with an emergency, but when they come back, Veronica’s time will be up.
Unless by a miracle the Earl of Westal, whom she knew as a child, will agree to her proposal…
At the masquerade ball.
But as her aunt assures her, one chance in a thousand is better than the terrible fate that awaits her.
The evil Earl of Callincant has vowed Veronica will be his bride, by force if she will not comply. And as he controls Veronica’s father by providing for her father’s addictions, time is running out for her.
Once the earl forces Veronica into marriage and takes her to his country estate, she will be his prisoner and she will never again be allowed to see her dear aunt and cousin.
From that day forth, her life will be a misery of pain and despair.
She may have gained a few days while the earl and her father are away at the earl’s estate in Sheffield, dealing with an emergency, but when they come back, Veronica’s time will be up.
Unless by a miracle the Earl of Westal, whom she knew as a child, will agree to her proposal…
At the masquerade ball.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 13, 2018
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Gloria Gay
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My love of reading and writing goes back to my discovery of Nancy Drew, The Dana Girls and Judy Bolton mysteries, which I read by the truckload.
From those early books I went on to read the classics and alternating with classics I would read gothics, and it was "Rebecca", which revived a dream of childhood to become a writer. A letter from Daphne Du Maurier, in reply to my letter to her spurred me into writing a gothic novel. After that I became addicted to Regency romances,
My love of reading and writing goes back to my discovery of Nancy Drew, The Dana Girls and Judy Bolton mysteries, which I read by the truckload.
From those early books I went on to read the classics and alternating with classics I would read gothics, and it was "Rebecca", which revived a dream of childhood to become a writer. A letter from Daphne Du Maurier, in reply to my letter to her spurred me into writing a gothic novel. After that I became addicted to Regency romances,
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July 28, 2018
I must say this was quite a fresh outlook on a simple Regency historical romance. The heroine was in extreme dire straits and her life was going to be hell if she hadn’t had the support of a loving aunt who gave this young woman the strength to save herself. All she had to do was convince the Earl of Westal to agree to her outrageous proposal. Without giving too much away in spoilers of our heroine, Veronica Glendalion, you can only surmise that her future looked extremely bleak and short if she couldn’t convince the Earl to help her.
In a normal world Veronica might have been turned away immediately as a crazy person for approaching an almost complete stranger – the Earl of Westal, a member of the nobility – but she had met him as a child and hoped that he would remember him saving her from a bunch of bullies. However, what helped her case was the fact that the Earl’s mother had been trying for years to marry him to another whom he had absolutely no interest in. Other than the fact that Westal was quite taken with Veronica’s striking blue eyes, he definitely wanted to help this lady in distress!
Frankly, I truly LOVED this story, the pacing, the suspense, the characterizations, but due to some portions of the book being repeated and poor editing I can’t give this a a higher rating. The story itself is a 5* but overall I have to give it a 4*…
Marilyn Rondeau
In a normal world Veronica might have been turned away immediately as a crazy person for approaching an almost complete stranger – the Earl of Westal, a member of the nobility – but she had met him as a child and hoped that he would remember him saving her from a bunch of bullies. However, what helped her case was the fact that the Earl’s mother had been trying for years to marry him to another whom he had absolutely no interest in. Other than the fact that Westal was quite taken with Veronica’s striking blue eyes, he definitely wanted to help this lady in distress!
Frankly, I truly LOVED this story, the pacing, the suspense, the characterizations, but due to some portions of the book being repeated and poor editing I can’t give this a a higher rating. The story itself is a 5* but overall I have to give it a 4*…
Marilyn Rondeau
November 26, 2019
En colère ! Tout y est aventure, romantisme, de vrais "méchants", des héros sympathiques , une intrigue intéressante et pourtant, j'ai eu une sensation de livre inachevé voire quelquefois bâclé. Cela sonne presque faux. Dommage !
October 9, 2019
Obsest with Rain as are we in present day
The story line is brilliant except for very wrong use of th word Fanny.In England it is not a rear ,very close but a very painful for a lady to be tattooed there
The story line is brilliant except for very wrong use of th word Fanny.In England it is not a rear ,very close but a very painful for a lady to be tattooed there
February 5, 2020
Excellent
This story held me in suspense from the moment the book was opened as romance novel written with maturity and intelligent thought.
This story held me in suspense from the moment the book was opened as romance novel written with maturity and intelligent thought.
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