Hello my beautiful readers! I hope your day has been amazing and filled with reading pleasure. Mine definitely has! I just finished 'The Elusive Miss Ellison' for the second time and it was ah-mazing. Take a look!
*About the Book*
Hampton Hall's new owner has the villagers of St. Hampton Heath all aflutter--all except Lavinia Ellison. The reverend's daughter cares for those who are poor and sick, and the seventh Earl of Hawkesbury definitely does not meet that criteria. His refusal to take his responsibilities seriously, or even darken the door of the church, leave her convinced he is as arrogant and reckless as his brother--his brother who stole the most important person in Lavinia's world.
Nicholas Stamford is shadowed by guilt: his own, his brother's, the legacy of war. A perfunctory visit to this dreary part of Gloucestershire wasn't supposed to engage his heart, or his mind. Challenged by Miss Ellison's fascinating blend of Bluestocking opinions, hoydenish behavior, and angelic voice, he finds the impossible becoming possible--he begins to care. But Lavinia's aloof manner, society's opposition and his ancestral obligations prove most frustrating, until scandal forces them to get along.
Can Lavinia and Nicholas look beyond painful pasts and present prejudice to see their future? And what will happen when Lavinia learns a family secret that alters everything she's ever known?
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*About the Book*
Pride, prejudice and forgiveness...
Hampton Hall's new owner has the villagers of St. Hampton Heath all aflutter--all except Lavinia Ellison. The reverend's daughter cares for those who are poor and sick, and the seventh Earl of Hawkesbury definitely does not meet that criteria. His refusal to take his responsibilities seriously, or even darken the door of the church, leave her convinced he is as arrogant and reckless as his brother--his brother who stole the most important person in Lavinia's world.
Nicholas Stamford is shadowed by guilt: his own, his brother's, the legacy of war. A perfunctory visit to this dreary part of Gloucestershire wasn't supposed to engage his heart, or his mind. Challenged by Miss Ellison's fascinating blend of Bluestocking opinions, hoydenish behavior, and angelic voice, he finds the impossible becoming possible--he begins to care. But Lavinia's aloof manner, society's opposition and his ancestral obligations prove most frustrating, until scandal forces them to get along.
Can Lavinia and Nicholas look beyond painful pasts and present prejudice to see their future? And what will happen when Lavinia learns a family secret that alters everything she's ever known?
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*My Thoughts*
Carolyn Miller.
Remember that name my reading friends. Why? Because, my dear miss Miller is going places.
Meet our next modern day Jane Austen.
As a reviewer and a reader, debut novels are often hit or miss. You never know whether the author will have mastered the many aspects of good fiction. Things like character developement, settings, and dialogue are so important to a good story and Carolyn mastered every bit of it!
I loved the storyline between the main characters Lavinia and Nicholas. They were unique characters and the blend of wit and subjects of a more serious, sometimes spiritual, nature created an intriguing story not easily put down.
Overall, I found 'The Elusive Miss Ellison' to be a charming and intriguing story of grace, forgiveness, and light, and I can't wait for the rest of the series to unfold!
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*My Rating*
I give The Elusive Miss Ellison by Carolyn Miller...
5(00) stars!
Happy Reading!
Nicki
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