Rosemary
Morris’s most recent novel The Captain and the Countess is available as an
e-book for 77p from www.amazon.co.uk
and for $0.99 from https://museituppublishing.com
until the 17th Aaugust.
5* Review of The
Captain and The Countess on www.amazon.co.uk
I've really become a
fan of Rosemary Morris's books because I feel she sets out to write much more
than a romance. Her new historical did not disappoint me with its hero who is a
young Captain in Queen Anne's navy, marooned at the time of the story on
half-pay, and the widow nine years his senior. It's set in the time of Queen
Anne, 1702-1714, so quite a bit earlier than the Regency offerings we get so
used to.
I particularly enjoyed
the way the politics, lifestyle and beliefs of the age were woven in quite
seamlessly, and loved the tender manly hero and the somewhat damaged heroine.
Though he is the younger, his naval service has brought him maturity. Though
she is older, she has been very badly used by the men in her life and has a
shocking secret.
The research is truly
immaculate but I felt as though I were in Kate's drawing room rather than
reading a history book. Rosemary has explored some of the folk customs and
superstitions current in this period and also written a great love story.
Suitable
for those who enjoy a well-written, well-researched historical novel; a sensual
love story with no explicit sex and a happy ending. This book is downloadable
to kindle and other e-readers and is therefore suitable for many with a visual
disability.
Well done,
J. Pitman
Rosemary Morris
www.rosemarymorris.co.uk
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