If you are looking for fun and light entertainment, move on;
A DREAM OF REDEMPTION is not for you. If you want a gripping
and powerful story that will touch your very soul, read on.
Clary Homeward became the man of business to Marisa, the
wife of Maitland Spencer, the Duke of Lyttleton when they
met under unusual circumstances. Clary has clawed his way
out of the gutter and will do anything to preserve what he
has gained. Marisa oversees orphanages and has recently
acquired one in Southwark that needs looking after. Clary
was supposed to go along with Marisa, but when she finds
herself unable to, her sister Helen offers to go in her
stead. Helen is not a social butterfly, her beauty has not
attracted anyone she deems suitable, and besides, she has
decided she will only marry for love. She is not vain, but
she is astonished that Clary seems unaffected by her while
every other man is, and this makes Clary the most intriguing
man she has ever met. Helen, like every woman who lays her
eyes on the divinely handsome Clary, sees her chance to get
better acquainted with the enigmatic man. Clary had dreamed
of Helen since the first time he saw her five years before
when he was at his lowest. But she is the daughter of a
marquis, he a lowly commoner, and he has secrets that he
wants no one to discover. If only they belonged in the same
world, if only things were different.
Even though A DREAM OF REDEMPTION is the eight instalment in
The
Disgraced Lords, series, it stands perfectly on its
own. A DREAM OF REDEMPTION is an intense and extremely
compelling story where the intrigue and the romance are
intrinsically linked in an airtight plot, flawlessly paced,
and where nothing is left to chance. Ms. Evans'
descriptions of the reality of the downtrodden and the
oppressive atmosphere come crashing down on the reader as
much as they do on Helen. She has been sheltered from the
lower classes, and seeing the squalor comes as a
life-altering revelation. I was completely mesmerized from
the start, and I devoured A DREAM OF REDEMPTION in one
sitting because I could not imagine how this romance that
seemed doomed from the start could ever have a happy ending.
And Bronwen Evans could not have done it any better.
A DREAM OF REDEMPTION presents a vivid portrait of the chasm
that separated the classes and this is what Helen and Clary
must face, but exponentially so because of his past, which
is horrifying. Clary and Helen have impossible choices to
ponder, and the growth they experience is immense; they have
to be honest with themselves, they know that whatever they
choose will not be easy, that they could lose everything
they hold dear, but is their love strong enough to warrant
such sacrifices? Around halfway, there was a revelation that
made my blood run cold, and I was filled with dread at the
consequences.
The writing is exquisite; the dialogues flow effortlessly;
there are no misunderstandings, no miscommunication and the
conversations are meaningful, and the vibrant descriptions
bring every emotion to the surface. Helen knows she loves
Clary, she also knows their chances of being together are
almost nil, yet she analyzes the situation like a general:
to win the war, one must win it one battle at a time. And
try as she might bring Clary to see things her way, Helen
had to debate if she is ready to fight and overcome the
insurmountable and inevitable obstacles. I have seldom seen
this type of story done with such care and intelligence. A
truly unforgettable love story by Bronwen Evans, who seems
to surpass herself with every book she writes.
A forbidden love and a chilling mystery tease the senses
in this sensuous historical romance from the USA
Today bestselling author of A Kiss of Lies and
A Love to Remember.
Bookish and independent Lady Helen Hawkestone is expected to
marry well. But, having grown up with warring parents, the
institution holds little appeal. The trick, she realizes, is
to marry for love—a task that’s easier said than done. Only
while Helen is raising funds for her do-gooder sister’s
orphanage does she meet a man who arouses her curiosity.
Lowborn and yet so dignified that Helen can’t help but try
to elicit a response, Clary Homeward is an enigma—a
heart-stopping, body-stirring, forget-her-social-upbringing
enigma.
A single offense against a noblewoman such as Lady Helen
would ruin a man like Clary. Her sister, Marisa, rescued him
from hellish poverty and employs him with her charity work.
Try as he might to push her away, Helen tempts him to want
things he could never have. But when girls from the
orphanage start disappearing, destined for a grim fate Clary
knows all too well, Helen insists on helping. And soon Clary
wonders whether something more were not just possible but
inevitable—even right.
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