Ladies of Intrigue: 3 Tales of 19th-Century Romance with a Dash of Mystery
by Michelle Griep
Published by Barbour Books
Publication Date January 15, 2019
Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Action/Adventure, Clean Romance
Setting: England, Minnesota Georgian Era – UK – 1714 – 1837, Civil War Era - US - 1849-1865, Gilded Age – US – 1875 – 1900
Written for: Adults
Pages: 288
Synopsis:
3 Page-Turners Under One Cover from Reader Favorite Michelle Griep! Can truth and love prevail when no one is as they appear? The Gentleman Smuggler’s Lady Cornish Coast, 1815 When a prim and proper governess returns to England from abroad, she expects to comfort her dying father—not fall in love with a smuggler. Will Helen Fletcher keep Isaac Seaton’s unusual secret? The Doctor’s Woman (A Carol Award Winner!) Dakota Territory, 1862 Emmy Nelson, daughter of a missionary doctor, and Dr. James Clark, city doctor aspiring to teach, find themselves working side by side at Fort Snelling during the Dakota Uprising. That is when the real clash of ideals begins. A House of Secrets St. Paul, Minnesota, 1890 Ladies Aide Chairman, Amanda Carston resolves to clean up St. Paul’s ramshackle housing, starting with the worst of the worst: a “haunted” house that’s secretly owned by her beau—a home that’s his only means of helping brothel girls escape from the hands of the city’s most infamous madam.
I would like to thank Barbour Books, Netgalley for giving me this copy of the book. This gift did not influence my opinion or review.
Michelle Griep has such a way with her descriptions! And in reading this collection, I realized that she not only uses intriguing metaphors, she often has them tie into the story itself in a unique way.
My favorite story in this collection was The Gentleman Smuggler’s Lady. Full of the author’s rich language and humorous situations, the story was well-paced. In addition to the romance was a gentleman’s dilemma of seeking justice (um, maybe revenge?) or allowing the Lord to be the one to set things to right.
While at the climax of the story I expected Helen to be the one to extract them from their difficulty,, I was not expecting the solution to be what it was!
The Doctor’s Woman was the most serious of the stories as Emmy found herself assisting the handsome doctor at the Fort. I was saddened by the attitudes towards the Indians, though not surprised. The adventure here was more a battle over disease and treatment methods. (Dr. James Clark was amusing, being scornful about Emmy’s dismissal of such a scientifically proven method as using leeches!)
A House of Secrets paired the insecure Ladies Aide Chairwoman, Amanda, who was trying to prove her worth to her father, with Joseph, an attorney with secrets he feared would cause him to lose the woman he loved. As they both battled the evils of their city, they learned that their secrets could only drive them apart.
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About Michelle Griep
Michelle Griep has been writing since she first discovered blank wall space and Crayolas. She seeks to glorify God in all that she writes—except for that graffiti phase she went through as a teenager. She resides in the frozen tundra of Minnesota, where she teaches history and writing classes for a local high school co-op. An Anglophile at heart, she runs away to England every chance she gets, under the guise of research. Really, though, she’s eating excessive amounts of scones while rambling around a castle. Michelle is a member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) and MCWG (Minnesota Christian Writers Guild). Keep up with her adventures at her blog “Writer off the Leash” or visit www.michellegriep.com.
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