Will he come after her? Will he drag her back to London, quelling her mission to rescue her treasure-seeking parents, or might he decide to throw caution to the wind and choose Foy Pour Devoir: “Faith for Duty,” the St. Easton motto. The Featherstone motto Valens et Volens: “Willing and Able,” beats in her heart and thrums through her veins. She will find her parents and find their love, no matter the cost.
The powerful yet wing-clipped Duke of St. Easton has never known the challenge that has become his life since hearing his ward’s name. Alexandria Featherstone will be the life or the death of him. Only time and God’s plan will reveal just how much this man can endure for the prize of love.
My Take: Not being familiar with the story line or the characters prior to the beginning of this book, I found it slow to get into. Eventually it all came together. Alexandria is a feisty young lady, especially for the timeline in which she lived.
I found the story to be a bit unbelievable but a pretty good read. I did find the Duke and Alexandria to be characters that I would like to know a bit more about. So I look forward to the next book in the Forgotten Castle series to perhaps get to see what they are up to next. In the book.....
Of Interest: In the book, Alexandria rides an Islandic Horse which is a special breed of horse and that at the time of the story was only to be found in Iceland. I decided to do a little online research and found this picture. The horse is smaller, has a different gait, and has a heavy mane and tale plus a double winter coat.
My Take: Not being familiar with the story line or the characters prior to the beginning of this book, I found it slow to get into. Eventually it all came together. Alexandria is a feisty young lady, especially for the timeline in which she lived.
I found the story to be a bit unbelievable but a pretty good read. I did find the Duke and Alexandria to be characters that I would like to know a bit more about. So I look forward to the next book in the Forgotten Castle series to perhaps get to see what they are up to next. In the book.....
- Mystery - in search of Alexandria's parents who were searching for what (?) mysterious object/s
- Adventure - high seas drama, kidnapping, sword fights,
- Romance - who will ultimately win the hand of the lovely Alexandria?
Of Interest: In the book, Alexandria rides an Islandic Horse which is a special breed of horse and that at the time of the story was only to be found in Iceland. I decided to do a little online research and found this picture. The horse is smaller, has a different gait, and has a heavy mane and tale plus a double winter coat.
About the Author: Jamie Carie's Snow Angel was published and won the ForeWord magazine Romance Book of the Year winner, was a National “Best Books 2007” Awards winner, and a 2008 RITA Awards® Best First Book finalist. It was the beginning of her dream career. If she could only say one thing to her readers it would be, “Live the dreams God has destined you for!”
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ISBN: 9781433673238
ISBN: 9781433673238
I have this book on my TBR list! I love the cover.
ReplyDeleteWhat I liked about your review, the info on the horse. I just find that fascinating. And your review was well done too.
Extra entry - I follow your blog via GFC I believe.
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I'm entering this comment as a 2nd for "Dawn" above since each individual comment counts as an entry:
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Extra entry - I follow your blog via GFC I believe.
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Oh, I love the extra info about the Icelandic horse! I'm a huge horse lover, and that horse just sounds awesome!
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I found it very interesting, too, which is why I shared it with my readers.
DeleteI like how you described the 3 things readers will find in the novel--mystery, romance and adventure.
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Extra entry--I became a GFC follower as well.
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I would love to win this book!! It sounds great! :)
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Follow via GFC (as Melanie)
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This books sounds wonderful, can't wait to read it!
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I tweeted about the giveaway and forgot to do this as a seperate comment - https://twitter.com/#!/BookWorm8900/status/195002032854286336
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Hi Melanie - Thanks for your entries & Tweets
DeleteI love Jamie Carie's writing! Snow Angel is one of my favorites of hers. :)
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Cool details on Iceland! Now there's a rare story setting. :-)
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I'm a new GFC follower, and I tweeted about your giveaway :-)
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I would like to be included in the giveaway!!
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A 2nd entry for Lisa Nelso (her entry had 2 in it)
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great to find your giveaway post of this book Vera!
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