I am determined upon a course that will involve careful consideration, calculation, and actions that will be of benefit to me. Nobody else. For only by pursuing this course will I fully recover my life, my independence, my self-confidence – and my soul.I thought my life had ended when I was seventeen. It hadn’t.I thought my life would end last year at the Dower House. It didn’t.Now I have yet … didn’t.
Now I have yet another chance at a brand new life. This time, I shall be the one to direct it. I will not open my heart to the risk of another betrayal by any man.
For that would indeed be the death of me.
The Journal of Gwyneth, Dowager Countess, Lady of Wolfbridge, March 1818
Weak and desperate, Gwyneth, Dowager Countess of Kilham, clings to what’s left of her life, unaware that rescue is on the way. Awakening in a strange bed she struggles to recover, wondering about the handsome men who are nursing her back from the brink of death.
Assuming the mantle of Lady of Wolfbridge, Gwyneth begins to improve not only her health, but her damaged soul, finding solace in the willing and loving arms of her four gentlemen. Daring to obey her desires and turn her back on convention, she learns that there are still men who believe in honour—and generous, selfless passion. In addition, she discovers herself to be a woman unafraid of those passions.
The Whitsun fête is a grand occasion for the entire estate, but it also brings danger to Wolfbridge. The Lady will have to take a stand against those who would destroy her and seize everything she now holds dear.
And she’ll have to be brave enough to understand that she is no longer alone.
This is the second novel in The Saga of Wolfbridge Manor and features characters who made their debut in Book 1 – Lady Adalyn. Your reading pleasure will be enhanced if these books are read in order.
The story will be continued in Book 3.
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Enjoyed this series.
Riveting!!!
I enjoyed reading this story. I like that the reverse harem isn’t overdone. The story is emotional and a bit steamy 🙂 but that isn’t overdone either. When I go back and compare book one to this book, I think this one is a bit more sad and even a tad more dangerous. Things are changing at the Manor this time around but I think Gwyneth can not only fit the bill but I think she & even some of her “servants” really deserve some happiness, compassion and love in their lives. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation from the author.
What an intriguing and passionate story! Rescued from a regrettable and infuriating situation that she survived the new Lady of Wolfbridge was healing and determined to take control of her life. I was taken by surprise by the various twists in the story. Lot of things caught my attention. Intense and dramatic Gabriel’s character, madness can follow us anywhere, no place is safe because danger could be upon us no matter what and true love has no expiration date. Much to enjoy in this story full of sensuality and passion, suspense and dangerous situations that I read avidly and enjoyed. Good pace, strong characters, lovely scenes and that last page was super intriguing and mysterious. Can’t wait for the next book. These stories are getting better each time.
Unfocused, incomplete, and way too preachy
I am reviewing an ARC copy of TheDowager Countess, courtesy of Candid Book Reviews.Sahara Kelly’s regency reverse-harem Lady Adalyn featured an unusual entailed estate, with a unique purpose, and a swoon-worthy all-male staff. In The Dowager Countess, MS. Kelly disposes of her erstwhile heroine, Lady Adalyn, together with the former estate manager, Daniel. Likewise, she retires Trick the groom, leaving Wolfbridge Manor understaffed and ill-prepared for the new Lady – the widowed countess whose stepson, the evil earl, banishes her, penniless, to starve in the run-down dowager house on his estate. Wolfbridge butler Giles to the rescue! And thus continues the tale of Wolfbridge’s revolving-door cast of characters. Giles finds replacement male staff, and continues the Wolfbridge mission of female sexual liberation, one woman at a time. Somewhere in there are some very well-described menage activities featuring the dowager countess with two, three, or four gentlemen servants, including a wee tiny bit of M/M, but the book mainly divides its focus on tying up loose ends from other books, the changing of the guard at Wolfbridge, and pontificating on how accepting they are of female sexuality, female empowerment, and male bonding. The expected HEA does not happen here, mainly because there is no real ending to this book. Characters exit, new ones enter, everybody has a sexy good time, and then… nothing. (I’d call it a cliff-hanger ending, but there isn’t even a cliff). As much as I enjoyed its predecessor, I disliked this non-story of an abused woman who needed a life makeover, but settled for orgasms.