A great secret hides within the walls of Stanley Hall and now it’s time it came to light…It is time for Henry Radcliff, the Marquess of Whitecroft, to choose a wife. No lady he’s ever met has managed to steal his heart… until he accidentally meets a mysterious governess, that strangely enough has the manners and elegance of a highborn lady.Lydia Stanley’s life has been very hard since her … lady.
Lydia Stanley’s life has been very hard since her father passed away. Her stepmother controls her fate and has reduced her to nothing more than her little brother’s governess. No one even remembers she exists… but Lydia’s hopes for a better future are renewed when she meets the kind and gallant Marquess of Whitecroft.
The lie may cost her her only chance at love, but the truth may separate her and her little brother forever…
Now, Henry must find a way to uncover the secrets and save his Cinderella before it’s too late. But the wicked Countess of Canwick has not played her last card yet…
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It is time for Henry Radcliff, the Marquess of Whitecroft, to choose a wife. No one has managed to steal his heart until he accidentally meets a mysterious governess, Lydia. She strangely has the manners and elegance of a highborn lady. Lydia’s life has been hard since her father passed away. Her stepmother controls her fate, and Lydia has been reduced to nothing more than her little brother’s governess. Lydia has hopes for a better future when she meets the kind of gallant Marquess of Whitecroft. – This is an interesting story, and I liked the epilogue. The book drags, however. It takes too long for Lydia to be rescued from her evil stepmother. I got frustrated with Lydia because she did not stand up for herself. Perhaps that was the way years ago, but it was still irritating. If it were not for those things, I would have given the book five stars. Also, there is a link to a bonus epilogue that does not work.
A lovely story set in England, by an author whose background is not English re use of English, knowledge of England. If you want to go turkey shooting try USA. In England you can shoot only your own land or risk appearing befor the magistrate as a poacher. Alas! is always negative. A double negative is a positive.
Four star for the angst the evil stepmother rains down on the poor Cinderella heroine, but big time minuses for some anachronistic details that drove me crazy plus some of the most passive characters ever. How do you think the evil stepM got away with everything so long?
PLOT:
Poor Cinderella’s father died leaving her stepmother in charge of the estate, an estate she is currently draining dry as she has strong-armed the heroine into a governess position for the heir apparent, the heroine’s half brother. Anachronistic offense! If I am not mistaken there is very little to NO WAY the stepmother would have control of the estate at this period in time. Like it or not, there would have been a male guardian in place to make sure that the evil StepM did not do what she did: displace the heroine to the point no one knew where or who she was, rob the heroine of her own inheritance, rob her own son’s estate much less control his finances and, dun dun DUNNNN, even more evil doings. I am not saying these things could not take place, but it would have to be under different circumstances.
For me, if you are going to write a Regency, a Victorian era, Georgian, etc then please do your BASIC research. There is this think called the internet and websites that provide a wealth of knowledge on any of a number of specific subjects. Plus the fact that the heroine just accepted this without making any attempt to remedy the situation drove me crazy! Could she not have appealed to a godparent, a friend, a distant family member, or even an attorney? Just one little letter as a beacon of hope regarding her spine and intelligence?
The next shoe that drops and complains is the talkiness and downright passivity of the hero and other rescuers. We need an alpha here, a Rhett Butler, a Captain America Brittanica to come in and sweep the poor dweeby heroine off her feet and out of danger.
Sweet and clean romance which makes sense as the H, the H and their Scoobie squad of rescuers are babes in the wood. The evil StepM does get a comeuppance though.
Lady Lydia Stanley has not had an easy life! First her mother dies when she is young and her father marries very quickly. Countess Stanley has a young daughter two yrs younger than Lydia! Lydia is thrilled to have a new sister. When her father dies the Countess quickly strips Lydia of her title and place in the home making her Walter, her young stepbrother, governess. She is so jealous of Lydia and how much her father loved and adored her that she is constant beating her down. The evil stepmother has also stolen her inheritance. Lydia is left with no hope until one day she meets Henry who is a mere marquis but soon to be a Duke. Lord Henry is staying with his childhood friend who bought the property next door. Henry is immediately attracted to her even though she portrays herself as a governess. From there it is a typical Cinderella story.
I hated the cruelty the evil stepmother treated Lydia with but was very happy when she got her comeuppance! This was very similar to the Cinderella story. It had a beautiful ending! I really enjoyed this book!
I really enjoyed this book and it’s take on the Cinderella story. The heroine is Lady Lydia Stanley, daughter of Lord Stanley, the Earl of Canwick. After her mother passed away, her father, the Earl of Canwick, married a younger woman named Margaret, who already had a daughter, Arabella, when she married Lord Stanley. Arabella is two years younger than Lydia.
After Lord Stanley passed away, the Countess starts treating like a member of the staff instead of her stepdaughter. She even made Lydia the Governess to her half brother Walter, who was born seven months after the passing of his father. The Countess is not especially close to Walter either sins he, as well as Lydia, remind her of her late husband.
The Countess and Arabella return to Stanley Hall after spending the season in London for seventeen year old Arabella’s debut. That is where they meet their future neighbor, Arthur Gibbs, Viscount of Ranton. Arabella is interested in Arthur but her mother wants her to marry someone with a higher title than Viscount.
When Arthur comes to his new estate, Cold Creek Manor, he is accompanied by his friend, Lord Henry Radcliff, Marquees of Whitecroft and Son and heir of Duke of Yeaton. The Countess believes he would be a great March for her daughter. Poor guy.
Henry is not interested in getting married anytime soon. While he is out riding his horse, he comes across Lydia, who has been dumped by her horse and injured her ankle. She tells him her name is Lydia Marsh. He is later told by the Countess that she is her son’s governess. He is intrigued by Lydia.
Lydia continues to be mistreated by her evil stepmother. Just how evil is she? You will have to read the whole book to find out how low she is willing to go to get what she wants. And what about Arabella? Is she helping her mother or is she clueless.
I received an ARC of this ebook from the author to read and give an honest review. I also purchased an ebook when it was released by Amazon. I not only highly recommend this book but I recommend reading the other books by this author, Fanny Finch.