Showing posts with label Catherine King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catherine King. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 November 2013

Books Read: Catherine King - A Sister's Courage

Sacrifice
When her mother passed away, Meg Parker was forced to sacrifice her chance at love for the sake of her family. She hopes she will be able to live a full life once again after her father remarries - until tragedy strikes a second time. Suddenly, Meg is facing a darker future altogether.

Struggles

Lady Alice Langton is travelling the Yorkshire Dales, spreading the suffragette message. Florence Brookes, the daughter of a prosperous grocer, accompanies her, impassioned by the cause but seeking distraction from her own troubles. Appalled by their lack of domestic skills, Meg decides to flee her old life and joins the two women as their maidservant as they make their way to London.

Strength
When Meg is reunited with her old flame, she is hesitant about her feelings for him - not least because of the rift this causes between her and Lady Alice. It's not until Florence's actions land them in jeopardy that Meg realises she must find the courage to make a heartbreaking choice.


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Saturday, 19 January 2013

Books Read: Catherine King - The Secret Daughter

Loss
Phyllis Kimber's entire future is called into question after her father is killed in Earl Redfern's employ. But the earl knows something about Phyllis that means she will always be looked after.

Lies

As lady's maid to Martha, Phyllis is the American heiress's only confidant in England: she knows Martha doesn't love the recently widowed Lord Melton, the man Martha's socially ambitious father is determined she marries, but there's another secret - a secret that makes Phyllis give up everything to protect her friend.

Loyalty
Martha begins making preparations to return to America with Phyllis, her father and new husband on the Titanic but the burden of deception eclipses Phyllis's hope for a new future. As she struggles to protect Martha, Phyllis must decide where her loyalties lie, unaware of the undiscovered secrets in her own past and of the tragedy that is about to unfold on that fateful crossing.

Monday, 27 February 2012

Books Read: Catherine King - The Lost and Found Girl

Source - Received from the publisher to review

Promises
Beth thought marrying gentleman farmer Edgar Collins would rescue her from a life of endless servitude, but her future would be bleaker than she could ever imagine.

Pain
When the legitimacy of her twin babies is questioned, the tiny infants are sent far away.  James is adopted by Edgar's uncle, the very wealthy Lord Redfern, master of Redfern Abbey.  But Daisy is sent to a cold-hearted childress couple who raise her to be a maid, rather than a daughter.

Passion
When Daisy, at sixteen, finally escapes her hard life with her adoptive brother Boyd, they arrive at the Abbey to seek work.  Little does Daisy know that her real flesh and blood is the next in line to be the lord of the Abbey.  There is a strange connection between Daisy and James, something they can neither explain nor ignore.  But will the truth be discovered in time?