Saving Grace (A Hearthfire Romance, #1)

by Michele Paige Holmes

• ISBN10: 1941145264
• ISBN13: 9781941145265
• Publish Date: 3 December 2014
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Mirror Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 388
• Language: English

Reviews

[lindsey]

(I received a copy of this book from eBooks for Review in exchange for an honest review.)

Grace is the daughter of a worthless gambler, and the granddaughter of the Duke of Salisbury. After her grandfather passes away, her father plans to marry her off to one of the loathsome men he owes, and he sends her to visit several of them. Grace does her best to thwart her father's plan, and is even willing to ruin her reputation to do so. She only wants to hold out long enough for her inheritance from her grandfather to come through so she can move to a quiet place with her siblings. Her love for her brother and sister is clear, and she will do whatever it takes to protect them. When she unexpectedly ends up at Sutherland Hall, her plans begin to gradually change.

Saving Grace is enchanting and well-written, and I really enjoyed reading it. While I'm not usually a fan of love triangles, it actually made sense in this story, and it wasn't unrealistic for Grace to be torn between the two men.

While I had an inkling about what might happen, I was never absolutely sure, and it was gratifying to read to the end without already knowing the outcome.

This was such a sweet and clean Regency-era romance, and I would highly recommend it.

[sstaley]

Saving Grace is one of those books that you start reading and you can't stop. This Regency Romance novel has everything that you could love: a strong heroine, Grace, in a bad situation looking for hope and a way out; a handsome, stubborn male lead, Nicholas, who wants to fall for the heroine but things from his past still haunt him and he's worried about taking a chance on love; and then we have the other man, Samuel, that loves our heroine and wants her, but his past is also standing in his way towards happiness. Of course there are the other things that add to the drama like the manipulative, gambling father of our heroine and the snobby, heartless mother of our hero who wants nothing to do with the commoner Grace.

I loved the funny situations that Grace seems to always find herself in,many of them are of her own doing. She has learned how to be strong as she practically raised her younger siblings Helen and Christopher, by herself, while her widower father was out gambling and drinking. Grace is so likable a character that you want everything good to happen for her, but at times I wanted to shake her silly when it came to romantic love. The tension between brother-in- laws Nicholas and Samuel, was well written and felt throughout the story. Because of the death of Nicholas's sister Elizabeth,who was also Samuel's wife, the neighboring estates became places of sadness, hatred and revenge. Without giving too much away, I loved how Grace came in with her kind and loving disposition that ultimately changes things for both men.

I truly ended up loving this story! The great characters, interesting situations and wonderful storytelling will make Saving Grace a favorite among Regency Romance readers.