Hannah Linder has to be one of my top favorite historical authors. This is her third published book and they just keep getting better and better in my opinion! She has such a lyrical poetic writer’s voice that draws me in every time and sweeps me into her world of fiction.
Garden of the Midnights is a doozy of a read! I did not expect to be so affected or so deeply pulled into the lives of William Kensley and Isabella Gresham as I was. My real world melted the moment they met. With each twist & turn of the plot, I could not put the book down if I tried. I HAD to know what happened next, almost to the point of desperation! Okay maybe that’s an exaggeration, but that’s just how lost I was in the story. My heart was invested in the journey that Linder put William and Isabella on. I wanted to rail against the injustice of social standing, prejudices and severe gaps in class distinction of the time period. But that’s what made this story so good, the angst a reader goes through as the scenes play out. It’s what connected my heart, invested my emotions and made me enjoy the ride even more.
"We may scorn the poor and lift our noses at them and blame their helplessness on dastardly sins. But the truth is they are no worse and no better than we ourselves. They are simply less fortunate."
* I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review. *
BackCover Blurb:
She begged him once more to meet in the garden at midnight.
“If you love me,” said the letter.
But if he loved her, he would not come at all.
Enjoy another Gothic Style Regency from Hannah Linder.
The accidents are not a matter of chance. They are deliberate. As
English gentleman William Kensley becomes aware of the danger at
Rosenleigh Manor, he pleads for the truth of his past from the only man
he can trust—until that man is murdered.
As the secrets unfold into scandal, William’s world is tipped into
destitution, leaving him penniless and alone. His only comfort is in the
constant friendship and love of Isabella Gresham. If he does not have
their nonsense at the seashore, their laughter, their reckless
adventures, has he anything at all?
He should have known that would be ripped from him too. When a hidden
foe arises from their acquaintances and imperils Isabella’s life,
William may be the only one willing to risk his life to rescue her. But
even if he frees Isabella from her captors, will he still have to
forsake her heart?
Some sacrifice everything for love. Others
sacrifice love for everything else. In this haunting tale of rigid
social prejudices and heart-aching regrets, the greatest decision of
their life will be determined in the garden of the midnights.
Barbour Publishing, September 30, 2023
Available in digital ebook, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook
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