The Governess of Highland Hall

Sir William Ramsey, a widower with two young children and two cousins to raise, hires Julia Foster daughter of missionary parents as governess of Highland Hall. Sir William is preoccupied with raising enough money to save the estate from ruin and pay the death duties for his inheritance. He is embittered after learning of the unfaithfulness of his deceased wife and finds it hard to trust any woman. Julia though educated and qualified to be governess has lived most of her life in India with her parents rescuing young girls from slavery. Her high ideals and outspoken manner causes some controversy from the beginning. Toss in the resentful teenage nieces who remained in the home after the dead of their father and conflict abounds. Two romances in the story are doomed because of the strict class divisions in Edwardian England. If you enjoy Downton Abbey you will love this Christian romance.

I received this book free from Multnomah Press to review for Blogging for Books.

Hard to follow

I was not familiar with the author and this is not my favorite genre, but I has few choices to review. Martyr's Fire had a strong heroic character, but the previous books probably gave more insight into the other characters such as Isabelle and Gervaise. Parts of the book were well written and intriguing. But it was hard to follow the plot with the false Priests of the Holy Grail and discern which characters were true to Thomas. While I am not a fan of magic or immortals I'm sure that teen readers would enjoy it. I received this book free from Multnomah Press to review for Blogging for Books.