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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Kilpack's Newest Another Sweet, Uplifting Regency Romance

(Image from Barnes & Noble)

At 27, Julia Hollingsworth is an old maid, but at least she's a free one.  Although she's currently without a position, she's determined not to go back to living with her overbearing mother.  Julia may not have her own household, but she certainly has her own ideas about how she wants to live her life.  So, when a handsome widower hires her to watch his two young daughters, she jumps at the chance.  As the two bond over Peter's children as well as his canine husbandry business, they become much closer than any master and servant should be ...

Worried about her daughter being taken advantage of by a man who's way above her station, Amelia Hollingsworth will do anything to get her daughter away from Peter Mayfield.  Thirty years ago, the man's uncle broke Amelia's heart and she will not allow Julia to be hurt in the same way.  In an effort to save her daughter, Amelia confronts Elliott Mayfield, only to find that a lot has changed in the years they've been apart.  Is it possible that the family, including its patriarch, is not quite as untrustworthy it seems?

As the Hollingsworth women become entwined in the affairs of the Mayfield men, tempers flare, secrets are exposed, and romance blossoms.  Can Julia, Peter, Amelia, and Elliott untangle all the knots that complicate their lives in order to find unexpected happiness?  Or will they let their complicated pasts stand in the way of their promising futures? 

While Promises and Primroses, the newest proper romance from Josi S. Kilpack, doesn't offer a lot in the way of originality, it does tell a sweet, clean, uplifting story.  The characters are likable (even if the mother/daughter dual love story is a little odd), the story is interesting enough (though totally predictable), and the plot moves along swiftly (albeit a bit anticlimactically).  Kilpack's prose is solid and overall, Promises and Primroses makes for an enjoyable read.  Romance isn't my genre—occasionally, though, a light story with a guaranteed HEA like this one is just the ticket.  

(Readalikes:  Other Regency/proper romances by Josi S. Kilpack as well as those by Jennifer Moore and Sarah M. Eden)

Grade:


If this were a movie, it would be rated:


for mild innuendo and subject matter most suitable for readers 12 and older

To the FTC, with love:  I received an ARC of Promises and Primroses from the generous folks at Shadow Mountain in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you!



6 comments:

  1. I haven’t read any of Kilpack’s books but have been interested in her regency romances. Good to know they’re cute comfy reads. I won’t be expecting anything too original when I finally try one.

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    1. She writes in a few different genres -- cozy mysteries, thrillers, women's fiction, historical romance, etc. I don't care for the mysteries, but I do enjoy the romances. A HEART REVEALED is my favorite of hers.

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  2. This is an author I've been meaning to read, but like you, I don't read a lot of romance novels. Just once in awhile...when the mood strikes. :)

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    1. I mostly read Regency romance novels written by LDS authors just for blog tours. I do enjoy them, though -- they're just not what I usually pick on my own.

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  3. I don't mind a sweet read that is unencumbered with any serious climatic moments. It's nice to just sit and enjoy a book. I do think though that the mother and daughter finding romance at the same time is a bit weird.

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    1. Agreed. I read too many deep, dark books so a nice, light one is very welcome sometimes.

      And, yeah, the mother/daughter thing is weird. Not like kinky weird, just sort of feels wrong weird, if that makes sense.

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