by Susanna Fraser
This is not your typical interracial historical. It was so romantic. Well, maybe not when she asked him to marry her, or the fact that the book starts with her husband dying. But, that aside, this is a story of friends who become lovers. Very sweet.
Too short for the plot. So much potential conflict was skipped over.
I love this story! A Peninsular War novella about a white soldier's widow who has no choice but to remarry immediately for her own safety, and the black NCO who offers to protect her and her (adorable) son. The military setting is incredible, and I really connected with the hero and heroine--two peo...
My review (and Sunita's) at Dear Author: http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/overall-b-reviews/b-reviews/review-a-dream-defiant-by-ms-fraser/
3.5 StarsI came into this book excited about the premise. Elijah is a black soldier in the British army of 1813. Rose was the wife of one of his fellow soldiers. But her husband died fighting over a ruby necklace that he found while looting. Before he took his last breath, he gave the jewels to ...
Grade: BHe caught her hand. “Wait.” He slid his hands to the back of her neck, fumbling for the necklace’s clasp. He undid it and held the chain of rubies up, red and gold in the flickering candlelight. “No shackles for us,” he said, “no matter how rich.”Loved the characters and premise, and Fraser ...
Interracial romance Regency style? If anyone can pull it off, it's Susanna Fraser.
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