Garden of Hope: A Sweet and Clean Regency Romance
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Publisher Description
Can two lost causes find love in the arms of one another?
Lily, the peculiar youngest daughter of an earl, would rather spend her life as a spinster, tending to her garden–alone. But when her father falls critically ill, she suddenly faces the possibility of becoming a penniless relation living on the charity of her sisters unless she can find a husband–now. But facing her fifth Season and feeling unable to meet the requirements of a proper wife, Lily despairs of finding a kind and patient man she can trust enough to marry.
Henry, the war-wounded second son of an earl, needs to have a son to secure his family's future. But worried his condition could worsen and leave him crippled, he fears turning any future wife into a mere companion and nursemaid.
Both are unable to resist the pressure from their families to attend the Season and at least try to find a spouse. Can these two lost causes see past their own limitations and let love in?
Garden of Hope is a sweet, clean Regency romance and book 1 in the Garden of Love series! It is a STANDALONE romance novel. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Customer Reviews
Garden of Hope
I received a complimentary copy of this book and I am voluntarily reviewing it.
This was a charming story about two people who must marry. They are basically social outcast of the peerage though so it was enchanting to see how these two imperfect protagonists could possibly overcome and find their HEA.
Henry Pembroke is the second son of an Earl. His older brother has a son to inherit the title but Henry's father himself was a second son that inherited when his older brother and family were lost at sea. Henry is being forced to marry to secure the family lineage on the off-chance of some tragedy happening again like that. Henry though was injured while in service to the Crown in India. He is in constant pain and agony. No lady of the peer wants anything to do with Henry as his is considered "cripple". Henry meets Lady Lily Derby, she is different from most ladies of the peer. She is shy, has a wonderful talent for gardening but speaks her mind, she lacks social graces and has problems with learning the "proper ways of a lady". She is the youngest daughter of an Earl and has not attended a Season in several years. She is well on her way to being a spinster, which makes her happy but her father's will states that if she isn't married, her dowry will go back to the estate and she will be penniless. She will be forced to live with one of her married sisters and be at the mercy of the husband. Most consider her peculiar and not marriageable as she may pass her peculiarity to any of her children.
Reading about these two from both of their POV was so wonderful. That chance to really get to know them and understand them better really brought them to life. I was totally enthralled to see how they could possibly come together as they were always being thrown a curve.
I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves historical romances especially if it involves imperfect protagonists!