Book Review & Giveaway for The Guardian Duke by Jamie Carie @jamiecarie



The Guardian Duke

Jamie Carie

Forgotten Castles, Book 1

Historical Fiction

Back of the book:

Gabriel, the Duke of St. Easton, is ordered by the king to take guardianship over Lady Alexandria Featherstone whose parents are presumed dead after failing to return from a high-profile treasure hunt. But the heart-driven Alexandria ignores this royal reassignment. Believing her parents are still alive, she travels to faraway lands to follow clues that may lead to their whereabouts.

Gabriel, pressured by the regent’s ulterior motives, pursues Alexandria across windswept England and the rolling green hills of Ireland but is always one step behind.

When they do meet, the search for earthly treasure begins to pale in comparison to what God has planned for both of them.

My thoughts:

I love historical fiction and the Regency-era is one of my favorite time frames. What I love even more is a historical fiction tale that isn’t run of the mill. The Guardian Duke definitely isn’t run of the mill. If you enjoy Jane Austin’s Emma or have been glued to the past two seasons of Downton Abby you will love this story.

Alexandria has a wonderfully spunky character that drives the story forward. Gabriel is inspiring in how he overcomes his handicap and still pursues Alexandria from place to place. The element of the letters between the two is really what makes the story have a different feel.

 

About the author:

When she was six, Jamie’s parents met Jesus and soon after started a church. It changed everything. Road trips with her dad—to and from Bible studies across Indiana—were filled with talks of things beyond earth’s bounds—creation and the fall, God and Jesus and the rapture, the earthly walk compared to the spiritual walk, and how we are born for more than what we can see or touch.

The highlight of those nights was stopping at a truck stop in the middle of the night where her dad would spend a little of the offering basket on two slices of pie and a couple of Cokes. Nothing ever felt so special as a middle of the night slice of pie with her dad. And nothing could stop the writing pouring out of her.

As Jamie’s relationship with God grew, she discovered her heart was filled with songs and poetry. During high school she wrote lyrics for her brother’s band. (And she sang them too!) After college, Jamie married, had two sons and decided to stay home with them. While she homeschooled she wrote skits, poems, plays and short stories for school and church. When her eldest son turned five she dove into the world of novels. She’d read romance novels for years, but couldn’t relate to the flawless, saintly heroines in Christian romance novels. So she decided to write her own.

Jamie and her husband Tony have been married for twenty-one years and live in Indianapolis with their three sons and a giant of a dog named Leo. If she could only say one thing to her readers it would be, “live the dreams God has destined you for!” You can find Jamie Carie at JamieCarie.com

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