Book Title: A Lot of Pride and Some Prejudice
Author: Petronela Ungureanu
Release date: October 30, 2013
Release date: October 30, 2013
Short novella
On the verge of losing her home and her position in society, Miss Portia Thorpe is fighting all her battles with her very heart. When Lord Salisbury is offering his friendship and support, she develops a most unsuitable inclination towards him. Surrounded by uncertainty and some very strange events, Portia must face the future where her estate, Valhalla, lost at poker by her father, gets a new mysterious owner. Will she manage to find her place in the new order of things? Will she accept an unexpected marriage proposal, just to save her home? With some pride, a little prejudice and all the courage in the world, she will eventually find a solution.
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GUEST REVIEW!
Rating: 4 stars
Portia Thorpe raised by a governess and her irresponsible father. She has only known the safety and peace of Valhalla, their estate in England. Portia’s father has only one goal – to keep Valhalla even if it means he has to use Portia as a means to an end. She knows it is only a matter of time before her father’s gambling will force her hand.
Enter Lord Edgar Salisbury who Portia agrees to wed. Portia with her governess (Miss Clairon) and her father travel to the Salisbury estate to meet his family. Portia begins to have doubts about the upcoming nuptials after meeting her future brother-in-law (Phillip) and receiving a mysterious note from a “benevolent party”. Thus begins a chain of events that direct Portia’s fate.
Buckle up for the twists and turns this plot will take. The characters are very likeable and you catch quick glimpses of their hidden depths throughout the story. The conclusion of story feels like the pause between the first and second acts of a play.
~Review by Carmie V.
Thanks so much for your thoughts on this one Carmie! Looking forward to more of your reviews!
Kisses :).
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