ISBN: 9781622663798
Book Description:
Captain Quentin Drake returns home after his naval commission ends to find a groom being beaten in the village stables. He refuses to turn a blind eye to the lad's mistreatment and intervenes, taking the lad to his room. Only to discover the boy...is a woman.
After Ally Lockwood witnesses an earl committing murder, she fears for her life. She flees his estate and masquerades as a blacksmith’s male apprentice. Her ruse is up when a handsome stranger tending to her wounds disrobes her. Captain Drake lures Ally into believing she can return to life as a woman, but it may draw the killer back on her trail.https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-blacksmiths-son/id737442777?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
AmazonBN
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Short Excerpt
Now that Quentin knew exactly what lay beneath the baggy trousers and loose fitting
shirt, he stood captivated by her, stunned he had ever thought her a boy.
Ally’s gentle touch with the horses went beyond good horsemanship. The horses flicked their ears back and forth when she talked to them and swished their tails in appreciation of her calming manner. Hell, he wanted to be one of those horses.
MY REVIEW:
The Blacksmith's Son by Rebecca Thomas is a Entangled publication. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
When Quentin discovers a youth being beaten, he intervenes. The boy is knocked out, but Quentin carries him home and gets the shock of his life when he finds that the boy is a girl. A very beautiful girl that loves horses and is hiding a dark secret. When people show up looking for Ally, Quinton knows the girl is in some kind of trouble. Is Ally on the run for a crime she committed or she is on the run because of some other reason?
With each day Ally and Quentin get closer through their mutual interest in horses and their attraction to one another. Ally learns that they have a connection through her former employee and neither of them have had a great experience with the man.
There is a bit of a mystery involving Quentin's sister and what drove her to make the decision she made before she died.
This novella is recommended for historical romance lovers and especially those of you that love horses. A quick, easy read that could lead into a more in depth novel for some of the characters in this story. Overall this one is a B.
About Rebecca Thomas
Rebecca Thomas enjoys a love-hate relationship with Alaska. She lives there with her bush pilot husband and two teenaged sons where she appreciates all the unique things the last frontier has to offer. When she isn’t reading, writing, or playing board games, she is cheering for her sons at their hockey games and tennis matches.
A reluctant reader as a child, she didn’
t become interested in books until her teen years when she discovered historical romance. Now she loves all sub-genres of
romance and can’t decide which one is her favorite.
Rebecca earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Alaska and was employed in the airline industry for several years before working in her current position as a program manager in a higher education.
Awards: Rebecca’s work has won first place in the Ignite the Flame, Emerald City Opener, Gateway to the Best, and Merritt writing contests.
Website: www.rebeccathomas.org
Blog: www.FromHeretoThereRomance.com
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