The Heir of Brownlie Manor by Anita Stansfield



Summary:
After a medical discharge from his duties in the Napoleonic War, Thomas Quincy Fitzbatten has returned home. Disoriented, burdened by guilt for his wealth, and disillusioned with life's injustices, Thomas longs for a chance to make a difference in the world. But he keeps himself a mystery to those around him as, another motive for his charity gnaws at the back of his mind: to seek redemption from the traumatic demons of war. Then everything changes at the arrival of Ruth Dawson, the niece of Thomas's butler, a stunning woman with a secret of her own. Thomas graciously offers to assist Ruth in her predicament, but a surprise instinct prompts Thomas to handle the case a little more personally. As their love blossoms, it appears that all will be well—until Thomas receives a mysterious letter from an old friend in trouble, compelling him to the rescue. But will Thomas do when nothing is as it seems? And why can't Ruth shake the feeling that her destiny is intertwined with Thomas's in a way they could never have imagined?

 My thoughts:
Anita Stansfield is one of my favorite authors and I was very excited to receive this book! She is very good at writing romances and making them interesting. I really liked the way everyone reacted to hard experiences. They were all strong characters and understood that to make something work you need to give it time and effort. All of the good characters are very like able and you can relate to them. I adored Ruth and Thomas. Thomas's friends and family were all great people so it was easy to see how Thomas became a good person. I will definitely be rereading this book.
I received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review from netgalley.
Reading makes you smarter!
K Duersch

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