Item: A Widow's Vow
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A Widow’s Vow by Rachel Brimble | Book Review | Book Blog Tour

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A Widow's Vow by Rachel Brimble
Published by Aria on September 10, 2020
Genres: Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Historical Fiction, Romance
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 352

From grieving widow...
1851. After her merchant husband saved her from a life of prostitution, Louisa Hill was briefly happy as a housewife in Bristol. But then a constable arrives at her door. Her husband has been found hanged in a Bath hotel room, a note and a key to a property in Bath the only things she has left of him. And now the debt collectors will come calling.

To a new life as a madam.
Forced to leave everything she knows behind, Louisa finds more painful betrayals waiting for her in the house in Bath. Left with no means of income, Louisa knows she has nothing to turn to but her old way of life. But this time, she'll do it on her own terms – by turning her home into a brothel for upper-class gentleman. And she's determined to spare the girls she saves from the street the horrors she endured in the past.

Enlisting the help of Jacob Jackson, a quiet but feared boxer, to watch over the house, Louisa is about to embark on a life she never envisaged. Can she find the courage to forge this new path?

A Widow's Vow is the first in a gripping and gritty new Victorian saga series from Rachel Brimble. You won't be able to put it down.

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My thoughts on A Widow’s Vow by Rachel Brimble

A Widow’s Vow by Rachel Brimble is a Victorian-era romance novel set in 1851 England. The book begins with a little background on Louisa and her companion Nancy; former prostitutes plucked from a degrading life by Louisa’s husband, Anthony. Upon his suicide, revealed secrets force them back into the brothel business. However, this time, it’s on Louisa’s terms.

Bare-knuckle boxer Jacob is hired as a bodyguard, and the mutual attraction between him and Louisa is instantaneous. He fights a severe battle with his demons from the past, trying to overcome the murder of his mother. The 1850s were are difficult era to be a woman on her own or a man without credentials.

While this is a romance novel, the story is much more about friendship, karma, and kindness. I believe readers of many genres will enjoy the story as it has something for everyone included. This page-turner will draw you into the story with the vividly described scenes and well-developed characters.

I was a little disappointed when I came to the end of the book until I realized it is book one in a new series from Rachel Brimble. I’m looking forward to reading more about Louisa, Jacob, Nancy, and Octavia. I think the next story will be even more entertaining.

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A Widow’s Vow by Rachel Brimble

About Rachel Brimble

Rachel lives with her husband and two teenage daughters in a small town near Bath in the UK. Her first novel was published in 2007. Since then, she's had several books published with small presses and since 2012 has written mainstream romance and romantic suspense for Harlequin Superromance (Templeton Cove Stories) and Victorian romance for eKensington/Lyrical Press.

She is thrilled to have recently signed a four book deal with Aria Fiction for a brand new Edwardian series. The first book, The Mistress of Pennington's, released July 2018 with book 2 following in February 2019.

Rachel is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers of America, When she isn't writing, you'll find Rachel with her head in a book or walking the beautiful English countryside with her family. Her dream place to live is Bourton-on-the-Water in South West England. And in the evening? Well, a well-deserved glass of wine is never, ever refused...