Born to Blush by Fran Conner | Book Review | Book Tour
Welcome to my stop on the Born to Blush book blog tour sponsored by Silver Dagger Book Tours. This sweet, clean historical fiction romance is appropriate for teens and older readers alike. Please join me for more information about Born to Blush by Fran Conner. Please read to the bottom of the post where there is a generous giveaway.
Born To Blush by Fran Connor Published by Liot Literary on May 2, 2020
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Young Adult
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 123
This Historical Romance and a miscarriage of justice provides a gripping tale of hope and struggle.
England in the 1840s/50s
A girl in the Workhouse and the son of a wealthy family become childhood friends. Soon their paths lead them in different directions when the Master sends her into service far away to stop her exposing his money-making illegal enterprises. The years pass, she blossoms into an attractive young woman. She refuses the advances of her employer with disastrous results.
Years later the friends meet again. Friendship turns to love. He's a dashing soldier and she's a lady's maid working under a false name after escaping from a prison ship headed for Australia.Their love seems doomed and so is she if her identity is revealed.
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My thoughts on Born to Blush by Fran Conner:
This sweet, clean historical fiction novel is perfect for ages teen to older readers.
Born to Blush covers the Victorian era, where children were considered commodities. Orphans were sent to workhouses, where they were nearly starved, often beaten, given no consideration for their health or age. This was the cause of many unfortunate deaths during this time. It was a rarity for a child to escape with their life.
This is the story of Mary, who did just that. Many good Samaritans befriend her along the way that saves her from the typical adversities a pretty young maid encounters. It’s the story of friendship, yearning, and lost love reunited.
If happily-ever-after and fates aligning to advance the story make you cringe, then seriously, why are you reading a historical romance novel? This story takes full advantage of the lovely genre of victorian-age romance novels. I’m sure that’s why you picked this book up, and you won’t be disappointed. Born to Blush is a quick read that will leave you smiling at the end. Honor and goodness always win over evil in a story like this. Sometimes that is just what you need for a break from everyday life.
Overall, this is an excellent book that I recommend to lovers of historical fiction, romance, and happily ever after stories.
I was provided a copy of Born to Blush for review purposes. This is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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Born to Blush by Fran Conner
About Fran Conner
Fran now lives in SW France with his wife Viv after serving thirty-three
years in a UK police force retiring with the rank of Chief Inspector. He doesn’t do cop stories. He says he’s seen enough of the real thing. He enjoyed his time in the police during which he met many odd characters, some of whom creep into his novels in very different circumstances.
Without wandering into the political minefield of today’s policing issues,
he’s saddened by the current events.
He’s the author of nine novels and nine novellas published in his name
and a host of others that he has ghostwritten.
Although he doesn’t restrict himself to a particular genre, the two he likes
to work on most are Historical Romance with a large dose of Adventure and Contemporary Thrillers. Most, but not all of his protagonists are female. Women, in his opinion, make more interesting characters as they are more complex and often need to think their way out of jeopardy rather than bash their way out.
He does do ‘steamy’ in some novels but not violence against women. It’s
anathema to him after his service. If a woman is in a tight corner, she gets out of it before anything serious happens to her.
Born to Blush falls in the Historical Romance genre.
When not writing, Fran keeps himself fit by walking Molly, a Griffon
Nivernais dog, who is the real boss of the house, tending his large garden and keeping his old farmhouse from falling down. Set in the French countryside surrounded by vineyards, orchards, and ancient hilltop villages, he finds it inspires his stories.
If you enjoy Born to Blush, you may like two of his other Historical
Romance novels “Passarinho and the Highlander” and “Honourable Lies.”
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Born to Blush by Fran Conner | Book Review | Book Tour
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