She was an ice princess. He was a war hero. He had no time for frivolity and she needed no more pain.
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In Frost Flower, the first woman in my Flower series, Lady Lina has every advantage, wealth, beauty and position, being the daughter of a Duke but suffers in her life from childhood abuse and torment. She appears unfeeling when the opposite is true. Her pain is deep and real. She is very shy in the extreme with a heartbreaking stutter that literally makes conversing in society extremely hard, if not impossible , therefore she is ostracized. She feels she has other flaws that make her ugly, unworthy and very reclusive. Her parents are now dead and she suffers horrible loneliness because of all this with no one that cares or tries to understand.
She lives alone, except for her pet, an Irish Wolfhound, her only companion. She suffers because of her wealth, beauty and position. Things are not always what they appear to be especially in an uncaring world.
The rest of the series will have other flowers, a Regency Scottish lady called "Highland Flower" that could be a thief and a Jacobite, and a lady pirate called our "Sea Flower," that plunders everything and everyone.
All are Regency women broken, proud, and strong with very different lives but always hopeful of finding that perfect love.
The love interests for these women will be interesting figures too with problems they must overcome. They, of course, must be handsome and able to understand these Regency women. It will be interesting to see who rescues who because maybe the Lady can rescue the man.
Excerpt
"She is an ice princess.There is no blood in her veins.""She is a goddess. Introduce me.""You are wasting your time."
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Mar 14, 2015
Review: Frost Flower
Today I am reviewing the latest sweetheart of a romance from Linda Hays-Gibbs. This lovely writer writes sweetheart romances set in the Regency era with fair damsels and manly heroes. If you haven't had the pleasure of reading any of her books in the past, you'll definitely want to give her a try. I find her books to be sweet and cleansing to the palette.
Frost Flower
Lord Baltimore believes Lady Lina cannot love him if he is not a whole man. He could lose his leg any day, as it will not heal. She didn't like it when he stumbled in the waltz, much less if he cannot waltz at all.
Lina doesn’t believe she can love any man. They are all brutes that hurt her, besides her flaws are so horrible. She cannot speak without stuttering and her teeth are horrible when she smiles. Lord Baltimore deserves a beautiful countess for his Earldom.
They are both broken in different ways and must find the love to heal their hearts and bodies.
My Review:
Frost Flower is a tender, heart-string tugging tale of two people meant to be together. Lady Crystallina seems almost too good to be true. Not only is she the daughter of a duke and an heiress in her own right, but she is the most beautiful woman to ever grace society's polished ballroom floors. Yet, as we all know, looks can too often be deceiving. Beneath the delicate beauty Lina hides years of systematic abuse and neglect from her parents. She is terrified of being out in society and easily bruised by their cruel and callous words. She would flee and hide herself forever in the country if not for a pushy and hateful companion and a rather persistent suitor.
Robert, Earl of Baltimore is no stranger to pain. After being held as a prisoner of war and tortured into near madness, most days it is all he can do to walk without a limp. Although he knows his duty, he had no intention of courting for a wife...until he spies the magnificent Crystalline across a crowded ballroom. He knows her reputation for being cold and haughty, yet despite this he finds he simply must dance with her, only to find the rumors true. When he shares his opinion with a group of friends in her hearing, he cannot bear knowing he hurt her and begins to court her in earnest. Loving the shy, sweet Lina is no hardship. He falls...and he falls hard.
Although Lina had never intended to marry, she finds herself charmed and enchanted by Robert. He is kind and generous where her family only showed her cruelty and disdain. She begins to feel beautiful in her own right under his loving tutelage. His courtship is tender and loving. No one has ever made her feel so important and beloved. Sadly, a woman possessing such beauty and wealth engenders more enemies than friendships. An enemy will crawl out of the woodwork, determined to get her vengeance on the delicate lady and tear her from the arms of her beloved forever. Robert will have to fight for her against all odds. Pride, sanity, health - these obstacles are nothing in the face of true love.
This is a very sweet love story. The focus is largely on the main characters, although a few friends become very much in the spotlight as the tale unfolds. Lina is a sweet girl, without a vain bone in her body and with too much self-doubt at times. You have to love Robert for his devotion and dedication of nothing else. When most men would run off in the face of such odds, he never gives up on his Lina. This story is completely clean, as well, so you should feel comfortable for you teens to nibble on this story, as well. If you like the heat rating extra high in your books, this sweetheart of a tale probably isn't something you want to pick up. If, however, you want a sweet confection of a love story reminiscent of fated lovers meant to be together against all odds, you'll love this book. Give Five Stars
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