Book Excerpt:
"She needs a new start...He knows a reckoning is coming.
Banished from Charleston for his misdeeds years earlier, Joshua Becket built a new life on both sides of the law in Jamaica. As a sugar plantation owner and member of the governing British Assembly, he's known and respected on the island. But he guards a secret identity. As swashbuckling Captain Jay, he leads daredevil privateering exploits on his ship, the Eagle, when the mood suits him. He needs a governess for his young daughter, whose mother has passed.
Widowed gentlewoman Abigail Welch accepted the governess position, leaving behind her disintegrated life in Charleston. This new start in Jamaica might finally help her find healing for her broken heart after losing her husband in the Revolution and their infant son to yellow fever.
Joshua's precocious, undisciplined daughter is the drawing card that brings him and Abigail together like clashing cymbals of disagreement...and fiery attraction. Can love and the miracle power of God give them a new beginning and a happily ever after?"
Title: The Sugar Baron's Governess
Author: Elva Cobb Martin
Publisher: Wild Heart Books; 1st edition
Series: Charleston Brides Book 4
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"The Sugar Baron's Governess" by Elva Cobb Martin
My Assessment:
"TheSugar Baron's Governess" was a very adventurous, intriguing romance read featuring Joshua Becket and Abigail Welch. We find Becket was now living in Jamaica since being banished from Charleston, and owner of a sugar plantation and also a member of the governing British Assembly However, Becket also had a secret identity...as a 'swashbuckling Captain Jay, who leads privateering exploit of his ship, the Eagle.' He also had a young daughter named Jade, whose mother had died, so he had sent for a governess by the name of Abigail Welch from Charleson to help in that situation.
It was quite a story of how Becket meets Abigail, and now the governess was living at Becket's home in Jamaica and doing her governess duties for Jade. All seemed to be going well, especially after Becket and Abigail discussed keeping his secret.
As the story continues, the story lets the reader know what had happened with Becket's family, with his father being a pastor who had prayed hard for his prodigal son. What had made him turn from God in Becket's life? What had happened to Abigail, a widower whose young son had died? So, now she was there in Jamaica, wanting to start a new life with the faith she carried close to her heart. Along the way, after attending church Abigail meets the minister Mark Gardner and there seems to be some interest; however, Becket also appears to have some interest in Ms. Abigail. Now how will that work out?
As time goes on, there will be some twists and turns that the reader will have to keep up with, not wanting to tell too much. But as the story goes on, Becket hears from his brother back in Charleston that his father is ill and wants to see him. With all that was going on with the government and the Maroons there in Jamaica, Becket had started praying to God...something he hadn't done in a while. So Beckett thought it was time for him to return to Charleston and make amends for what he had done in his past. At the same time, it seems like Becket was getting close to Abigail, and he even asked for her hand in marriage. How will this turn out, especially when Abigail thinks Becket is interested in a neighbor? Be ready for some interesting, well-developed, and secondary characters that will keep one turning the pages to see what is coming next.
The story will continue, and all that is left to say is to pick up 'The Sugar Baron's Governess' and get the whole fascinating love story of how 'trusting in God, having faith, and turning one life around' will make it all go the right way as it did for Joshua and Abigail.
Would I recommend "The Sugar Baron's Governess?" YES!
Author: Elva Cobb Martin
Publisher: Wild Heart Books; 1st edition
Series: Charleston Brides Book 4
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"The Sugar Baron's Governess" by Elva Cobb Martin
My Assessment:
"TheSugar Baron's Governess" was a very adventurous, intriguing romance read featuring Joshua Becket and Abigail Welch. We find Becket was now living in Jamaica since being banished from Charleston, and owner of a sugar plantation and also a member of the governing British Assembly However, Becket also had a secret identity...as a 'swashbuckling Captain Jay, who leads privateering exploit of his ship, the Eagle.' He also had a young daughter named Jade, whose mother had died, so he had sent for a governess by the name of Abigail Welch from Charleson to help in that situation.
It was quite a story of how Becket meets Abigail, and now the governess was living at Becket's home in Jamaica and doing her governess duties for Jade. All seemed to be going well, especially after Becket and Abigail discussed keeping his secret.
As the story continues, the story lets the reader know what had happened with Becket's family, with his father being a pastor who had prayed hard for his prodigal son. What had made him turn from God in Becket's life? What had happened to Abigail, a widower whose young son had died? So, now she was there in Jamaica, wanting to start a new life with the faith she carried close to her heart. Along the way, after attending church Abigail meets the minister Mark Gardner and there seems to be some interest; however, Becket also appears to have some interest in Ms. Abigail. Now how will that work out?
As time goes on, there will be some twists and turns that the reader will have to keep up with, not wanting to tell too much. But as the story goes on, Becket hears from his brother back in Charleston that his father is ill and wants to see him. With all that was going on with the government and the Maroons there in Jamaica, Becket had started praying to God...something he hadn't done in a while. So Beckett thought it was time for him to return to Charleston and make amends for what he had done in his past. At the same time, it seems like Becket was getting close to Abigail, and he even asked for her hand in marriage. How will this turn out, especially when Abigail thinks Becket is interested in a neighbor? Be ready for some interesting, well-developed, and secondary characters that will keep one turning the pages to see what is coming next.
The story will continue, and all that is left to say is to pick up 'The Sugar Baron's Governess' and get the whole fascinating love story of how 'trusting in God, having faith, and turning one life around' will make it all go the right way as it did for Joshua and Abigail.
Would I recommend "The Sugar Baron's Governess?" YES!
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