The Steadfast Heart
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After losing his foot in battle, Lieutenant Robert Brenton can’t find his place in the navy or society, where he fears he is seen only as a cripple. He retires to his small estate to find peace, not anticipating the distraction awaiting him. Holly Addison has the world at her feet, until her prized beau cancels their engagement and ruins her reputation. Banished to Cornwall, she finds herself a guest in Robert’s run-down manor by the sea. She writes repeatedly to her former love, trying to persuade him to take her back to society. But Robert’s charm and simple life make her consider what she really wants—a life of excess, or a life of meaning. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The steadfast tin soldier.
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6 primary books#3 in Forever After Retellings
Forever After Retellings is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Joanna Barker, Sally Britton, and Arlem Hawks.
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It was interesting seeing how the author used the classic story. Though I could trace the original tale, she did well at making the retelling seem natural and realistic. I liked both characters (except for the heroine's insistence on believing well of her scummy ex-fiance), and the writing was smooth. The story was clean and had a happily ever after. It's a nice Regency read.
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I really wasn't expecting this level of believable character growth in the heroine in a novella, but that arc was so well done. At first she's quite the petty miss, writing letter after letter begging the ex who jilted her to take her back, but slowly it sinks in that her new life is a very peaceful one. Really fun little novella that I'll be wanting to reread someday.
