The Cash Countess by Samantha Hastings

About the book:

Rapunzel meets “Downton Abbey” in this sweet Gilded Age romance!

Miss Cordelia Jones is an American Princess, but her story is no fairytale.

Eighteen-year-old Cordelia Jones is locked in her tower until she promises to marry Lord Thomas Ashby, the eighth Earl of Farnham. Cordelia doesn’t want to leave her American home or Stuyvesant Bradley, whom she has loved since childhood. But Stuyvesant leaves on a trip and Cordelia is pressured by her overbearing mother to marry a stranger.

Coerced into a loveless marriage, Cordelia finds herself an alien in a decaying English country house where customs and manners are so different from home. Worst yet, accidents seem to befall her at every corner. The more she begins to care for her husband, the more perilous her life becomes. Is she unlucky, or is someone trying to kill the newest cash countess?

Released: July 1, 2023

About the Author:

Samantha Hastings met her husband in a turkey sandwich line. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she spends most of her time reading, eating popcorn, having tea parties, and chasing her four kids. She has degrees from Brigham Young University, University of North Texas, and University of Reading (UK). She’s the author of: The Last Word, The Invention of Sophie Carter, A Royal Christmas Quandary, The Girl with the Golden Eyes, Jane Austen Trivia, The Duchess Contract, Secret of the Sonnets, The Marquess and the Runaway Lady, and A Novel Disguise. She also writes cozy murder mysteries under Samantha Larsen.

https://www.samanthahastings.com/

My Review:

I enjoyed this book by Samantha Hastings. I liked that it was a Rapunzel story. I loved how both Cordelia and Thomas didn’t want to marry each other but did it out of love for those they cared for. I loved how as Thomas and Cordelia got to know each other and became partners in restoring the Abbey they come to love each other and realize that love is more then just an initial attraction but is based on trust and friendship. I enjoyed the characters and thought the story was very well told. I thought Samantha did a great job of sharing a story about a time in history that maybe most people don’t know about. I thought this was a very enjoyable read and would recommend it.

I received a complimentary book from publishers, publicists, and or authors. A review was not required and all opinions and ideas expressed are my own.

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