The Mistress of Tall Acre

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Summary:

There can be only one mistress of Tall Acre . . .

The American Revolution is finally over, and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her nearest neighbor, General Seamus Ogilvy, finally comes home to Tall Acre, she hopes it is a sign of better days to come. But the general is now a widower with a small daughter in desperate need of a mother. Nearly destitute, Sophie agrees to marry Seamus and become the mistress of Tall Acre in what seems a safe, sensible arrangement. But when a woman from the general's past returns without warning, the ties that bind this fledgling family together will be strained to the utmost. When all is said and done, who will be the rightful mistress of Tall Acre?

Review:

I’m not sure what was going on I tried four times reading it, and it felt dry, and I could not connect to any of the main characters, so I let it sit for a few days and tried reading it a 5^th time and this time it all clicked, for the most part, as I could  finish the story. Thinking back trying to figure out why I was having troubles, and it comes down to this….  You don’t find out where the story is located until much later in the story.  I’m a visual person and needed to connect with the area not just the characters when it’s a historical fiction.  

Even though I had problem's connection I gave this story a four-star rating cause not knowing where it was taking place was the only problem I found, there were no grammatical or punctuation errors, which take more away from the story than not knowing where it was based out of.  Once I did connect I couldn’t get enough of the story.  The flow and pacing of the story line were spot on, as well as the development of the characters being complex and complete. As I said before the only thing missing from the start was knowing where this took place… Yes, Tall Acre and Three Chimneys are described, but without knowing what state they are in it was hard to picture them in my head, but once I figured it out the pictures in my head where complete, those making this a four-star read.

Conclusion:

Would I read other books from this Author?  YES

Would I recommend this book to others?  YES

Was this book a novel or novella? Full-length novel

Was this book priced correctly? I’m thankful I received this book free for my review otherwise I’d never have paid that price for the book.  I live within a budget, and buy most of my books on kindle, and I won’t pay more than six dollars for a book. When I do buy paperbacks or hardcovers, I won’t pay as much as this publishing company is asking. I understand that many people have to be paid since it’s more than just the Author and editor involved in producing the books we read, but the Author and publishing companies' goals shouldn’t be to get rich, but to supply people with ways of dreaming, as it’s what reading to me supplies. Quality books need to be available for all readers not just the wealth, and at these prices posted on what this book cost that is the only group, which can afford this book. More and more as I read and buy books the quality books are out of my price range.  I live on a fixed income, and that income isn’t going to get any bigger anytime soon.