Love Me Always Fielding Brothers Saga Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Marie Higgins Stan Chandler Books
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No way out - Catherine Martin is trapped. Either she weds an elderly man and commit to a marriage without love or continues living with the father who believes her guilty of murder, having one foot outside the asylum. Catherine picks marriage to the duke of Ashton, Grant Fielding. However, when she stays with the Fielding family before the wedding, she doesn't plan on falling in love...with Grant's nephew, Nicholas.
Destined for a lonely life, Nicholas Fielding loves his uncle's soon-to-be bride and has loved her since they were children. Now Nick must choose between his dying uncle's last wish to marry and the woman who will make Nick happy for the rest of his life. No matter how hard Nick tries, he cannot stop his love for Catherine.
A flurry of accidents begin to happen around the Fielding estate, and soon all accusing eyes turn to Catherine. When the accidents escalate to murder, suspicions abound, and even Catherine's father believes she's gone mad. Does Nick love her enough to discover the truth?
Love Me Always Fielding Brothers Saga Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Marie Higgins Stan Chandler Books
I downloaded this as a free selection and it was an enjoyable read. The Fielding Brothers themselves made it so. I love series written around brothers or close friends--it adds a depth of male commeraderie that I love to see. These brothers are all different, to be sure, but each will be an ideal man for someone....someday. I'd take any of the three :)I would this novel 4 stars instead of only 3 were it not for the fact that it seemed to drag on for an eternity. Most of the action happens either in the first two chapters or the last. The entire middle of the novel seems to have no other purpose than to torture us into waiting longer for resolution.
Regardless, I will go on to the next book in the series (which I also downloaded for free). There is a sweetness to the author's writing that I appreciate. Although this book is decidedly steam-free, it does not lack romance. Some reviewers have categorized this as a Christian romance. I wouldn't call it that. There are mentions of God and the heroine's father is fond of quoting Bible verses, but that's nothing out of the ordinary for the time period involved. I would just classify this as a "sweet" romance, leaning towards the wholesome side. Those of you offended by graphic love scenes should be very pleased with the lack of them in this story.
There are several books in this series and when I downloaded this one, nearly all of them were free. I'll most likely make my way through the entire series--just because I'm curious of how and when the other brothers will find their love matches as well.
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Love Me Always Fielding Brothers Saga Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Marie Higgins Stan Chandler Books Reviews
Love Me Always, by Marie Higgins is a sweet romance with a teaspoon of mystery tossed in.
I enjoyed reading this little book. It was a book of contrasts. On one end is Catherine, a sweet young middle class girl from a dysfunctional home and on the other is Grant Fielding, a creepy well-to-do duke, old enough to be Catherine's father, who is raising three of his grown nephews. Catherine is a normal 19-year-old pitted against her crazy, controlling father and his equally controlling friend. It's a wonder she ended up with the right guy!
Usually in mysteries, I can guess the culprit within a few sentences, but this one surprised me. I guessed the identity of the murderer faultily, two times. Nobody seemed to have a clear motive except the two people I guessed wrongly.
I did, however, guess Uncle Grant's real intentions fairly early in the book. It was just too transparent not to. Despite Catherine's confusion about Grant, that part of the book seemed crystal to me.
I enjoyed the plot of this sweet little book. I enjoyed the delicious hints of insanity and intrigue. I wanted more closure, though. I wanted to know why Catherine's own father thought she was insane. He and his motives and reasoning needed to be developed a little better. Marie kept intimating that Sofia was thought crazy, but it was always unclear why. That should have been more clear.
More than that, I wanted to know what the villain's motive for murdering so many people was. Sure he thought they were evil, but there should have been some other all-powerful trigger. Instead, we never really know anything, other than that he thinks evil-doers need to be punished and knows his Bible.
I wanted to know what happened to Catherine's father after it was all over. Did she invite him to the wedding? Did he finally come to the knowledge that he had been drastically wrong? Repercussions? All we know is he was beaten up.
The question of whether a person is completely sane or not has plagued people for years. In the late 1700's and 1800's the subject was coming to a head. People were being shipped off to newly installed mental institutions, often willy-nilly. A person could be dumped into an institution for incredibly spurious reasons including the hatred, greed, and/or ignorance of the person recommending it. Drug use was rising astronomically. Opiates were openly touted as panaceas for anything from unsettled nerves to mild indigestion, making a diagnosis of insanity an easy stretch.
I was amazed that Catherine got off as easily as she did with the insanity accusation. I would think she would have had an examination by at least one doctor, be he quack or otherwise, especially if her mother were suspected of being mad.
This book was a pleasant read. It would, however, have benefited by a better editor and a little more research on life in the 1800's. There are some instances when Marie used the wrong word or the characters did something uncharacteristic of a person in that time period.
I enjoyed the book and would be interested in reading more of Marie's books.
The overall plot was good. My problem was with minor editing issues. One point the heroes eyes went from green to a description of navy blue. Another passage had the heroines' hair color being auburn red, a chapter later to dark brown. I also found some of the historical details of women's clothing off. Catherine (the main character) appeared in a high waisted dress to her first ball. Since the book is set in 1850, her dress would have sported a tight bodice and full skirt. I know this is nit-picking, but when I read what is classified as an "Historical" romance I look for accurate historical research about manners, terms and clothing.
The story is interesting enough but the historical details do not seem accurate to me. Most rules of propriety of the period seem to be ignored. Though I have read more Regency romances than Victorian I don't think the class rules loosened up to the point of servants referring to their employers by just their first names, particularly in a duke's household. Mrs. Berkley behaves more like the governess of an incorrigible teen than the paid companion of the acknowledged future duchess. It was never explained why Catherine's lack of wealth made her an unsuitable wife for the future Duke of Ashton, who would presumably inherit his uncle's wealth along with his title as well as being wealthy himself, but she was perfectly acceptable to be the wife of the current Duke. There are no clues to solve the mystery. As for being a Christian story, it is not. Talk of drinking and gambling as being sinful (no explanation or supporting Scripture), references to God and praying and a few Bible verses do not make a story Christian fiction. The most charitable allowance I can give is that both Nick and Catherine prayed during times of turmoil. To me Christian fiction contains at least one character for whom faith in God is an integral part of their life which is clearly demonstrated throughout the story, which is not the case here. It is a clean story though.
I downloaded this as a free selection and it was an enjoyable read. The Fielding Brothers themselves made it so. I love series written around brothers or close friends--it adds a depth of male commeraderie that I love to see. These brothers are all different, to be sure, but each will be an ideal man for someone....someday. I'd take any of the three )
I would this novel 4 stars instead of only 3 were it not for the fact that it seemed to drag on for an eternity. Most of the action happens either in the first two chapters or the last. The entire middle of the novel seems to have no other purpose than to torture us into waiting longer for resolution.
Regardless, I will go on to the next book in the series (which I also downloaded for free). There is a sweetness to the author's writing that I appreciate. Although this book is decidedly steam-free, it does not lack romance. Some reviewers have categorized this as a Christian romance. I wouldn't call it that. There are mentions of God and the heroine's father is fond of quoting Bible verses, but that's nothing out of the ordinary for the time period involved. I would just classify this as a "sweet" romance, leaning towards the wholesome side. Those of you offended by graphic love scenes should be very pleased with the lack of them in this story.
There are several books in this series and when I downloaded this one, nearly all of them were free. I'll most likely make my way through the entire series--just because I'm curious of how and when the other brothers will find their love matches as well.
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