Linore Rose Burkard

Title: The Country House Courtship
By Linore Rose Burkard

Harvest House Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-7369-2799-4

England, 1818: It has been five years since Ariana Forsythe married The Paragon, Mr. Phillip Mornay. Now, Ariana’s sister, Miss Beatrice Forsythe, is seventeen and determined to marry advantageously as well. (Surely Ariana’s society connexions all but guarantee Beatrice’s success-especially if Mr. Mornay is created a baronet by the Prince Regent!)

But the Mornay’s have disappeared from high society as they raise a family at their country estate. Can Beatrice persuade them to chaperone her in London? And what about her business with the curate, Mr. O’Brien, whom Beatrice rashly promised to marry years earlier? She is too sophisticated now to settle for a mere clergyman-despite his agreeable countenance and gentle, understanding ways. When Mr. Tristan Barton becomes tenant of the Manor House, Beatrice’s hopes seem to have found their object. But when Ariana falls gravely ill, secrets come to light, motives are revealed, and pretenses that are easy to keep up in the darkness begin to crumble. As hearts are bared and truths uncovered, a country house courtship like no other cannot be far behind!

Fans of Linore’s first books, Before the Season Ends, and The House on Grosvenor Square, will be delighted with this final addition to the Regency Inspirational Series, as will all readers of historical romance.

Ariana and Mr. Mornay, following a rocky courtship, are finally betrothed and have set a wedding date, but when he starts acting cold and distant, Ariana senses trouble, and when strange things begin to happen in the House in Grosvenor Square, no one knows who is to blame. To make matters worse, two brothers with a grudge are determined to prevent the wedding altogether—and they will stop at nothing to succeed.

Topics/Issues: Peace amidst the storm (Trust in the face of danger); Stewardship of resources; Trusting and leaning upon God. Sexual integrity despite temptation.
Special Considerations: Regency expressions, but there’s a glossary in the back of the book.

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“In Before the Season Ends, country girl, Ariana Forsythe, is sent to a wealthy aunt in London to head off an unsuitable match in this faith-based Regency romance. Linore Burkard’s command of period detail is impressive, evident in material details but also in dialogue. The theology is also period authentic. The novel even contains a glossary to help non-Regencyphiles get up to speed about the difference between ladies’ pelisses and spencers…On the whole it’s a tasty confection.”—Publishers Weekly

Topics: Head-knowledge vs. heart-knowledge, following convictions, depending on God, virtue is its own reward, happy endings are possible.
Special consideration: Crystal clear presentation of the heart of the gospel!

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