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A Winter by the Sea

On Devonshire Shores, Book 2

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Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger and the sweet possibility of romance … When the Duke and Duchess of Kent and their daughter—the future Queen Victoria—rent neighboring Woolbrook Cottage for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal family’s male staff in their seaside house. But they soon realize they’ve invited secrets and intrigue into their home.

Meanwhile, Emily Summers longs to become an author. A local publisher offers to consider her novel if she will first write a Sidmouth guidebook for him. Emily agrees and begins researching the area with help from the Duke of Kent’s handsome private secretary. But a surprise visitor from her past shows up at Sea View, leaving Emily torn between the desires she’s long held dear and her budding dreams for the future.

Return to the Devonshire coast with the Summers sisters, where loyalties are tested, secrets come to light, and new love emerges.

©2023 Julie Klassen (P)2023 Recorded Books Christian Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Royalty
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I am loving this series of books, I'm reading them one after each other and I feel that you really get to know the characters and their story so well. This is a lovely cosy read set in Sidmouth on the Devonshire Shores, I love all of the characters in this heartwarming tale. I especially loved the history of Queen Victoria as a baby and residing in the town with her family. Julie Klassen creates a fabulous story and her historical research is excellent, and with the beautiful voice of Elizabeth Jasicki, this makes it the perfect read! I'm immediately starting the third book straight after this one which I'm looking forward to, and then the Christmas conclusion, which I can't wait to read. Highly recommend! 📚 🤍

A Beautiful Story

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Overall the storyline was good. The narration very good but some of the style of speech was not correct for that time period. Sloppy writing.
'who all has' should be
' whom else' other inconsistent speech style was a bit annoying.
Modern speech creeping in now and then. Dialogue was very formal in the early 1800s.
Should be 'enquire' rather than 'ask'. 'What is' rather than 'what's'.


Some of the speech was out of context for that time period

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dislike fortune telling would have liked a warning bible verse to have been included the Duke was cursed Emily refused to accept the word and turned to God. However throughly enjoyed both books and look forward to book three

Historical facts

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