Lord of Mistrust (Trysts and Treachery #4) by Elizabeth Keysian. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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Following their hearts could destroy the monarchy.

Headstrong Chloe dresses as a boy and runs away to her birth mother to escape a horrendous marriage. She’s shocked to discover that her parent owns a bawdy house, and is in no position to help—nor will she reveal the identity of Chloe’s father. When a street accident throws Chloe into the lap of the tempting Robert Mallory, he offers distraction and adventure, but his stubborn refusal to trust her endangers them both.

Hot-headed Robert Mallory is battling to protect his sister, his livelihood, and his honor. He’s a spy who can’t follow the rules and distrusts everyone, particularly the delectable young woman from the bordello. Having endangered her, then rescued her from a nest of traitors, he learns that Chloe is the natural daughter of the one man he can’t afford to upset, Sir Mortimer Fowler. Offering marriage to save Chloe’s reputation is out of the question, as Fowler needs her for bait in a deadly trap.

Robert is faced with an impossible choice. He’s desperate to save Chloe, but if he follows his heart, the security of the entire realm is at risk.

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Chloe Emmerson has discovered that she's not an orphan as her aunt and uncle had led her to believe.  With her mother's address in her mind Chloe dresses as a boy to go and find her,  and maybe discover who her father is.  Our brave heroine will find a lot more than she bargained for on her dangerous journey. 

Robert Mallory is a spy in service to Queen Elizabeth.  This job makes him suspicious of just about everyone he meets.  There are enemies everywhere and he's on important business.  

This is an exciting historical romance set in Tudor England.  There is danger,  intrigue, fights and laughs.  Just about everything you could wish for in a very enjoyable story.  

I loved it.  

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Elizabeth Keysian is an English archaeologist, teacher and museum curator. She first started writing "long stories" when her headmaster father needed something to keep her quiet during school summer holidays. In her teenage years she produced angst-ridden poetry, slightly disturbing sketches for an amateur dramatics group and even her own magazine, to the mixed delight and consternation of her friends.

After completing her History degree, Elizabeth joined an English Civil War re-enactment group, messed about with the Middle Ages and finally settled to an enjoyable reconstruction of Tudor Daily Life at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk.
Her imagination was further inspired by living for seven years on a Knights Templar estate, with a garage full of skeletons, a resident ghost and a moat teeming with newts. She now lives near Bath with her partner and cats.
Elizabeth likes to keep her historical novels atmospheric and authentic, with both tears and laughter along the way. She loves to hear from readers.

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Lord of Loyalty (Trysts and Treachery #2) by Elizabeth Keysian. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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Poison has stolen her mind. Loyalty has stolen his freedom.

England, 1586

An embittered war-hero must protect a crazed beauty. But he's being blackmailed, she's being hunted, and falling in love could be a fatal mistake.

In honor of a deathbed promise, wounded veteran Sir William Cavendish rescues Isobel Marston from her grasping cousin. But this frenzied young woman proves a nightmare to handle. Soon, Will is trying to save her from herself, as well as from those who want her dead.

When her detestable cousin moves in after her brother's loss, unwitting heiress Isobel is heavily drugged. Just enough lucidity remains for her to beg Will for help. But Will is being threatened by an unofficial fiancée and her unscrupulous father. If he lets himself fall for the enticing Isobel, he'll put his entire future at stake.

Entangled in a desperate game of cat-and-mouse, Will and Isobel stand to lose more than their hearts.

If you fancy a Gothic-style Tudor romance, this is definitely the tale for you. All stories in the Trysts and Treachery Series can be read as stand-alones. 

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Isobel Marston knows somewhere in the back of her very muddled mind that she is not ill like her cousin says.  Unfortunately, because of the medicine they keep feeding her she can't keep her thoughts together very long.

Sir William Cavendish has come back from war . Luckily for his reputation at Queen Elizabeth's court is nobody knows where he was or what he's been doing.  He needs to deliver some terrible news to the sister of his bestfriend, and keep his promise to look after her. 

Our characters in this story will face more than their share of trouble. Women in this period of history had very little control or recourse against villainous male relatives. 

A fascinating insight into life in Queen Elizabeth's  London.  

I loved it.

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Elizabeth Keysian is an English archaeologist, teacher and museum curator. She first started writing "long stories" when her headmaster father needed something to keep her quiet during school summer holidays. In her teenage years she produced angst-ridden poetry, slightly disturbing sketches for an amateur dramatics group and even her own magazine, to the mixed delight and consternation of her friends.

After completing her History degree, Elizabeth joined an English Civil War re-enactment group, messed about with the Middle Ages and finally settled to an enjoyable reconstruction of Tudor Daily Life at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk.
Her imagination was further inspired by living for seven years on a Knights Templar estate, with a garage full of skeletons, a resident ghost and a moat teeming with newts. She now lives near Bath with her partner and cats.
Elizabeth likes to keep her historical novels atmospheric and authentic, with both tears and laughter along the way. She loves to hear from readers.

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Lord of Deception (Trysts and Treachery #1) by Elizabeth Keysian. Historical Romantic Suspense & ARC Review.

     

He thinks she’s a traitor to her queen. She thinks he’s just a gardener.

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Despised by the cousin with whom she’s forced to live, the lonely but determined Alys craves escape. The most dangerous thing she could do is fall in love. Especially when the man who tempts her is Kit Ludlow, an exiled nobleman in disguise. Becoming involved in his secret mission proves more perilous than Alys could possibly have imagined.

Kit has been banished from Queen Elizabeth’s court, and the last thing he wants is to entangle Alys in his web of treachery and deception. It would also be folly to fall in love with her when he can’t be sure where her loyalties lie.

After helping Kit foil a plot against the queen, Alys’ life is at risk from her cousin’s nefarious schemes. Estranged from Kit, she’s forced to make a desperate decision.

Should she protect her family, or follow the demands of her heart?

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Alys is the poor relation living at her widowed cousin's home.  She is more or less the housekeeper,  making sure her cousin and her guests are well looked after.  What she doesn't know is why the gentlemen seem to act as if it's their own home.

Kit is the new gardener but he doesn't always act like one.  There are a lot of secrets in this home,  most of them deadly.  Just who are the real villains?? 

This is an Elizabethen romantic suspense with danger and treachery on every page.  There are so many twists and turns you almost get dizzy.  

It made a nice change to visit this historical period.  The court of Elizabeth the first was very full of intrigue,  so it makes an ideal setting for this story. 

I loved it. 

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Elizabeth Keysian is an English archaeologist, teacher and museum curator. She first started writing "long stories" when her headmaster father needed something to keep her quiet during school summer holidays. In her teenage years she produced angst-ridden poetry, slightly disturbing sketches for an amateur dramatics group and even her own magazine, to the mixed delight and consternation of her friends.

After completing her History degree, Elizabeth joined an English Civil War re-enactment group, messed about with the Middle Ages and finally settled to an enjoyable reconstruction of Tudor Daily Life at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk.
Her imagination was further inspired by living for seven years on a Knights Templar estate, with a garage full of skeletons, a resident ghost and a moat teeming with newts. She now lives near Bath with her partner and cats.
Elizabeth likes to keep her historical novels atmospheric and authentic, with both tears and laughter along the way. She loves to hear from readers.

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Workhouse Waif by Elizabeth Keysian. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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Only courage and spirit can help Bella survive life in a Victorian workhouse. Fleeing the abuse that she suffered there, the beautiful outcast hopes her new life in a factory town can provide the esteem and affection she craves. Torn between the worlds of masters and workers, Bella falls for the enigmatic Jack, but their relationship shatters when his true identity is revealed. In a desperate bid to revive her love, Jack unearths Bella's past, with tragic consequences.

After a devastating fire, a secret emerges that seals Bella's fate, and that of everyone and everything she holds dear.
Fans of Catherine Cookson and Victorian historical romances will love this book.

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Bella has spent her whole life fighting for everything in the workhouse.  Bullying from some of the other girls often sparks her hair trigger temper and gets her into trouble.  The only person who tries to help is the teacher, who knows Bella could better herself with a little help.

Jack is the factory owner's son and enjoys working there tinkering with the machinery. A misunderstanding with the new school teacher will make him rethink his attitude about Class in society. 

A family secret will change everyone's lives but is that good or bad.  

Unusual and very entertaining.

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Elizabeth Keysian is an English archaeologist, teacher and museum curator. She first started writing "long stories" when her headmaster father needed something to keep her quiet during school summer holidays. In her teenage years she produced angst-ridden poetry, slightly disturbing sketches for an amateur dramatics group and even her own magazine, to the mixed delight and consternation of her friends.

After completing her History degree, Elizabeth joined an English Civil War re-enactment group, messed about with the Middle Ages and finally settled to an enjoyable reconstruction of Tudor Daily Life at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk.
Her imagination was further inspired by living for seven years on a Knights Templar estate, with a garage full of skeletons, a resident ghost and a moat teeming with newts. She now lives near Bath with her partner and cats.
Elizabeth likes to keep her historical novels atmospheric and authentic, with both tears and laughter along the way. She loves to hear from readers.

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Once Ruined, Twice Shy (Marry in Haste Collection #3) by Elizabeth Keysian. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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She was sent to ruin him. Now, he wants his revenge.

Miss Hestia Normanton hasn't much further to fall. The man with whom she eloped refuses to marry her until she brings down his enemy, Conall Methuen, Earl of Corsbury.
Methuen, tortured by the untimely death of his fiancee, hides away from the world, injured and disfigured. Hestia's arrival brightens his bitter existence, but interferes with his fundamental need to revenge himself on the man who stole the woman he loved.
Hestia's lover Frederick, a man with a murky past, links both the living and the dead. Can Hestia stop Frederick and Conall destroying one another? And how can she avoid ruin all over again?

Each book in the Marry in Haste Collection is a standalone.

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Miss Hestia Normanton was silly enough to elope with a man, and then he refused to marry her until she helps him ruin his enemy.  She can hardly believe what he is asking her to do.

Connall Methuan, Earl of Corsbury has buried himself in the work needed for his estate since the death of his fiancee. He suffered a terrible injury that changed his life and there is one man to blame.  That man must pay.  

A very unusual historical romance.  Our hero thinks very differently to most most gentlemen of his time.  Our heroine has almost given up on being respectable again.  

I loved it.

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Elizabeth Keysian is an English archaeologist, teacher and museum curator. She first started writing "long stories" when her headmaster father needed something to keep her quiet during school summer holidays. In her teenage years she produced angst-ridden poetry, slightly disturbing sketches for an amateur dramatics group and even her own magazine, to the mixed delight and consternation of her friends.

After completing her History degree, Elizabeth joined an English Civil War re-enactment group, messed about with the Middle Ages and finally settled to an enjoyable reconstruction of Tudor Daily Life at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk.
Her imagination was further inspired by living for seven years on a Knights Templar estate, with a garage full of skeletons, a resident ghost and a moat teeming with newts. She now lives near Bath with her partner and cats.
Elizabeth likes to keep her historical novels atmospheric and authentic, with both tears and laughter along the way. She loves to hear from readers.

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I Love to Hate You (Marry in Haste Series #1) by Elizabeth Keysian. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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The first rule of setting a trap is not to get caught in it yourself…

Miss Athene Hartville must marry quickly, or risk spending the rest of her days in a gloomy garret, embroidering baby’s gowns. When her flirtatious chaperone secures an invitation to spend the week with an eccentric duke and his guests, Athene’s hopes of finding a rich husband soar. Until, that is, her childhood nemesis Viscount Rushbourne, arrives. He threatens to trample her ambitions into the dust.
Struggling to manage his ailing father, a maverick younger brother, and an unwieldy earldom, Rushbourne’s reunion with the fiery Athene is a welcome distraction. Then he uncovers a conspiracy against him that could lead to his total ruin.
His only hope is to win Athene’s heart…but can he pay the price and accept her bitter revenge? 

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Miss Athene Hartville and her guardian have decided to attend a house party because they desperately need to find an answer to their financial woes.  Athene wants a husband and her guardian wants a protector.  She didn't expect to run into two brothers from her childhood. 
Oliver Paviland,  Viscount Rushbourne has found an old friend but her memories of the past are far different from his own.  She has always fascinated him and now she is even more beautiful.
A historical romance that is full of fun and family drama.  Spoiled little boys can grow to be absolute terrors. 
Good fun. 

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Elizabeth Keysian is an English archaeologist, teacher and museum curator. She first started writing "long stories" when her headmaster father needed something to keep her quiet during school summer holidays. In her teenage years she produced angst-ridden poetry, slightly disturbing sketches for an amateur dramatics group and even her own magazine, to the mixed delight and consternation of her friends.

After completing her History degree, Elizabeth joined an English Civil War re-enactment group, messed about with the Middle Ages and finally settled to an enjoyable reconstruction of Tudor Daily Life at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk.
Her imagination was further inspired by living for seven years on a Knights Templar estate, with a garage full of skeletons, a resident ghost and a moat teeming with newts. She now lives near Bath with her partner and cats.
Elizabeth likes to keep her historical novels atmospheric and authentic, with both tears and laughter along the way. She loves to hear from readers.

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Beguiling the Baron by Elizabeth Keysian. Historical Romance Release & ARC review.

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Beware reclusive barons. They are more hot-blooded than you’d expect . . .

A man who lurks day and night in an eerie tower must have something to hide. So thinks Galatea Wyndham, governess to Lord Ansford’s love-starved young daughter. Galatea’s new employer is objectionable, stubborn, great-hearted, handsome and, curse it, well worth saving from himself.

He proves her right with some shocking physical encounters, adding tinder to the blaze of her growing love for him. But just as the barriers between them are crumbling away, the tower crashes down.

With Lord Ansford inside it.

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Miss Galetea Wyndham and her mother have been lucky enough to be rescued from the poorhouse by a distant relative.  She will make sure that they are as helpful as possible. 
Henry Pelham,  Lord Ansford retreated from the world after the death of his wife,  paying penance for his faults. He is determined to ensure his young daughter will be strong enough to withstand any of the nasty gossip she is bound to hear about her parents. 
The distant relatives will easily be ignored,  and hopefully train his daughter until he sends her away to school. 
Our heroine is a strong minded young woman who is not afraid to voice her opinions,  even if it might get her turned out. 
Our hero is sunk so deep into depression it affects everyone one around him,  and his volatile temper sends them all running for cover. 
An emotional story with very interesting characters.  It might be a little predictable,  but it's still a very good read.  A beauty and the beast type tale,  with our heroine dragging our hero back to life. 
I loved it. 

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Elizabeth Keysian is an English archaeologist, teacher and museum curator. She first started writing "long stories" when her headmaster father needed something to keep her quiet during school summer holidays. In her teenage years she produced angst-ridden poetry, slightly disturbing sketches for an amateur dramatics group and even her own magazine, to the mixed delight and consternation of her friends.

After completing her History degree, Elizabeth joined an English Civil War re-enactment group, messed about with the Middle Ages and finally settled to an enjoyable reconstruction of Tudor Daily Life at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk.
Her imagination was further inspired by living for seven years on a Knights Templar estate, with a garage full of skeletons, a resident ghost and a moat teeming with newts. She now lives near Bath with her partner and cats.
Elizabeth likes to keep her historical novels atmospheric and authentic, with both tears and laughter along the way. She loves to hear from readers.

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