To Win a Widow (Soldiers and Soulmates #5) by Alexa Aston. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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She craved his touch—and they had yet to kiss.

Book 5, the final book in the exciting new Soldiers and Soulmates series from bestselling author Alexa Aston, has arrived. A widowed duchess at loose ends, longing for love. A colonel with no family who unexpectedly becomes an earl. Two stubborn individuals who are drawn together by passion—and also find friendship . . .

Dalinda Baker wed the Duke of Gilford after one brief meeting, escaping a cruel, unloving father before he could betroth her to a stranger. The much older duke gives her confidence, stability, and two sons before he dies of a heart attack a dozen years into their marriage. With her young boys away at school, Dalinda is at loose ends and visits her brother, where she meets a sinfully handsome stranger.

Rhys Armistead toils as a working-class groom when he is plucked from obscurity by the Earl of Sheffington, whose sickly son might never live to succeed him. Rhys’ mother is a distant cousin to the earl and Rhys is next in line to become Lord Sheffington if the heir apparent passes. Treating Rhys as a second son, the earl purchases a commission in the army for Rhys, who spends a dozen years fighting on the Continent until he receives word that he has inherited the earldom.

Turning to Dez, his closest friend from the war who recently returned to England when he unexpectedly became an earl, Rhys visits the new Lord Torrington—and is taken with Dez’s twin sister, Dalinda, a vivacious widow. The couple spends one magical night together but Rhys realizes the duchess is far superior to him socially and offers her friendship instead of marriage.

Can Dalinda convince Rhys that they are a perfect match—or will his stubbornness keep them apart forever?

Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s fifth book of Soldiers and Soulmates, To Win a Widow. Each book in Soldiers and Soulmates is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.

Soldiers & Soulmates:
Book #1: To Heal an Earl
Book #2: To Tame a Rogue
Book #3: To Trust a Duke
Book #4: To Save a Love
Book #5: To Win a Widow 

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Rhys Armitage was a young groom working to hard to send money home to his mother when he gets a surprise that changes everything. It will take many years and a war zone to complete his transformation.

Dalinda Baker tried to help her twin brother elope with the love of his life.  It didn't go to plan and they all got punished.  Years later as a widow with two young sons she gets a chance to start life all over again.  

All the characters have had life experience that has made them the people they are and brought them friends who feel the same way.  Family is a very important part of this story.  

This is part of a great series.  Each book can be read on it's own, but the series should be read in order to avoid spoilers. Our heroine's brother has his own book in the series that would definitely be spoiled if you read this one first.  As the series deals with soldiers there are quite a few emotional scenes and parts of history you may not of thought about before.  

I loved it.

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Alexa Aston’s historical romances use history as a backdrop to place her characters in extraordinary circumstances, where their intense desire for one another grows into the treasured gift of love.

She is the author of The Knights of Honor, a medieval romance series that takes place in 14th century England during the reign of Edward III and centers on the de Montfort family. Each romance focuses on the code of chivalry that bound knights of this era.

A native Texan, Alexa lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and can’t get enough of Fixer Upper or Game of Thrones. Alexa also writes romantic suspense, western historical, and standalone medieval novels as Lauren Linwood. 

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To Save a Love (Soldiers and Soulmates #4) by Alexa Aston. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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Both wronged by their fathers . . . two damaged souls longing for love and salvation . . .

Book 4 in the exciting new Soldiers and Soulmates series from bestselling author Alexa Aston has arrived. Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

Childhood sweethearts Desmond Bretton and Anna Browning defy their powerful fathers and elope to Gretna Green when Anna is told she will marry a viscount old enough to be her grandfather. Caught before they cross the Scottish border, Dez is shipped off to the army, where he learns of Anna’s suicide. Though a dozen years pass, Dez still loves the girl who always held his heart.

Though everyone is told Anna died, her father places his daughter in a madhouse to punish her for her rebellious behavior. Anna retreats inside herself to a world of her own making in order to cling to her sanity. Dez, her lost love, is a huge part of that perfect world.

When Dez becomes the Earl of Torrington, he discovers Anna is still alive and with her cousin’s help, they free her from Gollingham Asylum. Dez knows the girl he loves still lingers within Anna and is determined to liberate her, as well as other women imprisoned at the madhouse.

Can Dez save the sanity of the woman he loves—or will Anna be lost to him forever?

Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s fourth book of Soldiers and Soulmates, To Save a Love.

Each book in Soldiers and Soulmates is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.

Soldiers and Soulmates
Book #1: To Heal an Earl
Book #2: To Tame a Rogue
Book #3: To Trust a Duke
Book #4: To Save a Love
Book #5: To Win a Widow 

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When Anna Browning is caught trying to elope she can't imagine the punishment she will get.  Her father is not one to be disobeyed. 

After his twelve years in the army at war Desmond Bretton comes home to a very different home.  His strict father who sent him away is dead along with his elder brother,  so that makes him the new Earl of Torrington. 

A neighbour who also recently came in to his title brings news that will turn his world upside down and gives him hope.  

This is a very emotional story,  more so when you realize that these things really happened.  The power men had over the women was truely terrible.  

Our poor heroine literally goes through Hell. Can she possibly recover fully?? 

Our hero is not about to let anyone suffer if he can stop it.  

The characters are strong and incredibly brave. You will need the tissues and be prepared to read about the things that happened to the poor women in the asylum. 

This is part of a series where each book can be read separately. 

Very emotional story. 

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Alexa Aston’s historical romances use history as a backdrop to place her characters in extraordinary circumstances, where their intense desire for one another grows into the treasured gift of love.

She is the author of The Knights of Honor, a medieval romance series that takes place in 14th century England during the reign of Edward III and centers on the de Montfort family. Each romance focuses on the code of chivalry that bound knights of this era.

A native Texan, Alexa lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and can’t get enough of Fixer Upper or Game of Thrones. Alexa also writes romantic suspense, western historical, and standalone medieval novels as Lauren Linwood. 

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To Trust a Duke (Soldiers and Soulmates #3) by Alexa Aston. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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Book 3 in the exciting new Soldiers and Soulmates series has arrived. A soldier returning from war. A war widow who’s created a new life for herself. An attraction that brings them together . . .

Forced to marry a stranger after one chaste kiss, Lady Ashlyn Dunwood spends a single night with her new husband before his regiment ships off to war. She gives birth to a son and loses the boy four years later in a tragic accident, only to learn she’s also a war widow. Ashlyn invests her settlement and what’s left of her shattered heart in Dunwood Academy, a school for troubled boys. When a devastatingly handsome duke begs her to take on his wayward half-brothers as pupils, Ashlyn is up for the challenge—but finds herself fighting her attraction to the arrogant nobleman.

Colonel Reid Baker arrives home from the Peninsular War and finds himself the Duke of Gilford, assuming his new responsibilities and placing his rebellious half-brothers at a local academy. Knowing he’ll need an heir, he sets his sights on the headstrong, confident Lady Dunwood, who claims she’ll never wed again. Convincing the dowager countess to marry him becomes Reid’s mission, as he jumps every hurdle Ashlyn places in his way—and along that way, the cool-headed former army officer loses his heart to the intelligent beauty.

Will Reid break through the walls Ashlyn has erected around her and teach her to live—and love?

Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s third book of Soldiers and Soulmates, To Trust a Duke.

Each book in Soldiers and Soulmates is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.

Series Order:
Book #1: To Heal an Earl
Book #2: To Tame a Rogue
Book #3: To Trust a Duke
Book #4: To Save a Love
Book #5: To Win a Widow 

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Lady Ashlyn Dunwood was forced to marry her husband who then left for war the next day.  After the tragic death of her young son she also finds out she's now a war widow.  That just fires up her independent spirit and her love for children.  So she opens her own academy for boys.

Colonel Reid Baker returns home from ten years in the army to find himself now the Duke of Gilford.  His two younger half brothers are sullen and disrespectful.  There are many things that need to be done but he finds he is distracted.  

A wonderful story with lots of mischievous boys and a heroine who can control them all. Even our hero has to be shown how to behave.  There is one dangerous  person who tries to cause havoc.  

This book can be read on its own, but is part of a fabulous series.  

Each one is a great read read.  

I loved it.

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Alexa Aston’s historical romances use history as a backdrop to place her characters in extraordinary circumstances, where their intense desire for one another grows into the treasured gift of love.

She is the author of The Knights of Honor, a medieval romance series that takes place in 14th century England during the reign of Edward III and centers on the de Montfort family. Each romance focuses on the code of chivalry that bound knights of this era.

A native Texan, Alexa lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and can’t get enough of Fixer Upper or Game of Thrones. Alexa also writes romantic suspense, western historical, and standalone medieval novels as Lauren Linwood. 

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To Tame a Rogue (Soldiers and Soulmates #2) by Alexa Aston. Historical Romance Release & ARC Review.

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A spy with a guilty conscience. A war widow who works for the government. Both united to bring down a ring of traitors . . .

To prevent her father from marrying her off to an elderly suitor, Lady Gemma Barton begs her childhood friend to marry her, devising a way for them to be found in a compromising position. Gemma weds Rob, who then departs to serve on Wellesley’s staff in the war against Bonaparte.
Gemma’s new father-in-law soon has her working for the British government, deciphering enemy codes.

Burke Nicholson serves in the Peninsular War as a soldier and spy, using his charisma and charm to gather intelligence. After he’s rescued from being captured and tortured, Burke lives with survivor’s guilt, believing he did something to compromise his latest mission which got his partner killed. He returns to London to continue his spy work, where he is partnered with Gemma and tasked to find a group of traitors within the War Office. The trouble is that Gemma is the widow of Burke’s former partner. Not only did he get her husband killed, but Burke fears their dangerous assignment might also end Gemma’s life.

The pair fight their growing attraction to one another as they draw closer to finding the rebels trying to topple the British government.

Will Gemma ever be able to forgive Burke for his role in her husband’s death, and will Burke ever be able to forgive himself?

Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s second book of Soldiers and Soulmates, To Tame a Rogue. 

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Lady Gemma Barton needs to persuade her best friend to marry her before her father marries her off to an old man.  The problem is her friend doesn't love her that way and is about to leave for the war.

Mr Burke Nicholson works as a spy for the British . He and his partner are in very perilous conditions.  

This is a very exciting story, full of danger and intrigue.  Working as a spy is always dangerous, but could it be even more so in London than on the continent??  Our brave and very clever heroine is nothing like the Lady most of the "ton" believe her to be.  Our roguish hero has given a lot for his country's war effort.  Has he got the strength to give more?? 

Although this is part of a series you can easily read it on it's own.  You will meet some characters from the previous book but not enough to spoil it if you haven't read it yet.  

I loved every page.

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Alexa Aston’s historical romances use history as a backdrop to place her characters in extraordinary circumstances, where their intense desire for one another grows into the treasured gift of love.

She is the author of The Knights of Honor, a medieval romance series that takes place in 14th century England during the reign of Edward III and centers on the de Montfort family. Each romance focuses on the code of chivalry that bound knights of this era.

A native Texan, Alexa lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and can’t get enough of Fixer Upper or Game of Thrones. Alexa also writes romantic suspense, western historical, and standalone medieval novels as Lauren Linwood. 

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To Heal an Earl (Soldiers & Soulmates #1) by Alexa Aston. Historical Romance Release & ARC review.

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Book 1 in the exciting new Soldiers and Soulmates series from bestselling author Alexa Aston has arrived. Both wronged by their families . . . two souls alone in the world . . .

Instead of making her come-out during the upcoming London Season, Lady Charlotte Nott finds herself tossed from her home after her father’s untimely death by a vengeful half-brother. Penniless, she makes her way in a world new to her, first serving as a companion and then governess to the three children of Lord Crampton. When the earl dies moments after hiring her, Charlotte takes on the running of Gray Manor’s household and estate until the children’s new guardian arrives.

Guilt weighs heavily on Major Danforth Grayson, having lost too many men under his command over the years. When he receives word of the death of the brother who wronged him, Gray returns home, bitter with the hand life has dealt him. He intends to hire competent people to manage the estate and care for his nephew and nieces and retreat to a solitary life in London—until he meets the inimitable Miss Nott.

Charlotte is drawn to Gray but knows she is no longer of his world. When he suddenly becomes the new Lord Crampton, she knows it’s time to leave her charges behind—for what woman would care to watch the man she loves wed another and start a family as she suffers in silence? Yet Charlotte knows Gray is a broken man and her leaving might shatter him forever.

Can Charlotte walk away from a flawed man who desperately needs her, or will she leave before she loses her own soul?

Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s first book of Soldiers and Soulmates, To Heal an Earl.

Each book in Soldiers and Soulmates is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.

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Lady Charlotte Nott has to face a completely different life than what she expected once her father dies.  Her step brother hates her.  Can she survive on her own?

Danforth Grayson has spent his adult life in the army.  That can leave scars on a man that cannot be seen.  Returning to his childhood home is even more emotional than being at war.  

This is a very emotional story and you will definitely need a box of tissues.  We have characters that are strong personalities,  and that includes the children we meet.  They discover that sometimes family can't be counted on.  Self sufficiency is the key to a fulfilled life.  

I loved it.

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Alexa Aston’s historical romances use history as a backdrop to place her characters in extraordinary circumstances, where their intense desire for one another grows into the treasured gift of love.

She is the author of The Knights of Honor, a medieval romance series that takes place in 14th century England during the reign of Edward III and centers on the de Montfort family. Each romance focuses on the code of chivalry that bound knights of this era.

A native Texan, Alexa lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and can’t get enough of Fixer Upper or Game of Thrones. Alexa also writes romantic suspense, western historical, and standalone medieval novels as Lauren Linwood. 

Connect with Alexa:
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