There’s no doubt about it- I love digging into a novel from Sarah E. Ladd! It only took me three nights to polish off this latest one, “A Stranger at Fellsworth”!
Annabelle Thorley has always had a life of privilege and comfort in her family home but after the passing of her parents and the questionable doings of her elder brother Anabelle’s future is in question. When her brother becomes increasingly abusive and tries to force her into an arranged marriage she can see no other way out but to leave home. As she escapes under the cover of darkness- even as shots ring out in her home- Annabelle is afraid and unsure but seeks help from the first trustworthy man she finds- Owen Locke, who delivers her to her long lost uncle’s home where she begs for sanctuary.
As Annabelle begins to work for the first time in her life she grows fond of one of the pupils in her uncle’s school and finds that she is Owen’s daughter. As Owen’s duties as a magistrate, and his work as a gamekeeper overlap with Annabelle’s past they begin to grow closer, but too many coincidental things are going wrong around them to not all have a connection to each other and to Annabelle’s past- and possibly an impact on their future.
This read truly didn’t take me long because I was so caught up in it! There was a lot of great little details in the weaving of this story and of the characters in it. All of them quickly won me over and I was eager to follow their story and see how Annabelle developed and strengthened her character as a woman, and to see how Owen as strong as he was in character and purpose learn to soften a little in love and open his future to it again after the death of his wife.
For those who love Regency stories this one will be a great one for you! I’m betting that you will finish it off just as quickly as I did! A solid recommendation to pass the evening with!
Final Rating: 4.5
I have been given a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and opinion of the product.
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