Two Hearts One Stone: A Historical Valentine's Novella
Posted: 02 Mar 2017, 20:19
Historical Romance by Josephine Blake
STORY-LINE TWO HEARTS, ONE STONE:
Josephine Blake's, novella Two Hearts One Stone, contains a fast paced romance during the Valentine Season in Churchgrove. Henry Moscows the town grouch, never a smile seen on his face; ever seen with a frown of disapproval. Churchgrove's decorated for Valentines Day. With pink everywhere, Henry feels sick to stomach; what an absolute waste of time! After all, Henry doesn't believe in love or Valentine's Day romance. Even his beautiful daughter, Giselle can not change his mind about Valentines Day.
When the annual courtship auction begins, Giselle enters the festivities. Henry sees a line of young women, waiting for the men to bid. All are young except for the last lady in line, Miss Hadisham. Middle aged conservatively dressed widow, Emily Hadisham, owner of the only dress shop in town, stands in the mist of the town beauties. When no one bids for her, Henry can not allow her the humiliation; he immediately bid $50.00 for the pleasure of her company at dinner.
As a result, an adventure begin for Henry and Miss Hadisham. Come with them, as Miss Hadisham melts Henry's hard heart and his outlook on life. My romance novel review of Two Hearts One Stone follows.
CHARACTERS, PLOTTING, DEVELOPMENT:
Although a short novella of 62 pages, Josephine Blake included everything needed to entertain the reader. A light quick relaxing read, I enjoyed watching Henry and Miss Hadishams romance unfold. Novellas by their nature do not give the author time to develop the characters or plot as their parent, the novel. However, Blake did a good job of constructing her romance and bringing it to a successful conclusion.
With characters which were believable, plotting in line with the length of book, and a believable premise, I read Two Hearts, One Stone straight through. The pace of the story, consistent throughout the book, did not blog down or lag.
Finally, in concluding my romance novel review of Two Hearts One Stone, I found a light entertaining book. Perfect for an lazy afternoons reading entertainment; Two Hearts One Stone does not require in depth thought. Suitable for anyone from 13+ to adult, Two Hearts One Stone has a clean wholesome story line. It does not contain sex or undue violence.
TWO HEARTS ONE STONE RECOMMENDATION: STARS 4
I would not hesitate to buy this book for my self or a friend.
FINALLY, PLEASE NOTE:
Additionally, I purchased this book and chose to voluntarily review the book with an honest romance novel review. Lastly, book reviews of any novel are dependent on the book review author’s opinion. Consequently, all book reviews on-line and on my blog, are my opinions. In addition, the ARC did not affect my voluntary romance novel review.
STORY-LINE TWO HEARTS, ONE STONE:
Josephine Blake's, novella Two Hearts One Stone, contains a fast paced romance during the Valentine Season in Churchgrove. Henry Moscows the town grouch, never a smile seen on his face; ever seen with a frown of disapproval. Churchgrove's decorated for Valentines Day. With pink everywhere, Henry feels sick to stomach; what an absolute waste of time! After all, Henry doesn't believe in love or Valentine's Day romance. Even his beautiful daughter, Giselle can not change his mind about Valentines Day.
When the annual courtship auction begins, Giselle enters the festivities. Henry sees a line of young women, waiting for the men to bid. All are young except for the last lady in line, Miss Hadisham. Middle aged conservatively dressed widow, Emily Hadisham, owner of the only dress shop in town, stands in the mist of the town beauties. When no one bids for her, Henry can not allow her the humiliation; he immediately bid $50.00 for the pleasure of her company at dinner.
As a result, an adventure begin for Henry and Miss Hadisham. Come with them, as Miss Hadisham melts Henry's hard heart and his outlook on life. My romance novel review of Two Hearts One Stone follows.
CHARACTERS, PLOTTING, DEVELOPMENT:
Although a short novella of 62 pages, Josephine Blake included everything needed to entertain the reader. A light quick relaxing read, I enjoyed watching Henry and Miss Hadishams romance unfold. Novellas by their nature do not give the author time to develop the characters or plot as their parent, the novel. However, Blake did a good job of constructing her romance and bringing it to a successful conclusion.
With characters which were believable, plotting in line with the length of book, and a believable premise, I read Two Hearts, One Stone straight through. The pace of the story, consistent throughout the book, did not blog down or lag.
Finally, in concluding my romance novel review of Two Hearts One Stone, I found a light entertaining book. Perfect for an lazy afternoons reading entertainment; Two Hearts One Stone does not require in depth thought. Suitable for anyone from 13+ to adult, Two Hearts One Stone has a clean wholesome story line. It does not contain sex or undue violence.
TWO HEARTS ONE STONE RECOMMENDATION: STARS 4
I would not hesitate to buy this book for my self or a friend.
FINALLY, PLEASE NOTE:
Additionally, I purchased this book and chose to voluntarily review the book with an honest romance novel review. Lastly, book reviews of any novel are dependent on the book review author’s opinion. Consequently, all book reviews on-line and on my blog, are my opinions. In addition, the ARC did not affect my voluntary romance novel review.