Full disclosure: I haven’t read the first two books in this series. This novel is good, but it didn’t blow me away like the author’s "The Captured Bride" did. It really felt like it needed a good editing job, lots of repeat words and phrases that kept jumping out at me, and the characters were a little too predictable, a little too perfect. I may have enjoyed it more if I’d started with the first book in the series. That said, it’s still worth reading for the trip back in time and place.

The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep is the third book in the Bow Street Runners trilogy. It's a great read full of action, adventure and romance. When Abby sets out on a cross-country journey to marry a man of high esteem. She never expects to have her life threaten by highway men. She hires Samuel Thatcher to get her to new future, not knowing the danger they will be in. Many surprises along the way. An exciting story with some interesting plot twists. I love Michelle's writing. She keeps you turning the pages to see what will happen next. A wonderful conclusion to this series. Looking forward to her next book.

I received this book from NetGalley and all opinions are my own.

When I think of a road trip novel, I think contemporary. But Michelle Griep busted all of those notions with this 19th c. English novel of a gruff horse patrol captain guarding a lady and a baby (neither of whom belong to him) from inn to inn across dangerous countryside.

Despite the fact that Captain Thatcher is escorting Miss Gilbert to the manor of her betrothed, as you'd expect, they grow to care for one another as they survive discomfort and peril.

All together an enjoyable read with a satisfying ending! I have not yet read the previous two books in the series, and this one can stand alone quite nicely.

This book kept me up late reading this past week, because the story line is excellent and the characters have depth.
If you are looking for a hero to admire and be enchanted with, Samuel is your man. I could feel the bullets whiz by, and feel the skull blows as he wrestled with outlaws. This book does not disappoint!

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The Innkeeper's Daughter still retains its place as my favorite book in this trilogy, but Samuel and Abigail's story is nice.

I felt really bad for Abigail while Samuel was a little bit more of a mystery to me. I mean, that's the point, but it kept me from connecting as much with him and his story. In fact, there was that bit about his sister that never got answered. I just realized that! It's not major to the story but would have been nice to know.

Probably my favorite aspect of this book was when Wenna talks to Abigail about finding assurance in God's love first and foremost before anyone else, otherwise she will never be fulfilled!! That is a truth that is sadly lacking in today's world and in our books, so THANK YOU, Michelle, for making it so clear!

The Noble Guardian is a great conclusion to this series. I loved this book! In this book, the reader meets Abigail. Abigail has been raised by her father and stepmother. Her stepmother dislikes her immensely. They have found someone who wants to marry her and send her to marry him. She is excited to start out on this journey and get away from her family. She quickly falls into danger and realizes maybe this is going to be harder than she thinks. Samuel is a lawman and he comes to Abigail’s aid. He agrees to help get her to her next stop and find someone who can help her to her betrothed. Samuel has his own problems with a gang who is after him. As more problems occur, Samuel ends up taking Abigail himself. Their journey is long and eventful. I highly recommend this book and promise you will not be disappointed! If you enjoy historical Christian fiction, this book is for you!
***I was given a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher. This is my honest opinion. Even though I received this copy free, this is my own opinion.

Romance, danger, and a handsome guardian thrown in to the mix. What a good story with like able characters except for a few. I enjoyed the story And really like this author

The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep is Christian Historical Fiction. It is always a pleasure to read a book full of Christian truths, principles and historical facts. Adventure, action, clean romance, and the historical details of Bow Street Runners, Medical care, arduous travel are all included in this exciting book. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about travel and law enforcement in that time period. It is always refreshing to read how the characters Christian Faith affected their lives. I have enjoyed each book in this series and hope to read more by Michelle Griep.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I appreciate the opportunity and thank the author and publisher for allowing me to read, enjoy and review this book.

“The Noble Guardian” by Michelle Griep is the conclusion to The Bow Street Runners trilogy. Abigail Gilbert is a young woman who has lived with her father, his second wife and her two daughters. She is unloved and used more like a servant than a daughter. She is delighted when she finds that a nobleman has asked for her hand in marriage and that her father agrees. She is to travel to her intendeds ancestral home with only her maid and a driver. When highwaymen attack her coach, these circumstances require her to travel alone except for the carriage driver, she enlists horse patrol captain Samuel Thatcher.

Captain Thatcher is close to retiring from the patrol. All he wants is to settle on his own property and raise horses. He reluctantly accepts the position because Abby offers him money from her intended if he will see her to his home. Along the way, we are entertained by the repartee between these two strong-willed people.

After she is delivered to her “beloved”, she finds that all is not so rosy after all. Her father has in fact “sold” her to this debauched man. Now her problem is to find a way out of this cursed mess she’s in. However, never underestimate Abigail Gilbert.

I enjoyed reading this novel and was glad that I was granted a download of this novel by NetGalley.com in return for my honest review.

An exciting conclusion to the Bow Street Runners series! This is one epic road trip in Regency era England when ruthless highwaymen lurked in the shadows waiting to attack helpless travelers. Enter the enigmatic Captain Samuel Thatcher, the strong silent type hero, hired to guard a determined young woman hoping for a bright future, and wait for it...a baby. They have quite an adventure before it is all over!

Plenty of action scenes and some suspense moved the story along between frequent stops on the way. Captain Thatcher epitomized the sacrificial, stoic warrior type lawman. He was awesome and flawed at the same time. Like a John Wayne or Gregory Peck type western hero, but in a Regency setting. Getting to know and understand the characters' backgrounds as the journey progressed added depth to the plot, and made me empathize with them. Both main characters seemed so lonely under it all and unloved, adding to their lapse in faith. A lot of pride and preconceived ideas based on their pasts seemed to make them mistrustful, and think they had to be totally independent. I liked how they both began to pray and seek God's help in their difficult situations. The romance began to pick up after that, with some awkward tension building up. I was anxious to see how it would all play out, and enjoyed the wrap up.

Readers who enjoy historical adventure type romances with some faith, would probably like this. This can be read as a stand alone, but I highly recommend reading the whole series! 4.5 stars

The Noble Guardian is a stirring conclusion to Michelle Griep’s Bow Street Runners Trilogy. I love the characters that she created - sweet but strong, Abigail Gilbert and stern but fiercely committed, Samuel Thatcher. Throw a baby in the midst and you have a sweet story that will keep you turning pages in order to take the journey across the heath with this trio. You won't be disappointed.

~ While this book was provided for free, I was under no obligation to provide a favorable review. The pleasure was mine. (2019)

To my surprise, it was better than I thought it would be. This is a christian regency romance.

Miss Abigail Gilbert is anxious to leave a miserable home to marry a baronet who asked for her hand. Captain Samuel Thatcher is an ex-war veteran who patrolled the roads for highwaymen. Circumstances force them to face the road and dangers to take the girl to her fiancé, while the captain has his hands full with a promise to a friend.

Adventures and slow romance follow.


The end was a bit dragged. The thing with the 'voices' /SPOILERS--->... and with that I mean the 'otherworldly voices' - I am still a bit mollified by it. I don't understand clearly such blatant expression of faith. I am more fan of the conscience type.<---SPOILERS/

The Good: I like that Abigail is not a delicate flower kind of heroine. She is able to take action despite her fears.

And Samuel is a believable tormented hero.

God, have mercy on that man’s soul . . . but even as he prayed it, Samuel knew it was too late for the black-hearted sinner— and that was a fate worse than death.
He staggered from the thought as he wiped off his knife. It was always like this, the heave of his stomach, the squeeze in his chest, every time a criminal died unrepentant, no matter how abominable their offenses.


In the other hand, I am a bit cynical about historical romances believing in real love. Until very recently, and with that I mean early 20th century, people were more practical. And in that time, as we can see in the Austen romance , the heroine ended married with the house and the title, and don't forget the connections. Well, some can say decency required but it was more public image. But for this literature be a more gullible is a must , I'd think :sigh and not-gasp: ;P

*Though is indicated as the third book of a serie, it can be read as stand-alone without problem.

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Donde Abigail se sentia la Cenicienta pero el príncipe no lo era tanto.

Abigail es una joven dama bastante ingenua que sale de un hogar hostil, con una madrastra y hermanastaras mala leche y un padre despreocupado para casarse con un baronet que pidio su mano despues de verla en un baile. Todas sus esperanzas estan puestas en este hombre buen mozo, rubio y con titulo, que la espera para casarse. Pero en su casa no le ponen guardia para el viaje, y tan solo con una sirviente por compañia para una dama sola , empiezan dificultades en el camino.

Mientras tanto, Samuel Thatcher es un exvterano de guerra, cinico y harto de matar gente y de vivir siempre en peligro, esta juntando dinero para comprarse un terrenito y retirarse con su fiel yegua. Y se encuentra con esta damisela en apuros, que lo termina contratando para que la lleve con su prometido. ]]Bueno, hay asaltantes, tormentas, accidentes, un bebe que necesita ayuda, y la vista de esta epoca bastante brutal a su manera y donde todo no era bailes de salon .

Abby va a tener que decidirse que es mas importante, y entre su idea ideal de romance y lo que va viviendo dia a dia.
Nunca habia leido a esta autora, ni esta serie. No tuve problemas para leer este a pesar de que es el tercero de esta serie de hombres de la ley de fines de 1800 que patrullaban los camiones de asaltantes de carruajes y viajeros que se movilizaban en Inglaterra durante su periodo de regencia.

Aparece indicado como un romance cristiano, pero encuentro que no es exasperante y el nivel de religiosidad es congruente con la epoca .

Es una buena historia. pero sin mayores sorpresas


Romance? Si.
Sexo? No
Animales? caballos.
Niños? Una nena de pocos meses.

Captivating Read
An incredibly sweet read that flows without the lingering of suspense just straight and to the point making this another enjoyable read by this author.

Book Title: The Noble Guardian (The Bow Street Runners #3)
Author: Michelle Grip
Pub Date: June 1, 2019

***ARC was provided to me by Net Galley and the Publisher for a fair and honest review***

Overall rating: 3/5 A clean Christian romance novel that is the conclusion to the trilogy.

Heroine (Abigail Gilbert): 2/5 Abby is a very naive daughter of a well off family that is trying to better their station in life by marrying into the gentry. Stubborn and strong willed when she really has no right to be given that she spent her whole childhood being berated by her family.

Hero (Samuel Thatcher): 3/5 Samuel is getting ready to step out of his role as a Bow Street runner and settle down and buy a farm. He is dark and brooding and tries very hard to maintain that character even when happy for some reason.

Plot: 3/5 Abby sets out to meet her soon to be husband Sir Jonathan with only a coachman and her maid to protect her. When they get to a particularly dangerous part of their journey they try to hire a guard but none is available. They are attacked by highwaymen and Samuel happens to be patrolling that area and saves the women but kills a notorious highwayman’s brother. Samuel needs to travel north for a bit and Abby needs a guard (now that even her made has abandoned her) so they set off together. Abby learns much about Samuel and when pressed she can’t even decide on a hair color for Sir Jonathan. Will she choose the easy life of the gentry or perhaps stay with her noble guardian?

Personal Review: If I had known it was a Christian romance novel I probably wouldn’t have read it. I have no problem with religion, I taught Sunday School for eight years, but it’s not a concept I particularly enjoy when reading a romance book so I wish it was mentioned somewhere in the summary from the publisher. This pair think about and talk to God on a page by page basis that I find off putting but if Christian romance is your genre then give this book a go.

Abby tries on multiple occasions to draw Samuel into conversion but the pair don’t really work for me. Samuel is too broody for me and I’m surprised Abby falls for him. Her other choice was not the greatest guy so I would choose Samuel over Sir Jonathan too, but she falls for Samuel before they arrive.

The maid leaving her charge and heading home, what is she planning on telling the family? The family didn’t particularly love Abby but they needed her marriage to be successful and now is traveling alone. I don’t see the maid getting welcomed back into the house staff.

*thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for this free copy in exchange for an honest review*

Michelle Griep has done it again! I enjoyed the Bow Street Runners book before this one, and Noble Guardian was just as good.

I like Griep’s writing style. I will be looking for more work from her!

"The Noble Guardian" is the third and final installment of Griep's Bow Street Runners trilogy, and my personal favorite of the three. They are all good; other than the Runners being friends, the books are dissimilar. In this novel we have Runner Captain Samuel Thatcher, who is hired to guard Abigail Gilbert on a long and perilous journey to meet her betrothed.

Much happens in this book. There are highwaymen, a sad reality of the time, murder and illness. Plus, Samuel is tasked with delivering an adorable baby girl to her aunt. There is a sweet inspirational message concerning Baby Emma near the end of the novel. The love between Abby and Samuel develops slowly and is believable. Thankfully, there is no insta-love here! Both had terrible childhoods and reacted differently. If I had Samuel's experiences, I'd be a pessimist too. Sir Jonathan Amberley is incredibly unlikable.

As always, Griep's writing is superb. She has a wonderful understanding of the Regency time period, and her well-developed characters act appropriately. There are some who don't get their just desserts, although that's the way it goes sometimes.

I am always amazed at the way Michelle Griep can completely sweep me up in a story and make me feel as if I’ve actually been in the setting she’s chosen as the backdrop to her story. Her characters have such depth to them. From the very first page, I felt Abigail’s emotion of wanting to find true love and acceptance into a family, and felt the sting of rejection from her own parents. Samuel Thatcher is the almost-ideal hero throughout this story. “Noble” is certainly the word that describes him, and he proves time and again that he’s a person Abigail can completely trust. He’s a man of faith, and he has to draw strength from that as he faces a threat that can come at him silently from almost any direction. As Abigail also faces uncertainty and adversity all throughout this story, she finds that the “true love” and acceptance she’s really needing can only come from God.

This is a well-researched book and the author incorporates those details to give this story an authentic feel. Michelle Griep is master at writing Regency mystery/ suspense. This is a clean story and there’s no foul language or inappropriate scenes to mar the reading. I have loved this “Bow Street Runner” series. Even if you haven’t read the other books in this series, you can enjoy this one on its own. can’t wait to see where the author takes us in her next series.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep is a wonderful look into the world of the Bow Street Runners in London during the Regency era. I really hadn't heard of this historical element until I started reading Griep's novels. The Noble Guardian is a fast-pace novel with plenty of moments of heroics and a growing fascination with what might happen for the heroine versus what she believes will be her future when she meets her future husband. There was enough tension to keep this suspense-loving reader interested, but enough romance and down moments to round out the characters. The romance was predictable, but I enjoyed watching Samuel and Abigail find their true love and their happily-ever-after. Overall, The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep is a unique, yet thrilling conclusion to the Bow Street Runners. The characters have a fascinating journey to complete, physically and emotionally. Fans of Sarah E. Ladd and Dawn Crandall might want to pick up this series.

I received a complimentary copy of The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep from Barbour Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Super conclusion to the Bow Street Runners series! The hero is, indeed, very noble but plagued by memories from his early life. The heroine, browbeaten by her very unkind stepmother for many years, is looking for love and someone to cherish her. She is engaged to a baronet and headed to his home for the marriage. As the story unfolds, I was drawn to both Samuel and Abby. Near the end, I was able to forecast the conclusion—but it didn’t spoil the story for me. FIVE STARS!!

The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep is another hit story of history, intrigue and romance.
Captain Samuel Thatcher is busy chasing the highway men and keeping the roadways safe for travelers when he meets up with strong willed Abigail Gilbert. He tries to encourage her to go back home but she is determined to travel on. She is traveling across the country to marry a baronet she has only met once. Her maid abandons her yet she is determined to travel on alone. Samuel eventually becomes her hired guardian but with the thieves out for revenge will they survive to end of her journey?
I loved this book! Another hit for sure! Samuel is a wonderful hero who speaks to the heart of readers. Abby is a feisty woman who definitely has a mind of her own. There is plenty of danger, action, twists and turns and romance in this story to keep the reader turning pages. You never know what will happen next and this continues to the last page when all the loose ends are tied up in a beautiful bow. Michelle Griep’s unique style of bringing history to life always amazes me and keep me up late reading more. I give this book 5 of 5 stars. This is one you do not want to miss.
I received an advance copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.