I loved this book a lot more than the first. I have a interest in chorea and I came to like Blanche as she has such a love for her children.

A brilliant read and one I really enjoyed. The characters are loveable and varied, the plot is one that is engaging and medium paced. I found myself completely drawn into the story and enjoyed the writing style.

This was the second in this series and I enjoyed it as much as the first one. The story continues on and you really have to read them in order to pick up the story. A brilliant book and I’m looking forward to reading the next one. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Captain Tom Strong has lost his wife and with no heirs his father-in-law tells him he will be keeping the shipping company in the family and giving power over to his nephew this is something Tom didn’t see coming he thought they were partners and with his cousin Nelson‘s recent arrival in Boston telling him that no one is worried about the murder that Tom ran from he decides to go back home to Bristol. Horacia couldn’t be more excited, she has loved Tom since she was 12 years old and now that she is arriving at 30 it’s still on married her sites are set on the captain over at Summer Parade Blanch is morning the loss of her daughter Ann and cannot snap out of it but after a chance meeting with her old friend Edith who smells horrible but still seems to be happy despite as she tells Blanche she has lost four children to the dreaded plague sweeping London not to mention Conrad is also very worried about his wife Blanch and her mental state but soon he find something that will not only help his wife but will also help the town and there is the new drainage system for the sewage Dr. bud needs investors Blanche meets the challenge head on but unfortunately sound does Horachia. After Tom goes to see Edith and find out Blanche just left he gets a taxi and follows her and when she gets out at the little cabin rented so their children could have a place to stay and he sees her the temptation strong Blanche loves God respects her husband and ultimately does the right thing she has never felt for anyone the way she does for Tom but takes her vows seriously not just for the sake of God but for her children as well. When Tom gets arrested for the murder of Sally’s killer Horachia comes to his rescue but when she finds out her father wants to leave his inheritance to her if only she had a husband and/or a male Air her sites are set on Tom this is book 2 in the strong family Sagal OMG if it doesn’t just get better and better I can’t wait to read the three although it is bittersweet as I am totally enjoyed this trilogy I knew Horachia would prove to be as devious as she is proving to be and although Tom sees glimpses of it she catches him at the right time and may just make him her husband after all. Lindsay Lane has done a phenomenal job with these books and although I wish it could go on and on I know too much of a good thing is still too much I love these books and highly recommend them I received this book from NetGalley and Boldwood books but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

The Sugar Merchants Wife by Lizzie Strong

In the face of changing fortunes, the Strong family must unite to keep their wealth and status…or risk losing it all.As Cholera sweeps through the streets of Bristol, no one is immune. Blanche and her husband Conrad Heinkel, sugar merchant and master sugar baker, are devastated when their seven-year-old daughter Anne, is taken by the deadly disease.
Lost in her own immense grief, her childhood sweetheart Tom Strong, is the only man who can heal Blanche’s terrible hurt and reignite the passion for life and love that has died within her.
The 2nd in the series and we follow Blanche in the next chapter of her life.
What I didn't realise are these books had been previously published under different titles and obviously if you are a fan of this authors books you may have previously purchased under the original title.

Great trilogy which you do need to read from book 1 they are not standalone. I like Lizzie Lanes books great storyteller

Firstly thank you Netgalley for this Arc

Another brilliant family saga in this series can’t wait to read more by this brilliant author

Another good but long read by Lizzie Lane and the second in the series of the Strong family.

This is a bit of a heartbreaking read with plenty of drama. Cholera sweeps through Bristol and takes the life Blanche and Conrad's daughter Anne. And the only person to console her is Tom Strong. So what will happen?

Their is a bit of family drama, power and control over the fortunes of the family and it is a very dramatic. But their is also a bit of romance thrown in. It is a good read and kept me interested as there was always something happening but again I did find it a bit long and drawn out.

A good read and one more in the series to read so looking forward to seeing what happens next.

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

You get everything with this book, drama, romance, family feuds and a bit of murder thrown in for good measure.
The Strong family is headed by Emmanuel who oversees the empire, as he reaches his declining years it is assumed the eldest Nelson will inherit! Others have their sights set on the prize and will stop at nothing to get it, much like their father did in the first of this trilogy.
Sir Walter Scott comes to mind “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we first practice to deceive”
Full of strong characters, and not so. The biggest problem that becomes them all regardless of wealth or standing is an outbreak of cholera which claims many lives.
Now I look forward to reading the 3rd in the trilogy “Secrets of the past”