The Courtesan’s Daughter

This was an enjoyable, pretty well written, engaging book. Maude was an intelligent character and she and Henry has a lovely relationship as it developed. Full review to come!

I really liked Maude. I felt sorry for the way she was treated by her family. Henry was a breath of fresh air, but a wee bit slow in understanding what Maude needed to hear. The characters in this story were all interesting and well developed. Kept my attention until the last sentence.. I hated the ending.

This book surprised me in a good way! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Maude, Henry and Eualalie....along with the other characters in this book. The author was able to paint such a vivid picture of the backdrop of Barbados along with the descriptions of the characters. I was easily able to envision this book and all within it.

Maude's tenacity to keep moving forward in life even after she has been punished and ostracized in many ways from conventional social circles and beaten down by her family, was inspiring.
Her mother's past continues to follow her, and yet she knows in her heart that she can be free from it.

Henry is the kind of hero that we all know and love in fictional stories. He is tall, dark, handsome and he
has a few secrets up his sleeve.

The connection between Henry and Maude is palpable. It was so enjoyable to experience Henry's pursuit of
Maude even as others close to him try to discourage suchan unconventional and unseemly match.

Read this book! If you love a good romance, this book is worth your time!

I had a hard time putting this book down. I was sad when it ended, but I cannot wait for the continuation of
Maude's story!

Thank you to NetGalley and Wild Rose Press for sending me an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

The Courtesan’s Daughter. Ladies, I absolutely loved reading this dramatic novel. I had so much fun that I “did not” want it to end. How can you have so much fun with a romance book if there are no steamy scenes in it you ask? Well, there’s an easy answer for that. It has a talented writer who writes a darn good book, and “oh man”, this story is one of them.
This writer is new to me, but I have to say, I love her writing style in this book. The story flowed easily from page to page. The writer caught my attention with an intriguing plot. Then she followed up with some intense drama. I almost thought that I was reading the script from “Dallas”.
I must say the entertainment and the talent in this book is well worth the read. I was not disappointed. Chapter after chapter I was pleasantly satisfied to the end. The dramatics was like reading Dynasty versus watching it. Whew!
There are a few characters in here that had me wishing someone would give them just one good punch. Oh my gosh! I loved the dialogue among the characters. It’s like the characters where in sink with one another. It was like a casual conversation among them.
Yes sure there were some intense conversations, but there were some talks that had me, the reader enjoying the intimate comrade among people that have known one another for years. The writers words in the book are the music notes, and my reading was the music to my ears. Let’s talk about the families and the loving couple that’s trapped in the middle of all this. First Henry and Maude are the main romantic couple. There love starts early, but there are a number of things that arise before their happiness is addressed.
With a family like this who needs enemies. This was a, Gone With the Wind novel. Gosh, I love this book. Ladies, Eulial is a trip. She is straight up psychotic.
Forget Glen Close. Her scene at the ball had me dropping my jaw and laughing out loud. She is 100% cray, cray, ok?! Talk about a person being overly dramatic. The writer did an awesome job writing her character.
She reminded me of a few soap opera queens. If I was Maude, I probably would have dug a grave for that child months ago. Her parents would be none the wiser. The restraint that Maude holds herself to is a gift that so few people have. Felton I believe is a evil, wicked man inside and out.
Henry should have punched him when Felton came to visit him. Poor Thomas, “the fool”. What was he thinking? On the flip side, I say bravo Thomas! Today a boy becomes a man to his parents.
Priscilla better run while she still has the legs to carry her off the island. Felton is an evil man. Albina and Bess are even more mean. Again, I say with a family like that, who needs enemies?God that woman, Bess, I was really hoping that she would croak somewhere.
She really needs to mind her own business Miss know it all. Fanny, even in death, she remains the Queen puppeteer who pulls the strings to all who has crossed her path. This book has it all, romantic interludes that are sweet and heartwarming. There’s backstabbing. Family secrets taken to the grave, then dug up.
Chewed up. Spit back into the grave and then set on fire. We have long lost friends and new old friendships finding piece. Oh! Let’s not forget the beginning signs of a pyromaniac that lurks under everyone’s nose.
Gosh, did I say that I loved this book? The story has people of the ton being slapped. Young, spoiled rich girls taking down men of the ton with claws and kicks everywhere. There are thieves and supposed thieves, fighting for what is rightfully theirs. Rounding out all of this, the book has scandals and blackmail.
Until next time my fellow readers... read on!