Forlorn Hope

The Branwell Chronicles, Book 3

By: Judith Hale Everett

Narrated by: Clare Wille

"A superbly crafted, engagingly entertaining, and memorable work of historical romance." (Midwest Book Review)

Given the chance to free her from a loveless marriage, will his honor be stronger than his love?

Only after his regiment is recalled to the Continent to fight the horrific battle of Waterloo does Captain Geoffrey Mantell at last see the truth: that Miss Emily Chandry, the unfortunate daughter of the miser next door, is more than his childhood playfellow. He comes back to England after the war to claim her hand, but he is too late—Emily is lost to him, the wife of a stranger who does not seem to care for more than her social connections.

Reeling from this turn of events, Geoffrey must try to move on. But Emily's situation will continue to haunt him until a mystery surrounding her late father opens up opportunities to change her fate, and he can only hope that his love for her will not drive him to go too far.

©2022 Judith Hale Everett (P)2022 Judith Hale Everett

Critic reviews

“A superbly crafted, engagingly entertaining, and memorable work of historical romance." (Midwest Book Review)

The narrator is amazing. I've listened to this three times. This is a well-crafted Regency Romance.

Judith did an excellent job at crafting a story that is believable, emotionally insightful, and with some very memorable characters. This is on my short list of rereadable books.

Too Tense for Audio. Had to stop and read Print.

Too Tense for Audio. Had to stop and read Print. It was very interesting, but I became very uncomfortable listening to it, because I it made me feel too tense. I had to start reading the e-book chapters and skipping audio chapters because I read so much faster than listen, in order to tolerate the tension of the plot. I finally gave up listening to the audio and just read the print. Perhaps after some time passes, now that I know how the whole story progresses, I will choose to entirely listen to the audible version. As you can see by this review, I am not at all fond of suspense. I continually worried about the Heroine, I did not find the Hero's rescue efforts strong enoug, and I especially hated the Hero's continual seach for a different woman to marry. Expecting a HAE was not enough for me. I wanted better circumatances throughout the novel.