The Soldier

Windham, Book 2

By: Grace Burrowes

Narrated by: James Langton

His idyllic estate is falling down from neglect, and nightmares of war give him no rest. Then Devlin St. Just meets his new neighbor....

With her confident manner hiding a devastating secret, his lovely neighbor commands all of his attention, and protecting Emmaline becomes Devlin's most urgent mission.

Contains mature themes.

©2011 Grace Burrowes (P)2016 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Burrowes continues her winning streak with a delicious, sensual historical romance capturing the spirit of the time." ( Booklist)

Just so-so

This should have been wrapped up in about 4 less chapters. At the end I wanted to yell at the heroine - come on already! One of the male character’s voices is really irritating. I thought he was 90 but was actually 30

Communication Breakdown?

Let me be clear that I have really liked all of Grace Burrowes’ books. The Soldier has a nice storyline but the last half of this book was annoying as relates to the two main characters. Their total lack of understanding with one another was too hard to believe...and they kept sleeping with each other then giving grand farewells for no real reason. I enjoyed The Heir and The Virtuoso but The Soldier was hard to finish.

Can I throat-punch Emmaline? Sheesh!

Emmy is a petulant, whiny tease. I’ll never understand the concept that lack of communication/miscommunication/keeping secrets is preferable to confiding in a lover despite the drama/trauma it creates. It irritates me so much when a character causes so much needless drama and then whines and cries about it incessantly. The whole premise is just a tempest in a teacup. I was really looking forward to this one because Devlin St. Just was so broken and in need of love—but I was sorely disappointed. The story was a sweet one, I’ll give it that, and the men were swoon-worthy for sure. But it was just so boring as Emmy just made up such unnecessary crises for 11 hours. Talk about a mountain out of a molehill. There was no real problem that needed resolution—other than the fact that Emmy was such a childish, dramatic twerp. I would be hard pressed to say who acted more like a 6 year old, Emmy or Winnie. While I have enjoyed Grace Burrow’s excellent writing and lively characters, I have to say that after the first two books in this series, while not bad, they’re pretty much the same. For that reason, I’ve given this one only three stars. It’s not bad, per se, but it is quite lackluster.

Loved this book!

The writer captures the internal conflict of love and keeps you on edge until the end. Great Book.

The Soldier

The story was great! , performance perfect, characters endearing, especially Winny. I could not stop listening.