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What’s in a Name?: Residents of Ashwick Hall Book 1
£3.80
Miss Emma Wynn has spent the last year at Ashwick Hall under the protection of Lady Westcliffe. Her uncle and brother think her dead and must continue to do so until she attains her majority. She must prove she is a fit guardian to re-establish herself and protect her brother. When permitted to visit her friend, Lady Eagleton, she is drawn to the reclusive Mr Carne. She suspects, however, that some scandal is attached to him, and she cannot afford to be tainted by association.
Falsely accused of a heinous act, Mr Oliver Carne returns from India a broken man, his name besmirched and his career in ruins. He retreats to the estate his uncle left him in Cornwall, refusing all visitors. But when his neighbour, The Marquess of Eagleton, lures him from his self-imposed isolation, he meets Miss Emma Wynn and begins to realise he might have even more to lose if he doesn’t reclaim his honour.
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Additional information
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| File size | 1390 KB |
| Simultaneous device usage | Unlimited |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 290 pages |
| Page numbers source ISBN | B0CL21DD6K |
by Kat Gardener
Jenny Hambly’s writing abilities grow with each new series and this latest series opener is no exception – I look forward to more stories from Ashwick Hall and the occasional catch up on the lives of characters from her earlier novels. Mostly well edited but a couple of small proof reading niggles so it lost a star because my inner editor gets jerked out of the story when this happens
by R. Hodgkinson
A most enjoyable story with plenty of twists and turns that are less unbelievable than those of some authors in this genre. Oliver becomes distanced from his brother and father and I think something more could have been made of their reconciliation. I was fully expecting the the obnoxious brother to arrange for Oliver’s murder; but no, they become reconciled!
Emma, or Winifred as we learn, is delightful.
Editing was pretty good. Jenny Hambly has fallen into the trap common of many authors in the genre of using the word Sibling, which came from America and didn’t come to the UK until after 1900.
by Michael Wild
This is not the standard regency romance plot, and I enjoyed the differences, but there was something lacking. I didn’t feel it.
by Helen Conway
I have long been a fan of Jenny Hambly’s novels and I think this is her best book yet so I’m delighted to see that it’s just the first in what promises to be a very rich series of stories. She sets the scene well, conveying a real sense of Regency England. You cannot help but like Emma Wynne and Oliver Carne, two people who have really gone through some tough times and still have a lot at stake before they can even think about the happy ever after they both deserve. The suspense is reall well done and I had to keep reading until late into the night to find out what happened. Can’t wait for the next book in the series.
by Carole Ann Mortimer
Just thoroughly enjoyed this book. Love the ideas of social justice it presents and would really like to know the story of Lady Westcliffe.
by Kindle Customer
This book is the first in a new series that promises to be as good as the authors previous ones. Whist past events are referred to, this is a stand alone story. Highly recommended, I look forward to the next story in the series.
by The Gypsy
I love meeting old friends in new scenarios. It maintains a nice link between much loved books and makes one want to re-read their stories.
Jenny Hambly writes such sweet stories with memorable characters and moments. I have read all her books at least two times ????
Look forward to the next book in the series.
by Linda
I lost interest probably about halfway through. Good reading for bed though as I could read a bit and put it down.