Product Details
- Title: The Valet's Secret
- Author: Josi S. Kilpack
- Publisher : Shadow Mountain (March 8, 2022)
- Genre: Regency Romance
- Language : English
- Paperback : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1629729892
***I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own***
Book Summary
York, England, 1819
As a once happily married woman, Rebecca Parker had a good life, but now widowed, working for a living, and her only child grown, she feels invisible, tired, and lonely. That is until the day a valet speeding by on a horse nearly runs her off the road. Mr. Malcolm Henry is apologetic, gentle, and handsome. She’s instantly drawn to him, which is why, rather than stopping him from kissing her, she kisses him back, reigniting a nearly forgotten passion. But love at first sight only happens in fairy tales―never to an ordinary woman like her.
She sees Mr. Henry again and feels the possibilities growing until, while working in the kitchens during a dinner party, she sees the valet she kissed sitting at the right hand of the baroness. Mr. Henry is not the earl’s valet; he is the heir to the earldom―Kenneth Winterton.
Heartbroken, angry, and betrayed, Rebecca does not trust Lord Winterton and refuses to accept his apology. But when Lord Winterton proves he is as kind and gentle as “Mr. Henry” was, she finds herself willing to give him a second chance. But will he take a chance on her? He needs a wife to help him in his place in society, and nothing about Rebecca s life does that . . . except how he feels when she is with him.
Trust, love, loneliness, and passion collide in this story about a man who will risk it all to fight for the woman he loves and a woman who does not believe in fairy tales―until she finds herself living in one.
My Review
Both Rebecca Parker and Kenneth Winterton have loved before, had children, and now are single again. Their life situations couldn't be any more different in that they come from different class structures. They meet in an unexpected way but lies get in the way. Rebecca thinks he's a valet and within her reach. The chemistry between them is evident from the beginning. Every encounter between Rebecca and Kenneth only brings them closer together. Everything looks wonderful but Kenneth knows he needs to tell Rebecca the truth but fate beats him to it. I don't blame Rebecca for being angry about Kenneth's deception.
This story really was like a fairy-tale in that you were hoping a Fairy-Godmother would come to Rebecca's rescue and give her a happy ending. Let me say, that in a way one does come to help her. I also felt bad for Kenneth at the pressure he was under to marry quickly any of the women that had been presented to him. Being a future Earl had not been in the plans and Kenneth struggled with conforming to his Uncle's expectations.
There is a lot of angst and turmoil in this story. There are wonderful supporting characters that add to the vitality and color of this story. Overall, I loved this novel and how things ended. This was one of those books I couldn't put down and was so sad when I finished reading it. I wanted more and wished an epilogue had been included. If you are looking for a different type of Regency novel then The Valet's Secret is waiting for you to open its pages.
Meet Author Josi S. Kilpack
Josi S. Kilpack has written more than thirty novels, a cookbook, and several novellas. She is a four-time Whitney award winner, including Best Novel 2015 for "Lord Fenton's Folly, and has been a Utah Best of State winner for Fiction. Josi loves to bake, sleep, eat, read, travel, and watch TV--none of which she gets to do as much as she would like. She writes contemporary fiction under the pen name Jessica Pack.
Josi has four children and lives in Northern Utah. For more information about Josi, you can visit her website at www.josiskilpack.com or her blog at www.josikilpack.blogspot.com
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