


Learn more at I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. She lives with her family in West Virginia. Roseanna has a slew of historical novels available, ranging from biblical fiction to American-set romances to her new British series. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two children, editing and designing, and pretending her house will clean itself. White pens her novels beneath her Betsy Ross flag, with her Jane Austen action figure watching over her. To celebrate the release of The Reluctant Duchess, Roseanna is sharing a few of Rowena’s favorite things! Click here to enter the giveaway!

I loved both of these novels and eagerly await the release of Book 3, A Lady Unrivaled. While there are continuing themes from the first book, the story itself is independent of The Lost Heiress.

The Reluctant Duchess is the second book in the Ladies of the Manor series. I loved the intrigue and romance of The Reluctant Duchess and highly recommend this novel to historical fiction fans! Evoking imagery and emotion from the first word until the last, Roseanna White captivated me with Rowena and Brice’s journey. The Reluctant Duchess is an exceptional story! As I opened the beautiful cover, I was quickly swept away and immersed in the drama that unfolded. “Love is not just a thing, after all, it is an action too.” And when she learns that Brice is mixed up in some kind of questionable business with a stolen treasure, she ’fears she’s about to end up directly in the path of everything she was trying to avoid. Rowena wanted to escape the Highlands, but she’s reluctant to resort to marrying a notorious flirt just to gain his English home. But when the moody Earl of Lochabar tries to trap Brice into marrying Rowena, Brice finds he’s not as opposed to the idea as he expected to be. While Brice has never been one to shy away from manor-born ladies, the last thing he needs is the distraction of his neighbor, Lady Rowena, who finds herself in a desperate situation. But after a shocking attack, she’s willing to be forever an outcast if it means escaping Loch Morar and the men who have jeopardized her life.īrice Myerston, the Duke of Nottingham, has suddenly found himself in possession of a rare treasure his enemies are prepared to kill for. Lady Rowena Kinnaird may be the heiress to a Highland earldom, but she has never felt good enough-not for her father, not for the man she thought she’d marry, not for God.
