Through the Fire, Elizabeth Johns
Through the Fire, Elizabeth Johns
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Through the Fire

Author: Elizabeth Johns

Narrator: Greg Patmore

Unabridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/26/2017

Synopsis

When two people have walked through fire, can love bring the healing and help they need?Spurned by love, Lady Margaux Winslow, daughter of the Marquess of Ashbury, has no use for the other eligible gentlemen of London. Despite her beauty, her sharp tongue soon earns her a reputation as a dragon. Convincing her parents to let her retreat to their Scottish estate, a home for abandoned young women, Margaux feels she can do something meaningful with her life. At their wits' end, her parents believe a few months in seclusion will teach her to appreciate her privileged existence, and accept the next gentleman of worth who offers for her. Margaux has no plans to yield. But neither she nor her parents bargain for the proximity of the gorgeous, blue-eyed Scotsman on the neighbouring estate.Gavin Craig, content with his life as a country doctor, is unexpectedly thrust into the world of aristocratic society after the accidental deaths of his brother and nephews. With all the duties his new title entails, and his adoption of three orphans, Gavin desperately needs a wife. She should preferably a lady, trained since birth to manage a noble house, servants and family. His former disdain for a marriage of convenience has been rapidly overcome by the colossal task of learning to run a large Scottish barony. One lovely candidate is right next door … except that she's inexplicably determined to be a spinster… 

About Elizabeth Johns

USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Johns was first an avid reader, though she was a reluctant convert. It was Jane Austen's clever wit and unique turn of phrase that hooked Johns when she was "forced" to read Pride and Prejudice for a school assignment. She began writing when she ran out of her favorite author's books and decided to try her hand at crafting a Regency romance novel. Her journey into publishing began with the release of Surrender the Past, book one of the Loring-Abbott series. Johns makes no pretensions to Austen's wit but hopes readers will perhaps laugh and find some enjoyment in her writing.

Johns attributes much of her inspiration to her mother, a retired English teacher. During their last summer together, Johns would sit on the porch swing and read her stories to her mother, who encouraged her to continue writing. Busy with multiple careers, including a professional job in the medical field, author and mother Johns squeezes in time for reading whenever possible.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Trissa on May 07, 2016

Loved it. Sweet, clean, great characters, interesting turn of events and well written. I'm not a stickler for small details. There was just enough dialog with "doona and lass" to remind you where they came from but it probably wasn't completely consistent. Whatev! His eyes crinkled when he smiled at......more

Goodreads review by The Flipped Page (Susan on September 04, 2018

Romance, clean; period; series, but stand alone read This was a good read for me. I enjoyed the characters, the villians were a bit over the top, but I loved Gavin's backstory, his passion for those in need, and his gradual fall for Margaux. Margaux was an interesting young woman. I think the gossip......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on November 05, 2018

Sadly, this book was not my cup of tea. I thought the premise sounded interesting and I usually love Regency romances, but I didn't enjoy the author's writing style. Much of the narrative dealt with minutiae and I didn't connect with the characters (which is my favorite part of reading). (I received......more

Goodreads review by Sydney on October 30, 2018

In Through the Fire, book one of the A Series of Elements series, author Elizabeth Johns has written an excellent, fun, and a little bit suspenseful historical Regency romance novel. This novel is about one of a group of triplets. Although it’s a little bit unbelievable that it takes so long to loca......more

Goodreads review by Toni on November 30, 2018

I have mixed feelings about this book. I couldn't get completely immersed in it, although it did get more interesting halfway. This is the beginning of a series, but the characters have appeared in previous books by the same author and already knew each other and had some history. Since this is the......more

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