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Charity's Cross (Charles Towne Belles) (Volume 4)
by MaryLu Tyndall - It's been quite some time since I read the first three novels in the Charles Towne Belle Series, so it was with some surprise that I noticed Tyndall had written a fourth novel for the series. This one follows the story of the oldest of the Westcott sister, Charity. She had married the wealthy Lord Villemont and remained in England when the rest of her family moved to Charles Towne in the Americas. Unfortunately for Charity, her husband was cruel and abusive, and the story opens with Lord Villemont's shooting death and Charity's panicked flight from England as she realizes she will be accused of murder.
Charity manages to get to the Caribbean and there meets the enigmatic Elias Dutton, a pirate turned preacher. Elias is intrigued by this brave yet secretive woman, and rescues her from trouble over and over, even masquerading as her husband for awhile in order to secure her passage on a ship to Barbados as she seeks to escape her husband's brother, who is intent on returning her to England to stand trial.
Charity wrestles with guilt and fear, and believes she cannot trust any man. But she is learning that Elias is honorable and perhaps even trustworthy, and to her dismay she is developing feelings for him. She knows she can't stay with him and keep accepting his help and protection, and that he probably won't want anything to do with her if he discovers the truth about what she has done. Elias thinks he has found the pure and innocent woman he has been hoping for ever since his heart had been broken by a schemer a few years ago, but is unsure he can trust his own judgment. Especially when he finally discovers that Charity's secrets include a marriage, her pregnancy, and that she is a murderess.
Tyndall brings her signature interest in pirates and adventure stories to another set of larger than life characters in extraordinary circumstances, and even forges a connection between the Charles Towne Belle series characters and the King's Pirates series characters.
by MaryLu Tyndall - It's been quite some time since I read the first three novels in the Charles Towne Belle Series, so it was with some surprise that I noticed Tyndall had written a fourth novel for the series. This one follows the story of the oldest of the Westcott sister, Charity. She had married the wealthy Lord Villemont and remained in England when the rest of her family moved to Charles Towne in the Americas. Unfortunately for Charity, her husband was cruel and abusive, and the story opens with Lord Villemont's shooting death and Charity's panicked flight from England as she realizes she will be accused of murder.Charity manages to get to the Caribbean and there meets the enigmatic Elias Dutton, a pirate turned preacher. Elias is intrigued by this brave yet secretive woman, and rescues her from trouble over and over, even masquerading as her husband for awhile in order to secure her passage on a ship to Barbados as she seeks to escape her husband's brother, who is intent on returning her to England to stand trial.
Charity wrestles with guilt and fear, and believes she cannot trust any man. But she is learning that Elias is honorable and perhaps even trustworthy, and to her dismay she is developing feelings for him. She knows she can't stay with him and keep accepting his help and protection, and that he probably won't want anything to do with her if he discovers the truth about what she has done. Elias thinks he has found the pure and innocent woman he has been hoping for ever since his heart had been broken by a schemer a few years ago, but is unsure he can trust his own judgment. Especially when he finally discovers that Charity's secrets include a marriage, her pregnancy, and that she is a murderess.
Tyndall brings her signature interest in pirates and adventure stories to another set of larger than life characters in extraordinary circumstances, and even forges a connection between the Charles Towne Belle series characters and the King's Pirates series characters.
By the same author: Tears of the Sea, Elusive Hope, The Ransom, Forsaken Dreams, Veil of Pearls, Surrender the Dawn, Surrender the Night, Surrender the Heart, The Falcon and the Sparrow, Charles Towne Belle Series (The Red Siren, The Blue Enchantress, The Raven Saint), The Legacy of the King's Pirates series (The Redemption, The Reliance, The Restitution)
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