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In the Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson – Review, Excerpt & Giveaway

December 24, 2018 by Suzie Waltner 1 Comment

 

In the Shadow of Croft Towers

In the Shadow of Croft Towers

Book: In the Shadow of Croft Towers
Author: Abigail Wilson
Genre: Historical fiction, romantic suspense

Release Date: January 15, 2019

From debut author Abigail Wilson comes a mysterious Regency tale of secrets and spies, love and treachery.
Orphaned Sybil Delafield jumps at the opportunity for a position at the mysterious Croft Towers. She believes she was hired to act as companion to a dying woman, but a highway robbery and a hostile welcome from the Chalcroft family cause her to wonder if she was actually hired to help someone spy for France.
An unsolved murder adds intrigue to this already secretive family, and Sybil recognizes Mrs. Chalcroft’s handsome grandson as one of the infamous highwaymen who robbed her. Sybil must determine if this man’s charming smile and earnest eyes speak the truth or if he is simply using her like others in the house. Everyone seems to have something to hide, and Sybil must decide who to trust while also coming to terms with the truth about her own past.

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In My Opinion

There’s a new voice in Regency fiction you don’t want to miss. With her debut, Abigail Wilson brings readers a story of treason, intrigue, secrets, and more.

Sybil Delacourt wants nothing more than to discover who her parents were. When an offer of employment brings her to the country estate of Croft Towers, she finds secrets abound.

From the first chapter, Wilson engaged me and kept me reading with her curious cast of characters and gorgeous setting that sometimes leans towards Gothic.

 While Sybil’s upbringing may make her a bit sheltered and naïve, her S to find a place to belong and her heart for the residents of Croft Towers make her a character I cheered for. And let’s talk about the romantic tension. First of all, two suitors but it’s with one of them Wilson writes such palpable attraction that readers can guess Sybil’s feelings before she puts thoughts to them.

This is a clean read with almost no spiritual content, but you won’t regret the time you spend with these characters. I am looking forward to what we will get next from Wilson.

 
My Rating:

Disclosure statement:
I receive complimentary books from publishers, publicists, and/or authors, including NetGalley. I am not required to write positive reviews. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

About the Author

Abigail Wilson
Abigail Wilson combines her passion for Regency England with intrigue and adventure to pen historical mysteries with a heart. A Registered Nurse, chai tea addict, and mother of two crazy kids, Abigail fills her spare time hiking the National Parks, attending her daughter’s gymnastic meets, and curling up with a great book. In 2017, Abigail won WisRWA’s Fab Five contest and ACFW’s First Impressions contest as well as placing as a finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and currently lives in Dripping Springs, Texas, with her husband and children. Connect with Abigail at www.acwilsonbooks.com

 

 

Excerpt from the Book

1813
THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE

I often wonder what my life would have been like if I had never learned the truth. I wouldn’t have set off as I did for Croft Towers. I never would have met him.

It’s strange what I remember about the day I left London. The mail coach was late; the weather wretched. The clock had struck midnight long before two strangers and I ducked beneath the postmaster’s outstretched umbrella to board the Royal Mail and rumble across the North Downs.

That difficult journey east marked the beginning of an unseasonably cold autumn. Frigid rain pelted the coach windows. The undercarriage squealed beneath the seats as a metallic scent wound its way between the drafty boards. I gripped the windowsill, wondering if the coachman intended to hit every bump in the road.

“Far to go, miss?”

The woman’s voice startled me. Dressed head to toe in red satin, she’d endured the last few darkened hours with a handful of smelling salts and a tongue hot for complaints, but she hadn’t spoken to me until now. Not until the first hint of rain-soaked daylight peeked over the horizon.

I lowered my gaze and fiddled with my bonnet ribbons. “Yes, ma’am . . . well, not too much farther, I hope.”
Taken from “In the Shadow of Croft Towers” by Abigail Wilson. Copyright © 2018 by Abigail Wilson. Used by permission of http://www.thomasnelson.com/.

 

Giveaway

In the Shadow of Croft Towers

To celebrate her tour, Abigail is giving away a grand prize of one finished copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/d777/in-the-shadow-of-croft-towers-celebration-tour-giveaway

 

 

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Comments

  1. Arletta says

    December 25, 2018 at 9:16 PM

    Ooooo, love the intrigue. I’m a fan of anything Regency/Victorian/Austenisque so this book is being added to my tbr list. Thanks for the review and introducing me to Abigail.

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