About the Book
Book: The Sugar Baron’s Ring
Author: Lorri Dudley
Genre: Christian Historical Romance
Release Date: June 23, 2020
A ring is her only tie to a distant homeland, until a marooned Englishman anchors her heart.
Hannah Rose Barrington is the island misfit. Orphaned at a young age, Hannah struggles to provide for her future, while her guardian, a weak-hearted island drunk, bleeds Hannah of her father’s inheritance. Caught between the classes of elite planters and white beggars, Hannah yearns to find a place to belong.
University life has never been Bradlee Granville’s forte. His only hope to graduate is to impress his professors by documenting his travels. After claiming unforeseeable circumstances, he delays his final exams and sets out early on his Grand Tour. However, when his ship wrecks off the coast of the Leeward Islands, Bradlee is left without means to return to England, a mounting deadline, and ruined journals.
When Hannah rescues passengers from a ship breaking apart in the bay, she’s unexpectedly drawn to the witty charm of one of the men. Helping him settle into island life will be a pleasure. However, as creditors, like sharks, begin to circle and her guardian’s desperation becomes life threatening, Hannah finds herself in need of rescue. Will Bradlee look past her pitiful situation to see who she truly is—the sugar baron’s daughter?
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In My Opinion
Lorri Dudley gifts readers with another enchanting and engaging story that takes us to the Leeward Islands and into England. In The Sugar Baron’s Ring, Dudley once again proves she’s an author not to miss in the Regency romance genre.
If anyone might become embittered by their circumstances, it’s Hannah. But she’s doesn’t let her circumstances and disappointments crush her. Hannah is courageous and strong while, at the same time, vulnerable and naïve. And you just can’t help but like her for it.
Is it anyone Bradlee admires her? And that admiration grows as they spend time together. These two make each other stronger when they’re together.
In addition to the multi-dimensional characters, Dudley adds some intrigue and adventure to her stories that make them hard to put down. While The Sugar Baron’s Ring is my favorite of the series, each of the books is wonderful in it’s own right (and, even better, they each stand alone since the connection between them is the setting).
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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
Lorri Dudley has been a finalist in numerous writing contests and has a master’s degree in Psychology. She lives in Ashland, Massachusetts with her husband and three teenage sons, where writing romance allows her an escape from her testosterone filled household. Find her online at www.lorridudley.com.
More from Lorri
The Sugar Baron’s Ring is the third book in the Leeward Island series. My heroine is caught between social classes as the daughter of a sugar baron and an impoverished white beggar since her guardian sold her inheritance to pay his debts. To generate the feeling of being a misfit, I delved back to those awkward years of middle and high school, where we often struggle to discover where we belong. Before my senior year, my family and I moved to New England for a job change. I’d had a great group of friends at my old school, but at my new school, I was a stranger—an outsider—trying to find acceptance, much like Hannah.
Bradlee, the hero, on the other hand, was fashioned in a completely different manner. At my house, the slang terms “bruh” and “noob” are tossed around by my three boys, along with constant fraternal teasing. A lot of their sarcastic wit and camaraderie are portrayed through Bradlee and his grand tour companion, Colin. Their light-hearted banter depicts the tight bonds of a deep relationship where faults may be mocked, but offenses are overlooked, and if ever in trouble, they have each other’s backs. Hannah is drawn to Bradlee, craving a similar connection but loses her heart to him in the process.
The first opening scene came about because my family loves Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. After binge-watching practically every episode, I knew my hero and heroine would meet under the duress of a shiny, steel-gray fin plowing through the water. (Queue the Jaws theme song.) However, our resourceful heroine contains the strength to rescue the hero as opposed to the other way around.
All these things, being a misfit, teasing, and shark attacks, playout in a grander scheme to show how God never leaves us nor forsakes us. He’s laying out the pieces of our happily-ever-after while developing our character and purpose. The Sugar Baron’s Ring demonstrates how God’s light shines bright even in the darkness.
To learn more, check out my website at lorridudley.com or click here to watch The Sugar Baron’s Ring book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWRQr3drZY8&feature=youtu.be
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Lorri is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!
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/fcd4/the-sugar-baron-s-ring-celebration-tour-giveaway
Blog Stops
Visit the Tour Landing Page to read more reviews and interviews with the authors. While you’re there, don’t forget to grab those extra entries into the giveaway.
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Sounds like a good read.
It is!!
I really liked the synopsis of the book. Looking forward to reading it.
It’s wonderful! Enjoy.
This sounds like a really great read.
Thanks for your wonderful review, Suzie! I have the first book in this series, and am looking forward to reading the next two books. They sound sooo good! Thanks for being a part of the CL launch tour of The Sugar Baron’s Ring!!!
They are all so good!! Enjoy them.
This sounds like a fun story!
Lorri is a new-to-me author and this books sounds amazing! I definitely need to “meet” her through these books 🙂
Thanks for your review and participation in the blog tour, Suzie!
Yes, Trixi, definitely meet her. Her books are wonderful.
Wonderful review, Suzie! Sounds like a must read.
Thank you all for your kind words, and Suzie thank you for the lovely review. I’m so happy you enjoyed Hannah’s story. I, myself, wish I had her grit. You have my neverending gratitude for helping to spread the word about my books. Blessings!
It is my pleasure to share these wonderful stories with others!!