Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo) A Lady of Esteem [Xtian Regency Orphan/Reformed Rake Romance]

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A Lady of Esteem by Kristi Ann Hunter is a prequel novella to her Hawthorne House series of f/m Regency historical romances centred around the eponymous aristocratic family, this installment starring a young lady who grows up as a socially-isolated orphan with a seemingly neglectful guardian encountering an apparently already-reformed rake who seems to consider her temptation to backslide, or inspiration to become a better person, whichever, free courtesy of Christian publisher Baker's Bethany House imprint.

A few of the customer reviews seem to indicate that this has enough of a humour element to be considered a romantic comedy, and also note that there's a bit of an emphasis on the faith message in it as well, but it may be a somewhat low on the historical accuracy when it comes to period-era class conscious social barriers and such. YMMV.

Currently free, apparently for the forseeable future as an introductory freebie @ B&N (also UK), Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), Kobo & Google Play (both available to Canadians), and ChristianBook (ADE-DRM ePub available worldwide).

Description
Miss Amelia Stalwood may live in London at her absent guardian's townhouse, but she's never actually met any nobility, and instead of aristocrats, her closest friends are servants. Quite by happenstance, she's introduced to the Hawthorne family and their close family friend, Anthony, the reformed Marquis of Raebourne.

They welcome her into their world, but just as she's beginning to gain some confidence and even suspect she may have caught Anthony's eye, she's blindsided by an unexpected twist in her situation accompanied by nasty rumors. Will she lose her reputation when the world that has only just accepted her turns its back on her, or will she rest in the support of the friends who've become like family and the man who's shared his faith and captured her heart?

A Lady of Esteem is an e-only novella that gives an exciting introduction to Kristi Ann Hunter's new Regency romance series about the aristocratic Hawthorne family! Includes an extended excerpt of Kristi's debut full-length novel, A Noble Masquerade.