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Lord Roworth's Reward (Rothschild Trilogy #2)
224 pages
A tender, historically rich romance where the chaos of Waterloo becomes the backdrop for a quiet story of duty, found family, and unexpected love.
What it feels like
Reading this traditional Regency feels like stepping into a meticulously crafted historical diorama, where the grand, sweeping tension of the impending Battle of Waterloo is balanced by the intimate, cozy warmth of a makeshift family. The narrative unfolds at a steady, engaging pace, prioritizing the quiet development of trust and affection over high-stakes melodrama. Dunn's prose is clean and historically attentive, wrapping the reader in an atmosphere that is simultaneously anxious with wartime dread and deeply comforting in its romantic earnestness. It is a story about the collision of professional duty and personal devotion, perfect for readers who appreciate the gentle, character-driven charm of classic Regency authors like Georgette Heyer and Carla Kelly, where love blooms amidst the chaos of history.
- Mood
- anxious yet hopeful
- romantic
- immersive
- Tone
- warm
- earnest
- gentle
- historically grounded
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- duty versus desire · found family · wartime resilience · protective love
- The writing
- Clean, historically attentive, and gently witty, focusing on character dynamics over melodrama.
- The arc
- Moves from the tense anticipation of wartime duty to the tender realization of unexpected familial love and romantic devotion.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love traditional, sweet Regency romances where historical events serve as a crucible for quiet, character-driven love stories.
Content notes
- war violence
- injury of a loved one
- financial anxiety
About the book
Lord Roworth, now working as an agent for Jacob Rothschild, finds himself in Brussels on the eve of Waterloo. He's sharing lodgings with a penniless soldier, Frank Ingram, and his pretty sister Fanny, not to mention their orphaned fosterling, Anita. When Frank is badly injured in battle, Roworth is torn between his duty to Rothschild and an urgent need to help Fanny get her brother back to safety in England.
Description from Open Library.
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