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The English Lieutenant's Lady (Oregon Territory Romance) Kindle Edition

by Evelyn M. Hill (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
"I'm not your enemy." He held her gaze, willing her to believe that lie.
It's 1845. Britain and America both claim the Oregon Territory, and neither side is willing to back down. As the two nations prepare for war, the British government sends Lieutenant Geoffrey Montgomery to Oregon City on a confidential mission. Doing his duty means lying to everyone--including the woman who catches his attention the moment they meet.

Lia Griggs needs to find a home for herself and her nephew. She has the chance to carve a niche for herself in Oregon City--so long as she is prepared to hide her past from everyone, even the Englishman who quickly becomes her friend and ally... and more.

To survive, Geoff and Lia both need to pretend to be someone they're not. The last thing either of them wants is to fall in love. And as the threat of war grows stronger, choosing to stay together could cost them everything they have.
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    242 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 2, 2018
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"... a sweet romance, a strong woman, and a town full of memorable characters." -Amazon reviewer

About the Author

I grew up writing stories about horses. These days, the stories feature a tall, handsome cowboy as well. Or a tall, handsome spy. Or a tall, handsome marshal. It's good to be flexible.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B078SQ3YYQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Evelyn M. Hill (February 2, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 2, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.6 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

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  • Penpen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Try Ms Hill.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019
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    I never read much about the period of time and the setting log this book. I found it very interesting. The characters are well drawn. All in all a very enjoyable read. I’ve read her book, His Forgotten Fiancé, and enjoyed it too. I am now an official EMH fan.
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  • Joanna E.
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Spy Among Us. A Clean Christian romance.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2018
    No Spoilers. I love to read historical romances, naughty or nice I love them all. Lol, I love learning the history in which the author places his or her characters. Unfolding history through the characters eyes. This book is the first I've read where one of the main characters is a secret British spy enemy with a purpose to retrieve the Oregon territory for the British. Lieutenant Montgomery is the said spy who wants the Oregon territory for his country. He marries; Amelia Griggs (Lia) a half-native American woman who can not live with her people because she is too white and would create problems for her Native American family. So Amelia must marry for the security as well as for her brother. Geoffrey Montgomery begins to have a conscious about his spying on his American friends and falls in love with Amelia. Even though it is frivolous to do so. This is a very clean Christian Romance with quotes from scriptures written throughout the story. I read both kinds of romances; clean Christian and the hot "Heaving Mounds of flesh and one snap opened WONDERBRA" and I love them both. (But sometimes I like the Clean Christian romance books better) lol, I really liked this book. The character of Amelia Griggs is smart, brave and good-hearted. Lieutenant Montgomery is also brave and good-hearted Both have human flaws that make them believable and relatable instead of righteous and pious which I loved and appreciated. A very good read. Ms. Evelyn M. Hill can add me as a new fan to her list. I am going to sign up for her newsletter if she has one. Lol, I received a copy of this book as an ARC for an honest review.
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  • Karen
    5.0 out of 5 stars History and romance
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2018
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    Well researched historical romance with actual historical events, filled out with a sweet romance, a strong woman and a town full of memorable characters, and an well-rounded plot of faith, acceptance and even a little intrigue. Very enjoyable read.
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  • Mrs Giggles
    3.0 out of 5 stars We should have kept these people out there in the wilds, where they are more interesting.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2018
    Firstly, I had this for free in exchange for a free copy, and is it just me, or Taylor Swift's music video for Delicate is unexpectedly heartbreaking to watch? Just me? Alright, on with the review.

    THE ENGLISH LIEUTENANT'S LADY has me pretty well in its grip early on, when Amelia Griggs confidently holds the hero and his friend at gunpoint with confidence and poise. She doesn’t immediately buy his words just because he’s hot or she has this magical ability to sense inner goodness in hot men. In just two pages, author Evelyn M Hill has me convinced that her heroine is indeed a sturdy sort who is making a life for herself and her brother out there. As for the hero Geoffrey Montgomery – the English lieutenant in the title – he isn’t even hot. The heroine finds him plain-looking, nondescript even, which makes him the perfect British spy in Oregon City in the 1840s, a time when both the English and the Americans insist that the Oregon territory is theirs and no, there will not be any sharing.

    As you can probably tell, this is a story with sees both the hero and the heroine having secrets to keep. He’s a spy, of course, while Lia also her own secrets to keep and demons to flee from. Nonetheless, as she and her brother travel to seek a place where they belong, while he goes about doing his undercover thing, their paths will cross enough to make sure that they are going to fall in love and make everything even more complicated.

    This story has a promising beginning, as the ingredients for a good story is there: the heroine is half-Native American, but she can’t seek a home with that side of her family as she is too white-passing, and a woman like her living among Native Americans may cause problems for the people who take her in. Lia really has no where to turn to, and her determination to carve a place for herself and her brother is admirable, especially when she seems capable enough in her efforts. No hee-hee-hee antics, no naïveté, no stammering “Oh no, I can’t lie, I can’t do any un-feminine things, eek!” nonsense. The hero is increasingly conflicted over his spy stuff when he starts seeing the people he is spying on as… well, people, and he begins to realize that he can’t bring himself to drag the horrors of war onto their doorsteps.

    Both the hero and the heroine initially interact very well, and despite this one being a Christian romance, I find the author’s use of quotes from the Good Book very well and seamlessly done. I’m not Christian (agnostic, if you must know), so I generally have an aversion to overly preachy stories of this sort. For the early half of this story, the author does everything right. Lia and Geoffrey come off as likable, goodhearted people with believable flaws to tamper their virtue and keep them from being too one-dimensionally goody-goody. I am starting to believe that I will love this one.

    Well, maybe not love. The story settles into some kind of a rut when the heroine becomes a schoolteacher. From that point, Lia morphs from a tough frontier girl into a schoolteacher in a new town, a common trope that is far less interesting. I find myself wanting the earlier Lia back, as schoolteacher Lia is stuck in a familiar story line featuring difficult children and a disapproving female character as her foil.

    Meanwhile, Lia and Geoffrey start piling on guilt, recriminations, doubts, and more as if they were both competing to see who can build a biggest and highest pile-up of angst on their heads. During the second half, the mood of the story shifts from two people trying to make the best of their circumstances while bolstered by their faith to two people acting like they were forced to wear ice-cold underwear for the rest of the story.

    I like the first half of THE ENGLISH LIEUTENANT'S LADY. Adversity! Prejudice! Determination despite the odds! All this play out like a Western romance I could certainly love to pieces… until Lia gets hired as a schoolteacher and then the story turns into something more mundane and ho-hum. Can I ask for a reboot?
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  • Danielle Carpenter
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Love Story
    Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2018
    This story seem to take on a life of it's own as the story progresses. I love Lia and Geoff and their love was real and genuine for each other. Geoff failed me in the end, because he seem to have a rich Christian background, but seemed to have lost all of it by the end of the book. All the town characters reflected the charm and values of the time period, and even some of the prejudices of the times against Indians. I actually felt as if I was back in 1845 waiting to see the Americans and the British get into it over territory again. Although the story said that Lia lost herself in that town, I feel she just grew up as she taught those children. It doesn't matter what clothes we wear, or what society we are in, if we are ourselves. Lia was always herself, she doesn't tell the whole world her mother was half Cree. It didn't change who Lia was only how other people looked at her. This story has a great heart and that heart is Lia.

    I received and Advanced Reader Copy and this is my honest opinion.
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  • R. J. Sorretto
    4.0 out of 5 stars This is not the time to fall in love. Oh, well.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2018
    Well, Lia…
    Did you know your gentleman friend is a spy?
    Life just gets more and more complicated.
    And you have secrets of your own, don’t you?
    Add in the mores, pretenses and prejudices of 1800’s society-- even in a place as remote as the Oregon territory, and well, you have your hands full.
    This is not the time to fall in love.
    Oh, well.

    I enjoyed this book. Like some of the other reviewers, I thought it lost momentum about halfway through. But the story was rich in many ways. I also enjoyed the supporting cast of characters, both good and bad, that helped knit the story together.
    Bottom line: A good story. 4 stars.
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