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A Revolution of Hearts Kindle Edition
Born to a life of wealth and status, Mademoiselle Dacia de Prideaux is every inch the glittering aristocrat. However, her brother, Marcel, is an outspoken political activist, and with the country on the verge of the French Revolution, he has made dangerous enemies—one of whom takes Marcel’s life. When Dacia is accused of the unthinkable crime, she finds refuge with her dear friend Marguerite St. Just, who believes there is one man with the means to help: the wealthy fop, Sir Percy Blakeney.
Intent on rescuing people from perilous circumstances, Richard Harris, wealthy English landowner and member of Sir Percy’s league of gentleman heroes, has been assigned to protect Dacia. Hiding her in plain sight and masquerading her as a housemaid at his estate, Richard soon comes to trust the beautiful woman under his protection, and their feelings for each other grow stronger each day. But Marcel’s murderer will never stop pursuing Dacia, and she will need both her cunning and Richard’s connection to the legendary Scarlet Pimpernel to survive.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCovenant Communications
- Publication dateNovember 2, 2020
- File size1344 KB
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- ASIN : B08FNW5QM2
- Publisher : Covenant Communications (November 2, 2020)
- Publication date : November 2, 2020
- Language : English
- File size : 1344 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 246 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,400,486 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,132 in History of France
- #15,286 in History (Kindle Store)
- #19,906 in Regency Historical Romance
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About the author
With twists and turns galore, Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen's romantic suspense novels reflect her signature mix of great characters, swoony romance, and intriguing suspense. She has also had dozens of fiction and nonfiction published in magazines and internet venues. She is a member of SCBWI and Storymakers, and she worked for a combined total of fifteen years on the boards of the Storymakers and The Teen Writers Conferences. She enjoys teaching about writing, and she loves to hear from her readers. To contact Ronda or learn more about her and her books, visit her official website.
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Clean!
Language/profanity: none
Sex/innuendo: only sweet kisses
Gore/Violence: a few mild deaths and fight scenes
Dark/Creepy: none
Revolution of Hearts is the standalone by Rhonda Gibb Hinrichsen, set in Paris 1789 at the start of the French Revolution. Aristocrat Dacia de Prideaux’s brother is murdered by a corrupt police officer. As Dacia was present when the murder happened, influential friends protect her from being the next victim by getting her boat passage to England. Aware she has fled Paris; wealthy landowner Mr. Richard Harris hires her as a maid in his household. He is impressed by her attitude and work ethics while she is trying to maneuver her new life below stairs. Richard goes about the ordinary lifestyle of the privileged not knowing it puts Dacia’s life in danger. Soon she is on the run again.
Main character is French aristocrat Dacia de Prideaux, aka Louise Bertrand, seems amazingly adaptable. I thoroughly enjoyed following her impressive personal development through the story as she has to learn a completely new mindset, speech and ways to tackle her new life as a maid. She is my absolute favorite of this story.
Supporting character is wealthy landowner Mr. Richard Harris who seems caring and kind to people high and low having been influenced by his late mother. I found him a likable character with his very own secrets.
My favorite part of the story was the descriptions of life in Mr Harris’ household which reminded me of Downton Abbey with an added twist of drama and danger towards the end. My least favorite part was description of Dacia’s brother’s murder and corrupt police blaming her for the murder and chasing her through Paris.
Both Dacia and Richard guard their secrets like life depends on it. Feelings start to sneak up on them as Richard asks Dacia to help him with an “in-house project”. I found this a thoroughly amusing and entertaining part of the book which made it feel real that a romantic relationship would develop between them.
Readers who enjoy stories with historical settings mixed with intense drama and romance would find A Revolution of Hearts a captivating tale. I would have loved to see a movie based on this story. Similar authors to explore might be Sarah M. Eden or Sarah E. Ladd.
Thank you to publisher Covenant Communications and NetGalley for this eARC which gave me the opportunity to share my honest review. All opinions expressed are completely my own.
Conclusion: This thrilling story is about the French aristocrat who has to flee Paris following her brother’s murder and hide as a maid in a wealthy English gentleman’s household. It offers a thoroughly captivating vibe fit for a movie, and a surprising twist towards the end. I am totally impressed by this new to me author and will definitely be on the look-out for Rhonda Gibb Hinrichsen’s next release.
This is my first book by this author and I enjoyed her descriptions and the suspense in this story. Dacia has to make her way through Paris to a friend's house, who knows someone who can help her escape to England. Her disguise is that she's a maid (Louise Bertrand) looking for work and is "hired" by Mr. Richard Harris, who has secrets of his own--he's a member of Sir Percy’s league of gentleman heroes. Just when I thought it was all going to work out, the murderer is close at hand and has figured out who the new maid really is!
Dacia had much to learn about being a maid, and I especially liked that it made her appreciate how hard her own staff had worked to make her life comfortable. I liked how strong Dacia proved to be. She was pampered and I wasn't sure how she would survive but she proved that she was smart and capable. The romance in the story is slow burning. It's a gradual thing and Dacia and Richard don't admit their feelings until the end. It felt as if Dacia and Richard's story was just beginning. I wish there had been an epilogue taking place a few months later, it would've made it feel more complete to me.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, Covenant Communications. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.