After a misguided kiss and subsequent rejection by yet another gentleman, Miss Amy Paxton convinces her brother to make all of her future decisions, especially in finding her a husband. His strategy? She must seek his advice before doing anything. Desperate for a happier future and a fresh start, Amy adopts her new way of life with relative ease. That is, until her new, self-assured landlord begins to meddle in her affairs.
With the passing of his oppressive grandfather, Mr. William Eastwood is finally free. Free to explore business ventures, free to help his parents—and free to marry his childhood friend, Miss Charity Winslow. But matters are complicated when he must help his new tenant, Amy Paxton, stand up to her overbearing brother. William soon discovers, however, that Amy is not as defenseless as she seems.
Anxious to discover the reasoning behind her behavior, William determines to uncover the real Amy, and an attraction sparks between them. But when challenges arise, Amy must protect herself as William struggles to choose between what his heart longs for—and what his duty demands.
How I adore the moment a story immediately captures my imagination and whisks me away to another enchanted time and place, immersing me in a world that is so far removed from my own, and the most delicious escape. That's is exactly what I experienced when I read The Cottage by Coniston.
Beautifully and eloquently written by the immensely talented Deborah M. Hathaway, this novel transports you to Coniston, an enchanting village that is bursting with beauty and charm that it makes me wish I could really go and experience this region for real.
It's stories like these that make you just adore amour. I saw a lot of myself and the early moments of my relationship with my husband reflected in this read. Maybe that's why I feel so head over heels in love with it! Amy and William are such wonderful characters, their chemistry magnetic. The scenes with them together left me with goofy grins on my face, especially when they challenge each other to a game of shuttlecock, the banter between them was absolutely charming! The ending is swoon-worthy, the happiest of endings, and is immensely satisfying.
To say I enjoyed The Cottage by Coniston is an understatement. This novel is beautifully written with such heart, it captures the imagination, is the perfect escape and is hands down a MUST READ of 2021 for me.
Deborah M. Hathaway graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's degree in English and an emphasis in Creative Writing. As a young girl, she devoured Jane Austen's novels while watching and re-watching every adaptation of Pride & Prejudice she could, entirely captured by all things Regency and romance.
Throughout her life, she wrote many short stories, poems, and essays, but it was not until after her marriage that she was finally able to complete her first romance novel, attributing the completion to her courtship with, and love of, her charming, English husband.
Deborah finds her inspiration for her novels in her everyday experiences with her husband and children and during her travels to the United Kingdom, where she draws on the beauty of the country in such places as Ireland, Yorkshire, and her beloved Cornwall.
She is thrilled to have three novels out and is nearing the completion of her fourth clean romance, which is based, of course, in Cornwall.
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