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Just in Time (Blackcastle, Bk 1) (Zebra Historical Romance)
Just in Time - Blackcastle, Bk 1 - Zebra Historical Romance
Author: Judith A. Lansdowne
Beloved storyteller Judith A. Lansdowne introduces the first in a spellbinding new trilogy set against the backdrop of Blackcastle estate -- home to ancient mysteries and passionate new romances alike... — A LONG-LOST FRIENDSHIP... — The Reverend Richard Dempsey accepts the comfortable living in the hinterlands offered him by the Duke of Berinwick...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780821774212
ISBN-10: 0821774212
Publication Date: 3/1/2003
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Zebra Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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reviewed Just in Time (Blackcastle, Bk 1) (Zebra Historical Romance) on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This mystery based love story is set in 1795 Shropshire, near the Welsh border. It has a swashbuckling 50-ish parson, a widowed duchess, and her two children: a 14-year-old daughter, and the current Duke of Berinwick who is a disfigured, one-eyed curmudgeon.

Shortly before his untimely death, the old duke had given a living (which he had left vacant for 20 years) to the Reverend Mr. Richard Dempsey. Why? Because both were deeply interested in antiquities and each were fellows in the Royal Society. There was an artifact that the duke wanted Dempsey's help in discovering. Alas, before Dempsey took up his post, the old duke had been killed in a tragic coach accident. ...And so the story begins.

I have recently become a fan of Judith Lansdowne's work. Her stories are unusual, include a very nice dose of humor, and tend to have ensemble casts of characters. In this novel, the young duke's role is on a nearly equal footing with Dempsey and Berinwick's mother. Another very strong positive for me is that the central love story concerns a couple of middle-age. To add to the originality is the detail that the duchess is seven years older than the pastor. Finally I find it greatly refreshing to find a pastor cast in a heroic mold.
reviewed Just in Time (Blackcastle, Bk 1) (Zebra Historical Romance) on
Helpful Score: 1
It is a story of betrayal and lost love refound. A woman who leaves the man she loves and marries for comfort a man she does not. When the man she married dies and her true love reapears she must put her demons behind her to reclaim her love. In doing this they must face many challenges together including a madman to stay together.
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