A Historical Friends-to-Lovers Romance
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A Captivating Pen Pals To Lovers Story… emotionally gripping.”
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Sarah Cranshaw has never been like other young ladies.
While her neighbours gossip over teacups, she’s memorising train timetables and losing herself in the stars through her telescope. The village has a name for women like her — bluestocking — and Sarah wears it without complaint. Her only secret is a more tender one: a years-long, hopeless obsession with the charming, unattainable Mr Templeton. She knows nothing will ever come of it. She simply can’t seem to stop.
Then Benjamin Stanton arrives in England, and an unlikely friendship is born — one that deepens into a years-long written correspondence. Across an ocean and the silence of war, their letters become something rare and precious, filled with the kind of intimate secrets neither could share with anyone else. Something neither of them has ever dared to name.
But when Benjamin returns from war, broken by what he has witnessed, a single letter from Sarah pierces his heart. Because Mr Templeton has finally begun to notice her. It is then that Benjamin realises a truth he has hidden from himself all these years — Sarah is destined to marry no one but himself.
Will he be in time?
A slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance set in Victorian England and Civil War-era America, with a spicy finale.
The Bluestocking’s Secret Obsession is the third novel in The Stanton Legacy series. Each book features its own hero, heroine and HEA, but the series is best enjoyed in order. Open door / steamy romance.
“I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t put it down… an intoxicating tale of falling in love” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — Goodreads
Tropes: slow burn • friends to lovers • love triangle • grumpy sunshine • Victorian romance • Civil War romance • historical romance • steamy romance
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What readers have to say about The Bluestocking’s Secret Obsession:
“I absolutely loved this story and could not put it down. I definitely want Benjamin to be my pen pal!!” Elaine – Amazon (CA) review
“I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t put it down… an intoxicating tale of falling in love and the nature of true love that it does not always travel a straight line between two people.” Rowena – Goodreads review
“I really enjoyed this book ya’ll and I don’t even like friends-to-lovers! I don’t even like a love triangle! But there’s something about the way this author writes that makes it ok. Wonderful actually!” Sarah – Goodreads review
“I have never read a novel which uses letters to tell such a passionate tale. This story is very well written, and I couldn’t stop reading because I had to know what would happen next.” Jill – Goodreads review
“So emotional and so beautifully written… a very beautiful and compelling romance! An emotional and original page-turner, and a wonderful read!” Alexandra – Goodreads review
“Could go on about how fabulous this book is but it is a MUST read. Curl up and enjoy.” Rose – Goodreads Review
“Did you ever have a friend that you never saw, but told every thought, dream and/or desire to? If so, you will enjoy this book. If not, you will wish you had once you finish the story… Well written and worth a read.” Jo – Goodreads Review
“The plot is great and emotionally gripping… If you like gripping romance novels set on two continents and full of obstacles, emotional highs and lows and suspense, you’ll enjoy this book!” Marion – Goodreads Review
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THE STANTON LEGACY
♥️SERIES NOW COMPLETE♥️ Interconnected steamy historical romances set in England and America from the 1830s to the 1860s following two generations of the powerful and wealthy Stanton family.
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