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Miss Serena's Secret (Regency Brides: A Promise of Hope Book 2) (English Edition) Kindle版
With devastating scars in her past, Serena Winthrop is sure no man can be trusted—especially not a man like the too-smooth Viscount Carmichael. His reputation as a flirt and a gambler is everything she despises. And the young artist makes sure that this disreputable heir to an earldom knows of her deep disapproval whenever they encounter one another.
Henry, Lord Carmichael, is perfectly aware of his charms. He's gambled with plenty of ladies' hearts as easily as he has with their husbands' money. But lately he's wondered if there's more to life—and if his actions might prove unworthy of an admirable wife such as his friends have found.
When Serena's guardian asks his best friend to protect his young ward, Henry promises to be on his best behavior and not woo her. But the more he learns of her, the more he realizes she might be his best reason for changing his character.
Then the lady's art leads her to London infamy. Now Henry must choose between the life mapped out for him as the earl apparent and the love of his life. And Serena's secret may mean the end of his titled family line.
This second novel in a new series by internationally popular author Carolyn Miller is full of the rich historical detail and evocative writing her readers enjoy, and familiar characters make appearances here. The witty banter will continue to draw in fans of Jane Austen, Sarah Ladd, and Julie Klassen.
"Carolyn Miller gets better and better with each book!"
Becky
"This entire series is going straight to my all-time favorites shelf!"
Beth Erin
"My girls and I have fallen in love with the Regency Brides series."
Ann Hibbard
Regency Brides: A Legacy of Grace
The Elusive Miss Ellison
The Captivating Lady Charlotte
The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey
Regency Brides: A Promise of Hope
Winning Miss Winthrop
Miss Serena's Secret
The Making of Mrs. Hale
- 本の長さ344ページ
- 言語英語
- 出版社Kregel Publications
- 発売日2018/7/24
- ファイルサイズ1680 KB
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著者について
A longtime lover of Regency romance, Carolyn's novels have won a number of Romance Writers of American (RWA) and American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) contests as well as the Australian Omega Christian Writers Award. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Australasian Christian Writers. Her favourite authors are classics like Jane Austen (of course!), Georgette Heyer, and Agatha Christie, but she also enjoys contemporary authors like Susan May Warren and Becky Wade.
Her stories are fun and witty, yet also deal with real issues, such as dealing with forgiveness, the nature of really loving versus 'true love', and other challenges we all face at different times.
Her books include:
Regency Brides: A Legacy of Grace
The Elusive Miss Ellison
The Captivating Lady Charlotte
The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey
Regency Brides: A Promise of Hope
Winning Miss Winthrop
Miss Serena's Secret
The Making of Mrs. Hale
Regency Bride: Daughers of Aynsley
A Hero for Miss Hatherleigh
Underestimating Miss Cecilia
Misleading Miss Verity
Regency Wallflowers
Dusk's Darkest Shores
Midnight's Budding Morrow
Dawn's Untrodden Green
登録情報
- ASIN : B078NBY3S3
- 出版社 : Kregel Publications (2018/7/24)
- 発売日 : 2018/7/24
- 言語 : 英語
- ファイルサイズ : 1680 KB
- Text-to-Speech(テキスト読み上げ機能) : 有効
- X-Ray : 有効にされていません
- Word Wise : 有効
- 付箋メモ : Kindle Scribeで
- 本の長さ : 344ページ
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Finding Carolyn Miller’s books late last year has been a welcome addition to my list of favorited authors.
Ms. Serena is a young woman of diminutive size with an artistic gift incomparable to many of the male artist of the day. Due to the era in which she lives, and her diminutive size, no one takes her or her artistry seriously.
Lord Carmichael is a bit of a flirt and gadabout who does not seem to take much seriously, including Serena and his father’s estate.
With her mother, Serena spends several weeks at Lord Carmichael’s family estate. There she falls in love with the beauty of the countryside of the estate, and despite herself, with the Lord Carmichael.
Henry finds himself much attracted to the young woman who seems to shrink away from his touch whenever he is near. Is it just him specifically or men in general from whom Serena remains aloof?
Returning from the estate, Serena finds herself dealing with a broken heart. Under the tutelage of a new art teacher, Serena paints through her emotions. Only one other has seen the painting besides Serena, her art teacher. When he determines that the painting is stunningly exquisite and that it must be entered in the upcoming art show, Serena agrees with much trepidation only if her given name is not used.
The day of the art show arrives and hordes are gathered around the area where Serena’s painting has been hung, center row of all things! For a new artist, whoever heard it? Everyone is in awe and quite stunned.
Yet, no one is more stunned than Lord Carmichael himself.

“Dearest Serena, how I wish you knew that I am yours to command, that I am … yours.”
Carolyn Miller always manages to enchant me, and this is no exaggeration. There is a sincerity in her writing that makes it so endearing. This is a story with many twists and turns, some surprises and yes, the secret. To be honest, it took me a while to actually figure out what exactly the secret was from the many elements of Serena’s side of the story, but it is quite interesting going through all the aspects of it. And of course, this is a story of Hope, which is evident in both Serena and Harry’s hearts. Plot wise, it is not very complex, I felt. Character development is significant, especially in the case of Harry. It is the story of accepting the other person as they are with all their aspects as well as changing for the sake of becoming worthy of someone. Two contrary aspects, but well blended in the story.
Miss Serena Winthrop:
“There is nothing quite like the feeling of expressing one’s creativity.”
As her name implies, Serena is indeed serene. She has a subtle modesty and is a lovely blue-eyed beauty. She has a look of aloofness, a customary implacability that makes people think, she doesn’t feel anything, she’s cold. Also, she’s a masterful artist, bearing exceptional inborn talent. Further, she is honest and vulnerable, but she bears a strength of character. She is uneasy, yet remarkable and honest, innocent and fighting her attraction for Harry, is clearly not self-seeking, but seeks others benefit above her own, but doesn’t trust men and detests gambling, Through her character, we see the challenges a female artist of the time had to face.
She has a different bond with Henry and she trusts him enough to share her secret with him.
Henry, Lord Carmichael:
“Was it his carefree manners, his sense of ease with everyone, the way he walked into a room and seemed to expect everyone to lavish him with attention? Perhaps it was the way he talked…”
“Lord Carmichael was something of a paradox: an affectionate uncle, a foppish dandy, a gallant gentleman whose warm interest earlier had almost made her see just why Jon valued his friendship…..more in keeping with his rakish reputation…”
Viscount Henry Carmichael is a handsome charmer with his humour and consideration for others. He’s an honourable, ambitious, jaunty, conscientious man, ashamed of his past behaviour and laden with guilt. He’s a man of society, conceals his hurt, respects his father. But he also has hidden depths. Being with Serena has a positive influence over him. She makes him want to be a better man, he is more playful with her, and regrets his youth’s follies even more. He goes above and beyond in trying to make her feel comfortable with him. He has that seeing eye that sees beyond the polished veneer to the person below, and he is a shrewd judge of character. He is a very natural character and experiences envy, but at the same time doesn’t want to be the cause of more pain in Serena’s life. He keeps fighting their attraction, he is gentle yet firm and wants more than anything to prove himself to her. And Serena’s belief in him fuels fresher resolve in him to achieve his dormant dreams.
Serena and Lord Carmichael:
“It was rare to meet someone who drew forth pieces of his heart he’d had no intention of sharing, whose conversation could hold his attention as much as her face did.”
“He’d long found her outward appearance appealing, but what he’d witnessed these past weeks in her kindness to her sister, her patience with Melanie’s children, her quick wit, and her trusting him just now, made her seem like she had become an unlooked-for friend. It was ridiculous, considering their disparity in age and fortune, but this surge of protectiveness, these tender feelings she evoked, made her seem infinitely more precious.”
“…viscount had seemed strangely trustworthy, strangely safe, someone whose open kindness helped her to see him as deserving the regard Jon held for him. What kind of man could irritate her so much then look at her so kindly she wanted to weep?...”
“Miss Serena Winthrop was everything he wished for: pure and passionate and clever. Someone who understood him; someone who shared his faith, his humor; someone who seemed to believe in him. How he wished it was time to speak of his feelings; he ached with the very effort of holding back. But caution prompted him to withhold a declaration. She wasn’t ready. Yet.”
“Nobody else filled his heart as she did; nobody could.”
I know those are like too many quotes from the book, but they are so beautiful I couldn’t help but share them here. They are also serving the purpose of highlighting their feelings for each other, which try as I may, I couldn’t put it in better words.
Sometimes puzzling and on others quite vivid are their affections for each other. There are invisible ties between them and also a distinct camaraderie. He has the ability to make her laugh while she is capable of exciting a change within him. They have this shared appreciation for the ridiculous.
But somewhere deep, deep within he feels he is not right for Serena because he thinks she is too young and too innocent. And he thinks he was too scarred by experiences she need never know about.
Ensemble Cast:
Even through MSS, we do get to meet old friends in the form of Nicholas, the Earl and Lavinia, Countess of Hawkesbury and Lady Harkness. And of course, Jonathan Carlew Winthrop and Catherine Winthrop! The secondary characters I absolutely loved were those of the Dowager Countess of Bevington and Ellie and Tom. Melanie, I had mixed feelings for her, but I can only say her behaviour was most natural and human for me to be harsh in judging her. And as for the Dowager Lady Winthrop, well, she was as ingratiating to my nerves in MSS as she was in Winning Miss Winthrop. And Mrs. Milsom? I wanted to throttle her. Plain and simple 😊
Backdrop:
London is my most favourite of locations in a book and along with Derbyshire, it gave the book a very picturesque and delightful appearance. The description of the valleys and terraces and the ‘Treasure’ in the book are splendid and I found myself longing to visit such a place, fictitious though it may be.
Overall:
Overall, as always, I found Miller’s book a delight to read. Her writing has a certain charm, her characters are well rounded and human, period details exceptional and writing engaging with a distinct wit. I admire her way of conveying emotions, of feelings. I have been a fan since I read the first page of The Elusive Miss Ellison, and I believe I always shall remain one.
And as for Miss Serena’s Secret….. well, you’ll have to go get the book and read it to find out ;p


Regency Brides: A Promise of Hope #2
By Carolyn Miller
Serena Winthrop's passion has always been her art until she associates it with a most devastating incident. And worse if her secret were ever become known her reputation would be ruined, not that her late father's misdeeds hadn't already cast a cloud upon the family name. With the care of her sister Catherine and brother-in-law Jonathan Carlew (from Winning Miss Winthrop) Serena at least has a safe place to hopefully heal.
Viscount Henry Carmichael is everything Serena dispises - charming and flirtatious, a gambler, and to all appearances lazy. But Henry has discovered a dissatisfaction with life especially when comparing it to that of his friends. Spending time with Jonathan at his family estate means that he'll be spending time with Serena Winthrop - whom seemingly regards him with disdain. But when Jonathan extracts a promise from him to tread carefully around Serena and to not pursue her Henry soon finds the promise is not as easy to keep as he believed it would be.
But when poor choices of his past come back to thwart his plans and hopes for the future Henry must decide where to place his trust. Will he place it in his own charm and skills or will he turn to Someone more eternal and faithful?
Those who have read Carolyn Miller's previous Regency Brides book will enjoy this newest book which allows us glimpses of some of the previous characters and how their lives have progressed. This is the second book in the second series but it can easily be a stand-alone if you have not yet read the previous 4 books.

This story was riveting! I love the sweet and difficult love story that this was. I finished book 2 this afternoon and started book 3 at once!
Miss Miller can not write fast enough for me.
Treat yourself to a wonderful set of books, you will never be sorry!
Marilyn