Athena's Ordeal: Haberdashers Book Two

Sue London

Aug 2013 · The Haberdashers Book 2 · Graythorn Publishing

About this ebook

 The Duke of Beloin mistakes a Viscount's daughter for a fallen woman, an error he can hardly afford while trying to divine which of his enemies
is blackmailing him.

Sabrina "Sabre" Bittlesworth has practiced the sword since
she was eight years old, so when a mysterious visitor in her brother's
house offers to make her his mistress she challenges him to a duel, even
after she finds out he's a duke.

Quincy Telford, Duke of Beloin, has hated Viscount Bittlesworth
as long as he can remember. Now the man's daughter is constantly in his
path. Can he escape her temptation and avoid peril in the increasingly
dangerous game of cat and mouse he is playing with his blackmailer?

The Haberdashers - Regency Romance and Rebellion
In 1805 three little girls decided to create a "boys club" because boys
have more fun. Their childhood was filled with sword fighting, horse
racing, and archery. Now in 1815 they are all grown up and expected to
join Society. Who will marry such independent and deadly misses?

Trials of Artemis
Athena's Ordeal
Fates for Apate
Saving Persephone
Taming Chiron (coming soon)

Ratings and reviews

Fun, engaging read, good writing style and somewhat unique story, not the typical. And although I didn't like the Duke's personality ( he appeared like a weakling- which actually made the story great, because for once it's the man who was the " dameselle in distress", needing to be rescued), For this i give it 4 stars. However, I took off one star because there were a few Engish mistakes throughout the book: ( missing words, or doubling of conjuctions) as if the book had not been proofread. Also, not sure if it is because it's the electronic version, the font kept changing even though I selected a specific font to read in, it seems like the original story was loaded in different fonts. This is the 2nd book in the series, and the first one I read; I would recommend this book, and believe I will track down the others, hopefully they will be unique too and not a repeat of this story as so many serial books tend to be.

The story is entertaining & having a lead male that isn't a macho-man is a welcome change. Unfortunately the sequence of events (i.e. the lead characters living together before they're married) aren't plausible for a period piece, from my prospective.

Historically playful with random dramatics & enjoyable read. The setting may be from a different time but their is some familiar aspects I recently found can be relatable in the smallest ways to modern life. Its book 2 so I might have to read book one.

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