Review and Giveaway The Secret Life of Lady Evangeline

by | Sep 28, 2020 | Uncategorized | 8 comments

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About the Book

Book:  The Secret Life of Lady Evangeline

Author: Jan Davis Warren

Genre:  Christian Historical Romance

Release Date: September 22, 2020

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Everyone believes Lady Evangeline is dead, so why not let them? Her survival depends on it.

After escaping from assassins and healing from her injuries, Evangeline Stanton finds refuge in a crumbling abbey. Her physical scars are nothing to the wounds left by the death of her daughter and abandonment of her husband. She spends most days disguised as Sister Margaret Mary, but when necessary, she dons the disguise of the recently deceased bandit, the Fox, to steal from the rich and help the starving children and widows who come for aid.

Lord Henry Stanton still grieves the death of his beloved wife, Evangeline. Raising their young daughter is now the most important role in his life, even though the child serves as a daily reminder of the love he and his wife once shared. He may never shed the weight of his guilt for not protecting Evangeline from the band of outlaws who killed her, as well as the lies sown by his sister-in-law, which he allowed to separate him from his wife just before her death.

When Henry’s ailing father-in-law sends an urgent request for help to manage his lands, he has no choice but to take his daughter with him to Castle Brighton. But the nun who comes to care for the sick man catches Henry’s notice from the first moment he catches sight of her. When the life of their precious daughter is threatened, can they overcome the lies and secrets of the past and join forces to save their daughter before it is too late?

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My Review

A secret life. Have you ever wanted a new identity? A persona to reinvent yourself? Reading novels does that for me. I can be someone else and have a life full of adventures. And then I can settle back into my calm, low key world, having learned a few lessons from beloved characters.

Evangeline takes on personas to protect her life and extend the quality of life for others. Keeping secrets becomes her normal routine without knowing so many secrets are kept from her.

As I read this novel, I wonder at my different personas or my secret life. I might be able to hide my scars from others, even those close to me, but I can’t hide from God. He loves me—scars and all.

I love the setting—1186 England—where law and order struggled to exist. Robin Hood, secret hideaways, costumes, royalty, and peasants. I look forward to the next novel in the series.

About the Author

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Jan Davis Warren is a mother, grandmother, and a young-at-heart great-grandmother. Her wonderful husband passed away the same year she won the ACFW Genesis Award for Romantic Suspense. That win and many others are encouraging reminders that God wants her to continue writing even in the tough times. Learn more at www.janwarrenbooks.com.

More from Jan

Hello Dear Reader,

That you are reading this means you come from some hearty and courageous ancestors. Over thousands of years, they survived good times and bad, plagues, famines, wars, and all manner of tribulations. No matter how many different places around the globe your ancestors ventured, or where they lived and died, you are living proof they existed.

This thought never crossed my mind while writing and winning awards with contemporary romantic suspense, westerns, and even sci-fi. It wasn’t until Lady Evangeline stirred me with her story that I was lured into writing about the Middle Ages. I was even more surprised when I won RWA Faith Hope & Love chapter’s, Touched by Love historical category and the overall award with The Secret Life of Lady Evangeline. Thus began my next exciting adventure, for I had never written a medieval.

While doing research for the time period, I was humbled by the revelation that I’m alive because of ancestors further back than my genealogy has thus far revealed. They survived not only the medieval era, but many other difficult, even horrific times over the centuries before my birth. You and I are truly blessed by our ancestors’ perseverance. We are alive at such a time as this for a reason. Help us Lord to be the light so others might find You and through You life eternal.

Blessings!

Jan Davis Warren

Blog Stops

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Ashley’s Bookshelf, September 29

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CarpeDiem, October 1

Older & Smarter?, October 2

Locks, Hooks and Books, October 3

Life, Love, Writing, October 3

Artistic Nobody, October 4 (Guest Review from Joni Truex)

Labor Not in Vain, October 4

Adventures of a Travelers Wife, October 5

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, October 6

Emily Yager, October 6

Sara Jane Jacobs, October 7

Mary Hake, October 7

Splashes of Joy, October 8

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Jan is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/10116/the-secret-life-of-lady-evangeline-celebration-tour-giveaway

Leave your comments here! Have a great week….

8 Comments

  1. Lelia “ Lucy” Reynolds

    Sounds like an interesting read. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. Lynn Brown

    I like the cover and the genre. It sounds good. Thanks for the chance.

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  3. Crystal

    Really like the cover. Sounds like a great read. Would love to read and review print format of book.
    Hope I Win.

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  4. Debbie P

    This book sounds like an excellent read.

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  5. Debra Pruss

    Sounds fabulous.

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  6. Roxanne C.

    This book sounds better with each new review.

    Reply
  7. Julie Waldron

    I like the cover, it’s kind of mysterious.

    Reply
  8. carylkane

    Wonderful review, Marguerite! Sounds like a must read. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply

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