I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
"The Elusive Miss Ellison" by Carolyn Miller is a debut novel and the first in a series (Regency Brides: A Legacy of Grace #1). First, I loved the cover of this Christian Fiction Regency Romance. It was a perfect fit for the story and beautiful with its tones of purple and green.
Lavinia Ellison is the daughter of the local reverend and enjoys spending her days caring for the poor and sick in her village. Nicholas Stamford has become the seventh Earl of Hawkesbury and has returned to the village. Lavinia sees him as an irresponsible blackguard. Lavinia has lived her life without her mother as Nicholas’ brother ran her down with a horse while she and Lavinia were walking along the road when Lavinia was a small child. The book tells the story of how they learn to tolerate each other, fall in love and overcome the secret that Lavinia’s family has kept from her all of her life and learns toward the end of the book.
This book discusses forgiveness and the true outcome of it beautifully as “unforgiveness holds us slaves” and “is a slow rot, poisoning our soul, hardening our heart to God and to others”. The author reminds us that “when we are quick to forgive every offense and wrongdoing, our hearts become softer and more responsive to God’s love until we are like our Savior, who was able to forgive all humanity as He hung upon a cross.” The portion of the book in which Nicholas is curious about God and being saved was exceptionally well written and I even went back to read it again. Both biblical truths were nicely written and a joy to read.
I found the book to be a tad slow in the beginning, but it wraps up nicely and the author resolves all the issues. All in all, a lovely read. Great for the beach or a road trip. I look forward to the second in the series (The Captivating Lady Charlotte) which comes out in June.
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