When Kitty Grenville's grandfather announces her engagement to Sebastian Sinclair, she's appalled. She barely remembers the boy she met once as a child—and now he's a man tied to the East India Company, the very organization that tore Kitty and her brother from their mother and home in Hyderabad years ago. Unwilling to relinquish her dream of a love match or her passion for astronomy, Kitty is determined to refuse the marriage and find freedom in her own way.
Sebastian Sinclair carries the weight of duty and regret. To atone for past sins, he complies with his grandfather's orders to return to England, fulfill a long-standing betrothal, and defend the maligned East India Company before Parliament. Though Kitty makes her disinterest clear, Sebastian is drawn to her intellect and spirit.
As Kitty navigates her first London season, her opinion of Sebastian begins to shift, especially when he shields her from scandal. When he's abruptly called back to India, Kitty stuns everyone by marrying him and going with him, hoping to escape her grandfather's control—and to find her mother.
But the challenges that await in India are greater than imagined. Together, Kitty and Sebastian must confront the legacy of family and empire—and discover if a marriage born of obligation can grow into a love strong enough to endure.
About The Author
Jenelle Hovde adores faith-inspired stories and Regency romances that make readers swoon. A finalist in the 2023 published author Cascade Oregon Writers contest and a 2019 Genesis semifinalist, she currently pens romantic tales while at the beach.
My Review
This story starts with kidnapping children, and keeps picking up pace! We are also given an arranged marriage, spending time with the Ton, and even some fencing, "on guard"!
The story does revolve around the East India Company, and our girl loves astronomy, not usual for a young women. We do spend a fair amount of the book getting to know both Katherine and Sabastian, and their families, both in England and India.
Did I expect what happens at the end of this book, no, and a lot is packed into the last quarter of this read, when most everything is revealed.
A good story to get lost in, travel from London to Calcutta, there is danger, some sweet romance, and faith!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Tyndale House, and was not required to give a positive review.
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