Tuesday, May 19, 2020

SECRETS OF MY BELOVED by Dawn Brower


Title:  SECRETS OF MY BELOVED
Series:  Linked Across Time #12
Author:  Dawn Brower
Publisher:  Monarchal Glenn Press
Publish Date:   05.26.2020
Category /Genre:  Historical Romance, Time Travel
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from:  Dawn Brower
Goodreads link: Secrets of My Beloved
Date completed: 05.17.2020

Description from the publisher:

Lord Nicholas Kendall is tired of living in his twin’s shadow. His brother is the first-born and will inherit the dukedom one day. Nicholas isn’t not jealous, just bored. He has no desire to have that particular responsibility. He has more adventurous aspirations. He wants to travel, and not to another country, he wants to go to the future. He intends to uncover how his family has moved through time in the past, and in turn, explore it all.

Peyton Drake is recovering from a long illness that she thought she’d eventually die from. Thanks to her long-lost sister, and the miracle of modern medicine she is in remission. She is enjoying her new lease on life and intends to enjoy every second of it. Anything is possible now that she has a future she can plan for. The question is: What should she do with her life?

Neither Nicholas nor Peyton expected they’d find each other. They each have secrets that they don’t want to share with the world. Love blooms in the most unlikely places and sometimes it takes traveling a couple centuries into the future to find it.
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SECRETS OF MY BELOVED is the twelfth book in the Linked Across Time series.  One of Lady Elizabeth’s twin brothers (from book 6) is the main character of this story and he travels through a mirror from the 19th century to the 21st.

Back in the 1970s there were a lot of novelty songs and one of them was I Am My Own Grandpa.  The twists and turns in these stories brought this old gem to mind, especially when Nicholas refers to Bradford as his “Uncle Great Great Great Nephew or something like that.”   This is a twisted time travel romance that makes this kind of fun observation possible.

I didn’t really like the foppish twins in prior books, but now I love them both.  Nicholas has discovered his own life and I’m sure his brother, Christian, will find his true love in one century or another.

The story is fun as Nicholas learns about his talents and the new century into which he has traveled.  His family is sweet and accepting.  Peyton is sweeter.

Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Linked Across Time series:
1.      Saved by My Blackguard
2.      Searching for My Rogue
3.      Seduction of My Rake
6.      Stolen by My Knave
7.      Separated from My Love
8.      Scandalized by My Prince
9.      Scheming with My Duke
10.  Secluded with My Hellion
11.  Charming Her Rogue (Enduring Legacy #10)
12.  Secrets of My Beloved
13.  Spying on My Scoundrel
Also from Dawn Brower:
·         Broken Pearl
·         Christmas at Fortuna’s Parlor
·         Deadly Benevolence
·         Diamonds Don’t Cry (Mystifying Music #1)
·         Don’t Happen Twice
·         Kindred Lies
·         The Legacy’s Origin (Enduring Legacy #1)
·         Snowflake Kisses
·         A Wallflower’s Christmas Kiss (Connected by a Kiss #3)
Begin Again Series:
1.      There You’ll Be
2.      Better as a Memory
3.      Won’t Let Go
Bluestockings Defying Rogues Series:
1.      Earl of Harrington
2.      A Lady Hoyden’s Secret
3.      One Wicked Kiss
4.      Earl in Trouble
5.      All the Ladies Love Coventry
6.      One Less Scandalous Earl
Broken Curses Series:
1.      The Enchanted Princess
2.      The Bespelled Knight
3.      The Magical Hunt
Ever Beloved Series:
1.      Forever My Earl
2.      Always My Viscount
3.      Infinitely My Marquess
4.      Eternally My Duke
Heart’s Intent Series:
1.      One Heart to Give
2.      Unveiled Hearts
3.      Heart of the Moment
4.      Kiss My Heart Goodbye
5.      Heart in Waiting
Kismet Bay Series:
1.      Once Upon a Christmas
2.      New Year Revelation
3.      All Things Valentine
4.      Luck at First Sight
5.      Endless Summer Days
6.      A Witch’s Charm
7.      All Out of Gratitude
8.      Christmas Ever After
Marsden Descendants Series:
1.      Rebellious Angel (Christmas Wishes #6)
2.      Tempting an American Princess
3.      Loving an American Spy (Miracle Express #8)
4.      How to Kiss a Debutante
Marsden Romance Series:
1.      A Flawed Jewel
1.5  A Crystal Angel
2.      A Treasured Lily
3.      A Sanguine Gem
4.      A Hidden Ruby
5.      A Discarded Pearl
Novak Springs Series:
1.      Cowgirl Fever
1.5  Dirty Proof
2.      Unbridled Pursuit
3.      Christmas Temptation
4.      Sensual Games
Scandal Meets Love Series:
2.      Find Me Love 
4.      Odds of Love 
6.      Chance of Love 
7.      A Gypsy’s Christmas Kiss (Connected by a Kiss #6)
8.      Love and Mistletoe



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