Awake at Widmore Manor
Awake at Widmore Manor
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A violent storm. A sleepless night. A test.
Emma Widmore has longed to return to her childhood home since the day she was forced to leave it after her father’s death. Widmore Manor represents every hope Emma has ever had and every person she has ever loved. When she feels drawn back to Widmore Manor on a stormy night, she is granted refuge by the one person she is sure would still know her after all these years. But when James Atwood—heir of Widmore Manor and Emma’s childhood friend—shows nothing but suspicion, Emma’s hope falters. After hearing rumors of a test—a standard—that other young women have failed, Emma worries that she, too, will fail. As Emma seeks to understand this test, she must be reconciled with her past and learn what being home truly means.
Readers have fallen in love with this unique and moving regency retelling of The Princess and the Pea. Get your copy today! Find the other books in the series: The Fairest Heart by Heather Chapman, The Midnight Heiress by Ashtyn Newbold, Spun of Gold by Jen Geigle Johnson, Beauty's Rose by Rebecca J. Greenwood, Awake at Widmore Manor by Jessilyn Stewart Peaslee
"As always, Peaslee has captivated me with her writing. I was at the gym and I couldn't stop so I just kept working out until I finished this riveting story! She has such a beautiful way of writing and I swear she was meant to live in this time! Her voice is so natural and I was consistently immersed and pulled along in the story. James is such a sweetheart and I loved that he had a reputation and we had to wonder about him a little but see what Emma felt in her heart. Sigh. And Emma's such a strong protagonist and I bought how conflicted her feelings would be toward her mother and the way her life has changed. And Mary and Thomas and their sweet babies. Peaslee really knows how to write love and make the reader believe it and feel it in their hearts."
Tara Creel
"Peaslee is the queen of writing friends-to-lovers. This novella is amazing in every way. It is moving to the point of tears, deep with themes and imagery, and sigh, I love all the characters.
The relationship between Emma and her brother-in-law Thomas is also so special. I feel like there needs to be more of that in literature, where healthy, mutual respect and wisdom abound.
And then there’s James. He is so perfect for Emma.
And little Timothy with his beautiful heart.
I adored this story and already want to read it again!"
Alissa J. Zavalianos
- Story details
- Series: Once Upon a Regency, Book 5
- Publication date: May 31, 2019
- Genre: Historical Romance
- Audience: Young Adult
- Fiction form: Novella
- Content ratings
- Pepper level: 🫑
- Sensitive themes: Grief or loss of a loved one, Poverty or homelessness, Pregnancy/childbirth on-page, and Stillbirth distinct from miscarriage
- Profanity: 1 None
- Substance: 1 None
- Violence: 1 None
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