A Lady of Esteem

Hawthorne House, Book 0.5

By: Kristi Ann Hunter

Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon

Miss Amelia Stalwood may live in London at her absent guardian's townhouse, but she's never actually met any nobility; instead of aristocrats, her closest friends are servants. Quite by happenstance, she's introduced to the Hawthorne family and their close family friend, Anthony, the reformed Marquis of Raebourne. They welcome her into their world, but just as she's beginning to gain some confidence and even suspect that she may have caught Anthony's eye, she's blindsided by an unexpected twist in her situation accompanied by nasty rumors. Will she lose her reputation when the world that has only just accepted her turns its back on her, or will she rest in the support of the friends who've become like family, and the man who's shared his faith and captured her heart?

©2015 Kristi Ann Hunter (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Kisses only Regency Era prequel novella

I read this for the first time before using Goodreads, so it was never included in my books. I just relistened to it today.

I love Amelia and how she is so well liked by all, especially the servants. It's a great introduction to Hawthorne House, but it isn't necessary to have read it before stsrting the others in the series.

I really like this narrator for this series.

Really enjoyed this short story

A thoughtful heroine with a heart for others and who has kindness and encouragement for others no matter what the individual’s status.
A hero who has changed his life to think of others, as well.
A very enjoyable, quick read.

The Story Was a Tad Hard to Follow

With the shortness of the book, it felt a bit rushed and lacking depth, and it was a bit confusing at times because it jumped around. Overall though, it was a very sweet story that had me laughing out loud more than once.

This book is a trick

Bought it thinking it was just a typical regency novel. The first half is exactly that and kind of funny actually. But then it becomes all about Jesus out of no where. The worse part is the language is very modern evangelical and not at all realistic to the period. I couldn’t finish it.