I’m thrilled to be one of today’s stops on the opening day of the blog tour for ‘Victoria & Violet.’
It should be a dream come true to serve the Queen of England…
When Violet Parker is told she will be Queen Victoria’s personal housemaid, she cannot believe her good fortune. She finally has the chance to escape her overbearing mother, a servant to the Duchess
of Kent.
Violet hopes to explore who she is and what the world has to offer without her mother’s schemes overshadowing her every thought and action.
Then she meets James Greene, assistant to the queen’s chief political adviser, Lord Melbourne. From entirely different backgrounds and social class, Violet and James should have neither need nor desire
to speak to one another, yet through their service, their paths cross and their lives merge—as do their feelings.
Only Victoria’s court is not always the place for romance, but rather secrets, scandals, and conspiracies…
Purchase Links
UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Victoria-Violet-Royal-Maids-Book-ebook/dp/B0B6T47ZX5
US – https://www.amazon.com/Victoria-Violet-Royal-Maids-Book-ebook/dp/B0B6T47ZX5
Author Bio –
Rachel lives in a small town near Bath, England. She is the author of 29 published novels including the Ladies of Carson Street trilogy, the Shop Girl series (Aria Fiction) and the Templeton Cove Stories (Harlequin).
Her latest novel, Victoria & Violet is the first book in her new Royal Maids series with the Wild Rose Press.
Rachel is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association as well as the Historical Novel Society and has thousands of social media followers all over the world.
Social Media Links –
Website: https://bit.ly/3wH7HQs
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Review-
As a huge fan of the author’s previous Ladies of Carson Street trilogy, I was eagerly anticipating reading this latest offering.
A young Queen Victoria being the main subject piqued my interest, along with the blurb indicating the story would contain plenty of elements of court life and scandal.
One thing you are guaranteed with a Rachel Brimble historical novel is authentic characters, historical accuracy and a narrative that puts the reader firmly at the heart of the story through its vivid descriptions of tradition and society at that time.
This is all achieved through an engaging storyline which you can read with ease. The interactions and blossoming romance between Violet and James are a highlight as is the depiction of the young Victoria’s desire to have people around her close to her in age and who she can trust.
Fans of historical fiction should definitely be adding this to their ‘to be read’ lists!
With thanks to the author and Rachel at Random Resources for the opportunity to participate in the tour.
Further stops can be found here:
Pickled Thoughts and Pinot 