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Review: The Landlord’s Black-Eyed DaughterAuthor: Mary Ellen DennisPublisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca,  an imprint of Sourcebooks IncSource:  ARC from Sourcebooks Aisle B Rating:    Three   “I know why you seem familiar,” she murmured. “I have long imagined someone like you in my novels.”  “The hero, I trust,” he said lightly. But he knew who she meant - Ralf Darkstarre. The knowledge was intoxicating and frightening, exactly the same mix of emotions he experienced while practicing his profession. Reaching out with his free hand, he stroked the contours of her face, lingering at the wispy curl in front of her ear. “Tis not only the darkenss of our hair that is similar,” he said, “but the darkness of our pasts.”Excerpt from The Landlord’s Black-Eyed Daughter page 36Bess- Elizabeth Wyndham’s world is raided by the highwayman Rand - John Randolph Remington who steals her latest manuscript Castles of Doom along with a few precious jewels.  Rand becomes shaken by the scenes within Bess’ book and both their worlds unravel as they try to understand their connection - imagined or real - they can not deny the mystery that lies between them.Their mysterious affinity throws them together against the dangers of a deadly vendetta against Rand which besieges Bess’ life.   The only question that remains is whether they can surpass their mistrust to beat the odds set against them.**************************************************************************Mary Ellen Dennis’ The Landlord’s Black Eyed Daughter is without a doubt one of the most enjoyable reads with its touch of reincarnation.  It combines the mysteries of reincarnation- past lives that harbour on the theme of love & betrayal, add to that mix- some sprinklings of nail biting action as our hero and heroine attempt to make sense of what lies around them. I loved Bess Wyndham’s strong character - she’s rife with intelligence to survive in an 18th century world dominated by men.  She survives by her writing and is tormented by her family’s notion of spinsterhood. Unlikely to part ways with her independence - she encounters Rand Remington whom she can not dismiss. Rand conjures up a mix bag of emotions - all tied to a feeling of a past connection she can not justify. Rand approaches her in the same manner with a compelling need to be with a woman who may have betrayed him in her past incarnation.  The plot thickens with remnants of past lives intermixed with their present 18th century lives.  Add to the mix a diabolical vendetta and voila you are hooked.I loved this historical romance with its flair for the upheaval reincarnation may have on your karmic soul. Entrust Dennis to take you where you never imagined and trust yourself to never question that feeling of “hmmmm I know you from somewhere… if I could just put my finger on where….”

Review: The Landlord’s Black-Eyed Daughter
Author: Mary Ellen Dennis
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca,  an imprint of Sourcebooks Inc
Source:  ARC from Sourcebooks

Aisle B Rating:  3.87 of 5 stars3.87 of 5 stars3.87 of 5 stars3.87 of 5 stars3.87 of 5 stars 


Three

   “I know why you seem familiar,” she murmured. “I have long imagined someone like you in my novels.”
  “The hero, I trust,” he said lightly. But he knew who she meant - Ralf Darkstarre. The knowledge was intoxicating and frightening, exactly the same mix of emotions he experienced while practicing his profession. Reaching out with his free hand, he stroked the contours of her face, lingering at the wispy curl in front of her ear. “Tis not only the darkenss of our hair that is similar,” he said, “but the darkness of our pasts.”

Excerpt from The Landlord’s Black-Eyed Daughter page 36

Bess- Elizabeth Wyndham’s world is raided by the highwayman Rand - John Randolph Remington who steals her latest manuscript Castles of Doom along with a few precious jewels.  Rand becomes shaken by the scenes within Bess’ book and both their worlds unravel as they try to understand their connection - imagined or real - they can not deny the mystery that lies between them.

Their mysterious affinity throws them together against the dangers of a deadly vendetta against Rand which besieges Bess’ life.   The only question that remains is whether they can surpass their mistrust to beat the odds set against them.

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Mary Ellen Dennis’ The Landlord’s Black Eyed Daughter is without a doubt one of the most enjoyable reads with its touch of reincarnation.  It combines the mysteries of reincarnation- past lives that harbour on the theme of love & betrayal, add to that mix- some sprinklings of nail biting action as our hero and heroine attempt to make sense of what lies around them.


I loved Bess Wyndham’s strong character - she’s rife with intelligence to survive in an 18th century world dominated by men.  She survives by her writing and is tormented by her family’s notion of spinsterhood. Unlikely to part ways with her independence - she encounters Rand Remington whom she can not dismiss. Rand conjures up a mix bag of emotions - all tied to a feeling of a past connection she can not justify. Rand approaches her in the same manner with a compelling need to be with a woman who may have betrayed him in her past incarnation. 


The plot thickens with remnants of past lives intermixed with their present 18th century lives.  Add to the mix a diabolical vendetta and voila you are hooked.
I loved this historical romance with its flair for the upheaval reincarnation may have on your karmic soul.

Entrust Dennis to take you where you never imagined and trust yourself to never question that feeling of “hmmmm I know you from somewhere… if I could just put my finger on where….”