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Cristina Fairfax makes her debut to Queen Victoria and she does it with élan despite the horrid dress her capricious and thoughtless mother has dressed her in. A handsome gentleman helps her divest herself of the added trapping of the dress and they share a nice moment together. Cristina has no idea who the man and returns to the ball only to find herself the object of desire of Crown Prince of Hapsburg-Lorraine. She is over her head and knows it and her rescuer Lord Blake Ashford informs her who she has just insulted she wonders what she is going to do. Well, her mother has plans for her daughter and when she sells her daughter to the highest bidder, Blake steps up to protect her again.
Blake does not believe in fairy tales and he is surprised to find he is not all that reluctant to keep Cristina Fairfax safe. What starts of an act of chivalry ends up leading to more then Blake ever thought possible. Will these two people be able to find their happy ending or will lust and avarice and danger keep them apart?
This was not a simple read by any stretch of the imagination. Ms. Hagan Lee has crafted a very detailed romance populated by a wonderful cast of primary and secondary characters. I was thrilled by the historical details that were included in this read and the fact that it is correct and a wonderful addition to this story. Ms. Hagan Lee is a very talented author and one that I highly recommend.
Christina's upwardly mobile, thoughtlessly manipulative mother sells her daughter to the highest bidder - Crown Prince Rudolph - at auction, leaving her in need of rescuing once again. With the knowledge that Christina has been purchased by Prince Rudolph for a necklace, Lord Ashford devises a plan to rescue her once again. He rescues Christina and takes her to his house where she will be safe from her mother and the Crown Prince - but Christina and Lord Ashford are not safe from the feelings they begin to feel for one another.
Lord Ashford wars between conflicting emotions as Christina fights the attraction they both feel. But, as the passion grows between Christina and Lord Ashton, a secret from his past could destroy their hopes of future happiness. As Christina flees to Austria with Crown Prince Rudolph, Lord Blake Ashton must find a way to get through to Christina and prove his love for her is true before it is too late.
This marvelously written tale is full of well crafted characters and plot twists. A wonderful read.
This is a love story that is very well written and a pleasure to read. Ambitions abound at every corner, yet our hero and heroine try desperately to overcome these. Blake has a tortured past, and almost isn't capable of overcoming it. Fortunately for Cristina, he does, and early enough in the story so as to not render this plot with a "typical" climatic ending (Blake finding his love for Cristina). Cristina on the other hand is young, but determined. No milksop miss here. After rising above an atrocious relationship with her mother, and apparent abandonment of her father, Cristina finds friendship and comfort in some interesting places.
It is great to watch as Cristina and Blake build their love together through all the obstacles they face. In Victorian England, Cristina probably would not have had the freedoms or done many of the things she ultimately did, but this is a minor criticism in the overall story. Pick up and enjoy Whisper Always.
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