Tag: Jane Aiken Hodge

  • REVIEW of Bride of Dreams by Jane Aiken Hodge

    REVIEW of Bride of Dreams by Jane Aiken Hodge

    Amanda Carteret hopes to marry her childhood friend John Purvis, but when the evil Lord Meynel contrives to send John away into the navy, the naive seventeen-year-old is entrapped into marrying Lord Meynel himself. What follows is the saga of Amanda’s life as she endures the abuse of a sadistic elderly husband, grows to womanhood…

  • REVIEW of The Adventurers by Jane Aiken Hodge

    REVIEW of The Adventurers by Jane Aiken Hodge

    When a crew of Napoleon’s soldiers pillage young Sophie Von Hugel’s estate outside Leipzig, she escapes by the skin of her teeth, traumatized and unsure where to turn. At a nearby inn, she meets adventurer Charles Vincent over a game of cards, and in short order, they determine to flee to a nearby city. They…

  • REVIEW of Runaway Bride by Jane Aiken Hodge

    REVIEW of Runaway Bride by Jane Aiken Hodge

    Jennifer Purchas has had the misfortune of her father and both brothers dying during the Napoleonic wars. Her acquistive uncle, Mr. Gurning, has seized control of her inheritance, and to make matters worse, he’s planning to marry her off to Mr. George Ferris, a friend of her late brother whom she’s never even met. Determined…