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Loading... Discerning Grace (The White Sails Series Book 1)by Emma Lombard
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  libraryofemma | Apr 18, 2024 |   Unbeknown to Grace, she has left quite a wake in her disappearance. But she is free, and quickly learning the ropes for acting like a young man as well as the hard work a ship takes to run smoothly. Getting taken under the wing of a few on the ship, Grace settles into the hard work until an event takes place and she finds herself found out… she is not a young male after all but a female whose stowed away as a lad this whole time! Already having been at sea for weeks, there is no turning back but the Captain has no care as to why she decided to dress a lad and get on the ship, and arrangements will be made as soon as possible to get her back to London, but Grace is not going freely. The Lieutenant on the other hand, has other ideas in mind. He did fancy her after all, and Grace is accepting of his company, and divulges the truth to him. The crew now having turned again her, as it is a curse to have a female on a ship, she is ordered to remain in her room and not cause anymore of a ruckus than what she already has. But things were already set in motion, and Grace becomes the center of more than just a fear of a curse becoming them. Can Lieutenant Fitzwilliam keep her safe until she can figure out how to broach her parents and get out of Lord Silverton’s grasp… (  ) Chelz286 | Apr 25, 2021 | The Characters: Grace Baxter is not your usual 19th century young woman. Educated, outspoken, bold and adventurous, she is far from the compliant and dutiful daughter. Readers will be surprised as she struggles to keep her identity a secret on a ship full of men. Lt. Fitzwilliam is exactly what you’d imagine a British Naval Officer to be. Handsome, intelligent, honourable; he quickly develops a soft spot for Grace. They squabble and irritate each other but it is clear that each is smitten. The ship’s crew is full of interesting characters who round out book. You’ll so find yourself cheering them on. The History: Author Lombard has done her research, the narrative rings true with the sights and sounds of London, the docks and life aboard a sailing ship. I enjoyed the nautical setting and the descriptions of sailing round Cape Horn and the mapping of the coast of Tierra del Fuego. The Writing: Well written and well edited this book zips along at a steady pace. Grace and Seamus keep us turning the page as the story escalates in action and suspense. Overall: I enjoyed this seagoing story. The history is fun and the characters engaging. I look forward to more adventures with Grace and Seamus. (  ) JeanRoberts | Mar 7, 2021 | no reviews | add a review
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As the first full-length novel in The White Sails Series, DISCERNING GRACE captures the spirit of an independent woman whose feminine lens blows the ordered patriarchal decks of a 19th century tall ship to smithereens.Wilful Grace Baxter will not marry old Lord Silverton with his salivary incontinence and dead-mouse stink. Discovering she is a pawn in an arrangement between slobbery Silverton and her calculating father, Grace is devastated when Silverton reveals his true callous nature.Refusing this fate, Grace resolves to stow away. Heading to the docks, disguised as a lad to ease her escape, she encounters smooth-talking naval recruiter, Gilly, who lures her aboard HMS Discerning with promises of freedom and exploration in South America.When Grace's big mouth lands her bare-bottomed over a cannon for insubordination, her identity is exposed. The captain wants her back in London but his orders, to chart the icy archipelago of Tierra del Fuego, forbid it. Lieutenant Seamus Fitzwilliam gallantly offers to take Grace off the fretting captain's hands by placing her under his protection.Grace must now win over the crew she betrayed with her secret, while managing her feelings towards her taciturn protector, whose obstinate chivalry stifles her new-found independence. But when Grace disregards Lieutenant Fitzwilliam's warnings about the dangers of the unexplored archipelago, it costs a friend his life and she realises she is not as free as she believes.DISCERNING GRACE is historical women's fiction that will appeal to fans of Claire Fraser from Outlander and Demelza Poldark from Poldark-in other words, fans of feisty historical female leads. 2021 B.R.A.G. Medallion for excellence in self-publishing. 2021 Bronze Medallist for Historical Romance, The Coffee Pot Book Club-Book of the Year. Short-listed for the 2021 Chatelaine Award for Historical Romance, Chanticleer International Book Award. No library descriptions found. |
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