This was a lovely read, and one I am happy to recommend. Dominick Cherrett charms the midwife in order to gain access to information that could help him redeem himself from his indentured status, but the more time he spends with Tabitha, the harder it is to keep his heart unaffected.

Tabitha Eckles, midwife and healer, has been hurt too many times to trust a man with her heart, especially an Englishman who might have something to do with the men who are taken from her village and forced to serve in the British Navy. Eakes enriches her story with lush historical detail and a plot that keeps the reader guessing with many twists and turns. Laurie Alice Eakes weaves a dramatic tale of intrigue and secrets set along the coast of Virginia at the turn of the 19th century. You can learn more about her and her work at Laurie Alice lives in Texas with her husband, two dogs and two cats, and is learning how to make tamales. She also teaches on-line writing courses and enjoys a speaking ministry that has taken her from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast.

Seven of her books have been picked up by Thorndike Press for large print publication, and Lady in the Mist, her first book with Revell, was chosen for hardcover publication with Crossings Bookclub. In the past three years, she has sold six books to Baker/Revell, five of which are set during the Regency time period, four books to Barbour Publishing, as well as two novellas to Barbour Publishing and one to Baker/Revell. Family Guardian, her first book, won the National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007. Sometimes she shared her stories withothers thus, when she decided to be a writer, she surprised no one. Laurie Alice Eakes used to lie in bed as a child telling herself stories so she didn’t wake anyone else up.

Lady in the mist by laurie alice eakes