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This week's puzzle feature is brought to you by Sarah E. Ladd and her newest release, The Headmistress of Rosemere.

The Borrowed Book Review of The Headmistress of Rosemere:

The story takes you back in time to the year 1816. The place Darbury, England. A time in history when English lords ruled their heritaged lands, servants and their chattel.  Class distinctions prevailed and women had little rights.  Darbury lands were owned by the Sterling family while the Creighton family leased Rosemere, a boarding school for girls, building and land from the Sterling family for years. 

After Patience Creighton's father's recent death and her brother's abrupt disappearance to London, Patience, considered a spinster at 25, takes care of her distraught bereaved mother and, to prevent Rosemere from closing, assumes the position as headmistress overseeing the education of the school's young students.

Then enters the handsome rich, entitled land owner of Darbury, William Sterling. Raised in the privileged class of society, William turns to gambling and horse racing after his father's death and the loss of his fiancée, who disappeared without a word. His wrong pursuits lead him to the edge of bankruptcy where the possibility of losing his heritage, all his lands and properties, could be real and maybe to the extent he could lose his life to those he owes money, unless, he turns his life around. He needs to assume his responsibilities and make Darbury profitable once again.

Not until one night when William is attacked by men looking to remind him of his debt that William and Patience are reacquainted. As they get to know each other a bit more, both of their eyes are opened to possibilities.

I really liked this story that had a bit of historical English background and the Cinderella romantic plot, poor girl meets handsome Prince Charming, although this Prince was a little rough at the beginning. I also agree with some other reviewers that it was a little comparable to a Charlotte Bronte novel. To some it might be mushy but I thought it was well written and a very enjoyable read.