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and the rightful Earl of Bernward, appears on the Lord and
Lady Kesmore’s doorstep besieged by ice, rain, and a lame
horse on Stirring-Up Sunday’s evening. Lady Jenny rescues
him amidst pleasantries and comforts thinly disguising their
mutual desire for more intimate understandings. To the reader’s
surprise, it is Lady Jenny requesting her wish to sketch the
portrait of Mr. Harrison before he departs while balancing her
role in the Kesmore’s household of attending to her nieces. A
battle of artistry begins as Mr. Harrison, acclaimed by the Royal
Academy, struggles with true talents in Lady Jenny and his own
ineptness with children and families. As those around them
struggle to understand, Elijah Harrison and Lady Jenny must
determine their fates and find their futures, together or apart.
In the beautiful world of Lady Jenny’s Christmas Portrait, Grace
Burrowes shows enlightenment of the human spirit during the
Christmas Holiday, transporting the reader to a time and place
where romance is born of both the mind and the soul. This
Christmas, readers searching for a warming and intelligent
romance will find a satisfying, heartfelt story in Lady Jenny’s
Christmas Portrait. Grace Burrowes has once again written a
piece of the romantic sagas that touch readers with her mastery
of the genre.
| Reviewer: Kimberly Klemm |
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