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Customer Reviews for Barbour Books The Lady's Maid - eBook
Barbour Books The Lady's Maid - eBook
Travel along with Elise Kleinschmidt and her British mistress, Lady Anne Stone, as they search for the new but missing earl of Branwell. Determined to follow David Stone's somewhat cold trail leading to Oregon, greenhorns Elise and Anne secure livestock and supplies to join a wagon train. Will the ladies succeed in their quest or succumb to the malfeasance of the mysterious man dogging their heels? Scout Eb Bentley's initial disgust with these ill-prepared women eventually turns into admiration for one lady in particular. Can he protect her long enough to win her over, or will prairie dreams turn into a Wild West nightmare?
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Customer Reviews for The Lady's Maid - eBook
Review 1 for The Lady's Maid - eBook
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Power of Determination
Date:May 12, 2013
Ambercat
Location:Las Cruces, NM
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Anne is determined to find her uncle and even though she is not prepared for her journey she is not giving up.
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Review 2 for The Lady's Maid - eBook
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Great book
Date:May 3, 2013
Brenda A
Location:Guntersville, AL
Age:55-65
Gender:female
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This story was written in a manner I almost felt I was watching it through glass wall. I didn't want it to end but when it did I reached for the next in the series. This book was very enjoyable.
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Review 3 for The Lady's Maid - eBook
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Wonderful story
Date:February 8, 2013
Lyn S
Location:Ivey, Georgia
Age:55-65
Gender:female
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I enjoyed this book more than I thought as I don't believe I've read anything by this author before but the story was captivating and now I want the rest of the series.
You won't regret this purchase.
You won't regret this purchase.
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Review 4 for The Lady's Maid - eBook
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Wonderful book; I plan to buy the sequel.
Date:September 22, 2012
oldsinger
Location:Panama City, FL
Age:Over 65
I enjoyed this book so much, but it left me with questions about some of the characters. So I emailed the author and she answered right back, giving me the title of the next book in the series that would answer my questions. I plan to buy it as soon as I can find it.
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Date:May 9, 2012
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This was a sweet historical romance that I enjoyed very much. The author did a wonderful job of moving the story along and the discriptions of places were wonderfully done.
The only complaint that I have, and it's a minor one, is that I wish that the relationship between Eb and Elise was a bit more developed. But it's worth reading.
The only complaint that I have, and it's a minor one, is that I wish that the relationship between Eb and Elise was a bit more developed. But it's worth reading.
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Review 6 for The Lady's Maid - eBook
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Oregon Wagon Train
Date:March 7, 2012
What a page-turner this novel proved to be! A proper lady from England, along with her maid become part of a wagon train traveling across America as they search for a missing uncle. The vivid details pulled me into the story. Although delicate, the ladies decide that they will transform themselves into strong, capable pioneer women. They learn to drive a wagon with a team of mules, make edible biscuits over an outdoor fire, and sleep on the lumpy ground.
I enjoyed watching the relationship between Lady Anne and Elise develop into friendship. I look forward to the next book in this series.
Thank you to Barbour Books for my copy.
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Review 7 for The Lady's Maid - eBook
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From Pampered & Proper to Practical
Date:October 24, 2011
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The Lady's Maid by Susan Page Davis Prairie Dreams Book 1
Lady Anne Stone has just lost her father, the Earl of Stoneford. Her cousin Randolph was ready to take the title and the fortune with it but they can do nothing until they know if her Uncle David is dead or alive. He was in America last they heard but that was ten years ago. Elise Finster is Anne's maid. She has worked for the family since she was sixteen. She now fears she will be looking for new employment. Lady Anne has a different plan though, to go to America and find Uncle David, who unbeknownst to Anne, has always held a special place in Elise's heart.
The story is focused on Elise. Her struggles to treat Anne as a friend and not use her proper titles so they do not look wealthy and become targets and to keep her mistress safe in this rough and strange country. When they run into dead ends in St. Louis they head to Independence. The only bit of information they can find sends them on the Oregon Trail with a wagon train. They hire a man to help them, unknown to them that Thomas had been hired to follow them and find out about David. Ed Bentley, called Eb, is dead set against these high bred English women going with but his partner, Rob, disagrees. As they head down the trail both Anne and Elise learn the basics of cooking, cleaning and taking care of mules, even driving them.
Susan writes in such ways that you are traveling along the Oregon trail with them, feeling the fears and frustrations as well as the joys. Seeing the beauty along the way as well.
**Received through NetGalley for Review
**Received through NetGalley for Review
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Review 8 for The Lady's Maid - eBook
Overall Rating:
Love on the Oregon Trail
Date:October 20, 2011
Erica Vetsch
Location:Rochester, MN
Age:35-44
Gender:female
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For readers who want to immerse themselves in historical detail, this is the book for you. Davis takes the reader through the hardships of the Oregon Trail, the dangers and triumphs, the joys and sorrows, all while weaving together a love story and a mystery in the bargain. Travel along with Elise Finster and her mistress, Lady Anne Stone, as they discover inner strengths they didn't know they possessed and possibilities they never dreamed of.
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Review 9 for The Lady's Maid - eBook
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A Sweet Historical
Date:October 6, 2011
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Elise Finster is The Lady’s Maid, having served Lady Anne Stone (and her mother before her) for twenty years. Lady Anne’s father, the Earl of Stoneford, has recently died, and his heir, David Stone, was last heard from ten years ago when he was running a shop in America. Efforts to find Uncle David have been in vain, and the question of who is the new Earl cannot be settled without knowing for sure whether David Stone is dead or alive. Meanwhile, Lady Anne is left with only a small annual allowance that is not enough to maintain her lifestyle, so Lady Anne decides to travel to America to find Uncle David, with Elise accompanying her as her maid and companion.
Once in America, the ladies find evidence that David Stone rode west to Oregon ten years earlier, so they decide to purchase a wagon and mules, and join a wagon train going west. The train is guided by Mr Rob Whistler, with Mr Edwin (‘Eb’) Bentley as the scout. They have reservations about two women travelling alone, particularly as these women are obviously ladies, and, equally obviously, have none of the skills necessary for survival in the wild. However, good fortune provides them with one Mr Thomas Costigan, who offers to drive their team, but who may not be all he appears to be…
This was a really sweet historical novel, with a growing friendship between Anne and Elise, a romance, and some suspense. The lead characters were plainly Christians, but this was not really the emphasis of the story, so the book was not in the least preachy. It has to be said that the end of the novel does not quite tie up all the loose ends, leading me to suspect that a sequel will follow. Perhaps this will also answer the question of why David Stone left England for America almost twenty years ago… However, the end is quite satisfying for all the romantics out there. Overall, this was a very enjoyable book, even though it was quite different from Susan Page Davis’ contemporary romantic suspense novels (such as Frasier Island) that I have previously enjoyed.
Thanks to Barbour Publishing and NetGalley for providing a free ebook to review.
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Review 10 for The Lady's Maid - eBook
Overall Rating:
Amazing Historical Detail
Date:October 5, 2011
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Lady's Maid, Elise Finster, is finding her mistress, Lady Anne Stone, in an unfortunate predicament. Unless Lady Anne is able to locate her Uncle David to inform him that he is the new Earl of the Stoneford estate, the property will fall into the hands of the crown. The last time the Stone family heard from her uncle was ten years ago, when he resided in the Missouri territory in America. Determined to find her uncle, Lady Anne and Elise set out for America. Their journey continues to send them farther west . . until they finally join a wagon train heading to the Oregon territory. Will these two refined ladies be able to handle the harsh trail, or will the rest of the company's skepticism prove true. . .that these women are just too refined for the trail west?
Scout Eb Bentley isn't in favor of bringing the two high-class women into his wagon company. Yet . . . as these women begin to prove their worth, he can't deny the attraction he feels one of them.
Scout Eb Bentley isn't in favor of bringing the two high-class women into his wagon company. Yet . . . as these women begin to prove their worth, he can't deny the attraction he feels one of them.
The Lady's Maid is impressive with its historical accuracy as it explores how refined women may have dealt with the harsh trail. As one who has studied the Oregon Trail, I found Susan Paige Davis's historical detail to be stunning.
This story is definitely enjoyable, but it does seem bogged down with too much historical detail, that at times isn't used to the enhance the story. While each detail shows readers how difficult the Oregon Trail was for pioneers, it does little besides that. I feel like some of the details could have been used to create humor or raise the stakes, but they seemed to only remain stagnate.
While Elise seemed to be a very well developed character, Lady Anne was not so much developed. I believe part of this is because Elise is always speaking for Anne. I understand Elise is older than Anne, but I think it made Anne come across as slightly unintelligent.
I'm certain it wasn't an easy character-development balance for the writer, since the initial plot centers around Lady Anne, yet we stay in Elise's point of view through-out the entire novel. I think a few scenes in Lady Anne's point of view could have easily balanced out this story so that it continued to remain focused on the starting plot and helped to develop Lady Anne's character, while also keeping us engaged with Elise as the main character.
Though I don't believe any of these things made for an un-enjoyable story, I do feel like they hindered it from what it could have been. That said, I truly did enjoy this story, and definitely recommend The Lady's Maid.
I'm excited to read the next book in this series, especially since it focuses on Lady Anne as the main character!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher, Barbour Publishers, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.
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