The Rogue and The Rival - Maya Rodale
This is the first book that I have read by Maya Rodale.
This was a lovely book and I am glad that I took the time to read it.
The story is about Angela and and Phillip, the Marquis of Huntley. Angela has lived in an abbey for the past 6 years and has not been able to commit to taking her vows to become a nun. Angela was shunned by her parents when she was ruined by Lord Frost. Her parents disowned her and she had nowhere else to go but to the Abbey. She has been living with the shame that her family had placed on her and hiding from the world in that shame. Phillip was running away from a gambling debt and was shot near the abbey. He was brought wounded to the abbey and Angela was assigned the task of caring for him. She hates him because he is a man and a known philanderer, gambler and drunk. He ruined many a young womans virtue and left them in shame as Angela was left in shame. In caring for Phillip, Angela realizes that she could not hide her feelings as a woman. She tried to shut them down but she could not. All the while that she was at the Abbey, she prayed that God would give her a second chance and let her be loved by a good man. Phillip changes from being around Angela. It is quite remarkable and lovely to see this all enfold.
Ms. Rodale has done a remarkable job in creating her characters. So well that I became Angela while reading the book. What woman has not been shamed and hidden from that shame? What woman, after broken and damaged, has not cried out to God to give her a second chance and bring a hero?
I cheered for Phillip. He went from a selfish, self-centered, egotistical spoiled child to a man recognizing his character faults, fixing them and rising above it all. And in the end, changed from broken people to healed, love conquered all for these two characters!
Thank You Maya Rodale!
I am not even going to rate this but tell you if you want a good read, to get this book. It was lovely.
Enjoy,
Susan
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