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Inscription
The year is 1851 and the Grand Guard is ravaging Mainland. Arrests. Floggings. Swift executions. Twenty-year-old Caris McKay, the beautiful heiress of Oakside Manor, is sent to live with distant relations until the danger has passed. It's no refuge, however, as Lady Granville and her scheming son plot to get their hands on Caris's inheritance with treachery and deceit.
Soon, alarming news arrives that the ruthless Captain James Maldoro has seized Oakside and imprisoned Caris's beloved uncle. And now he's after her.
Caris escapes with the help of Tom Granville, the enigmatic silver-eyed heir of Thornbridge. But when a cryptic note about a hidden fortune launches them on a perilous journey across Mainland, Caris and Tom must rely on wits, courage, and their growing love for each other if they hope to survive.
Filled with adventure, intrigue, and romance, Inscription will transport you to a historically fictional world you'll never want to leave.
Soon, alarming news arrives that the ruthless Captain James Maldoro has seized Oakside and imprisoned Caris's beloved uncle. And now he's after her.
Caris escapes with the help of Tom Granville, the enigmatic silver-eyed heir of Thornbridge. But when a cryptic note about a hidden fortune launches them on a perilous journey across Mainland, Caris and Tom must rely on wits, courage, and their growing love for each other if they hope to survive.
Filled with adventure, intrigue, and romance, Inscription will transport you to a historically fictional world you'll never want to leave.
278 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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H.H. Miller
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April 16, 2014
Miller does an extraordinary job as a novelist, and a first time book author at that, with Inscription. She creates a historical world the likes of which we as readers could think is real if we didn't know better. Possibly you might do an Internet search for the people and place if you didn't know better type of writing. Her scenes and settings are vivid, though imaginary, and her characters are well-developed and full of emotions. We have romance, intrigue, and fantastical adventure all rolled into the place of Mainland. It reads like historical fiction, but as imaginary historical fiction, not fantasy. I know it must be sometimes so hard for readers to grasp, but there aren't a lot of other books out there as such. She really has a deep imagination yet isn't magical. Think of it like Game of Thrones or Outlander and add a touch of "Downton Abbey" and Jane Austen.
I loved this book. I have always loved this type of novel and not only do I applaud Miller for writing such a well-written novel, but I congratulate her on her efforts to write a unique novel and cross the hill and stand upon new territory. I hope that as some of these true historical tales are repeated over and over more novels like Miller's will be created. As she didn't have true subject matter, she didn't have to do too much research but create it all from her own head. I am in awe of how difficult that must be, especially keeping everything straight! Creating an entire world of people and a place like Mainland was probably not an easy feat, but she makes it seem flawless.
Her female character of Caris was an independent and beautiful heiress and her descriptions seemed to fit what I might picture in my head of someone from this time period going through such strife. I enjoyed Tom as well and I appreciate the level and type of romance she depicted in her book. I think there was just the right amount of conflict and adventure and I was sucked up into the story and didn't want to stop reading it last week!
I'd say this was a major success for a debut novel and I hope to read so much more from Miller in the future.
I loved this book. I have always loved this type of novel and not only do I applaud Miller for writing such a well-written novel, but I congratulate her on her efforts to write a unique novel and cross the hill and stand upon new territory. I hope that as some of these true historical tales are repeated over and over more novels like Miller's will be created. As she didn't have true subject matter, she didn't have to do too much research but create it all from her own head. I am in awe of how difficult that must be, especially keeping everything straight! Creating an entire world of people and a place like Mainland was probably not an easy feat, but she makes it seem flawless.
Her female character of Caris was an independent and beautiful heiress and her descriptions seemed to fit what I might picture in my head of someone from this time period going through such strife. I enjoyed Tom as well and I appreciate the level and type of romance she depicted in her book. I think there was just the right amount of conflict and adventure and I was sucked up into the story and didn't want to stop reading it last week!
I'd say this was a major success for a debut novel and I hope to read so much more from Miller in the future.
April 15, 2014
3.5 stars. "Inscription" is a historical fiction tale of love and family. Caris lives with her bachelor uncle and then is whisked away to a remote small town where her uncle hopes that she will be safe. It just means that she is at risk with new issues as there are many scheming to get there hands on her inheritance. A love affair between Caris and the man who saves her in many ways also plays at the center of this book. This is a fast read and will appeal to those that are looking for a little bit of romance with their historical fiction.
This book is very much character driven, which I enjoyed but I wish that we would have gotten a little more insight into the setting and why the fighting was occurring the way that it was. We just really know that it's going on and that it is affecting Caris and her uncle's way of life. The setting is very much background and was a little fuzzy for me. That being said, I really enjoyed reading about the characters in this book. I especially enjoyed reading about Caris, the main character. She was a very interesting heroine for the time period in the book. Her uncle almost treats her more like a son and really raised her to stand on her own two feet. She has education like a son would have and is privy to a lot of things that only men of the time would have been able to be involved in, which I really liked reading about. I liked reading about how she was able to do that in a world where women were still supposed to be delicate little flowers.
I liked the writing of this book overall. I thought that the characters were well written (I really, really liked Tom and Caris). Some of the dialogue was a little shaky at first but really evened out by Part II of the book. I really loved the adventure and romance aspects of the book! This was definitely an entertaining read!
This book is very much character driven, which I enjoyed but I wish that we would have gotten a little more insight into the setting and why the fighting was occurring the way that it was. We just really know that it's going on and that it is affecting Caris and her uncle's way of life. The setting is very much background and was a little fuzzy for me. That being said, I really enjoyed reading about the characters in this book. I especially enjoyed reading about Caris, the main character. She was a very interesting heroine for the time period in the book. Her uncle almost treats her more like a son and really raised her to stand on her own two feet. She has education like a son would have and is privy to a lot of things that only men of the time would have been able to be involved in, which I really liked reading about. I liked reading about how she was able to do that in a world where women were still supposed to be delicate little flowers.
I liked the writing of this book overall. I thought that the characters were well written (I really, really liked Tom and Caris). Some of the dialogue was a little shaky at first but really evened out by Part II of the book. I really loved the adventure and romance aspects of the book! This was definitely an entertaining read!
February 15, 2014
I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.
This novel has all the elements I enjoy in a good book: action, suspense, romance, evil villains who get what's coming to them in the end; but most of all, a very well-written, engaging story. The plot is rather formulaic, but considering this is Ms. Miller's debut novel, she delivered on all the above counts. Characters are well-drawn, if a bit stereo-typical for the genre, and the action moves right along.
This novel has all the elements I enjoy in a good book: action, suspense, romance, evil villains who get what's coming to them in the end; but most of all, a very well-written, engaging story. The plot is rather formulaic, but considering this is Ms. Miller's debut novel, she delivered on all the above counts. Characters are well-drawn, if a bit stereo-typical for the genre, and the action moves right along.
January 17, 2014
Great fun for lovers of historical romantic fiction. Filled with memorable characters, skillfully written descriptions of European-like setting and atmosphere, breathless pace and plenty of twists and surprises, this book left me hoping for a sequel soon.
February 15, 2014
This was a free copy I won from Goodreads. It was an easy and mostly enjoyable read, though I didn't care for one particular twist as I was pretty much looking forward to a nice tidy ending as is typical for this type of book.
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