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The Colonel and The Enchantress

(The Enchantresses #4)

Paullett Golden (Goodreads Author)

4.33 · Rating details · 99 ratings · 87 reviews

Lady Mary Mowbrah, daughter of a duke, fell in love with a man beneath her station. When he leaves for war, determined to earn her hand as a hero, she promises to wait for him, never dreaming the man who returns will be different from the man who left.

Colonel Duncan Starrett returns from war with honors, accolades, and a debilitating injury. As much as he still loves Lady ...more

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Jan 24, 2020 Barbara Rogers rated it it was amazing

Shelves: author-arc, xx-2020-favorite-hist-romance, iblog, xx-2020-read

Series: The Enchantresses #4
Publication Date: 2/14/20

If you are looking for a wonderful book that will make you smile, cry, and laugh all while warming your heart and letting you fall in love with the most amazing main characters you’ll ever read, this is the book for you. In addition to the story itself, there is an outstanding prologue and epilogue that really starts and finishes the book perfectly. The author has a writing style and word choices that put you right in the scene. Your heart wil Series: The Enchantresses #4
Publication Date: 2/14/20

If you are looking for a wonderful book that will make you smile, cry, and laugh all while warming your heart and letting you fall in love with the most amazing main characters you’ll ever read, this is the book for you. In addition to the story itself, there is an outstanding prologue and epilogue that really starts and finishes the book perfectly. The author has a writing style and word choices that put you right in the scene. Your heart will pound and your breathing will increase as Duncan awakens to discover that he cannot feel his legs, then you’ll rejoice with him at each small step he makes toward his recovery – and throughout it all, your heart will swell when he thinks of ‘his Mary’. This book just resonated with me and I can’t wait to have the time to read it again.

Duncan Starrett and Lady Mary Mowbrah met and fell in love in 1790 when she was sixteen and he was twenty. Lady Mary is the daughter of a duke and Duncan is the youngest son of a retired army colonel. Sounds like a doomed romance doesn’t it? In a way, it is because her mother would never, ever approve a match between the two of them. Lady Mary doesn’t care, she is ready to run away to Gretna Green and marry Duncan anyway, but Duncan is a very honorable young man and wants to prove his worthiness to be her husband. Duncan’s solution is to buy a commission and serve in the army where he can earn rank and perform heroically. Little does he know what that choice will cost him.

Five years later, Duncan returns home a very broken man. Thinking Duncan isn’t long for this world, his parents send word to Lady Mary. Mary dashes to Duncan’s family home – which is adjacent to her family home – and is shocked by Duncan’s condition and the medical care he’s received. Mary refuses to think Duncan might die and does everything in her power to turn things around for him.

Duncan comes from a large, very loving family and Mary has always wanted that for herself. She’d never had any show of human affection in her life until she met Duncan. Her mother was cold, unfeeling and paid absolutely no attention to Mary – well, no good attention anyway. All Mary ever received was criticism and complaint. Oh! How she wanted the family Duncan had – all that love, caring and sharing with each other.

Duncan and Mary have a lot to overcome and their HEA is hard-won. Most of what they have to overcome is themselves and their feelings of inadequacy, but Duncan’s wounds are also a big obstacle. I absolutely fell in love with both Duncan and Mary and it was also wonderful to be able to have visits with Sebastian and Lizbeth (The Earl and The Enchantress), Drake (Mary’s brother) and Charlotte (The Duke and The Enchantress), and Lilith and Walter (The Baron and The Enchantress). Now, I can hardly wait for the next book in the series!

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Mar 04, 2020 Caitlynn Akin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

In "The Colonel and the Enchantress", young love is put to the test when Colonel Duncan returns home from war, after Lady Mary has spent years waiting for him. Despite the excitement of being reunited, however, the Duncan that comes home is a different man than the boy Mary first fell in love with. Together they must work to overcome the challenges that face them in their new relationship. I appreciated the depth that the characters had, making them more relatable and empathetic, even though the ...more

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May 10, 2020 M. [storme reads a lot] rated it really liked it

I could not put this book down! It’s so good! The characters are vibrant and the story is so addictive! Highly recommend this book. I loved it.

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Apr 20, 2020 Jennifer rated it really liked it

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4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A historical romance that captured my heart right away. Enjoyable reading with an unconventional love affair. These two were crazy about each other and had great chemistry. It had all the regency drama to make a good story.
I felt like it was a 5 star read up until about 60% and then dropped to about a 3 star. So I’m settling on a 4 star review. This is also book 4 of a series and can be read as a stand-alone.
I’ve already obtained book 1 and will be starting it shortly. This author is ...more

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Jan 31, 2020 Minx rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc, read-in-2020, historical-fiction, romance-historical

If you are looking for an all-encompassing romance that will captivate your heart then The Colonel and the Enchantress is the book for you. What I love most about a romance from Author Paullett Golden is that the stories are thorough! Mary and Duncan fell in love as teens and Duncan, feeling unworthy of Mary, went to war to prove himself worthy. What he found when on the battlefield was that he was a man who loved Mary and a man made for the military life. It was not until Duncan encountered an If you are looking for an all-encompassing romance that will captivate your heart then The Colonel and the Enchantress is the book for you. What I love most about a romance from Author Paullett Golden is that the stories are thorough! Mary and Duncan fell in love as teens and Duncan, feeling unworthy of Mary, went to war to prove himself worthy. What he found when on the battlefield was that he was a man who loved Mary and a man made for the military life. It was not until Duncan encountered an unfortunate set of circumstances that he would return home, a broken man.

Mary was absolutely besotted with Duncan, her love and commitment to him kept her faithful throughout his absence. Though she did wait on her love, she did not set her own interests aside. I loved that about Mary. She did not pass time idly waiting for her man to come back to her. When Duncan did return to her life, the entire situation was very complicated, but once again she stood by what she thought was the right thing to do and persevered. There were times where I felt she should have stood her ground with Duncan but I admired her strength through adversity because life with Duncan was not carefree.

I can’t say that I was initially wooed by Duncan. I never doubted his feelings for Mary but his priorities were all wrong, in my mind. I loved his family and how they gathered around him to bolster him when he was in need. Given the injury that he had incurred, I admired how he battled his way back once he decided that he wanted more than his predicament offered. So, he had many great qualities but he also had a lot to learn in the listening to others and putting what matters first department.

This story, like real life, had its good times and bad. Love is not all about the ups, it is also about holding fast during the down times and that is what made The Colonel and the Enchantress a wonderful love story. There was romance but there was also pain and anguish with characters who were flawed but ultimately committed to the love they shared. Such a swoon worthy story! The Colonel and the Enchantress is a love story for the ages and I am looking forward to the next book in The Enchantresses series!

This review is based on a complimentary book I received from Author, Paullett Golden. It is an honest and voluntary review. The complimentary receipt of it in no way affected my review or rating.
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Aug 19, 2020 Laura rated it really liked it

A charming historical romance with great characters, good chemistry and intriguing family matters.

Determined to prove his worth and win the hand of his love, Lady Mary Mowbrah, Duncan Starrett leaves for war hoping the woman who holds his heart will wait for his return. As fate has it, he returns home crippled and despite the fact his beloved had been waiting for him, he chooses to let her go. ~~Unfortunately~~ Fortunately for him, Lady Mary is a determined woman who knows what she wants. And she is ...more

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Sep 08, 2020 Sarah rated it it was amazing

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'Lady Mary Mowbrah, daughter of a duke, fell in love with a man beneath her station. When he leaves for war, determined to earn her hand as a hero, she promises to wait for him, never dreaming the man who returns will be different from the man who left.

Colonel Duncan Starrett returns from war with honors, accolades, and a debilitating injury. As much as he still loves Lady Mary, he fears a future between them is now impossible.

This is the love story of Mary and Duncan as they forge a future fr 'Lady Mary Mowbrah, daughter of a duke, fell in love with a man beneath her station. When he leaves for war, determined to earn her hand as a hero, she promises to wait for him, never dreaming the man who returns will be different from the man who left.

Colonel Duncan Starrett returns from war with honors, accolades, and a debilitating injury. As much as he still loves Lady Mary, he fears a future between them is now impossible.

This is the love story of Mary and Duncan as they forge a future from the shadows of the past.'
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4.5 stars, rounded up to 5 stars.

The Colonel and the Enchantress is the fouth book in Paullett Golden's The Enchantresses series and is a historical romance.

I wasn't entirely sure about Mary and Duncan at the start of the book as it seemed like perhaps theirs was going to be more of a puppy love in which they were more in love with their memories and the idea of one another coming back together than the actual person. But I quickly became deeply invested in them, how things were unfolding, and his recovery process and they disproved my puppy love assumption with all the worked through together.

Both Duncan and Mary were stubborn characters and as a result infuriating at times. There were some points throughout the book it which they drove me crazy because their stubbornness would prevent them from truly being able to see the other's perspective(even though they were often under the impression they did and were in the right anyway). However this all served to make their characters seem that much more human and realistic and endeared them to me.

This book can easily serve a a stand-alone. This is now the second book in this series which I have read(having read the first and now the fourth) and I found that my enjoyment of this book didn't suffer from missing the previous two books. I do think I'll go back to them though, simply due to how much I have enjoyed what I've read from this series so far. I do believe there are to be further books in the series, but I'm curious as to who they would focus on based on the epilogue.
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Apr 19, 2020 Rainelle rated it it was amazing

I had to give this book a sitting ovation. Paulette Golden’s book, The Colonel and The Enchantress is a written master piece. Oh how I love this story. Paulette was able to grab ahold of my imagination and take it on a wonderful ride. Duncan and Mary, this couple suffered and over came so many trials in their life and yet, they found a way to be their for each other and beat the odds that where thrown at them.
What a wonderful book. The drama had me at highs and lows. Duncan, if books could have ...more

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Jan 26, 2020 Melissa rated it it was amazing

In the fourth book in the Enchchantress series, Paulett Golden shows her mastery of truly writing a great love story. Paullet's novels are not cookie-cutter beach reads. They are individual works with deep characters. Each story in this series demonstrates that she lets the characters carry the story where it needs to go. She does not simply follow the typical meet, fall in love, get married trope. Her characters are real, raw and honest in a way that supports and emotional connection.

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Mar 11, 2020 Cheryl rated it really liked it

This was a little slow at the beginning, particularly after Duncan had his setback with his injury. However, once the pace of the story increased it became a very satisfying read. Mary and Duncan hadn’t seen each other for five years and they both wondered would things be the same between them. Mary was a determined lady and wanted a loving family such as Duncan experienced. Duncan was a brave man who tried to prove himself worthy of Mary. There are a number of setbacks in their relationship but ...more

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Feb 23, 2020 Margaret Watkins rated it it was amazing

An amazing book by an author that has honed her craft to perfection, this story had me gasping with laughter and moping my eyes as the tears rolled down my face. It all seemed so easy, that Duncan would go off to war, earn honours as a war hero as his father had done, and return to claim the hand of Lady Mary, sister of a Duke. Despite her brother giving her permission to follow her heart, it is no easy task waiting for Duncan's return. When one year becomes five, Mary starts to give up hope aft ...more

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Feb 28, 2020 Vania Nunes rated it it was amazing

After three books read from this series, I feel kind of like the dog in Pavlov's experiment: I open Paullett's book with happy anticipation.
Here, the author shows not only a beautiful, wealthy couple romance, with all the wonderful (and highly fantastical) qualities.
The characters have flaws like any human. And yes, sometimes when we read we want to hug or hit the characters, but, don't human beings have this dichotomy too?

We are introduced to the characters, Duncan and Mary, in the previous boo ...more

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Apr 20, 2020 JP rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley

About the book • 4 ⭐️ • 516 pages • Historical Romance • Enjoyable • Unconventional love affair • Wonderful chemistry • Well developed characters • Stand-alone • Highly recommend • Netgalley by Publisher • I gave my honest review and all opinions are my own •

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Feb 23, 2020 Space Cowgirl rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Having Faith💘 in Duncan🐺🔪🔫

ADULT Georgian Era Romance and Adventure
1790 England
Duncan Starrett🐺 is the son of an Army Colonel, and he loves💘 Mary💃, the sixteen year old daughter of a nearby Duke, and she loves💘 him.

There is no way Mary's mother the dowager Duchess, will allow Duncan🐺 to marry her because of his station in life.
So Duncan's father purchases an officer's commission for him, and he goes off to fight the French.

1795
Five long years later, Mary is still waiting for him. Their love 💘i ...more

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Mar 02, 2020 Lori D rated it it was amazing

Shelves: emotional, great-cover, heartwarming, series, historical-romance, love-the-author, damaged-hero, booksprout

The heart often knows exactly what it wants and what is meant to be. Such was the case for Duncan and Mary who met when they were young and in their youthful innocence it seemed all would work out as planned. Duncan was enlisting so that he could come back a decorated war hero and be worthy of Mary who was the daughter of a duke. But life is not always that simple.
Five years later he does return having been injured in battle and although much better, still having some effects. When he finally se ...more

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Feb 15, 2020 BJ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: just-ok

I found it easy to pick up the family connections, in a series I had not read before. The H gained rank in the Army, now medically discharged and returns home badly wounded. The h was a teenager when he left and while she has matured, I thought her self absorbed and haughty. The H recovers enough to marry her, but foolishly re-injures himself. The plot was a good idea that didn't quite deliver for me. Mostly because the H's self image issues, and her selfishness, - I didn't like them. It was jus ...more

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Feb 08, 2020 No Apology Book Reviews rated it it was amazing

Charming and heartwarming, but pacing a little off

Many thanks to the author, who provided me with a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

SPOILERS

I’ve been eagerly awaiting Mary’s story (I think I say that for every book, lol), and overall, I enjoyed it. The characters were endearing, the writing style smooth and sophisticated, and the premise intriguing: A couple had to reconcile who they had become with who they used to be—and also with who they had wanted to become.

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Sep 28, 2020 Clara Markel rated it really liked it

My thanks to BookSirens, the publisher, and the author for sending me s free ARC. This has not influenced my voluntary review.

*3.5 stars* Paulett Golden is a good author, with fabulously developed characters and a rich (albeit somewhat predictable plot line). The relationships between the characters are meaningful and the romance is well written. I did notice a couple of misspellings, but overall this was an enjoyable read. Personally I don’t enjoy dramatized miscommunications when used as a plo ...more

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Dec 03, 2020 Enola rated it really liked it

Disclaimer! First things first, I read this book non-sequentially, so that will affect my review. While it seems each book in the series is self-contained, there were many times in the story where characters are referenced in a way that made me feel I should know who they are, our main character’s brother, the Duke of Annick, for one. While I did feel that knowledge of their backstory may have enhanced the richness of my experience, it in no way hindered my enjoyment of the novel to go without. Disclaimer! First things first, I read this book non-sequentially, so that will affect my review. While it seems each book in the series is self-contained, there were many times in the story where characters are referenced in a way that made me feel I should know who they are, our main character’s brother, the Duke of Annick, for one. While I did feel that knowledge of their backstory may have enhanced the richness of my experience, it in no way hindered my enjoyment of the novel to go without. Second off, I listened to the audible recording of the story so please forgive any spelling errors (as far as names and places).
Disclaimers out of the way- This book is not a romance about romance. At least, not in the way you might be expecting.

I say that to say, this novel is not about two people who fall in love as much as it is about two individuals inside a relationship where their love for each other is a part of their identity. The book is not about boy-meets-girl, they fall, miscommunication, then happily ever after. There’s nothing wrong with that either, it’s simply refreshing to explore something different.
When we meet our two protagonists, they are already in love. Promised to each other all but verbally. Throughout the novel, we do see (renewed) courtship, and even though Mary later claims to have fallen in love on the page, we as the reader, do not experience the hunt or the fall. We arrive to meet two people made awkward by estrangement but who know each other on a soul-level. There are some material things that show how they no longer know each other socially, like when Mary doesn’t understand Robin’s PTSD or when Duncan still thinks Mary loves to shop, but when it comes down to their hearts, Mary always knows when Duncan is lashing out and doesn’t mean the things he says. And Duncan never truly doubts the steadiness of her love for him, only his own worthiness of that love. Despite needing to “re-acquaint” themselves, there is no one who knows them better than each other.
No, their love story is instead beautifully paced. Truly, the pacing of the story is utterly inspired, as they begin to tentatively reach out to one another feeling out the terrain, the hopeful feeling of the young love they shared pervades the story even as Paullett Golden Paullett Golden begins to explore each character’s personal struggle, which is handled with a rare sort of delicacy and finesse. At around halfway through the book, the pacing turns the “happily-ever-after (view spoiler)” expectation into a question as it seems that after (view spoiler) is where the true turmoil begins. It’s a peek behind the curtain for the reader as we see the ways in which the not fully “healed” issues of the relationship reassert themselves (view spoiler) to an exponential degree and force the couple to confront them… together or not.
I think my only big critique of the novel is the passage where they (view spoiler) and Golden uses a horse metaphor. I did not enjoy that. And I do understand that Mary and Duncan have a horse thing going on and that horses are a big motif throughout the story, but the horse riding/orgasm metaphor was a little too much for me. Animals have no place in the bedroom (TO ME!). Other than that, the only other things are that some of the subplot points were a little predictable like (spoiler but not really) (view spoiler) I’m sorry but the misunderstanding = conflict trope (where it’s literally just one character jumping to conclusions) needs to be retired forever. The other small thing is that I have a personal preference for quippy and fast-paced dialogue, and while I do feel that the dialogue style fit the overall story and pacing there were moments (especially when Duncan was drinking a little too heavily from the cup of self-pity) where I wish we could have had a moment of levity and elevated pacing, a few artful set-downs, some witty repartee. And if that were to be too outside of Mary’s character to deliver, I felt that the Dowager countess could have been given some nice gibes. That’s just a note for anyone looking for that though, not a real criticism. I always have more patience for slow dialogue when I know to expect it.
While the overall story is told in 3rd person (close) narration, the story shifts in POV from Duncan to Mary throughout the novel, Which I think was a smart choice since the time we spend with each character allow us to see them develop as they manage their own individual struggles, the joint struggle of the relationship, and ultimately when they (view spoiler), the struggle of binding their individual links together to form a strong chain. Their final struggle is how to go from his and hers to a singular and symbiotic unit of more than love, but also time, effort, resources, aspiration, and passion. But I digress, their initial struggles are individual, and I loved how Golden was able to juxtapose their struggles while never invalidating or lessening either’s. Mary’s struggle is a feminine and emotional one, while Duncan’s struggle takes place mostly in the realm of the physical and the element that is mental, stems from his perception of masculinity. Whereas some writers may have struggled to find the balance between Duncan’s physical injury and Mary’s emotional ones, Golden does so quite efficiently.
Altogether, I was a little surprised at how much I genuinely enjoyed the book. 3.9/5.
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Jan 09, 2021 Frances Denny rated it it was amazing

This is one of the best books I’ve read EVER! It made me smile, it made me laugh, it made me angry and then it made me very happy.

The Colonel and the Enchantress is about a young couple, Duncan and Mary, from different social classes in the 19th century. Duncan is working class and Mary is the daughter of a Duke and Duchess. Duncan enters the army and quickly climbs up the ranks to Colonel in the hope that he will be worthy enough of Mary’s hand in marriage. However, he returns from active serv This is one of the best books I’ve read EVER! It made me smile, it made me laugh, it made me angry and then it made me very happy.

The Colonel and the Enchantress is about a young couple, Duncan and Mary, from different social classes in the 19th century. Duncan is working class and Mary is the daughter of a Duke and Duchess. Duncan enters the army and quickly climbs up the ranks to Colonel in the hope that he will be worthy enough of Mary’s hand in marriage. However, he returns from active service with a crippling injury that leaves him paralyzed from the waist down. The book’s main storyline is Duncan and Mary’s relationship and how they navigate their life together in spite of Duncan’s condition.

Duncan and Mary are beautifully drawn. Both have flaws that come with consequences and both have strengths that hold them together. Mary is stubborn to the point that she fails to see her mother, the Dowager Duchess’s, position on the relationship in any other light than as one of cold-hearted snobbery. There’s a beautiful scene towards the end of the book where the Dowager Duchess explains to her daughter that she was on her side the entire time if Mary had only listened. Duncan, on the other hand, is caring and kind but sometimes selfish and has a tendency to push people away because of his own insecurities. One of my favourite moments is when Duncan is in bed feeling sorry for himself and he and Mary get into an argument over whether Duncan was “worthy” and “useful” enough to be her wife and Mary says, “I need you, not because I need you to do something for me, but because I need you.”

What’s so satisfying about this love story is that it feels real. There are no points in the plot where anything feels forced or contrived. The love between Duncan and Mary, the arguments they have, the moments they make up, all flow naturally, and I don’t once end up rolling my eyes.

Overall, this is a book I would definitely read again, and that I recommend to anyone who loves a good period romance. ...more

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Mar 20, 2020 Cori rated it liked it · review of another edition

The Colonel and The Enchantress follows the love story of Mary Mowbrah, a duke's daughter and Duncan Starett, the youngest son of a retired army colonel. Duncan is from a respectable family however is still significantly below Mary's station. With this, he decides to go to the army and return as a hero, and be worthy of Mary's hand. Their story then continues upon his return. Both of them though have been a changed man and a changed woman.

I was quite taken by the plot. I wonder if the love five ...more

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Feb 25, 2020 Pegboard rated it it was amazing

The Colonel and The Enchantress by Paullett Golden is the fourth in her An Enchantress Novels. Lady Mary Mowbrah waits faithfully for years that her sweetheart to return from the war; going against every suitor her mother attempts to shove her way. Duncan Starrett returns as a Colonel and a Baronet, but he also comes back with a battle-worn body and doubts of his future. The love they shared before the war has become more of a fantasy as they realize they have each changed in the past five years ...more

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Feb 27, 2020 Emily Pennington rated it it was amazing

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Lady Mary Mowbrah, daughter of a duke, fell in love with a man beneath her station, the youngest son of a retired army colonel. She was only 16 at the time, but she promises to wait for him as he leaves for war to fight the French, where he intends to make himself worthy of her hand by becoming a hero.

Colonel Duncan Starrett is true to his word and returns from war with honors and accolades. Unfortunately, he also has incurred a severe injury and, being a very honorable man, he sees a future be ...more

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Feb 20, 2020 Dana Redding rated it really liked it

Colonel and the Enchantress

Mary and Duncan were sweet hearts. Mary is a Lady daughter of a Duke and Duncan is just a common man. His father was a Colonel. They often kissed down by the lake and laughed rode horses together.

He feels as he has nothing to offer her so he takes a commission and goes off to war. He is away for five years he rides a war horse and in his last battle he is wounded. Doctors try to remove the bullet from his back. He is sent home to heal.

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Mar 04, 2020 Martha B. rated it it was amazing

The past is the past, only the future remains

Lady Mary was 16 when she fell in love with Duncan Starrett. Then he went to war for five years. Mary grew up and war took it's toll on Duncan. Now it will ultimately be up to them as to whether or not they have a future together.

I have read and enjoyed the first three books in this series by Paulette Golden. That said, I think The Colonel and the Enchantress is one of her best. This character-driven tale is well written and the story is tightly woven ...more

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Mar 26, 2020 Elle Golden rated it it was amazing

The Colonel and The Enchantress is a beautiful easy-to-read full length romance about maturing youthful romantic innocence into a long-lasting love affair. The fourth book in The Enchantress series tells the story of Mary, the younger sister of a duke, and Duncan Starrett, her neighbor and son of a retired military man. We find our couple 5 years older meeting each other jarred from youthful innocence into scary circumstances. With hopes of returning from the war a great war hero worthy of Lady ...more

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May 30, 2020 Iya (idyllicreader) rated it it was amazing

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This book gave me the feels that I had longed for in historical romance for long. The summary didn't hype me much but the story was so well done that I had my heart beating out of rhythm.

Mary and Duncan are the couple that I had hoped to find one day. Their love, their pain, their conflicts - all portrayed so vividly. I couldn't stop reading just to know if my lovers are getting a happy ending or not.

The book started at a very fine pace and you would almost end up thinking that it would be a per ...more

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Feb 23, 2020 sherri jones-teachout rated it it was amazing

Wonderful addition to this series about this incredible loving family. Mary, the sister of a Duke, met the neighbor named Duncan when she was fifteen and fell in love. But he was the youngest son of a Colonel and wasn’t worthy of her so he enlisted in the army. Five years later he is now a Colonel, Mary has waited for him to come back from war, but he comes back wounded and it takes months of recover before he can even walk. But when he is home and they see each other again they are just as in l ...more

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Mar 18, 2020 Yvonne rated it really liked it

Lady Mary Mowbrah is the daughter of a Duke and her mom is trying to marry her off to older rich men. Her brother seems to leave her to her own devices. She has had her heart set on Duncan Starrett. Colonel Duncan Starrett starts the story out as a younger son of a younger son so he has no title. To make a name for himself he joins the military and is gone for several years. They meet back up after he is injured and is back home. During the time he was gone they both had changed so when he got b ...more

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May 03, 2020 Candy Briggs rated it it was amazing

A wonderful story of Colonel Duncan Starrett and Lady Mary Mowbrah. They met and fell in love as teenagers. She a happy-go-lucky young girl and he looking forward to going into the military. He is gone for six years and only comes home when he is severely injured. He is paralyzed from the waist down but he had been getting off his horse and felt great pain from his back to his legs, this was the second time he had trouble with his back. The Prince Regent gifted him a baronetcy. Mary had gone on ...more

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About Paullett Golden

Paullett Golden

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Celebrated for her complex characters, realistic conflicts, and sensual love scenes, Paullett Golden puts a spin on historical romance. Her novels, set primarily in Georgian and Regency England with some dabbling in Ireland, Scotland, and France, challenge the norm by involving characters who are loved for their flaws, imperfections, and idiosyncrasies. Her stories show love overcoming adversity. ...more