Review: Starting a very likeable series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 23, 2014
A historical romance to get away from the 21st century, with kind and fair characters, being rich and protective of their servants was even better. I doubt of course that you will find any characters like that in "real life", but is it not why we turn to stories to give us what we only can dream of? When we say "romance" for Marblestone Mansion, we mean the awakening of feelings of love between two people, and even more as others fall in love around our main heroes. Once you start reading, you realize you immediately  without reserve get to love or hate each person met along the pages. Yes, there are a lot of moral issues covered under the pretension of blunder in speech, naive remarks emanating from a young girl turning into a woman once she fled from the orphanage in which she was raised. There are a lot of cultural references to movies and books such as "My Fair Lady", fairy tales such as "The Princess and the Little Pea"; the time was well chosen: the beginning of America riches, in which a Scot manages to leave his mark. Marti Talbott masterfully bring this family MacGreagor into the 19th century from an era where the Vikings and Highlanders preceded. (read The Highlanders series). What's not to like in the lives we have faithfully followed? Honor has remained, prosperity and peace have entered the clan. The friendly interaction of Scots and Americans at the servants level and the masters level is a pleasure to read about. Mighty entertaining. Can't help enjoying good people getting the best from their lives.