Release date - 24th October 2017
Book length - 289 pages Publisher - www.crookedcatbooks.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com *I want to thank the author John Jackson for providing me with a copy of this novel for review. ABOUT THE BOOK Dublin, 1730 When young and beautiful Mary Molesworth is forced to marry Robert Rochford, widowed heir to the earldom of Belfield, she finds that her idea of love is not returned. Jealous, cruel and manipulative, Robert ignores her after she has provided him with a male heir, preferring to spend his nights with his mistress. Power-hungry, Robert builds up a reputation that sees him reach for the highest positions in Ireland. Caught in an unhappy marriage, Mary begins to grow closer to Robert’s younger brother, Arthur. Acknowledging their love for each other, they will risk everything to be together. But Robert’s revenge threatens their lives and tears them apart. Will Mary and Arthur find a way to escape Robert’s clutches? Based on real events, Heart of Stone is a tale of power, jealousy, imprisonment, and love, set in 1740s Ireland. MY REVIEW HEART OF STONE by John Jackson is a haunting tale of power, greed, and love set in Ireland in the early 18th Century. When Mary Molesworth is forced to marry Robert Rockford, she hopes to establish some semblance of love in her marriage but she soon realises that that will never be and that her husband revels in his cruel and vicious nature. But when she meets his younger brother, Arthur, Mary recognises a tender heart like her own and she cannot help but fall in love with him and the feeling is certainly mutual. But neither Mary nor Arthur realise how truly terrifying Robert can be and the lengths to which he will go to have his revenge ... There are so many elements that I loved within this story - the setting, the time period, the essence of history that seeps through the narrative - but my favourite aspect of this book was the characters themselves. From Robert who I loathed from the beginning to Mary and Arthur who I desperately wanted to find their happily ever after together, these excellently developed characters drew me in and made me feel, and that is always such an important part of a great novel for me. The harsh reality of life for women at that time in history is portrayed well throughout, and there is plenty of drama and danger alongside romance to make HEART OF STONE a wonderful all-rounder when it comes to readers. HEART OF STONE by John Jackson is an emotional, historical novel about the desperate lengths that some will go to for power and others for love, and I highly recommend it. Author Bio: After a lifetime at sea, I am now retired and living in York. For the last thirty years I have been working in the world of ship safety and training, and have written copious manuals, regulations, laws and procedures in that time. An avid genealogist, I found a rich vein of ancestors going back many generations and including Irish peers, parsons, and naval and military men. They opened up Canada and Australia and fought at Waterloo. A chance meeting with some authors, now increasingly successful in the world of romantic fiction, both historical and contemporary, have led me to turn my efforts to setting down some amazing stories. I am a keen member of the Romantic Novelists Association and part of their New Writers Scheme. I am also a member of the Historic Novel Society and an enthusiastic conference-goer for both organizations. I was brought up on Georgette Heyer from an early age, and, like many of my age devoured R L Stevenson, Jane Austen, R M Ballantyne, and the like. Modern favorite authors include Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow, Liz Fenwick, Carol McGrath, Lindsey Davis and Kate Mosse. For more information: Website - john42hhh.blogspot.ie Twitter - twitter.com/jjackson42 Facebook - www.facebook.com/johnjacksonauthor/
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