The class tension between upstairs and downstairs.

The strong female heroines who are also hopelessly sheltered and pampered. The appeal for future installments is good, making this a series many will buy and recommend to friends., eoeEverything I loved about this book was everything I love about Downton Abbey. is a Cinderella story with a sound historical focus, detailing an evolving culture in the midst of concurrent romances. I would challenge anyone who feels they can guess the outcomes of all the pairings to have it figured out from the start you'll be hard-pressed. Each character seems to have an equally alluring but individual personality, and the dialogue is well done. There are many cute couples who interact quite charmingly. And when a young lord catches her eye, she begins to wonder if she’ll ever truly carve out a place for herself at Summerset Abbey.SUMMERSET ABBEY is the first installment of an ambitious historical romance trilogy centering on the excesses and decline of the peerage in Edwardian-era Britain the romances entertain and keep the reader's full attention. But Pru doesn’t belong in the downstairs world of the household staff any more than she belongs upstairs with the Buxton girls. But by birth she is a governess’ daughter, and to the lord of Summerset Abbey, that makes her a commoner who must take her true place in society - as lady’s maid to her beloved 'sisters'. Prudence was lovingly brought up alongside Victoria and Rowena, and their bond is as strong as blood. But this most unladylike wish is not her only secret - Victoria has stumbled upon a family scandal that, if revealed, has the potential to change lives forever. Standing up for a beloved family member sequestered to the 'underclass' in this privileged new world, and drawn into the Cunning Coterie, an exclusive social circle of aristocratic 'rebels', Rowena must decide where her true passions - and loyalties - lie.įrail in body but filled with an audacious spirit, Victoria secretly dreams of attending university to become a botanist like her father. But everything she believes will be tested when Sir Philip dies, and the girls must live under their uncle’s guardianship at the vast family estate, Summerset Abbey. Eldest sister Rowena was taught to value people, not wealth or status. Sir Philip Buxton raised three girls into beautiful and capable young women in a bohemian household that defied Edwardian tradition. 1913: In a sprawling manor on the outskirts of London, three young women seek to fulfill their destinies and desires amidst the unspoken rules of society and the distant rumblings of war.

Summerset Abbey by T.J. Brown