{"id":20404,"date":"2016-06-07T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T19:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=20404"},"modified":"2016-06-07T14:13:02","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T19:13:02","slug":"dawn-at-emberwilde-by-sarah-e-ladd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=20404","title":{"rendered":"Dawn at Emberwilde by Sarah E. Ladd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Dawn-at-Emberwilde.jpg\" alt=\"Dawn at Emberwilde\" width=\"600\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Dawn-at-Emberwilde.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Dawn-at-Emberwilde-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Dawn-at-Emberwilde-150x230.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dawn at Emberwilde&#8221; is yet another example of why I love Sarah Ladd&#8217;s books. The mysterious and often threatening forest of Emberwilde is the perfect background setting for the events that take place within the narrative. The strongly depicted characters have differing motives that only come to light at just the right points of the story. At times their motives are fairly obvious and at other times they are not easily discerned. Unexpected twists in the plot lend a certain amount of suspense and the romantic tension is flawless. The story moved along at a good pace with adequate dialogue, action, suspense, and romance to hold my attention &#8211; in fact it ended much too quickly as most good books do.<\/p>\n<p>As of late my favorite type book is historical fiction that contains not only a romantic element but also one of mystery and suspense. &#8220;Dawn at Emberwilde&#8221; absolutely meets those qualifications. It reminds me of the old Gothic type romance novels I used to devour when I was much younger. Apparently my taste in books has not changed very much.<\/p>\n<p>I thoroughly enjoyed &#8220;Dawn at Emberwilde&#8221; and my only regret is that I will have to wait awhile for Sarah&#8217;s next novel. It will definitely be on my must read list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10857\" title=\"divider2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png 317w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Copies of this book were provided for review by LitFuse Publicity and The Fiction Guild.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"clear\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"clear\">\n<article id=\"post-18969\" class=\"post post-18969 campaign_posts type-campaign_posts status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry campaign_category-current book_campaign-dawn-at-emberwilde\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"about_book clear\">\n<p><strong>Isabel Creston never dared to dream that love could be hers. Now, at the edge of a forest filled with dark secrets, she faces a fateful choice between love and duty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For as long as she can remember, beautiful and free-spirited Isabel has strained against the rules and rigidity of the Fellsworth School in the rolling English countryside. No longer a student, Isabel set her sights on a steady role as a teacher at the school, a safe yet stifling establishment that would enable her to care for her younger sister Lizzie, who was left in her care after her father\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>The unexpected arrival of a stranger with news of unknown relatives turns Isabel\u2019s small, predictable world upside down, sweeping her and her young charge into a labyrinth of intrigue and hidden motives.<\/p>\n<p>At her new family\u2019s invitation, Isabel and Lizzie relocate to Emberwilde, a sprawling estate adjacent to a vast, mysterious wood rife with rumors and ominous folklore\u2014along with whispers of something far more sinister. Perhaps even more startling, two handsome men begin pursuing Isabel, forcing her to learn the delicate dance between attraction, the intricate rules of courtship, and the hopes of her heart.<\/p>\n<p>At Emberwilde Isabel will discover that the key to unlocking the mystery of her past may also open the door to her future and security. But first she must find it\u2014in the depths of Emberwilde Forest.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahladd.com\/books\/dawn-at-emberwilde\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more and purchase a copy.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"about_author clear\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SLadd-118.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Ladd\" width=\"242\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SLadd-118.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SLadd-118-145x150.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/SLadd-118-150x154.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><strong>Sarah E. Ladd<\/strong> received the 2011 Genesis Award in historical romance for \u201cThe Heiress of Winterwood.\u201d She is a graduate of Ball State University and has more than ten years of marketing experience. Sarah lives in Indiana with her amazing family and spunky Golden Retriever.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about Sarah at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahladd.com\">http:\/\/www.sarahladd.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"prev_next_nav\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: &#8220;Dawn at Emberwilde&#8221; is yet another example of why I love Sarah Ladd&#8217;s books. The mysterious and often threatening forest of Emberwilde is the perfect background setting for the events that take place within the narrative. 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