{"id":23890,"date":"2018-12-28T00:59:44","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T05:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23890"},"modified":"2018-12-28T00:59:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T05:59:44","slug":"in-the-shadow-of-croft-towers-by-abigail-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=23890","title":{"rendered":"In the Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abigail Wilson is another debut author I plan to keep my eyes on. Her first novel In the Shadow of Croft Towers <\/strong><\/em>is an excellent and promising start to a possible long career as author.<\/p>\n

Vivid imagery, intriguing characters, and ample mystery and plot twists kept me turning the pages until the end. The brooding atmosphere is the perfect setting for this novel filled with secrets, spies, smugglers, and murder where no one is quite whom they seem. A touch of romance is welcome but even that is wrought with mystery. Surprising revelations and a dramatic climax brought the book to a satisfying conclusion.<\/p>\n

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel with its Gothic tone and look forward to more offerings from this talented new author.<\/p>\n

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I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Book: <\/strong>In the Shadow of Croft Towers<\/p>\n

Author: <\/strong>Abigail Wilson<\/p>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Historical fiction, romantic suspense
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Release Date: <\/strong>January 15, 2019
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From debut author Abigail Wilson comes a mysterious Regency tale of secrets and spies, love and treachery.<\/p>\n

Orphaned Sybil Delafield jumps at the opportunity for a position at the mysterious Croft Towers. She believes she was hired to act as companion to a dying woman, but a highway robbery and a hostile welcome from the Chalcroft family cause her to wonder if she was actually hired to help someone spy for France.<\/p>\n

An unsolved murder adds intrigue to this already secretive family, and Sybil recognizes Mrs. Chalcroft\u2019s handsome grandson as one of the infamous highwaymen who robbed her. Sybil must determine if this man\u2019s charming smile and earnest eyes speak the truth or if he is simply using her like others in the house. Everyone seems to have something to hide, and Sybil must decide who to trust while also coming to terms with the truth about her own past.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to purchase your copy!<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Abigail Wilson combines her passion for Regency England with intrigue and adventure to pen historical mysteries with a heart. A Registered Nurse, chai tea addict, and mother of two crazy kids, Abigail fills her spare time hiking the National Parks, attending her daughter\u2019s gymnastic meets, and curling up with a great book. In 2017, Abigail won WisRWA\u2019s Fab Five contest and ACFW\u2019s First Impressions contest as well as placing as a finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery\/Suspense. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and currently lives in Dripping Springs, Texas, with her husband and children.<\/p>\n

Connect with Abigail at www.acwilsonbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE<\/p>\n

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I often wonder what my life would have been like if I had never learned the truth. I wouldn\u2019t have set off as I did for Croft Towers. I never would have met him.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s strange what I remember about the day I left London. The mail coach was late; the weather wretched. The clock had struck midnight long before two strangers and I ducked beneath the postmaster\u2019s outstretched umbrella to board the Royal Mail and rumble across the North Downs.<\/p>\n

That difficult journey east marked the beginning of an unseasonably cold autumn. Frigid rain pelted the coach windows. The undercarriage squealed beneath the seats as a metallic scent wound its way between the drafty boards. I gripped the windowsill, wondering if the coachman intended to hit every bump in the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cFar to go, miss?\u201d<\/p>\n

The woman\u2019s voice startled me. Dressed head to toe in red<\/p>\n

satin, she\u2019d endured the last few darkened hours with a handful of smelling salts and a tongue hot for complaints, but she hadn\u2019t spoken to me until now. Not until the first hint of rain-soaked daylight peeked over the horizon.<\/p>\n

I lowered my gaze and fiddled with my bonnet ribbons. \u201cYes, ma\u2019am . . . well, not too much farther, I hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taken from \u201cIn the Shadow of Croft Towers\u201d by Abigail Wilson. Copyright \u00a9 2018 by Abigail Wilson. Used by permission of http:\/\/www.thomasnelson.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To celebrate her tour, Abigail is giving away a grand prize of one finished copy of the book!!<\/p>\n

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.<\/p>\n

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