The Soul of a Storme (The Storme Brothers Book 1)

I loved this book. It told the story of Andrew Storme. Who livedAt home with his Mother. Father had died and left his title to Andrew. Andrew had two brothers but none of them actually got on. Phineus was the middle brother who had come home from the war with terrible injuries and which left him in a bath chair and totally disabled. The youngest brother named Brand lost an eye in the war. Andrew was continually angry due to his Father dying and his brothers being injured and the fact that their Father would not allow him to fight in the war, so he blames himself for everything. So he takes himself off to their country estate to live with servants alone. One day whilst horse riding he frightened a lady and found out that she was the nanny of the children in the next door property. He met this lady twice and she would not take any nonsense from him and they would argueAnd eventually after about the third day;he asked her to marry him. She was 34 and had never been kissed, but she said yes and within a few days they were married. They had many ups and downs in their early days of marriage. But eventually he came to his senses and fell in love. This is a wonderful book to read. It is the first of the series of books of the Storme brothers. It made me feel as if I wanted to straighten them out and show them how to live. It was exciting, loving, learning, teasing by jealous people who thought he would have been better off with their daughter. Nasty, cruel remarks. Miss Sookoo. I enjoyed this book immensely, and enjoyed every word. Well done, your inspiration is first class.

This is a wonderfully crafted start to this series which promises to be very exciting. This plot which gets a bit steamy at times, has some wonderful characters and sets the scene brilliantly for the upcoming books. The emotion and anxieties that the two focused characters in this story have to overcome, keeps you engaged from start to finish.

3.75 StarsAndrew Charles Storme, ninth Earl of Hadleigh has been in a monstrous temper for the better part of two years in fact since his father died. Unable to join the fight against Napoleon due to the declining health and subsequent death of his father, his rotten mood worsened when his two brothers survived the war with life-changing injuries. Andrew retreats to his country estate in Derbyshire to spare them his ire. Miss Sarah Copeland is a poor relation. In exchange for room and board, she’s become the governess to her great-uncle’s two rambunctious offspring. It was better than being tossed in the street, but only just. Freedom and imagination are found in playing a flute. Then she’s nearly mown down by her handsome, growling neighbour & sparks fly. While Andrew battles with his guilt and anxiety, he finds safety and solace in Sarah’s company. As they enter into a surprising marriage of convenience, the earl’s temper slowly begins to improve, as does her outlook. But while an unexpected romance blooms over the summer weeks, responsibility to the title rears its ugly head, and his temper flares anew, threatening to tear apart everything they’ve built.This is the start of a new series & is a well written book that had me sitting on the fence whilst I liked Andrew I wanted to give him a good shake but it was Sarah who I loved, she made the best of things & saw to the heart of what was causing Andrew’s panic attacks but their fledgling relationship was nearly derailed. I enjoyed their road to a HEA & look forward to the rest of the series.My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

❤️❤️❤️❤️💋This story was enjoyable for the most part, although I did have problems liking the main character The Earl.I know he has his own problems, but after his outburst at his brother in the first chapters of the book, it sort of put my back up against him and I couldn’t get Past it.That was a shame because the majority of the cast and story was good and held my attention.Put it down to a personal opinions.I hope to read more in the series and would definitely tell others to give it a go.I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review

Not the bog standard romance, but in a good way. Mental health is an unusual topic to cover in a histrom and I'm really glad this author did. Sometimes the reality of mental illness is that love can help but not 'cure'. Loved this.