![]() ![]() I got ladies, the stress of marrying well, servants, and everything in between. For the most part the book delivered the drama I was looking for. I’ve been devouring the show the past few months so I was hungry for some more Period drama. I found this book popping up online for Read-a-likes for Downton Abbey. ![]() All those secrets are waiting … at Somerton. Sumptuous and enticing, the first novel in the At Somerton series introduces two worlds, utterly different yet entangled, where ruthless ambition, forbidden attraction, and unspoken dreams are hidden behind dutiful smiles and glittering jewels. Only she has the power to restore the Averley name-but it would mean giving up her one true love … someone she could never persuade her father to accept. ![]() ![]() Now Ada finds herself torn between her own happiness and her family’s honor. But terrible scandal has followed Ada’s beloved father all the way from India. Still, she can’t help but wonder what her life might have been had she been born a lady, like Ada.įor the first time in a decade, the Averleys have returned to Somerton, their majestic ancestral estate. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a place at a house like Somerton. Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the position of ladies’ maid. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction “Cinders & Sapphires (At Somerton #1)” by Leila Rasheed ![]()
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