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The writing was great. The dialogue was enjoyable. The characters kept me interested in reading the book. Overall an enjoyable read.


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What Ales the Earl The Widow Brew Series Sally MacKenzie 9781420146714 Books Reviews

Harry Graham and Penelope Barnes were childhood friends and eventually lovers, they parted ways ten years ago when Harry went off to war. But unbeknownst to Harry, Pen gave birth to a daughter and moved away from Darrow.

Now Harry is back from the war and had unexpectedly inherited the earldom of Darrow from his wastrel brother. He has promised his mother he will marry and has chosen his bride - Lady Susan Palmer. The night he is going to propose, his friend the Duke of Grainger begs him to do an investigation for him. Grainger also inherited unexpectantly and has found a payment being made to someone identified as JSW in Little Puddleton. Harry delays proposing and sets off for Little Puddleton.

Pen has lived in the Benevolent Home for the Maintenance and Support of Spinsters, Widows and Abandoned Women and their Unfortunate Children since her daughter Harriet was just a baby. As the daughter of a tenant farmer, she never expected Harry to marry her and has no regrets, she loves Harriet and will do anything to protect her - even marry the vicar. She lived with her aunt while she was expecting and they came up with a story - Pen calls herself Mrs. Barnes and claims to be a war widow, she has made a life for them, with her knowledge of farming, she grows hops for the brewery they started - Widow's brew. This story has held for years, but new comers to the home recognize the distinctive silver stripe in Harriet's hair, that mark her as a Graham. They assume that she is the daughter of the former Earl (Walter) as he spread his seed far and wide. When Harriet confronts Pen about her birth, Pen feels rushed to marry the vicar before gossip spreads.

Harry comes across Harriet and when he sees her hair, makes the same assumption as everyone else. But when he finds Pen being assaulted, he knows the truth. Harriet is his! This begins the reunion of Harry and Pen - but there will be no happy ending - he is going to marry Lady Susan, Earls do not marry farmers daughters. They reconnect and it is clear that the passion and friendship they shared never died and now Harry wants Pen and Harriet in his life for good, but Pen is not sure, she has to do what is best for Harriet - she loves Harry, she always has and always will and she desires him, but she has doubts about how Harriet will be treated.

When Lady Susan, Letitia (Harry's SIL) and his mother show up in town, Harry's ideas for the future take a radical turn - but will Pen agree with his new plans?

This book was well written, fast paced read that had a little bit of angst, steamy love scenes, some amusing banter and a sweet second chance at love. And while I didn't particularly care for Harry at the beginning (it had nothing to do with him not considering marriage to Pen), I did end up loving him by the end. I also thought that this book was one of the most historically accurate regarding the class differences that I have read in a long time, because let's be honest, an Earl would not consider marrying a farmers daughter - it just wasn't done. I will definitely be looking forward to the next book in the series and hope that we get a glimpse of Harry, Pen and Harriet's future, since this book did not have an epilogue (Boo!).

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by NetGalley and the publisher..*
This is the first book in Sally's new Series The Widow's Brew. As you can tell by the title Ale plays a part in this love story. Harry Graham is now the Earl of Darrow after his older brother dies in an unexpected accident. Now he has promised his mother that he will find a bride this season to ensure the succession of his title. The only problem is that all the debutantes are young, feather brains that will drive him to bedlam if he marries one of them. The only remotely acceptable candidate is Lady Susan who is older than the rest, even though he cannot seem to get a word in edgewise. He is resigned to ask for her hand when he is asked to investigate a matter for a friend in a small town called Little Puddledon. He has no idea that this trip is going to turn his life upside down and determine whether his life will be filled with duty and obligation or bring him the joy of love and a HAE.

Penelope Barnes is a participant in a venture that supports the Benevolent Home for the Maintenance and Support of Spinsters, Widows, and Abandoned Women and their Unfortunate Children in the town of Little Puddleton. They grow the hops and brew an ale that is called WIdow's Brew to support the home. She and her beloved daughter Harriet have found a home here. She has managed for almost ten years to pass herself off as a widow with a child. Unfortunately, her fiction is about to be revealed and her illegitimate daughter was the one who will suffer. Growing up the daughter of a drunk and violent farmer, she fell in love with the younger son of a lord who's estate supported the town she grew up in. They spent an idyllic summer together making love and just being happy with each other. Being young they never considered the future or the consequences of what they were doing. Harry goes off to war and Pen is left dealing with the results of their relationship. Now ten years later she has to find a way to keep her secret and protect her daughter. She decides that she must marry and the only remotely eligible man in town the local Vicar. She convinces herself that he will do. Before she can put her plan into motion a new arrival in town spoils her plan and instead of asking for her hand the Vicar attempts to rape her when he finds out that she was never married and her daughter is a bastard. Trying her best to fight him off before he can succeed a man appears and rescues her from the Vicar. She can't believe her eyes, it's Harry! How did he find her and why was he here? Does he know about Harriet, his daughter?

Harry is just as surprised to see Pen in this remote small town. He is happy to see her and wants nothing more than to find out why she is there and what she has been doing for all this time. When he finds out that he has a daughter he decides that he wants to get to know her and realizes that he wants both of them in his life. Only he can't marry Pen, a farmer's daughter, the best he can offer her is a position of his mistress. Pen does love him but she won't put Harriet in a situation that would label her a bastard. She tells Harry no, but he doesn't understand if they love each other how she can turn him away.

This is a story of how the class differences defined the lives of the rich and the poor alike. Even though
Harry loved Pen and his daughter he knows that Society has rules that must not be broken and that he has always been taught that his responsibilities will always come before his happiness. Pen was brought up being told that she can never reach above her station and if she did she would never be accepted by her so-called betters. Children born out of wedlock were treated like dirt and Harriet is an innocent child who doesn't understand why she can't be part of a happy family. Sally writes a story of how love can overcome any stigmas and prejudices. Pen is a truly strong woman who will protect her daughter with her life. Harry is a typical nobleman of the time who thinks he can have his cake and eat it too until he realizes that he has to go against the beliefs that he has known his whole life and make the decision with his heart and not his head.

A great beginning to a new series by Sally. I eagerly await the next book in the series.
A cute romance, well written with twists here and there. I very much enjoyed reading it.
The writing was great. The dialogue was enjoyable. The characters kept me interested in reading the book. Overall an enjoyable read.