A Bachelors Pledge by Penny Hampson

Release: September 23rd 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: PP&M Publishing
Source: Rachel’s Random Resources
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle

The woman who haunts his dreams

Secret agent Phil Cullen rescued a young woman from Mrs Newbody’s establishment. He is upset when she absconds without a word. Phil thinks he has been deceived. He tries to forget about her, but it is not easy.

The man she wants to forget

Sophia Turner is horrified when she is duped into entering a notorious house of ill-repute. Then a handsome stranger comes to her aid. Desperate that no one learns of this scandalous episode, Sophia flees to the one friend she knows she can trust. With luck, she will never see her mysterious rescuer again.

But fate has other plans…

Months later, Phil is on the trail of an elusive French agent and Sophia is a respectable lady’s companion when fate again intervenes, taking their lives on a collision course.

their relationship is at first strained by doubts and suspicions, their trust to one another is not something easily won, they both will have to work for it.

Heart-warming romance combined with action-filled adventure make this third book in Penny Hampson’s Gentleman Series a must-read for all lovers of classic Regency fiction.

About the Author:

Penny Hampson graduated in History with honours from an Open University and went on to complete a post-graduate degree.

She got her dream role, working in an environment surrounded by rare books and historical manuscripts. After nineteen years, she pursued her other main passion writing. Also, three years later Penny published her debut novel, A Gentleman’s Promise, a traditional Regency romance. An Officer’s Vow came next, and will soon be followed by A Bachelor’s Pledge.

Penny is now exploring suspense and the supernatural. The Unquiet Spirit, a spooky contemporary mystery set in Falmouth, Cornwall will shortly be published by Darkstroke.

Penny lives with her family in Oxfordshire. When she is not writing, she enjoys reading, walking, swimming, and the odd gin and tonic .

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A Bachelors Pledge Review:

This was a sweet historical romance about searching for answers and falling in love along the way, and I enjoyed it.

The author draws the characters well in the story. Sophia is great in the lead as she tries to find answers to her family history. She also shares a wonderful chemistry with Phil and I liked how their romance progressed. Particularly, I loved the scenes where they unexpectedly reconnect in the Admiral’s presence. Also, I loved her friendship with Emmaline and the Admiral, and thought they made wonderful supporting cast. Similarly, Ruth Newbody and Jensen spice up the story as the negative characters, and I enjoyed the backstory as to why Newbody goes after Sophia.

Moreover, the author brings the story to life with unexpected twists and turns. The scenes where Sophia gets kidnapped, or when someone attacks Phil when he enters the house was unexpected and intense. On a side note, I also liked the historical references to Napoleon Bonaparte. Also, I was not aware of Governor Melvill prior to this story, so I liked that I learnt something new.

However, the only reason I didn’t give this 5 stars is because the story was quite bumpy in the beginning. As I have not read the previous books in the series, I really did not know if Sophia and Phil knew each other prior to this story or not. At times it feels like they share a history. If they didn’t, their instant romance threw me off. I didn’t get why Phil went out of his way to track Sophia and help her when he did not know her. But other than that, this story was very entertaining to read and I liked it.