REVIEW: A Lady of the Realm by Sharon E Mamolo
***This book was originally reviewed for GraveTells .*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Summary: Having been secluded and ignorant all her life, Bethany Boudreaux is ready to stop being a peasant and claim what’s rightfully hers. In order to that, she’ll need a great deal of assistance. Because he’s rich and powerful, Lord Aleksander is the perfect solution, but his help comes with conditions. Thoughts: We jump in to the story just as Beth is waiting to catch Lord Alek and ask for his help, and the plot just takes off right away. Beth struggles to learn about the world she’s getting herself into with the help of Alek (Sasha), Malachi, and her tutor, Sigmund, who also acts as her guard for a time. She battles her emotions as she tries to decipher where she stands with Sasha and Malachi – a status that seems to change from day to day. Time flies, sometimes becoming disorienting, and there are actually a couple surprising plot twists, as well as some predictable ones. T...