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A dark cloud hovers over Wolfram, the ancient abbey Laura calls her new home. Can she trust the mysterious man she married?
After a whirlwind courtship, Laura Parr marries Baron, Lord Nathaniel Lanyon, and he takes her to live in his ancient home in Southern England. Laura comes to Cornwall excited to begin life with the passionate man she has married. But secrets lurk in the shadows. The death of Nathaniel’s first wife has never been solved, and some of the villagers believe him responsible. Struggling to understand her new husband, Laura tries to uncover the truth. With each stone unturned, she comes closer to danger.
Lord Nathaniel Lanyon had decided never to marry again. But when he meets Miss Laura Parr, the daughter of Sir Edmund Parr, one rainy afternoon, he realizes almost immediately that he must have her in his life. And the only way he could was to marry her.
Nathaniel believes that his troubled past is behind him and he can offer Laura a good life at Wolfram, even though he can never offer her his heart. But as soon as they come to live in the ancient abbey, the past returns to haunt him, revealing secrets that he thought had been buried forever. As he tries to fight the forces threatening to overwhelm him, he realizes that feisty Laura will demand more from him than he can give.
“A Gothic romance in the classic style, the author is a master at creating ominous atmosphere and multilayered characters.” Coffee Time Romance and More.
“The plot was interesting and the added mystery kept me riveted. The novel kept me wondering until the end.” The Romance Studios.
“It was hard to put the story down as the mystery kept just out of reach, drawing the reader in further to the storyline. [It] kept me up way too late into the night following the puzzle of Wolfram Abbey. I look forward to seeing more from Maggi Andersen.” Siren Book Reviews.
Re-edited 4th May 2022.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMay 7, 2017
- File size1016 KB
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- ASIN : B072F72WVK
- Publication date : May 7, 2017
- Language : English
- File size : 1016 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 311 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #72,204 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #254 in Historical Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #551 in Historical Thrillers (Books)
- #1,191 in Victorian Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
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About the author

USA TODAY bestselling and award-winning author, Maggi Andersen was writing adventure stories at age eight. She still does, but now they are spicy romances. Her historical romances are set in the Regency era, often with a touch of mystery or suspense. She also writes gothic Victorian mysteries and other genres. A new Regency series is in the pipeline for late in 2022.
With a BA in English and Fine Arts and a Master of Arts Degree in Creative Writing, Maggi lives in Australia, in the beautiful Dandenong ranges with her husband, a retired lawyer. Cockatoos, parrots, possums, peacocks and deer visit them, and animals often feature in her books.
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Why not 5 stars? The villain was too easy to work out from early on.
I recommend this book. I'm off to find some Victoria Holt books as the author mentioned that they were her inspiration.
A few things bothered me about the characters, though, which is why I only gave this book a 4-star rating. First, if the couple had just communicated better, they wouldn't have had so many issues. Second, the H was just too secretive and too quick to assume that the h would be as bad as his first wife. Third, the h was an independent suffragist in the beginning of the book -- but after she marries, she becomes a mouse who can no longer stand up for herself -- What's up with that?
Most of their problems could have been solved if they had pulled out their daily planner books and set a time for a long overdue discussion.
Minor distractions included things such as the men in the wedding party wearing top hats. Today, men seem to wear any headgear, including ball caps, they please during a church service, but at the time of the setting of this story, men wearing hats during a church service would have been unthinkable.
And the h, Laura, begins as a free-thinking suffragette, who then takes one look at the H and becomes a subservient mouse of a wife.
Lots of good Gothic atmosphere is packed into this book, but one of the greatest mysteries is: Why so many rave reviews?
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Nathaniel, a widower whose wife died in mysterious circumstances, is confident of Laura’s passionate nature. “It was evident in the flash of her beautiful green eyes and her wilful mouth that he wanted badly to kiss but for a young lady as gently reared as her it could only mean marriage.” Nathanial woos her, tells her his wife would be “his partner in life”, weds her and takes her to Wolfram Abbey his country seat in Cornwall.
Laura believes her husband desires her but does not love her. Lanyon thinks: “Poor girl, what kind of future have I given her in a moment of madness? He would never be able to give fully of himself or to give her what she needed. Laura had given up so much for him. Compassion gripped him. He would do anything in his power to protect her.”
From the beginning of this spine-chilling Gothic Novel, with beautiful word pictures of Cornwall, the author skilfully creates fear and suspicion. The twist at the end is a fiendishly clever one which I did not anticipate. The Baron’s Wife deserves the five stars I have awarded it.

I was emotionally involved to even tears as the trust started to again after the way Laura again struggled to live in the last ordeal.
I loved this book I can't fault it a really good read I gave it Five stars because I was again fulfilled with a lovely way of spending some time back in a time of lovely castles intrigue wonderful gowns and handsome men. Thank you Maggie you did it again . Have already another book lined up to start reading.
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