A Heart Deceived by Michelle Griep
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was really enjoying this story until I got to the part about the madam of a bawdy house … who shares MY name! Spelling my name the way I do – with the double G on the end – is actually the way it’s spelled as a last name. Imagine my surprise to find another Pegg – first name – only to find that she’s a harlot.
Thank you, Michelle Griep. **she says in a slightly sarcastic tone**
Aside from that personal affront *chuckle* I did enjoy this story. Ethan is a wonderfully flawed hero, the type I seem to be drawn to. Miri is a heroine with a heart of gold, even toward her own family members who do/have treated her badly. And who couldn’t enjoy the appearances of John Newton?! A story well worth reading.
Published by Pegg Thomas
Pegg Thomas lives in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Michael, her husband of *mumble* years. She creates American stories with real history and fictional characters inspired by her ancestors who immigrated here in the mid-1600s.
Pegg won the 2019 FHL Readers’ Choice Award for novellas, was a double-finalist for the 2019 ACFW Carol Award for novellas, and a finalist for the 2019 ACFW Editor of the Year. She was a finalist in the 2021 FHL Readers’ Choice Award for novellas. Pegg won the 2022 Selah Award for historical romance and placed 2nd with her second entry. She was also a finalist for the 2023 Selah Award and placed 2nd for the 2024 Selah Award. Pegg spent 3 ½ years as the managing editor of Smitten Historical Romance.
When not writing or editing, Pegg can be found in her garden, her kitchen, or sitting at one of her spinning wheels creating yarn to turn into her signature wool shawls.
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I really loved this story. Growing up, I was always drawn to gothic romance, and this threw me back to those pleasurable reading years.
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It was a very good story! But really … did she *have* to make me the bawdy house madam? I ask you …
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I sometimes use versions of my kids’ or relatives names. I tell them if they’re going to be good — or really, really flawed… 🙂
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I love reading Michelle’s stories!
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Perhaps her next “fallen woman” will be a Trisha. 😉
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LOL! Maybe
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