Guest Review: Starlight – Carrie Lofty

Posted September 23, 2012 by Shannon in Reviews / 0 Comments

An esteemed astronomer, Alex Christie, the eldest and most steadfast of the Christie siblings, has never possessed his late father’s ruthless business drive. But to protect his frail infant son from his cruel father-in-law’s bid for custody, the young widower must undertake Sir William Christie’s posthumous million-dollar challenge: to make a Glasgow cotton mill profitable. At sea in an industrial world of sabotage and union agitation, Alex meets Polly Gowan, daughter of a famed union leader, who hopes to seize a mysterious saboteur without involving the police. Because a sympathetic mill master would aid her cause, Polly becomes Alex’s guide to urban Scotland. From soccer games to pub brawls, Alex sees another side of life, and feels free for the first time to reveal the man—vital and strong—behind his intellectual exterior. Polly is utterly seduced. Their ambitions, however, remain at odds: Alex vows to earn the mill bonus to save his child, while Polly fights for the needs of her people. Is there strength enough in their sparkling passion to bind them together in their quests— and in a lasting love that conquers all?

Series: The Christies #2
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Publisher: Pocket
Source: Novel Sidekick
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

Polly work for Christie Mill, while also helping lead a Union with her father. Polly just wants the mill workers to have better working conditioning, and better pay.

Alex goes to Scotland, to start managing Christie mill so he can get his inheritance. And make a better life for his son, and to keep him from his late wife’s father.

Polly and Alex meet when someone set off an explosion at the mill. Setting off a big back lash between the union members and the mill masters. Polly tries to keep the union members peaceful not wanting it to become violent. Polly and Alex work together trying to find the cause of the explosion, but finding no real leads.

I found the whole lay out of the plot very interesting i felt drawn in to the life of Polly and the other mill workers just trying to get by and make a better life for themselves.

All the characters had a realness about them, I could really picture them.

I really enjoyed the romance between Polly and Alex. Their relationship was full of ups and downs, giving it the feel of a real relationship.

After reading Alex’s and Polly’s story I cant wait to read about the rest of the Christie’s!

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I am a lover of alpha males with dirty mouths, strong heroines putting alpha males in their place, and the Chicago Blackhawks. I'm a proud hockey mom who can often be found at the hockey rink cheering on my favorite forward, with my kindle close by.