A desperate noblewoman, a rebellious peasant, and a forbidden love.
While fleeing an arranged betrothal to a heartless lord, Lady Isabelle becomes injured and lost. Rescued by a young peasant man, she hides her identity as a noblewoman for fear of reprisal from the peasants who are bitter and angry toward the nobility.
Cole Warwick cannot turn his back on a person in need and soon finds himself falling for Izzy, the gentle and beautiful runaway who is mending in his cottage. As the leader of an imminent uprising against the nobility, he tries to resist his growing feelings for Izzy to protect her from the dangerous life he’s chosen. But the longer she stays, the more he hopes she’ll never leave.
When Izzy’s true identity is revealed, Cole feels betrayed. With the rebellion underway, can Cole forgive Izzy and find a way to save her from an unhappy marriage? Or will he and his peasant army be destroyed before he has the chance to fight for the people and the woman he loves?
..”.heart-stopping . . . will make a solid addition to any YA romance collection.” School Library Journal
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: A Worthy Rebel
Book Author: Jody Hedlund
What do you like about this book:
"Was there a difference between fighting for those you loved versus fighting out of hatred for the enemy?"
"Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good." . . . Cole Warwick's trustworthy friend Priest, had the uncanny ability to apply the Holy Scripture to nearly every circumstance that life had to offer, and in this case . . . . Cole's anger towards Lord Thomas Neville had provoked him to the point of rage and revenge. How dare the man take the lives of two young innocents while permanently maiming another? All while allowing an audience to eyewitness his nefariousness; the lord's lovely bride-to-be.
Lady Isabelle is desperate to escape an arranged marriage with the brute whose reputation has already proceeded him, and so follows her manservant deep into the forest during the dead of night, determined to reach her sister; Lady Olivia, the Baroness of Windsor, in order to seek refuge and protection. The escape took a wrong turn and Izzy finds herself desperately lost and in need of medical assistance, when the leader of Lord Neville's dissatisfied peasants happens by; tenderly carrying her to his home and placing her into the capable hands of his mother, who gently tends Izzy's wounds and offers her a place of sanctuary to rest and recuperate.
Never disclosing her true identity, Izzy allows herself to be drawn to the honorable woodcutter, fearing that at some point her duplicity will stir a bloody rebellion, costing the lives of those she had grown to love. Could she find the courage to rebel against "the way things had always been done"? This lovely story is full of life lessons for readers of any generation, while captivating its audience with page turning intensity.
I received a copy of this book from the author, the opinions stated are entirely my own.
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