Book Review - The Harbour Master's Daughter by Tania Crosse, Narrated by Emma Powell

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The Harbour Master's Daughter
By Tania Crosse
Narrated by Emma Powell 

Devon, 1867

Free-spirited Rebecca Westbrook recognises her perfect match when she sees him. His name is Captain Adam Bradley.

She is the harbour master’s daughter.

He is smouldering and sophisticated - the most eligible captain ever to sail into the quay.

Anyone can see it’s meant to be. But Rebecca is anything but charmed. Her heart belongs to Tom Mason, a lowly cooper she’s known forever.

Her father doubts Tom's ability to provide securely for her. But Tom has a plan to prove him wrong. And until then, passionate Rebecca refuses to wait to be with him.

But fate has other plans.

Tragedy strikes, shattering the couple’s dreams of a life together. Vulnerable and alone, how will Rebecca survive without her soulmate?

With the threat of bringing shame on herself and her family nipping at her heels, Rebecca can see only one way out. Is she strong enough to take it?

What an enthralling adventure I have just been on. The Harbour Master’s Daughter is, unsurprisingly, about the harbour master’s daughter - the clue is in the title. Despite her father wishing her to wed the handsome Captain, Rebecca has given her heart to Tom. These two young love birds have to wait until Tom has earned enough to give Rebecca a decent standard of living, as her father will not let her marry him until he does. But then tragedy strikes and Rebecca is forced to reconsider her choices - maybe being married to the Captain is not such a bad idea after all.

Stop the press and listen up - if you enjoy Catherine Cookson / Poldark type novels, then this book has to be on your read list. There are enough twists and turns that this story never lags. If anything, the more things that happen, the more the plot seems to speed up. The characters are beautifully portrayed, and the story is really quite brilliant, actually.

There is an evil antagonist in this novel - there always has to be one family member that has to be a total ass. The author also addresses subjects such as death, miscarriage and injury, but she dose so in a very delicate way.

I listen to this book on audio and I thought Emma Powell really gave life to the characters and the story. It is only a mere 11.17 hours on audio, but it really did not feel that long.

I loved this book, and I know you will too. It is a five star from me.

I listened to this book on audio, but it is also available on Kindle, paperback and hardback. It is also available to read with #kindleunlimited. so what are you waiting for? Head over to Amazon now! 

Tania Crosse

Tania is absolutely thrilled and honoured that Book Two of her Banbury Street series, THE STREET OF BROKEN DREAMS, won the prestigious SAGA OF THE YEAR award 2020!

Tania was born in London and lived in Banbury Street, Battersea, which is the setting for her two London titles. However, at a very young age the family moved to Surrey where Tania's love of the countryside took root. She always enjoyed reading and has composed stories ever since she could hold a pen. After studying French Literature at university, she devoted twenty years to bringing up her family. But her passion for writing never left her, and side by side with her in-depth research into Victorian social history, she began to pen her novels in earnest as her family grew up.

When Tania discovered Morwellham Quay, the restored Victorian copper port in Devon, she fell in love with this magical place and felt a spiritual compulsion to create a story that would illustrate life there in times gone by. This led to the publication of her debut novel, 'Morwellham's Child', recently republished as The Harbour Master's Daughter, and now Tania has fourteen published titles with which to thrill her readers.

Tania has now written an entire series of novels illustrating the rich history of Tavistock and the surrounding area of Dartmoor from Victorian times to the 1950's. Having completed a series of Twentieth Century stories set in London and the south east, she has now returned to Devon for her future novels. She draws very much on her own experiences of life to create her books. She hates being catagorised as a writer of historical romance. The history comes first, she insists, and the human tales develop from her research. The characters lead harsh, demanding lives and their stories are often cruel and harrowing.

Tania has been happily married for fifty years and claims she would never have achieved her success without her husband's support. They have three grown up children, two grandchildren and three grand-dogs!

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