Duty by Rachel Rossano Review

Duty

Tomas Dyrease, the newly made Earl of Irvaine and the village of Wisenvale, owes his good fortune to his king and the recent civil war. When his benefactor demands Tomas marry the cousin of a noble, he obeys. However, no one warned him that she wasn’t a typical noblewoman.

Brielle Solarius struggles to keep her village from starvation under the new Lord Wisten, her cousin. The men rode off to war and never returned. The remaining women and children face a dire winter if they do not find a solution soon. When she learns her cousin sold her into marriage to save his life, she isn’t surprised. However, she is taken aback by Lord Irvaine’s unpolished ways. Was this man a noble or a foot soldier?

Bound by the words of their vows, they face a rough future. They must forge a marriage while battling betrayal, accusations of treason, and villains from the past. Survival depends on their precarious trust in each other. Failure could mean death.

My Review:
This was a really interesting novel. It had a little bit of everything. It had romance, an arranged marriage, the middle ages and of course usurpers. I liked this story because even though it had some truth to it it also took place in a land created by the author. I liked that the "God" had a special name and was not of a certain religion. The author did a great job of creating a world that kept me interested until the end. The arranged marriage was not really a new take, however the characters were written with a lot of human qualities that made them more believable for me. I liked the ending as well. I am giving this book a 3/5. I was given a copy to review from OrangeBerry Book Tours, however all opinions are my own.