Winning Winnie's Hand

 

About the Book: 

She’s no damsel, but dang…this knight in shining armor kinda makes her want to be.

Born into a driven and successful family, Winnie Knox tries—and fails—to impress her parents and siblings as she bounces from career to career, year to year. In a last-ditch effort, Winnie takes on consulting work at a stately home in England, hoping to gain a nice bit of prestige as she improves the massive British estate.

In true Knox Fashion, Winnie dives headfirst into her new position. In true Winnie Fashion, she ends up with her car headfirst...in the mud. But what does she see coming to her rescue? Nothing short of a knight in shining armor.

Literally. A knight in shining armor. On a horse. What century is this again? Well, whatever it is, Winnie doesn’t mind lingering in it if she gets to stare at a man like him all day. This job is going to be a walk in the park.

Of course, nothing is ever as easy as it should be with Winnie as she puts her foot in her mouth and straightaway offends the knight—who just so happens to be someone far more important than the simple thespian he appears to be.

But Winnie Knox is a professional. She can charm anyone.

Can't she?

My Review: 

From the opening scene of a knight in shining armor emerging from the trees, I was caught up in the story of Winnie and Matthew. Wanting so desperately to please her father with her consulting business, she runs over everyone to help make the Medieval festival more successful. Winnie’s take charge attitude and ignorance of the history of the period causes her to not see the importance of what Matthew is trying to accomplish. It takes a lot of patience and a ride into the countryside for Winnie to see what is all around her.

I loved that Matthew and Winnie help each other see that failures are opportunities to grow. Winnie’s fear of that caused her to nearly give up her heart’s desire. Matthew’s fear of no one longer caring about the festival makes him almost forsake his passion of teaching history and seeing the next generation get excited about the past. The solution for both of them was perfect and what I liked the most about the story.

Things to love:
Knight to the rescue
Medieval festival
Riding through the countryside
Hide and seek
“Minnie” Cooper
Enemies to more

I highly recommend this first book in the Men of the Isles series. You will love this if you like clean romantic comedies.

I received a complimentary copy of the book. All opinions are my own and voluntarily provided.