1813. Venetia Lovell lives by the sea in Kent with her
pretty, frivolous mother and idle younger brother.

Venetia’s father, Theo, is an interior decorator to the
rich and frequently travels away from home, leaving his sensible and artistic
daughter to look after the family. Venetia designs paper hangings and she and
her father often daydream about having an imaginary shop where they would
display the highest quality furniture, fabrics and art to his clients.

When a handsome but antagonistic stranger, Jack
Chamberlaine, arrives at the Lovell’s cottage just before Christmas bringing
terrible news, Venetia’s world is turned upside-down and the family have no
option but to move to London, to the House in Quill Court and begin a new life.
Here, Venetia’s courage and creativity are tested to breaking point, and she
discovers a love far greater than she could have ever imagined . . .

Publication Date:	August 25th, 2016
Series:	–
Genre:	Historical Romance, Regency
Pages:	416
Formats:	eBook, Paperback, Audio
Available at:	Amazon

  

Last year I read my first Charlotte Betts novel ‘The Chateau on the Lake’. I really loved that book. So when I was approached to
read ‘The House in Quill Court’, I knew I just had to read this book too.

‘The House in Quill Court’ is yet another great read by
Charlotte Betts. I love reading historical novels, and this one was definitely
a good one. Set in Regency England, I was yet again swept back in time and
found myself wondering around in a pretty dress with these characters. Although
the beginning was a little slow, I found myself devouring this read because I
just knew Charlotte Betts would have something good in store for us. And she
really did.

What I loved most of all in ‘The Chateau on the Lake’ was
the way that book wasn’t your average romance novel. No! There was some romance
but it wasn’t the main storyline of the book. And the same goes for ‘The House
in Quill Court’. I love that there is more too this book than just some
romance.

And the characters were lovely to read about. I especially
loved the way this book told the story of Venetia, but also her maid Kitty. It
was just so much fun to get to know these characters. Especially those moments
between Venetia and Jack Chamberlaine.
Sigh..

Although some parts of this book were a little predictable,
the view twists definitely were enough for me to keep being hooked to the
pages. If you ask me, Charlotte Betts did another great job in writing this
book. ‘The House in Quill Court’ really takes you back to Regency England and I
loved every single page of this book. 

Charlotte Betts began her working life as a fashion
designer in London. A career followed in interior design, property management
and lettings. Charlotte discovered her passion for writing after her three
children and two step-children grew up.

Her debut novel, ‘The Apothecary’s Daughter’, won the
YouWriteOn Book of the Year Award in 2010 and the Joan Hessayon Award for New
Writers, was shortlisted for the Best Historical Read at the Festival of
Romance in 2011 and won the coveted Romantic Novelists’ Association’s
Historical Romantic Novel RoNA Award in 2013. Her second novel, ‘The Painter’s
Apprentice’, was also shortlisted for the Best Historical Read at the Festival
of Romance in 2012 and the RoNA award in 2014. ‘The Spice Merchant’s Wife’ won
the Festival of Romance’s Best Historical Read award in 2013.

For more information about Charlotte Betts and her books
please visit her website, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Goodreads.