"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.This week I am waiting on Starlight by Carrie Lofty. It is actually already out but I pre-ordered from Amazon and they have not shipped it yet so I am still waiting.
From Goodreads:
An esteemed astronomer,
Alex Christie, the eldest and most steadfast of the Christie siblings,
has never possessed his late father's ruthless business drive. But to
protect his frail infant son from his cruel father-in-law's bid for
custody, the young widower must undertake Sir William Christie's
posthumous million-dollar challenge: to make a Glasgow cotton mill
profitable. At sea in an industrial world of sabotage and union
agitation, Alex meets Polly Gowan, daughter of a famed union leader, who
hopes to seize a mysterious saboteur without involving the police.
Because a sympathetic mill master would aid her cause, Polly becomes
Alex's guide to urban Scotland. From soccer games to pub brawls, Alex
sees another side of life, and feels free for the first time to reveal
the man--vital and strong--behind his intellectual exterior. Polly is
utterly seduced. Their ambitions, however, remain at odds: Alex vows to
earn the mill bonus to save his child, while Polly fights for the needs
of her people. Is there strength enough in their sparkling passion to
bind them together in their quests-- and in a lasting love that conquers
all?
Not familiar with this book, but I wanted to pass this on to you:
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