Dragons love longest, even when hope is gone…
As a young woman, Moire Tobin fell hopelessly in love with a brave, loyal, and handsome young naval officer. Nothing, not even her family, could persuade her to spurn the young man. But fate had other ideas. Even when Oliver broke off their engagement, her tattered heart refused to stop loving. Every beat carried with it the promise of hope.
Eight years later, Captain Oliver Hartford returns to the quiet corner of rural Wyldefen. Having amassed a fortune, he is determined to find a wife. Any one would do, so long as it’s not Moire—the quiet, intelligent, and kind woman who still haunts his dreams and who is the sole reason he was returned to Wyldefen (if only he would admit it).
Fate, it seems, has had a change of heart and has decided to throw the couple together. This could be their second chance at love. Dragons might prove the salve that eases old wounds, or they might be the irrevocable wedge that forever drives them apart…
A second chance fantasy romance inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion…but with more dragons.
Constancy by Tilly Wallace is pure delight in book form.
It’s perfect for fans of Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis, or really everyone who loves a Jane Austen like setting with a fabulous female MC and dragons!
I love how Moire is a bit of the ugly duckling in her family, but despite always being short changed, she stays positive and hopeful. She’s a kind spirit, and yet willing to fight for what, and who, she seems important!
I loved her connections to all sorts of dragon kind, be it wyvern, big dragons riding into battle, or chicken sized pets. I adored them all, and some scenes were just so satisfying, it should be illegal.
She has such an engaging and charming voice, I immediately fell into her world and story, and wish I could just have some afternoon tea with her and her 2 and 4 legged companions!
The sciency background also was an immediate draw for me, I just love me some fantasy scholars.
My only complaint is the romance, and I could have done without the miscommunication trope, which I personally just hate. As it’s a cosy and comfy read, I did like the last bit of that. Luckily there’s not too much dwelling on it throughout the story.
