A Castle in the Air is the fourth novel in the historical time slip romance, A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong. I absolutely love these romantic tales. Each delivers its own romance and adventure. This story belongs to Portia Hastings, who set out to find her sister and ended up with her own adventure.
by Kelley Armstrong
Series: A Stitch in Time #4
Genres: Historical Romance
Source: Publisher
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Portia Hastings has spent her life rescuing her younger sister from one scrape or another. Now, she has to step through time to do it, following Miranda from the nineteenth century to the eighteenth. Almost immediately, Portia is beset by highwaymen, which might be the most exciting thing to happen to her in a long time, even if she’d never admit it. When one of the highwaymen is injured, Portia makes the inexcusable mistake of helping him—she is trained as a doctor after all. Her travel companions abandon her, and she’s left at the mercy of a highwayman who demands she continue tending to his compatriot’s wounds. Portia soon finds herself at a crumbling castle inhabited by the destitute Earl of Ravensford. Benedict Sterling is in desperate need of money, and his solution is a ball, where a wealthy bride will win the title of countess, even if it does come with one thunderously ill-tempered earl. Portia agrees to a scheme to help Benedict look like a slightly more appealing bridegroom, while she continues to search for Miranda. Then there’s the small matter of the castle, complete with a ghost intent on driving her out. But once Portia sets her mind on something, she’s not going anywhere.
Portia Hastings is a timid, levelheaded healer who would have been a doctor in a different era. She is brave, clever, and I quite adored her. When her sister and husband don’t return, she goes through the time-slip and ends up set upon by highwaymen. It seems they are honorable ones at that. They only want to steal from the wealthy family she shares her carriage with. A highwayman is injured, and Portia stays to provide medical aid. The leader of the group promises her safe harbor to find her sister. The tale that unfolds delivered swoons, ghosts, and plenty of suspense. I found myself completely caught up, as I suspected who the masked men were.
Armstrong’s characters are flawed but redeemable, and meeting The Earl of Ravensford and his family was a delight. Ravensford castle and farmlands are in ruins thanks to a drought, and his late father’s management. Another landlord is trying to run him into the ground and the Earl is considering an arranged marriage to fill his coiffures. I became completely caught up in the telling from the mystery to the slow-building, banter filled romance.
Fans of time-slip romances, hauntings, suspense and adventure will want to snag this for themselves. While the story will hold on its own, I recommend reading or listening to the series in the order of its release. According to Armstrong, this is the last in the series, but may revisit these characters again.
A Castle in the Air by Kelley Armstrong brings the series to an end with Portia Hastings' story and it did not disappoint. #TimeSlip #NewRelease #Ghosts #HappyHalloween Share on XAbout Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed. Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the author of the NYT-bestselling "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. Armstrong lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, kids and far too many pets.
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Katherine
I’ve been keeping an eye on this series as this author is one I’ve really been wanting to read for years but I’m not a big time traveling fan in general. This sounds like a really good read and I do like the sound of the characters so I need to pick up the first book.
Kimberly
Oh, you must read her. I think these books are readily available at your local library!
Rolé @ Hooked By That Book
I’ve been enjoying this series a lot and this one is definitely on my list. Glad you liked it.
Kimberly
I’ve only read a few of her YAs and devouring all of her adult books.
Rachel @Waves of Fiction
I’ve read the first in the Poisoner’s Ring, but I haven’t started this series yet. I’d like to at some point since I love her writing!
Kimberly
I hope you do now that it has ended. So, so good.
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature)
I’ve enjoyed a few of this author’s YA books. And I keep saying I need to give her adult titles a try as well. Especially since I am such a big Outlander fan too. Thanks for sharing, great review!
Kimberly
I hope you try this series!
Anne - Books of My Heart
We’re review twins! I hope she revisits with holiday novellas at some point so we can see how all of them are doing.
Kimberly
She mentioned that as a possibility 🙂
Sophia Rose
I enjoyed this last one, too. I still need to go back for book one and all the novellas.
Kimberly
Enjoy! There are some holiday ones for HoHoHoRAT if you haven’t read those 🙂
Tonnie TBJR
You pulled me in with your opening two paragraphs. I want to experience a Stich in Time. I will be starting this series this week.
Kimberly
This series is amazing –happy binge reading 🙂