Lord Frederick's Return by Catherine Kullman Book Review - Blog Tour

Publication Date: 22nd July 2025
Publisher: Willow Books
Pages: 269
Genre: Regency Romance

Book Description

An older hero, an enigmatic heroine and a delightfully outspoken four-year-old. Throw scandal into the mix for a gripping and tender Regency love story

August 1816. Lord Frederick Danlow returns to England after spending 18 years in India. He plans to make a home for himself and his motherless, four-year-old daughter, Ruperta. Unsure where to start, he accepts an invitation to stay at Ponsonby Place, home of Colonel Jack Ponsonby who made his fortune in India, and his daughter Susannah, the mistress of the household.

Soon Frederick finds himself in need of a governess—and a wife? The more time he spends with Susannah, the more his admiration of her deepens. Is she the woman with whom he will share his life?

He is resolved to court her, but then his younger brother Henry engulfs his family in an appalling scandal that could prevent any lady from agreeing to a connection with it. Now Frederick must support his family during this ordeal.

But what of Susannah? What will she say when she hears of the scandal? Should he, dare he offer her his heart and his hand?

My Thoughts

Lord Frederick Danlow has returned to England after 18 years in India. With him is his four-year-old, biracial daughter, Ruperta and three Indian servants: two ayahs for Ruperta and Lord Frederick's valet.

His first thought is to establish a home for himself and his daughter, but unsure how to proceed, he reaches out to Colonel Ponsonby. Colonel Ponsonby faced many of the challenges that Frederick is about to when he resettled in England with his daughter, Susannah, after also spending many years in India. Susannah, like Ruperta, is biracial, unmarried and oversees her father's household, which Frederick notes combines aspects of both cultures.

Lord Frederick's Return is a sweet regency romance, which exposes the prejudices and societal dictates of the time, both in India and England. It follows the relationship between two more mature people, one who has already navigated the strictures of English society and one who is about to experience it, and whether a family scandal will jeopardise their future.

A very enjoyable read.

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Meet the Author

Catherine Kullmann was born and educated in Dublin. Following a three-year courtship conducted mostly by letter, she moved to Germany where she lived for twenty-five years before returning to Ireland. She has worked in the Irish and New Zealand public services and in the private sector. Widowed, she has three adult sons and two grandchildren.

She has always been interested in the extended Regency period, a time when the foundations of our modern world were laid. She loves writing and is particularly interested in what happens after the first happy end—how life goes on for the protagonists and sometimes catches up with them. Her books are set against a background of the offstage, Napoleonic wars and consider in particular the situation of women trapped in a patriarchal society.

She is the author of The Murmur of Masks, Perception & Illusion, A Suggestion of Scandal, The Duke’s Regret, The Potential for Love, A Comfortable Alliance, Lady Loring’s Dilemma and The Husband Criteria.

She also blogs about historical facts and trivia related to this era. You can find out more about Catherine’s books and read the blog (My Scrap Album) at her website where you can also subscribe to her newsletter.

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