A Wild Hope

Wild Swan Trilogy, Book 1

By: Celeste De Blasis

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 26 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Banished from her uncaring family home for her growing friendship with older neighbor St. John, Alexandria Thaine is unprepared for the new life she encounters with her distant cousins in England's West Country. She blossoms under the warmth of the Falconers, and as she throws herself into the thrilling danger of the family's smuggling trade, Alex forms an unbreakable bond with the eldest son, Rane.

But just as Alex begins to imagine a future in Devon with Rane at her side, the death of her older sister forces her back home to care for her sister's motherless twins. Still yearning for Rane, Alex grows to love the helpless babies, and as she rekindles her friendship with St. John, she finds herself caught between her heart and her home.

When the opportunity comes to start anew in Maryland's lush horse country, Alex faces the agonizing choice between the life she dreamed of and the promise of the new world. But starting over in a golden land on the brink of war brings unforeseen dangers to her door, and when Alex's new family is threatened, can she find the strength to risk her happiness today for the wild hope of a brighter tomorrow?

Contains mature themes.

©1984, 2020 Celeste De Blasis (P)2021 Tantor

A longtime favorite!!

I was so happy to find this story on Audio. It’s is brought to life so eloquently.

epic novel of strength and deteinwtioj

l read this novel over twenty years ago and the story has stayed with me all these years. A story of determination and enduring love that lasts through life hardships and history. I love the historical facts so much an integral part of the novel and so masterfully woven into the story line. I am looking forward to listening to the next two novels in the series. My only disappointment is the change of the title from Wild Swan, a title that really better fits the theme and the connection to swans interwoven throughout the text. I am grateful to Celeste DeBlasis estate for releasing the story to historical fiction readers once again.

Awesome book!

Absolute must read. My all time favorite author. Amazing books. I hope they are all eventually released

Surprised and glad

I read this book when it was out of print and had been previously published under a different title, Wild Swan. The reason for my review title is that often books are re-printed in Kindle or other e-book formats and sometimes don’t make it to audio. I am very glad to see that this book is in audio, and I am looking forward to Reading it. The narrator is someone who I have listen to before, and I can recommend her as well, even though I have yet to try this combination of narrator And book. I look forward to future releases of the audiobooks for this series. I would recommend this series for people who like either the outlander series of novels, or the tea rose trilogy, or similarly epic historical fiction books.

Loved this book, first read many years ago,

First read these books many years ago and was absolutely captured by the content and the way the author describes the complexities and history between the two countries..As well as the huge differences in culture, family and time honoured traditions, a love story that stood the test of time and adversity without being over sentimental. Wasn't entirely convinced that I d enjoy the audio version but found myself more appreciative of the descriptive narrative rather than when reading it for myself.