Will their love be enough to go past life’s deceptions ...

I confess it is not often I read a story about an already established couple with no doubt about their feelings.
But when circumstances wound them, will their love from one another suffice.
Life has its uncertainties but becoming a mother in past time was having a lot of faith and courage as a happy outcome was never assured.
And a woman’s worth was alas often measured on her womb’s production.

Mrs Darcy Burke is a painter of the soul, she gave such a range of colors to her characters, she put them in the middle of an artist’s canvas and life and love decide on the right shade at the right moment.
They are dark when mourning what will not come, then green of hope, red of passion , blue with acceptance ...
Poppy has everything life could grace her, a fulfilled existence, a successful marriage, a devoted and loving husband, except children. So when she cries her empty womb, secretly her husband breaths more easily, so scared to lose her in childbed.
So it is perfectly understandable she felt betrayed when the man she loves reveals he is relieved by her barrenness.
Poppy and Gabriel, each faces this issue a different way, and at first alone, until they both accept to bare their heart to the other and share their fears and scars.
It is no easy road, paved with dents and holes but it hold the promise of a harmonious avenir together.

I can only recommend everyone to read this amazing tale of love.
5 stars
I was granted an advance copy by the author, but I previously preordered my own.
Here is my true and unbiased opinion.

I received an ARC of this book to read through NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. The Gift of the Marquess by Darcy Burke is the second book in her regency Christmas trilogy of novellas Love is All Around. Poppy Kirkwood, Marchioness of Darlington is devastated by her failure to conceive a child after 3 years of marriage. Her husband Gabriel Kirkwood is secretly relieved as he is terrified of losing Poppy in childbirth because he has already lost both his mother and sister that way. When just before Christmas a pregnant young woman turns up at the home for single women and their children that they support it seems if perhaps they can find a way to have a family. Short and sweet and full of the joys of the season this novella is a perfect read for the Christmas season. Publishing Date October 15, 2019. #TheGiftOfTheMarquess #NetGalley #DarcyBurke #historicalromance #bookstagram
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Gabriel and Poppy are a wonderful happily married couple with one thing holding each of them back. It is a serious issue for both of them and I thought the way they worked through things, finally being honest about their feelings, was lovely. Their romance can be felt throughout the story. These two are beautiful people who are loving, kind and caring.