Rating: Summary: The Rules, a la 1800s England Review: What a fun book!This delightfully fun and wicked book opens with our heroine discussing men with two of her friends. After lamenting on the many failures of the males in their circle, and in particular, those of Tristan Dare, Georgianna concocts a short list of rules of behavior for men. For some time, readers don't know the true extent of Georgianna's dislike of Tristan. Six years ago, he seduced her and stole her stocking to win a wager. She had fallen for him and he left her brokenhearted. However, he decided not to admit to getting her stocking because it would have ruined her. Still, Georgianna has hated him ever since then, though she cannot forget the memory of their passionate night. Tristan is in dire financial straights. He needs to marry money, and quickly, or else lose his estate and be unable to care for his two aunts and three brothers. Georgianna and Tristan's witty repartee throughout the book is funny and entertaining. This book reminds me of the sharp and witty dialogue in Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn movies. It's funny and well written. I hope Robert's story is next. I think anyone who is a fan of historial romance will adore this book, as I did.
Rating: Summary: I loved this book; it had me laughing out loud! Review: Yes, Dare was horrid to Georgiana once upon a time, but she never let him apologize either. The result, however, is possibly the most delightful series of put-downs, wisecracks, and barbed reparte that I have ever enjoyed. Dare is a thoroughly delightful man (aside from that one incident) with the most absurd sense of humor. Georgiana gleefully attacks him at every opportunity, often hitting the bull's eye...but it's all to mask the attraction and more that they feel for each other. And when Georgiana decides to get even, they both learn "lessons in love." A darn near perfect love story.
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