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Summary: Lovely Regency Romance
Review: Setting - Lancashire, England 1816 ---- Lady Roslyn, resided at Maiden Hill along with a small staff and her companion Covey. Since coming to the area she had, as the daughter of an earl, though impoverished, established herself as the driving force behind the country gentry's social and charitable works. Suddenly she found that her cousin George had sold Maiden Hill out from under her to satisfy his gambling debts. The new owner, war hero, Colonel Colin Mandland, local boy made good, had come to take possession of the property. Rosalyn, shocked and furious, took the Colonel's deed, after slamming the door in his face, and refused to allow him to enter. She ran to the reigning head of the local aristocracy, Lord Loftus, to see if they could do anything to help her. Legally, there was nothing to be done but all her friends thought that a quick solution would be for the two to marry. Lord Loftus even sweetened the pot for the colonel by offering him a seat in the House of Commons, a post Colin secretly coveted.Naturally, Lady Roslyn's automatic reaction (even though Colin is the most handsome man she's ever been attracted to) is to refuse, and so begins Colin's battle plan to court and seduce the lady. Until the first kiss, neither really wanted the other but both saw that the 'marriage of convenience' might gain them each something they did want. What they both soon discovered though was that what they both 'thought' they wanted would be eclipsed by what they both needed and love and passion was an equation that would surprise them both with a sweet and enduring intensity. I have been a long time fan of this author and 'The Seduction of an English Lady' proves again that anyone looking for a quality Regency romance will find it easily when penned by Cathy Maxwell. Our lead protagonists are a delight even though the premise of neither wanting the other is an often-used scenario with pride and lack of communication being at the root of the problem. Readers will be delighted with the liberally sprinkled cast of well-developed secondary characters, both human and animal, that give this romance an added spark of humor and find a deep satisfaction in the sensual, lovely and deeply caring romantic love story. --- Submitted by Marilyn, Official Reviewer for www.historicalromancewriters.com ---
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Summary: A book that will have you hooked!
Review: This was my first Cathy Maxwell read...something I just grabbed while in the store and definitely didn't have high expectations about. How wrong I was! This book had me hooked! I finished it in record time and was actually disappointed when it ended. I loved the characters, the romance and the story. I found it was different than a lot of the books I've been reading, and rather refreshing. Although the female character was independent and proud, she was not unreachable until the end. This book is a definite must read!
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Summary: oh, please....
Review: You know, I have been having trouble lately finding quality regency/historical novels to read. This one, with the plot of the famous marriage of convenince thing, was very annoying starting on page 22. Our hero, Colin Mandland, a war Colonel, buys a home from George, Rolalyn's cousin and real owner of the house she has been living in. Her father, the Earl, had died without a son of his own so the title and all that goes with it went to the cousin George. George sells the property to Colin legally. Colin goes to move into his new home and comes upon Rosalyn. The reality is that the deed was in Colin's possession as he showed her. Her companion also told her she recieved a letter from George that the companion forgot to give her so she goes and reads it that also lets her know George sold the property to Colin. The property was noot entailed. So all of this is legal; so what does she do? She slams the door on Colin for him to leave. So he goes to his brother, the vicar. Again, unreasonable actions on the part of the heroine seems to many writers and, unfortunately for me, too many readers equal with being entertaining, spunky or smart...which is too bad as it is annoying instead.
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Summary: oh, please....
Review: You know, I have been having trouble lately finding quality regency/historical novels to read. This one, with the plot of the famous marriage of convenince thing, was very annoying starting on page 22. Our hero, Colin Mandland, a war Colonel, buys a home from George, Rolalyn's cousin and real owner of the house she has been living in. Her father, the Earl, had died without a son of his own so the title and all that goes with it went to the cousin George. George sells the property to Colin legally. Colin goes to move into his new home and comes upon Rosalyn. The reality is that the deed was in Colin's possession as he showed her. Her companion also told her she recieved a letter from George that the companion forgot to give her so she goes and reads it that also lets her know George sold the property to Colin. The property was noot entailed. So all of this is legal; so what does she do? She slams the door on Colin for him to leave. So he goes to his brother, the vicar. Again, unreasonable actions on the part of the heroine seems to many writers and, unfortunately for me, too many readers equal with being entertaining, spunky or smart...which is too bad as it is annoying instead.
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