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Summary: A classic Regency Farce.....
Review: Do not pick up this book expecting a "serious" Regency. It's not. It's not supposed to be. It's a darn good farce. I laughed out loud more than once at the shenanigans....and I don't usually do that (my kids always want to know what I'm laughing at). The scene where the missing grooms all dive for cover is a hoot! I could have done without the cat allergy....it didn't seem to add much to the story...the Inspector's got enough troubles without that....
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Summary: A classic Regency Farce.....
Review: Do not pick up this book expecting a "serious" Regency. It's not. It's not supposed to be. It's a darn good farce. I laughed out loud more than once at the shenanigans....and I don't usually do that (my kids always want to know what I'm laughing at). The scene where the missing grooms all dive for cover is a hoot! I could have done without the cat allergy....it didn't seem to add much to the story...the Inspector's got enough troubles without that....
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Summary: A disfunctional family
Review: I enjoyed this book from the moment I started the first chapter. The two main characters, Julia Wexton and Garth Tolton, had grown-up together but drifted apart when they became older. Both thinks the one hates the other. Julia comes from a strange household, her spinster aunt along with her twelve cats live with Julia and her father. Julia likes her independs but her father longs for grandchildren so he decides after too many Julia escapades, he calls foster son, Garth, and family to bear witness to his plan. Julia must wed in six months, or control for ther fortune will go to Garth. Being Julia, the next morning she comes up with a list of suitable men for matrimony, and decides she will be married within a month. Her father is thrilled, but not for long. All seven of the men on her list have disappeared. The ton is calling Julia a black widow (even though she had not married any of these men) and to make matters worst, the intended grooms mothers are fighting over who's son Julia will marry. At first Julia thinks Garth is behind all these disappearing grooms so he can get a hand on her money. But evenually the two join forces and become reacquinted with each other. I won't tell who is behind the kidnapping grooms, that's revealed half way through the book. The secondary characters are enjoyable, and have personalities. I gave the book four stars because some of the events are unbelievable, such as Julia never seems to have a chaperon with her and how seven men can be held together for a month with getting on each others nerves. This is not a great book but you'll have fun reading each chapter, and getting to know the characters.
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Summary: Breath of Fresh Air
Review: So many regencies now try to be ultra-sexy or socially political--they seem to have lost sight of the fun they were supposed to provide at the birth of the genre. Not so this one! This delightful romantic escapade features Julia Wexton as the heiress determined to outfox her father in his last-ditch attempt to force her to settle down. She begins screening and approaching her own husband candidates! Yet, as they begin to disappear one by one she has no choice but to rely on incorrigible childhood companion Garth, now a rake in his own right, to not only help find her prospective suitors but to shake Bow Street off her tail. Honestly, this isn't the usual regency I pick up any more but it was so funny and so sweet and the chemistry between Garth and Julia was so engaging that I am now hooked on Cindy Holbrook! Do yourself a favor and pick this one up for a fun Saturday read.
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Summary: Breath of Fresh Air
Review: So many regencies now try to be ultra-sexy or socially political--they seem to have lost sight of the fun they were supposed to provide at the birth of the genre. Not so this one! This delightful romantic escapade features Julia Wexton as the heiress determined to outfox her father in his last-ditch attempt to force her to settle down. She begins screening and approaching her own husband candidates! Yet, as they begin to disappear one by one she has no choice but to rely on incorrigible childhood companion Garth, now a rake in his own right, to not only help find her prospective suitors but to shake Bow Street off her tail. Honestly, this isn't the usual regency I pick up any more but it was so funny and so sweet and the chemistry between Garth and Julia was so engaging that I am now hooked on Cindy Holbrook! Do yourself a favor and pick this one up for a fun Saturday read.
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