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Summary: Sexual tension AND a good story AND wonderful characters.
Review: This is what this romance reader wants. Sometimes all I get is sexual tension, but poor character development and a dumb story. Or I get a great story and boring love scenes. My Darling Caroline has EVERYTHING! I read a lot of romance novels. This one is one of my favorites. Do not miss it! I admit that my first thought when I read a review of this book was: Botany? Give me a break. But I was wrong. This is a rich, emotionally gut-wrenching book. And those love scenes, the tension: grab a fan!
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Summary: I would give this book ten stars
Review: When I read "Winter Garden" by Adele Ashworth, I thought it was the best book I had read in a long time and wrote her to tell her so and she was kind enough to write back to thank me. But, I was wrong, her book "My Darling Caroline" is ranked right up there with "Winter Garden." The book is about Caroline, a brilliant botonist, who is denied admission to study at Oxford university because of her gender. She is admitted to Columbia University in America only because she told them she was a man, but her father had different ideas. He has arranged a marriage for Caroline to the Lord of Weymerth, a man who has just returned from war. To say the least, Brent and Caroline are both opposed to this marriage. Caroline has all intentions of having the marriage annuled so that she can travel to America to attend Columbia and Brent, the Lord of Weymerth, is marrying only to get back some of his property and horses, which he breeds. But fate has other plans for them. The story takes off from there. Adele Ashworth delves into their minds and we get to know Caroline and Brent and come to care for them as dearly as they come to care for each other. I have never read dialogue between the hero and heroine that was so moving and so mezmerizing that it brought tears to my eyes more than once. The scene where they consumate their marriage is so sweet, I had to read it more than once. The book takes hold of you from the very first page and only gets better. I'm an avid romance reader and go through about three books per week, which I think is good considering I have a full time job. I have to say that I read "My Darling Caroline" in two days. I just couldn't let go. I felt the same about "Winter Garden." As far as I'm concerned, Adele Ashworth is some kind of writer and my hat is off to her. She can't write fast enough for me. Please do yourself a favor and read her books - you surely won't be sorry.
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Summary: An Unbelievably Silly Book
Review: When I read "Winter Garden" by Adele Ashworth, I thought it was the best book I had read in a long time and wrote her to tell her so and she was kind enough to write back to thank me. But, I was wrong, her book "My Darling Caroline" is ranked right up there with "Winter Garden." The book is about Caroline, a brilliant botonist, who is denied admission to study at Oxford university because of her gender. She is admitted to Columbia University in America only because she told them she was a man, but her father had different ideas. He has arranged a marriage for Caroline to the Lord of Weymerth, a man who has just returned from war. To say the least, Brent and Caroline are both opposed to this marriage. Caroline has all intentions of having the marriage annuled so that she can travel to America to attend Columbia and Brent, the Lord of Weymerth, is marrying only to get back some of his property and horses, which he breeds. But fate has other plans for them. The story takes off from there. Adele Ashworth delves into their minds and we get to know Caroline and Brent and come to care for them as dearly as they come to care for each other. I have never read dialogue between the hero and heroine that was so moving and so mezmerizing that it brought tears to my eyes more than once. The scene where they consumate their marriage is so sweet, I had to read it more than once. The book takes hold of you from the very first page and only gets better. I'm an avid romance reader and go through about three books per week, which I think is good considering I have a full time job. I have to say that I read "My Darling Caroline" in two days. I just couldn't let go. I felt the same about "Winter Garden." As far as I'm concerned, Adele Ashworth is some kind of writer and my hat is off to her. She can't write fast enough for me. Please do yourself a favor and read her books - you surely won't be sorry.
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Summary: I would give this book ten stars
Review: When I read "Winter Garden" by Adele Ashworth, I thought it was the best book I had read in a long time and wrote her to tell her so and she was kind enough to write back to thank me. But, I was wrong, her book "My Darling Caroline" is ranked right up there with "Winter Garden." The book is about Caroline, a brilliant botonist, who is denied admission to study at Oxford university because of her gender. She is admitted to Columbia University in America only because she told them she was a man, but her father had different ideas. He has arranged a marriage for Caroline to the Lord of Weymerth, a man who has just returned from war. To say the least, Brent and Caroline are both opposed to this marriage. Caroline has all intentions of having the marriage annuled so that she can travel to America to attend Columbia and Brent, the Lord of Weymerth, is marrying only to get back some of his property and horses, which he breeds. But fate has other plans for them. The story takes off from there. Adele Ashworth delves into their minds and we get to know Caroline and Brent and come to care for them as dearly as they come to care for each other. I have never read dialogue between the hero and heroine that was so moving and so mezmerizing that it brought tears to my eyes more than once. The scene where they consumate their marriage is so sweet, I had to read it more than once. The book takes hold of you from the very first page and only gets better. I'm an avid romance reader and go through about three books per week, which I think is good considering I have a full time job. I have to say that I read "My Darling Caroline" in two days. I just couldn't let go. I felt the same about "Winter Garden." As far as I'm concerned, Adele Ashworth is some kind of writer and my hat is off to her. She can't write fast enough for me. Please do yourself a favor and read her books - you surely won't be sorry.
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Summary: Real People
Review: While this novel does follow many of the standard plotlines one would expect from a Regency romance, Adele Ashworth manages to breath new life into the genre. Her hero and heroine are real, breathing people - not the stereotypical rake and beauty. Don't get me wrong, this book has its fair share of steaminess - but it has a whole lot more than just that. After reading it I logged on to Amazon tonight for the express purpose of finding other novels she's written. It looks like this is her first - and I hope she writes more!
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Summary: A Unique Book with an Original Heroine
Review: Whoever said that romance novels repress women should read this wonderful and touching romance. Caroline, the heroine, is a genius forced to live the life of an ordinary woman. When she is forced to marry, her handsome husband surprises her with his respect. This book is intensely moving and I loved every minute of it.
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Summary: An Emotional Journey
Review: _My Darling Caroline_ was one of the best romance novels I read this year (and I usually read about 10 a month). What made this novel so compelling was the characterization. The reader really gets into the minds of the two protagonists. By becoming emotionally involved with these characters you become a part of their lives and thought processes. You understand why Caroline so desperately wants to attend a University and why Brent can be emotionally standoffish. They are two special people who have found their perfect matches without the pretense of realizing it. The story really focuses on Brent and Caroline without being distracted to much by the supporting cast, like some novels of this word-count can. An excellent book which I couldn't put down!
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