Miss Tibbles' Folly (Signet Regency Romance)

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Summary: Regency times & customs with outstanding characters!
Review: At last all the fans of Ms. Kihlstrom have the pleasure of savoring the story of Miss Tibbles, the formidable governess who helped all five of Lord and Lady Wescott's daughters secure five wonderful husbands. Now Miss Tibbles is free at last. Her employers find that as much as they admire Miss Tibbles, she is not the easiest person to have around as she is daunting and not at all the most comfortable person to be with. Lord and Lady Wescott send her to Bath for a well deserved vacation.

Once settled, Miss Tibbles takes a walk and crashes head long into Colonel Merriweather, a retired army officer who had served with Miss Tibbles' fiance, before he died in battle. Before long they are taking walks and becoming friends. It seems Cupid's arrows are upsetting the Colonel and Miss Tibbles for she is changing her hair style, buying a rose colored dress, dancing with the Colonel and even receives his kiss in public no less! Heaven forbid, but the two lovers have set Bath on its ear.

I love how outspoken everyone is in telling the two lovebirds what to do and how to do it. This will have you laughing your head off as the two respond in like for a rollicking good time at seeing how everyone is sparring at one another. Miss Tibbles' charges get into the act along with their husbands and Bow Street runners. There are all kinds of secrets to uncover to make this book jolly good fun. Ms. Kihlstrom has a wonderful way with words and does an excellent job of bringing Regency England to your doorstep.

Rating:
Summary: Regency times & customs with outstanding characters!
Review: At last all the fans of Ms. Kihlstrom have the pleasure of savoring the story of Miss Tibbles, the formidable governess who helped all five of Lord and Lady Wescott's daughters secure five wonderful husbands. Now Miss Tibbles is free at last. Her employers find that as much as they admire Miss Tibbles, she is not the easiest person to have around as she is daunting and not at all the most comfortable person to be with. Lord and Lady Wescott send her to Bath for a well deserved vacation.

Once settled, Miss Tibbles takes a walk and crashes head long into Colonel Merriweather, a retired army officer who had served with Miss Tibbles' fiance, before he died in battle. Before long they are taking walks and becoming friends. It seems Cupid's arrows are upsetting the Colonel and Miss Tibbles for she is changing her hair style, buying a rose colored dress, dancing with the Colonel and even receives his kiss in public no less! Heaven forbid, but the two lovers have set Bath on its ear.

I love how outspoken everyone is in telling the two lovebirds what to do and how to do it. This will have you laughing your head off as the two respond in like for a rollicking good time at seeing how everyone is sparring at one another. Miss Tibbles' charges get into the act along with their husbands and Bow Street runners. There are all kinds of secrets to uncover to make this book jolly good fun. Ms. Kihlstrom has a wonderful way with words and does an excellent job of bringing Regency England to your doorstep.

Rating:
Summary: Finally! An older, mature Regency heroine finds romance.
Review: Since nearly all Regency heroines are very young girls (21-year-olds are considered "on the shelf"), it is sometimes difficult for older readers to identify with them. There are times when I want to scream at the silliness of some heroines. . . until I recall my own immaturity at that age. Then I begin to doubt the veracity of the heroines who behave sensibly at such a young age!

Nevertheless, it is heartening to find a Regency novel portraying the romance of an "older" heroine (at 38, she's quite definitely on the shelf). Why should romance be limited to the young, who are usually too young and silly to truly appreciate it? And. . . another pet peeve of mine. . . why should romance be limited only to the upper class? Is falling in love with a governess (especially one who was gently born) such a terrible crime?

Fortunately, Miss Tibbles is too sensible to allow such prejudices to destroy her romance with the man who was with her fiance as he died on the battlefield 20 years ago. Even the malicious rumors that he was somehow responsible for his first wife's death do not phase her. Her experiences dealing with recalcitrant young debs and fighting off lustful employers have made her an excellent judge of character.

Heartfelt congratulations to the author for this wonderful, one-of-a-kind Regency! Now, when can we expect to see a hero who is not an earl or a marquis? Surely butlers, grooms, and estate managers are just as good hero material as the pampered noblemen!

Rating:
Summary: Finally! An older, mature Regency heroine finds romance.
Review: Since nearly all Regency heroines are very young girls (21-year-olds are considered "on the shelf"), it is sometimes difficult for older readers to identify with them. There are times when I want to scream at the silliness of some heroines. . . until I recall my own immaturity at that age. Then I begin to doubt the veracity of the heroines who behave sensibly at such a young age!

Nevertheless, it is heartening to find a Regency novel portraying the romance of an "older" heroine (at 38, she's quite definitely on the shelf). Why should romance be limited to the young, who are usually too young and silly to truly appreciate it? And. . . another pet peeve of mine. . . why should romance be limited only to the upper class? Is falling in love with a governess (especially one who was gently born) such a terrible crime?

Fortunately, Miss Tibbles is too sensible to allow such prejudices to destroy her romance with the man who was with her fiance as he died on the battlefield 20 years ago. Even the malicious rumors that he was somehow responsible for his first wife's death do not phase her. Her experiences dealing with recalcitrant young debs and fighting off lustful employers have made her an excellent judge of character.

Heartfelt congratulations to the author for this wonderful, one-of-a-kind Regency! Now, when can we expect to see a hero who is not an earl or a marquis? Surely butlers, grooms, and estate managers are just as good hero material as the pampered noblemen!