The Captain's Dilemma (Signet Regency Romances, No 8192)

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Summary: Dare she love an enemy of her country?
Review: Gail Eastwood writes polished Regency fiction. This story of love between enemies---the French prisoner and the English lady---is beautifully done, and explores a subject not much written about. (The only other story on love between enemies during the Napoleonic era that I am aware of--and please correct me if I'm wrong--is the long-out-of-print Robert Louis Stevenson's last novel, St. Ives.) There is a perfectly horrendous villain! You will root for his downfall --- appropriately enough, at the hands of the heroic French captain. A good, romantic read and a good look at the historical treatment of French prisoners of war in England.

Rating:
Summary: Sweet
Review: This is a pretty good Regency; if I used a grading system like school, I'd probably give it a "B". The only way to describe it is sweet. No real "tension" between the hero & heroine. Different Regency in that the hero is a French prisoner of war, instead of a down-on-his-luck Duke or something like that...The characters are well developed & the plot is strong, but still...it's lacking that tension! A good read, but probably not a keeper for me.

Rating:
Summary: Sweet
Review: This is a pretty good Regency; if I used a grading system like school, I'd probably give it a "B". The only way to describe it is sweet. No real "tension" between the hero & heroine. Different Regency in that the hero is a French prisoner of war, instead of a down-on-his-luck Duke or something like that...The characters are well developed & the plot is strong, but still...it's lacking that tension! A good read, but probably not a keeper for me.