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Summary: Merry had nothing to do with this book...
Review: ...which didn't have any humor at all. Royce Van Cleef accepts a bet from his friends that he will manage to court and gain the heart of Lady Laurel. She is attracted to him at first but whn she finds out about the bet she decides to turn him down. He is most insistent as he becomes interested in her when he gets to know her better and Laurel has to find new ways to discourage him and fight her emotions at the same time. There is also at least one person trying to ruin Laurel so they both have to find the vilain before they get together.
I found his antics to get closer to her and hers to turn him down were not humorous at all, in fact they were repeating the same things over and over. I also didn't feel close to the characters at any time, they had no depth at all. The whole story was boring, no witty dialogues, no imagination and the vilain was obvious for anyone to find out. In fact, I stopped reading it for a month or so and got back to finish it when I run out of books. I wouldn't recommend it unless you're desperate to read something and you have no alternative. This is my first and last book of Victoria Malvey. I ordered some new books from Kleypas a while ago and they kept me inside my home the whole weekend. If you want something lighter though try Julia Quinn.
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Summary: Witty and sensual
Review: A Merry Chase is my first Victoria Malvey story, and after finishing the book in less than a day I'll be looking for all of her previous stories! This book was fun and sexy. I loved watching the hero and heroine try to outwit each other as they fell in love. I was reminded of Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant, in the movie Bringing Up Baby. Same sort of fun interplay, but with some hot scenes that they would have never shown in Bringing Up Baby. This one is a keeper.
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Summary: I really enjoyed this book
Review: A Merry Chase was the first Victoria Malvey book I picked up and I wasn't disappointed. In fact, Malvey's on my keeper list now. I loved the story! The relationship between the hero and heroine reminded me a lot of the thrust-and-parry between Thomas Crown and the insurance agent in the recent movie version of the Thomas Crown Affair. It's very entertaining to watch them try to outsmart each other as they fall in love. Malvey has a special knack for creating characters that you love. I can't wait for her next one.
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Summary: What FUN!
Review: After making a wager that he could win any chosen female for his bride without all of the courtship nonsense, Royce Van Cleef, Earl of Tewkbury, does just that. But he doesn't expect that his chosen bride, Lady Laurel Simmons, will find out about the wager, and when she does she leads him on a "Merry Chase" and teaches him a lesson in love that he will never forget. This is a funny, sweet love story with all the adventure and romance that you could look for. Victoria Malvey has a way of getting you to feel as if you are there with the characters and experiencing every emotion. A definite keeper!
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Summary: TERRIFIC READ!
Review: After seeing a number of the on-line reviews, I ran out to the store and picked up a copy of A MERRY CHASE and read it in one night! I literally laughed out loud over this book. Royce and Laurel had such witty exchanges that it kept me turning the pages. I couldn't put it down! I've never read any other book by Victoria Malvey before, but I'm going to buy her backlist now. I'm always excited when I find an author to add to my automatic buy list.
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Summary: Catch the fun with A MERRY CHASE!
Review: Dear Readers: First off, allow me to thank you for all of your letters and e-mail. I always love to hear from you! Now onto A MERRY CHASE! This book was terrific fun for me to write. Humor abounds in this tale of cat and mouse, each one trying to outsmart and outdo the other. My heroine, Laurel, has been burned once before and is wary of men. Yet my hero, Royce, accepts a wager to marry Laurel with no fuss or effort, so he studies his quarry, circling until he feels it is the right time to pounce. But the clever vixen he is trying to capture is not so easily trapped! Pick up a copy of A MERRY CHASE and enjoy the fun! All my best, Vicky
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Summary: ROMANCE LIGHT
Review: I bought this book and others by new authors based on the reviews on Amazon. I am really disappointed with this one. Am I reading a different book? I find the story boring and the characters bland. It took me on and off a week to struggle through it.I don't mean to be discouraging but if it's a matter of taste, then I'd better stick to Mary Balogh, Joan Wolf, Elizabeth Mansfield, Stephanie Laurens, Judith McNaught, Paula Marshall, Johanna Lindsey , Brenda Joyce and Elizabeth Lowell ...etc.
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Summary: Disappointing! Much too overrated.
Review: I bought this book and others by new authors based on the reviews on Amazon. I am really disappointed with this one. Am I reading a different book? I find the story boring and the characters bland. It took me on and off a week to struggle through it.I don't mean to be discouraging but if it's a matter of taste, then I'd better stick to Mary Balogh, Joan Wolf, Elizabeth Mansfield, Stephanie Laurens, Judith McNaught, Paula Marshall, Johanna Lindsey , Brenda Joyce and Elizabeth Lowell ...etc.
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Summary: A delightful romp
Review: In 1816 at Whites, Lord Royce Van Cleef debates with some friends the logic behind courting and marrying a woman. While his friends argue that logic is not part of the process, Van Cleef likens the chase to that of a foxhunt. His companions challenge Royce to prove his method by chasing down and wedding Lady Laurel Simmons, who has announced she will never marry after being unceremoniously dropped by her former fiancé when his fortunes changed three years ago. Though he thinks love is bogus, Royce accepts the wager because he needs an heir anyway. Royce begins to study his quarry and his pursuit of the unattainable starts to make progress when Laurel learns about the bet. As they fall in love, Laurel changes the rules of the game in an attempt to checkmate her persistent suitor. Though A MERRY CHASE is a by the book Regency romance, readers of historical love stories of any era will fully enjoy this jocular tale. The story line is entertaining due to the intelligent cast. The lead couple is a witty, humorous duo battling for the upper hand in the game of love. The support ensemble provides a feel for the era and motivates the two stars into action and reaction even as they observe the foxhunt twist into a bullfight. The enchanting Victoria Malvey makes Regency romance novels fun to read. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: All That's Missing...
Review: is a description of the characters...what they look like. I'm enjoying the book as I read it; however, I like having an idea what the author imagines her characters look like. I agree with all the other reviews... the book is lots of fun to read!
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