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Summary: Loved it!
Review: "A clean, wholesome, whimsical romance full of charming characters in a romantic era. A regency readers delight!" Penelope is known as "The Beauty." Amanda her twin sister is known as the plain mouse. Everyone expects Lord Jack Maitland to court Penelope but once Jack meets the dowdy sister Amanda fate has other plans. Lord Jack is about to find out that Amanda has the ability to cure more than an injured leg. Regency romances have always had a special place in my heart since I discovered Barbara Cartland as a teen. As an avid reader, reading about a man and a woman falling in love is one of the things I enjoy. It can be emotional, humorous, confusing and downright fun. Siege of Hearts has it all. I found Siege of Hearts to be a clean romantic experience with delightful full-bodied characters that explore and grow in their relationships. Well-done Ms. Calvin.
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Summary: This was so good until ...
Review: I came to June Calvin not knowing what to expect from her, this being the first book I had read by her. To summarize briefly (without spoilers): the plain sister is the heroine - but the beautiful sister is not jealous, mean, nor petty-spirited. The family are all decent, and thoroughly believable. So is the hero Jack. Jack is brought along as a suitor for the beautiful sister, but as things fall out, he ends up offering for someone else. The problem: at the wedding, things started to go wrong... not just for the unhappy groom, but also for this reader. Reading the last chapter, I felt as if I were reading about a different heroine and a different family from the one I had encountered so pleasantly. Warning: Like Dorothy Mack's MOCK MARRIAGE, read upto about page 200, and then set aside. Contrive a happy ending for the couple then and there, by yourself. Rating = 4.1 ([points lost for hackneyed and out-of-context ending)
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Summary: Captivating
Review: I really enjoyed this book. When I first read it (about a month ago) I liked it but put it down when I was done and went on to other regencies. I have since read it three or four times and everytime I read it again I enjoy it a little more. Amanda and Jack make a wonderful couple and, like all of the characters, they are almost entirely unstereotypical (Jack's scarred past is the reason for the almost). This isn't one of those romances where the main characters fight like cats and dogs until the last ten pages and then realize they've been in love all along. You really get to see Jack and Amanda's relationship develop. They actually talk. The misunderstandings between them were really hilarious at times but I'm glad there was a glimpse of thier future life at the end to reassure me that Amanda really had let go of all of her insecurities.One of the better Regencies I've read in a long time. Highly recommended
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