- Paperback: 218 pages
- Publisher: Harlequin Books (1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0373310102
- ISBN-13: 978-0373310104
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
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just about the worst regency ever, Jun 8 2010
By B. S. Andrews "barbiesa" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lady Alicia's secret (Paperback)
There is so much wrong with this book I hardly know where to start. The characters are shallow and there is no sense of romance at all. The author seems completely unaware of the proprieties of the day: a single woman living alone with no chaperone, then allowed to live in the same home as a single man with no chaperone, and another woman (a single, titled lady) who runs off with a gamekeeper and then returns to resume her position in society with apparently no societal consequences.I had absolutely no respect for the hero at all, as he constantly runs after his ex-fiancée, even after she left him at the altar to run off with the gamekeeper. Not only does he not appear to be in love with the heroine, but it is only after she manipulates events that they do get together at the end. But I don't really see any romance on her part either; it appears to be the novelty of a man NOT falling all over himself to marry her that attracts her in the first place.
As to the characters, they are so shallow as to be caricatures. It is never explained why the hero feels compelled to write silly romance novels that he is obviously ashamed of, and we know very little of the family background of either of the two main characters. As to the reason for including a real historical person--Jane Austen herself--into the story. . . well, it is certain that Miss Austen herself would NOT be flattered by her inclusion, and must be assumed that the author was trying to trade on her good name to make the book more authentic.
I would only recommend reading this book if you are seriously considering writing one of your own, because it is so flawed that it is an excellent example of how NOT to write a Regency romance novel!
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Lady Alicia Had A Plan..., April 13 2005
By Ellie "mittbooks" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lady Alicia's secret (Paperback)
Since the gallants who courted her were enchanted only by her face and her fortune, Lady Alicia Morgan Fitzhugh St. John was determined to seek true love elsewhere - away from London and all who knew her.So she created Morgan Fitzhugh, a gentlewoman of modest means and in need of employment. Answering an advertisement, Alicia was hired as personal secretary to Darcy Cummings, Baron Pennsfield. But then her strategem broke down. The baron was uncommonly bad tempered and seemed to take an instant dislike to her.
Clearly, love still eluded Alicia - but in the meantime, she just might enjoy a battle of wits...
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