- Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Signet (MM) (Nov 12 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451181921
- ISBN-13: 978-0451181923
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Although she knows the sensible and expected thing to do would be to marry the quite eligible but increasingly irritating and proprietary Harlan Gatesby, free-spirited Merissa Pritchard resists. When the intriguing Captain Alexandre Valmont, an escaped French prisoner-of-war, unexpectedly complicates her life, she suddenly realizes what and who she has been waiting for. A hero and heroine who make you care, a number of well-done secondary characters (including an obnoxious rejected suitor and a younger sister who begs to have a story of her own), and a plot that is both simple and unique characterize this well-researched country Regency. Little-known historical details and a high degree of sexual tension add to the mix. Eastwood (The Persistent Earl, LJ 11/15/94) lives in Rhode Island.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Offering refuge to French prisoner-of-war Captain Alexandre Valmont, Merissa Pritchard fears the chance she is taking with her secure-but-boring country life but realizes that she cannot deny her heart.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Sweet,
By SusieQ (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Captains Dilemma (Mass Market Paperback)
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.
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Dare she love an enemy of her country?,
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This review is from: Captains Dilemma (Mass Market Paperback)
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.
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Dare she love an enemy of her country?,
By Jo Manning - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Captains Dilemma (Mass Market Paperback)
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.
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Sweet - 2.75 stars really,
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This review is from: Captains Dilemma (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a fairly good story. If I used a grading system like school, I'd probably give it a "C+". The only way to describe it is sweet, or nice. There's no real "tension" between the hero & heroine. It is a 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 interesting, but still...it's lacking that tension between the hero & heroine. A just-good-enough read, but not a keeper.
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