- Paperback
- Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp (Mm) (June 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0821749773
- ISBN-13: 978-0821749777
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Tacye Adlington disguises herself as her late twin brother in order to provide a proper escort for her younger sister during Bath's Little Season, but her masquerade is threatened by her attraction to the brooding, reclusive Marquess of Worth. Original.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best Category Regencies Ever Written!,
This review is from: A Lady's Deception (Paperback)
This is one of my all-time favorite books of any kind, and within category regencies ties for second place with Cathleen Clare's 'Clarissa.' (Number one is Jessica Benson's unbelievably good 'Lord Stanhope's Proposal'). You've read the synopsis, so I won't trot that out again, just let me add a few notes. Tayce, our heroine, is absolute perfection. She manages to impersonte a young man and yet be utterly feminine at the same time. She has enormous depth, intelligence and humor, and her feelings of inadequacy about herself as a woman do not seem to be a plot contrivance but rather perfectly understandable given the circumstances. As for our hero, I don't know how he could be any more of a dream come true. This is a hero who genuinely wants his love to be all that she can and wants to be, who is so comfortable in his own skin that he is not intimidated by a woman who is not only frighteningly capable, but dares to defy conventionn out of love for her family. The fact that he is rich, handsome and titled does not detract from his appeal. Do yourself a favor and buy this book. This is what romance is all about.
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One of the Best Category Regencies Ever Written!,
By Lindsay Whitfield "lindsaywhitfield" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Lady's Deception (Paperback)
This is one of my all-time favorite books of any kind, and within category regencies ties for second place with Cathleen Clare's 'Clarissa.' (Number one is Jessica Benson's unbelievably good 'Lord Stanhope's Proposal'). You've read the synopsis, so I won't trot that out again, just let me add a few notes. Tayce, our heroine, is absolute perfection. She manages to impersonte a young man and yet be utterly feminine at the same time. She has enormous depth, intelligence and humor, and her feelings of inadequacy about herself as a woman do not seem to be a plot contrivance but rather perfectly understandable given the circumstances. As for our hero, I don't know how he could be any more of a dream come true. This is a hero who genuinely wants his love to be all that she can and wants to be, who is so comfortable in his own skin that he is not intimidated by a woman who is not only frighteningly capable, but dares to defy conventionn out of love for her family. The fact that he is rich, handsome and titled does not detract from his appeal. Do yourself a favor and buy this book. This is what romance is all about.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fairly interesting idea but a so-so excecution (Grade: B-),
By R. Martin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Lady's Deception (Paperback)
The plot: Tayce Adlington wants to make sure her sister Damaris makes an advantageous marriage, but they have no man in the house to ensue their safety in society. The answer? She will dress up as her brother and chaperon her sister and aunt herself! They travel to Bath and the charade commences. As a young, beautiful debutante, Damaris draws a crowd of admirers. But it's Tayce who we watch, as she falls into friendship with the Marquess of Worth and finds her charade more and more difficult to keep up.
The good: I've only read one book that took the "Girl Dresses up as a Man and has Adventures" this far (Heyer's The Masqueraders), and A Lady's Deception goes in a different direction with the chaperoning idea. I really enjoyed how easy it was for Tayce to be a man, and how she was accepted with virtually no problem into the clubs and races. Lord Worth was a bit more stereotypical, with the usual jaded palate, lascivious past and oodles of money. His redeeming trait is that he doesn't need Tayce to be more feminine in order for him to be happy with her. What a refreshing change! The bad: Although I liked the idea immensely, I felt that the chemistry between the two protagonists was off. I finished the book and thought ... "meh". To be honest, I think it's because this was neither a bodice ripper nor an Austen-esque comedy of manners. It was kind of in-between, and as such, didn't satisfy my liking for either kind of romance. The bottom line: It's an amusing read, but I wouldn't go out of my way for it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Lady's Deception,
By Alexandra Cenni "Poisoned Rationality" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Lady's Deception (Paperback)
When I first read this, a decade or so ago, I read it under the mistaken belief that it would be similar to a manga I adore called Basara. All I really read of the synopsis was 'Young girl masquerades as her late twin brother and gets into trouble'--which is Basara's plot at the most simple. So yes I was mighty surprised and learned the valuable lesson to read the blurb before you read the book to avoid such mishaps again.
Regardless this trope--a lady disguising herself as a guy--tickles me pink every time. Whether made seriously or made as a lark, almost invariably the lady in question gets into some situations that are simply outlandish. I especially love it when the hero suspects the lady and purposely makes her squirm to see if she breaks. Lucius is rather like that, pushing buttons to get to the truth. Tacye (for the record she and her sister win for exotic names in Regency Romances, at least for this month) is capable, intelligent, quick-witted and has the inner strength to make the charade work. I fully believe if Lucius hadn't become a factor nothing would have gone wrong. Admittedly the time that Tacye spends a female in Lucius' company is far shorter then what she spends with as a guy, but Lucius caught on to the guise fairly quick. So while Tacye was falling in love with him, and wondering how to explain that she isn't a guy, he was wondering how to get her not to be a guy long enough for things not to get really scandalous! |
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