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Returning home from the Peninsula to find his younger brother at death's door as the result of a duel, war-weary Col. Adam Attenbury, Viscount Stoneforth, sets out quietly to make the acquaintance of the young woman over whom the duel had been fought and ends up literally and figuratively at the feet of Miss Melody Harriman, the lady in question. But Adam's brother has already staked his claim, and honorable brothers don't poach on each other's preserves. Nevertheless, unpredictable fate has other ideas; and when Melody's unconventional triplet cousins decide to "do" something about the situation, things become interesting, indeed. Set against the sparkling gaiety and rigid rules of the Regency ton, this longer Regency features good historical detail, lively humor, and a host of charming characters (the outspoken Bea Lange is especially memorable) that are all appropriately paired up by the end of the story. Lansdowne (Arabella's Diamond) is a seasoned writer of Regency romances and lives in Guntersville, AL.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another nice Lansdowne work, but . . ., May 18 2001

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I enjoy her books for the quality of the characters--not many authors seem capable of writing heros that aren't busy either sneering at the heroine or making bets about how fast they can seduce someone. OK, that's an exaggeration, but it just seems so common in most Regencies to have a hero you'd like to see take a pratfall rather than someone you'd like to fall in love with and with whom you'd like to spend your life. Ms. Lansdowne's heroes are genuinely nice guys, which makes her books very pleasant to read.

However, in this book...a mistake [has been made] with Lady Sally Jersey. Lady Jersey did NOT elope to Gretna Green with her husband, and she was NOT the daughter of a banker. It was her mother who was the daughter of Robert Child,a banker, and who eloped with John Fane,the 10th Earl of Westmorland. Sally was the first born daughter of this couple and was named for her mother, and subsequently inheirited a substantial sum from her grandfather Child. In fact, when she married the soon-to-be 5th Earl of Jersey (he acceded to the title the next year), the family name of that line was changed from Villiers to Child-Villiers, which had to be a reflection on the wealth brought into the family by Sally from her Grandfather Child...

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3.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading mainly for the hero and the Patronesses..., April 15 2001

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I found this book oddly disappointing, after having more than one person recommend this highly to me. Perhaps my expectations are unrealistic. The hero was certainly fascinating, a war hero who finds the social mores and the flightiness of Regency England to be unbelievable (OK - I find his disbelief a little unrealistic but...). He strikes up an unlikely friendship with that cold statesman Lord Castlereagh, and fineagles his way into that renowned bastion of social snobbery, Almack's. Here I have to say two things - firstly, that the title in no way describes what really happens in the book, and secondly, that the book is worth reading for the author's portrayal of the Castlereaghs and Lady Jersey alone. Mild spoiler ahead - [In no other book I have read, is Lady Jersey acknowledged to be a young relatively newly married young matron; and in no other book is any kind of relationship between the Patronesses and their spouses described, let alone the kind of relationships shown between the Jerseys and the Castlereaghs).

This part of the book was delightful, and I thought I was on to a winner - except that I was rather disappointed by the lack-lustre heroine. The second part of the book, which includes the almost-requisite spy element cum villainy cum intrigue, was rather more disappointing. This was in part because the love interest faded to the background, in part because the antics of the heroine's triplet cousins took up center stage, and in part because of the long separation between hero and heroine (fuelled by the Big Misunderstanding).

I wish that I could have skipped to the ending, which takes us back to Almack's, and reunites hero and heroine. Quite frankly by the end, I had no idea why the hero wanted to marry the heroine (except that she was a little more mature than the usual Miss), and I had no idea why the heroine could not have simply talked to the hero to clear up the Big Misunderstanding.

In conclusion, I thought the book wasted a good hero and a wonderful situation (with the ability to either spoof Almack's completely, or to show us more of the inner workings of that club, or for that matter to show us life from the perspective of a wallflower). If you have read a lot of books featuring Almack's, you might want to read this book all the same.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Book-but not very believable, Jun 10 2000

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I am a regency fan and have read many of Lansdowne's books. This is one of my favorites-I loved the triplets. However........I find it hard to believe that three new beauties could immediately "save" their unpopular friend. It just was too impropable. But Beatrice's deeds and character were very entertaining and refreshing-she probably saved the book from being one of the "normal" regency stories. Worth reading

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4.0 out of 5 stars Light hearted Regency
Light hearted, fun, pure escapism. Possibly treads close to the limits of realism, but well worth reading.

Published on April 30 2000 by John Whelan

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Romantic
This is in the usual fashion of Ms. Lansdowne's stories: light, fun and always romantic. The characters are very well done, especially the exalted Almack's patroness Lady Jersey... Read more

Published on Dec 23 1999