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A Lady Never Tells (Willowmere #1)
by
Candace Camp (Goodreads Author)
Meet three noble bachelors and a quartet of American girls of questionable manners! New York Times bestsellingauthor Candace Camp delights with an exciting new series featuring love, laughter, and intrigue.
When Mary Bascombe’s stepfather tries to sell her and her sisters to the highest bidder after their mother’s death, she resolves to take drastic action. Although their
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Published
April 27th 2010
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Lacked any spark; definitely not a keeper
(1824, London and the Lake District)
This is my third Candace Camp book in recent memory and I am coming to realize that she will probably never be one of my favorite historical romance authors. To sum up my complaints of this book: it basically lacked spark. The main characters were inaccessible (hero), or even worse, annoying (heroine); the chemistry between them was nonexistent; the mystery subplot was contrived, hard to believe, and not well done. The...more
(1824, London and the Lake District)
This is my third Candace Camp book in recent memory and I am coming to realize that she will probably never be one of my favorite historical romance authors. To sum up my complaints of this book: it basically lacked spark. The main characters were inaccessible (hero), or even worse, annoying (heroine); the chemistry between them was nonexistent; the mystery subplot was contrived, hard to believe, and not well done. The...more
Don't get me wrong I am a huge fan of Candace Camp's work, especially Mesmerized. However, I found this novel to be just okay. The four Willowmere sisters are fresh and new, if somewhat unbelievable characters for the time period in which this novel was set. They were spitfires, who lacked social training and basic etiquette. Camp describes them as the stereotypical American girls, rough around the edges but beautiful in their independence. However, it was quite annoying that these four sisters...more
Historical Romance set in the early 1800's. A fabulous start to the Willowmere Sisters series!
Mary Bascombe and her sisters have just gotten off the boat in London when she is robbed of some very important papers ...
Enter "White Knight", Sir Royce Winslow who saves the day and gets the papers back!
From here, they cannot seem to stay away from each other. Royce helps them find lodging for the night, he introduces them to his step-brother, the Earl of Stewkesbury and he confronts evil villains who...more
Mary Bascombe and her sisters have just gotten off the boat in London when she is robbed of some very important papers ...
Enter "White Knight", Sir Royce Winslow who saves the day and gets the papers back!
From here, they cannot seem to stay away from each other. Royce helps them find lodging for the night, he introduces them to his step-brother, the Earl of Stewkesbury and he confronts evil villains who...more
American heroine & her 3 younger sisters arrive in London with only their luggage & papers to show their earl grandfather that they're the daughters of his recently-deceased estranged daughter. But their grandfather is deceased & an unknown cousin is now the earl. Fortunately for them, the new earl accepts them into his home & takes responsibility for readying them for London's aristocratic society. Hero, who is the earl's stepbrother, takes part in teaching them about London soc...more
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Mary Bascombe is a woman on a mission. With her father died her mother confessing, moments before dieing, she is granddaughter to the Earl of Stewkesbury. Now Mary must cross the dangerous waters of the Atlantic with her three sisters in hopes for a better life. They leave behind all they know, including a sinister step-father who wishes to sell the girls for profit. The four young woman are an independent and wildly bunch who stick together when danger arises and someone tries kidnapping their...more
This is the first I read from this author.I am looking for different kind of story, well I am not certain if this story fits it. It started nicely, It is fast paced and very funny. I found myself laughing during reading the story. I thought the story is about the Bascombe's sisters from America. Well I got disappointed that it is not about, although they are a big part of the series. It is very hard for to put my feelings to this book. I liked that characters of story, especially one of the sist...more
This was one of those books where I got to the end and I thought to myself "Hmm. That was nice. I liked those girls and their wacky shenanigans." That might sound like an insipid thing to say- "That was nice" - but it totally summed up my feelings. I felt good after reading it. There were a lot of little things I liked about the book. It didn't blow me away or anything but it left me smiling when I read that last page.
And that's what it's all about, guys.
Things I liked: The relationship between...more
And that's what it's all about, guys.
Things I liked: The relationship between...more
I won this book through Goodreads Giveaways.
I'm sort of picky when it comes to historical romances. Sometimes I just don't like them for whatever reason, but this book I really happened to enjoy. If you like Lisa Kleypas' historical romances, you will most definitely enjoy this one as well.
A brief summary: Mary Bascombe and her three sisters: Rose, Camellia and Lily are on their way to London (from America) to find their grandfather The Earl of Stewkesbury. Their mother has recently died, and he...more
I'm sort of picky when it comes to historical romances. Sometimes I just don't like them for whatever reason, but this book I really happened to enjoy. If you like Lisa Kleypas' historical romances, you will most definitely enjoy this one as well.
A brief summary: Mary Bascombe and her three sisters: Rose, Camellia and Lily are on their way to London (from America) to find their grandfather The Earl of Stewkesbury. Their mother has recently died, and he...more
Somehow this book was buried on my To Be Read bookshelf and has been sitting, forgotten, for almost 2 years! When I discovered it again, I read the back book summary and happily dove into the tale.
Four sisters travel from America in search of their grandfather. Their mother has recently died and they no longer feel safe living above the tavern owned by their stepfather. They escape to find a new and a better life and a family connection. Mary, being the oldest, leads her three younger sisters, R...more
Four sisters travel from America in search of their grandfather. Their mother has recently died and they no longer feel safe living above the tavern owned by their stepfather. They escape to find a new and a better life and a family connection. Mary, being the oldest, leads her three younger sisters, R...more
A really great first in a series. Mary and Royce were delightful and I loved their story. Great bit of suspense, also!
This romance has a few bumps, but I still enjoyed it. The novel begins with the arrival of the four American Bascombe sisters in London. All four are named after flowers (Marigold/Mary, Rose, Lily, and Camellia), and they are there to throw themselves on the mercy of their maternal grandfather, the Earl of Stewkesbury, who disinherited their mother when she eloped with their father. Unfortunately, the old Earl has died, and the girls’ cousin Oliver is the new Earl. Thanks to the intervention of...more
Love historical Romance novels have read the reviews it is either a hit or a dud. But from those that have loved it, I seem to think similarly so I am excited to read it.
Just finished it and loved it! I had read the reviews before hand and there are those that gave it a bad review based on the opinion that too many characters were introduced and the relationship was strained or too slow to heat up till after the middle of a 400+ page book. Several mentioned no chemistry.
I really really enjoyed t...more
Just finished it and loved it! I had read the reviews before hand and there are those that gave it a bad review based on the opinion that too many characters were introduced and the relationship was strained or too slow to heat up till after the middle of a 400+ page book. Several mentioned no chemistry.
I really really enjoyed t...more
I had such high hopes for this one. I was ready and willing to give it every chance, but it disappointed. I'm afraid that the romance genre is feeling rather washed out to me at the moment. Everything is so DONE! There was nothing really original about it. I firmly believe that most of the romance novels hearken back to Gone With the Wind...boy meets girl, boy desires girl and girl desires boy, both are too stubborn to admit it, they're finally thrown together and must make something of the situ...more
Having read just a small stack of historical romances I think I am beginning to understand the common plot elements that most novels in the genre possess. I have also begun to see what is unique to each story and I think in A Lady Never Tells that would be the strong sense of family.
Right away we are introduced to the four Bascombe sisters, headed by eldest sister Mary. They are right off the boat from America and aren't afraid to use their mouths and weapons (seriously) to stop a thief from tak...more
Right away we are introduced to the four Bascombe sisters, headed by eldest sister Mary. They are right off the boat from America and aren't afraid to use their mouths and weapons (seriously) to stop a thief from tak...more
Okay, so far, not good: this book features not one, not two, not three, but four TSTL female characters. Are you freaking kidding me? It is going to be tough work getting through this book if the stupidity continues...
UPDATE: finished now. Meh. Definitely a dud from Ms. Camp. No chemistry between the hero and heroine whatsoever, and she continued to proudly wear the TSTL badge to the bitter end. I'll approach Ms. Camp's next with caution... A pity, as her novels are usually pretty good. This one...more
UPDATE: finished now. Meh. Definitely a dud from Ms. Camp. No chemistry between the hero and heroine whatsoever, and she continued to proudly wear the TSTL badge to the bitter end. I'll approach Ms. Camp's next with caution... A pity, as her novels are usually pretty good. This one...more
Four troublesome sisters who always make a mess of things is bound to make a funny read. Although they mean well, they always end up making a scene. Finally a book where the heroine(s) are tough and stand up for themselves. I cannot stand when a heroine is weak, it just makes her and the story so annoying.
But in this book you get four outspoken, and rather funny sisters. The hero is a good guy with that fun bad boy charm who is pulling out his hair trying to deal with them; actually, all the ma...more
But in this book you get four outspoken, and rather funny sisters. The hero is a good guy with that fun bad boy charm who is pulling out his hair trying to deal with them; actually, all the ma...more
After Mary's mother dies and she and her three sisters are left with their stepfather who wants to sell them, she takes herself and her sisters to seek refuge from their grandfather who is a Earl in England. Upon arriving however things are not what they expect, finding out their grandfather has passed away and they need to seek refuge from a cousin who is the current Earl of Stewkesbury. At first Mary is reluctant to do all that is required, to accept everything that are given to them because o...more
I love Candace Camp books. This story finds four American girls (sisters) sitting on the docks trying to decide what to do now. They have made it to England and are finding it much bigger and dirtier than they anticipated. Well a thief comes up and steals their bag and they ...well do not reach the normal way (for Enlish Ladies) and end up meeting Sir Royce. Eventually they find the home of their grandfather and try to get to know their estranged family. Things are not how they expected to find...more
I've really enjoyed some of Camp's previous books and I often think that in this genre books work best where they are in a series with some continuing characters, so I was looking forward to getting my teeth into the Willowmere series.
This is the first book in said series and although I didn't actively dislike it, I did find it a bit mediocre. A lot of plot elements seemed very reused and I always find the 'American girls coming over to England and catching eligible aristocratic batchelor' a bit...more
This is the first book in said series and although I didn't actively dislike it, I did find it a bit mediocre. A lot of plot elements seemed very reused and I always find the 'American girls coming over to England and catching eligible aristocratic batchelor' a bit...more
So, I got this book from Goodreads First Reads about--well, let's just say a long time ago since I can't remember when I got it. Suffice it to say, I've had it for quite a while and never got around to reading it. Honestly, I didn't think that I was going to like the book. However, I was wrong...
I really, really liked this book and I thought that it was hilarious a lot of the time. I loved all the characters: the 4 sisters--Mary, Rose, Camellia, and Lily, the 3 brothers--Royce, Oliver, and Fitz,...more
I really, really liked this book and I thought that it was hilarious a lot of the time. I loved all the characters: the 4 sisters--Mary, Rose, Camellia, and Lily, the 3 brothers--Royce, Oliver, and Fitz,...more
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I very much enjoyed reading Candace Camp’s A Lady Never Tells. It was a fun and witty story about four American sister’s journey to a completely different world than what they know and how they survive and cope through the Tons strict (and in their American raised opinions) ridiculous rules and regulations. Once in England they must search out their estranged relatives; hoping they will be welcome as they struggle along the road to learning to becoming Ladies. The sisters hope to be accepted an...more
This was a cute one. I loved the spunkiness of the Bascombe sisters and I like how they were welcomed into the family despite their lack of manors and decorum. I also like how their outlandish lifestyle in America was kind of humorous to their family in England instead of looked down upon. It kept my interest with the love story and the mystery. Also the girls seemed intimidated by The Earl, but he had a dry sense of humor that made me really like him. I'm also thinking that him and Lady Vivian...more
Overall a pleasant and entertaining read. It was a bit tangled in spots with a cast of ten to keep track of, but handled well. Not the best I've read, not the worst. It plays the returning American to English aristocracy card and makes the most of social gaffs. The characters are fun though and it never has that mean spiritedness about the unspoken social inequities.
The first of the author's Willowmere series brings four young American girls to England searching for their grandfather. The find that he is dead but meet the current Earl and other family members. The energetic, impulsive, independent young Bascombe girls take the staid English family members by storm in a fun novel.
If it's possible to overlook the unlikelihood of a normal young woman throwing herself at the hero repeatedly, or in no way resisting his advances, to refrain from putting it quite so much on her shoulders, this is a pretty fun read. As credible as a polka dot polar bear in the Sahara, but a fun summer read.
Ok at the begaining i really didnt think i would like the book.But i got past the begaining and i really enjoyed the plot.It left lot to wonder about.What would happen and if True Love would win..Woman have strong heads on them and can be quit stuburn..lol
it was very good tho
it was very good tho
I love historical romance novels and I'm really glad I won this book free from the First Reads program on Goodreads. I enjoyed all four of the American sisters and felt bad for them as they struggled to fit into London's upper class society. This book had some great parts that really made me laugh; especially the dinner scene where the girls tried to shock their aunts with embellished stories about the wild American frontier! Sometimes I felt the story seemed to slow down a bit, but overall it w...more
Rather boring and tame! The story just seemed to meander along without any real plot. Even the romantic aspect of the book was so-so. I hope the others in this series are better.
Story = C
Sex = C
Romance = C-
BOOK = C
Story = C
Sex = C
Romance = C-
BOOK = C
Sometimes I just love light and fluffy romances… and this is just the perfect one! The characters are fun and interesting. The mystery is enough of a mystery to make an adventure out of the plot. The romance is romantic. This book has everything I want in an in-between read. You know, the book you read inbetween two very heavy or deep books. This acts as a palate cleanser, an escape, before I dive into something deeper. I love that little escape. This was a great one day read. I have the other t...more
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Candace Camp is the New York Times bestselling author of over sixty books.
Her first novel, *Bonds of Love*, was published by Jove Publishing in 1978, under the pseudonym Lisa Gregory. Two pseudonyms (Kristin James and Sharon Stephens)and many books later, Candace writes under her own name Candace Camp and still loves creating stories.
Candace lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and is the mot...more
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Her first novel, *Bonds of Love*, was published by Jove Publishing in 1978, under the pseudonym Lisa Gregory. Two pseudonyms (Kristin James and Sharon Stephens)and many books later, Candace writes under her own name Candace Camp and still loves creating stories.
Candace lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and is the mot...more
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