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The Waterloo Trilogy #2
Lord Trenchard's Choice
No society beauty had been able to tempt Lord Ivo Trenchard, dashing Captain of Hussars, to give up the single life. Then he met an enchanting innocent - in boy's apparel - who challenged him to teach her how to kiss!
He watched in amazement as the wild tomboy transformed into a stunningly elegant lady who took all of London by storm. His offer of marriage stunned them both. Was he merely protecting Joscelin Morley from a threatening scandal - or was she his true choice, his only love?
He watched in amazement as the wild tomboy transformed into a stunningly elegant lady who took all of London by storm. His offer of marriage stunned them both. Was he merely protecting Joscelin Morley from a threatening scandal - or was she his true choice, his only love?
298 pages, Paperback
First published December 6, 2002
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Sylvia Andrew
85 books21 followersSylvia is a great reader, whose preference in fiction is for thrillers and historical romances. She married Simon Andrew, the boy next door, and they have one daughter, Catherine, who is married and works in London. Catherine lives in Maidenhead quite near the river, and they have a small house in Normandy, which they visit whenever they can. They are great travelers — from a shopping weekend in Paris to a three week tour of Vietnam on a bicycle!
They both took early retirement and now live in the West Country with their dog and cat. Simon is an active town councillor in Crewkerne, and very well-known there. Until Sylvia retired she was busy to write, Teaching full-time as vice principal of a large comprehensive sixth form college, while also running a house and a family didn't really give her much time. She never attempted to have anything published before she sent in her first historical romance to Mills & Boon, in the days when the series was called "Masquerade." She was somewhat flabbergasted — though absolutely delighted — when it was accepted. Perdita first appeared in 1991, and she is still surprised at the idea of herself as a writer.
They both took early retirement and now live in the West Country with their dog and cat. Simon is an active town councillor in Crewkerne, and very well-known there. Until Sylvia retired she was busy to write, Teaching full-time as vice principal of a large comprehensive sixth form college, while also running a house and a family didn't really give her much time. She never attempted to have anything published before she sent in her first historical romance to Mills & Boon, in the days when the series was called "Masquerade." She was somewhat flabbergasted — though absolutely delighted — when it was accepted. Perdita first appeared in 1991, and she is still surprised at the idea of herself as a writer.
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December 30, 2024
Immagino che la storia della ragazza cresciuta dal padre in abiti maschili fino all'adolescenza, ma che poi, acquisite tutte le qualità di una 'proper lady', diventa una star dell'alta società (una storia che ricorre occasionalmente in alcuni romanzi 'storici' di autrici contemporanee) abbia il suo modello archetipico in "A Lady of Quality" di Frances Hodgson Burnett – la quale, tuttavia, collocava la vicenda nel seicento, in quel mondo dell'Inghilterra rurale, ancora primitivo, echeggiato nel Tom Jones di Fielding. Una scelta che la rendeva, se non del tutto plausibile, certamente più accettabile di questa ambientazione 'regency', negli anni delle guerre napoleoniche.
Ma pur con questo 'peccato originale' devo ammettere che SA sa scrivere, riesce a tratteggiare dei personaggi coerenti, e, insomma, ha messo insieme un buon romanzo, ricorrendo forse un po' troppo (prima dell'inevitabile lieto fine) a dilazioni e improbabili incomprensioni.
Ma pur con questo 'peccato originale' devo ammettere che SA sa scrivere, riesce a tratteggiare dei personaggi coerenti, e, insomma, ha messo insieme un buon romanzo, ricorrendo forse un po' troppo (prima dell'inevitabile lieto fine) a dilazioni e improbabili incomprensioni.
September 15, 2018
excellent, started early evening, finished at 3.30am draw your own conclusions
good dialogue, characters, and clean, except for..
good dialogue, characters, and clean, except for..
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