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A Woman in Hiding Nicole Farrington's life had never been easy, but it had always been bearable. At least it had been until now. Faced with a horrible marriage her step-brother has contracted for her, she will do anything to get away. She'll run...run to anyone who might be able to help her. But running blindly down an unknown path may take her to an unexpected destination
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Paperback, 208 pages
Published
July 3rd 2012
by CreateSpace
(first published July 2nd 2012)
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CAUTION: may induce sleep in readers.
MCs Nicole and Julian lived in 1814. Nicole ran
away from her half brother (called step-brother
later on) Roland because of his plan to marry
her off to a drunken lecher who'd then discharge
Roland's gambling debt.
The first half of the story felt more interesting than
the second half. Nicole lied to the H and his family,
to keep her safe from Roland. A valid rationale? Nic
engaged in entirely TOO frequent negative self-talk,
adversely affecting the pace of the ...more
MCs Nicole and Julian lived in 1814. Nicole ran
away from her half brother (called step-brother
later on) Roland because of his plan to marry
her off to a drunken lecher who'd then discharge
Roland's gambling debt.
The first half of the story felt more interesting than
the second half. Nicole lied to the H and his family,
to keep her safe from Roland. A valid rationale? Nic
engaged in entirely TOO frequent negative self-talk,
adversely affecting the pace of the ...more

I liked this one. I thought it was a fun regency with likable characters. I liked Nicole, she’s had it pretty rough, but she’s still a nice person. I liked that even though she had hard times she rose about them. When her stepbrother plans to marry her off to an older man, she decides to run away and try and solve a family mystery. I liked our hero Julian, he was at times a bit rough around the edges, but was a softy (in a good way). I thought Nicole and Julian were good together; they brought o
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Jennifer Kitchens' debut novel is a delight. I was hooked from the first and couldn't put the book down. There were lots of twists and turns that kept me turning pages. It's a clean regency romance that I would be happy to hand over to my daughters. Well done.
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Reviewed on Clean Adult Fiction
This book was wonderful! The romance was so beautiful and comfortable making the read so enjoyable. Nicole was 18 years old and running from a terrible marriage her step-brother arranged for her to pay his debts. I loved her strength and ability to try and choose her life's path.
Julian, 25, was the man she goes to for help. He recently inherited a title and property because of the death of his older brother who had a young child. Julian had to learn his new respo ...more
This book was wonderful! The romance was so beautiful and comfortable making the read so enjoyable. Nicole was 18 years old and running from a terrible marriage her step-brother arranged for her to pay his debts. I loved her strength and ability to try and choose her life's path.
Julian, 25, was the man she goes to for help. He recently inherited a title and property because of the death of his older brother who had a young child. Julian had to learn his new respo ...more

The author, Jennifer Kitchens, writes a clean romance novels blog (cleanromancereviews.com), and this is her first published novel. I would think someone who read romance novels for a living would not be able to be so original, but Ms. Kitchens pulled it off. Many times I thought, "I did not see that coming!" Fast and really good read. Strong heroine, which I always like.
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3.5/5.0
The premise of this story showed a lot of promise - a woman on the run from her wicked family, a strong man willing to help and protect her.
Read full review in the 2012 September issue of InD’tale Magazine. ...more
The premise of this story showed a lot of promise - a woman on the run from her wicked family, a strong man willing to help and protect her.
Read full review in the 2012 September issue of InD’tale Magazine. ...more

Dear Mrs Kitchens
I have just finished reading the copy of 'A Lady By Any Other Name' which you so kindly sent to me and I would like to ask when Julian Foxley will be on sale? . . .Yes, I am being serious, I would like to buy him, however much his family objects!
I have swooned over him throughout the pages of your enchanting and engaging romance story, so much so that I now cannot believe he is a figment of your imagination and therefore I want him as my own!
I have considered the way in which he ...more
I have just finished reading the copy of 'A Lady By Any Other Name' which you so kindly sent to me and I would like to ask when Julian Foxley will be on sale? . . .Yes, I am being serious, I would like to buy him, however much his family objects!
I have swooned over him throughout the pages of your enchanting and engaging romance story, so much so that I now cannot believe he is a figment of your imagination and therefore I want him as my own!
I have considered the way in which he ...more

After the passing of her mother, Nicole Farrington’s life takes a turn for the worst. Her demeaning stepbrother decides to pay off a gambling debt by selling her off to be married to a man old enough to be her grandfather. Refusing to be bartered, she slips out into the countryside to escape. Her plan is to locate the family of her father she’s never met and seek shelter with them. On her journey, she uncovers family secrets, and ends up in London with the Earl of Foxley, Julian Huntington, his
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I devoured this book within a few days of receiving it. The plot sucked me right in from the start and I couldn't stop. It's a sweet, meaningful regency romance with mystery and intrigue. The heroine flees a dreadful home life and finds family she never knew about. Then she must go into hiding from the home she left and invents a fake identity for herself. I am only giving it four stars instead of five because there are a few grammatical errors and the heroine of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was
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Very sweet regency romance. It reminded me a lot of Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson. I loved the characters--Julian and Nicole. There were many tense, anxious moments on my couch as I cheered for Nicole (hiding under the alias of Anna Peachley) and hoped she would break the bands of her past so she could find a future in love. Well done romance. I loved it! And now I must go catch up on laundry.

I thought this a very interesting book. The plot was very well thought out, with an unexpected twist at the end. The characters were all nicely developed, at least in my opinion.
My only issue was with editing. There were some missing words. Also, in my kindle edition, the number 200 appeared at the end of every chapter, sometimes taking up an entire page.
I will definitely read more from this author though.
My only issue was with editing. There were some missing words. Also, in my kindle edition, the number 200 appeared at the end of every chapter, sometimes taking up an entire page.
I will definitely read more from this author though.

Sweet story! I always love a hero who doesn't get mean when he finds out "the truth" about the heroine, whether it's a misunderstanding or the actual truth. Julian was angry and hurt, but not mean, and is thus worthy of the title of hero. Nicole was sweet and innocent, but not afraid to stand up for herself when it really counted.
Also, it's a clean romance! ...more
Also, it's a clean romance! ...more

The story is made up of your standard Regency plot contrivances.

Jan 17, 2014
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I wouldn't call this a piece of classic historic literature, but it was entertaining and a fun bit of fluff. Adventure, mystery, romance, it had all the right ingredients and well worth reading.
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