The Lady and the Cad

by Tamela Hancock Murray

Wealthy and popular with the ladies, Cecil, the earl of Sutton, should be satisfied with his life. In moments of private honesty, he admits he is still pained by the loss of Lady Abigail's hand to his priggish younger brother, Tedric. And now that Cecil has agreed to reform in order to be betrothed to Lady Olivia, dissatisfaction with life clouds his days. When Lady Olivia's cousin Eunice Norwood agrees to give the notorious cad a refresher course in the intricate rules of etiquette, she quickly realizes Lord Cecil needs more than better manners. She begins to understand the spiritual battle he faces. Can Cecil even think of marriage to Lady Olivia, when it's Eunice who captures his every thought? Fall in love with this inspiring love story and our entire collection of Christian romance novels from Heartsong Presents!

Genres: Historical Fiction

176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

About the author

Tamela has been interested in writing in one form or another all her life. She contributed to all of her school newspapers by writing articles and editing. During her time as a Capitol Hill intern, her duties included answering constituent correspondence. Working as a college intern for the Bureau of Public Affairs, Editorial Division of the U.S. Department of State, gave her the opportunity to write in a more journalistic style, including news briefs for the Secretary of State. She graduated with honors in Journalism from Lynchburg College in Virginia. An award-winning, bestselling author, Tamela has more than 20 fiction and nonfiction books to her credit, and has written for magazines and newspapers. She has discussed her work on radio and television.
After serving as a literary agent at Hartline Literary Agency for ten years, Tamela is now thrilled to be with The Steve Laube Agency! Her professional affiliations include American Christian Fiction Writers and The Christian Authors Network.
Tamela enjoys spending wonderful times with her husband and their two daughters, as well as extended family and friends.

Reviews

[Deb Raker · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much faith content! Great read after heavy hitting subject books. Like a vacation.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a really cute book. Everything one would expect from a story of this kind. I had issues with the way the characters spoke far too formally, even for the time period. Most of the time when a book is set in this era, the people speak as we do today, but without contractions and with a bit more respectability, far unlike this book. I was also annoyed by the names. Eunice really isn't the name of a leading lady in a romance novel. Nor is the name Tedric one that fits even a minor character. My final complaint is that a lot of the terms used for clothing and the like weren't always accurate even to my limited knowledge of the era and the setting. One that stands out (because it was on the final pages) is the use of the word "pants." I know it's a small complaint. But they are "trousers" or "breeches" as the term "pants" in Britain refers to underwear and people of the time would have referred to them as "breeches" or "trousers."

[Anita · Rating 4 out of 5]

the book's nice. i used to think historical romance books weren't interesting but this, it gave me a rethink

[janet frantum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story.

Probably one of the earliest stories with AA teaching. Also the prayers for guidance and were well timed well worded.