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The Indomitable Miss Harris
WHO WAS GUARDING WHOM?
The immensely wealthy and powerful Marquis of Landover was fiercely determined that his innocent but audacious ward, Miss Gillian Harris, should not stray into the scandal that her adventurous spirit courted in the sophisticated circles of Regency London.
For her part, Gillian was just as determined to guard her guardian against the designs of the bevy of gold-hungry beauties who had made the Marquis the most sought-after prospective bridegroom in the aristocratic marriage mart.
But when this lord who would brook no defiance, and this young lady who would not be restrained, each set out to protect the other from temptation and seduction, one question still remained: Did either have the power to prevent the ultimate folly of falling in love...?
The immensely wealthy and powerful Marquis of Landover was fiercely determined that his innocent but audacious ward, Miss Gillian Harris, should not stray into the scandal that her adventurous spirit courted in the sophisticated circles of Regency London.
For her part, Gillian was just as determined to guard her guardian against the designs of the bevy of gold-hungry beauties who had made the Marquis the most sought-after prospective bridegroom in the aristocratic marriage mart.
But when this lord who would brook no defiance, and this young lady who would not be restrained, each set out to protect the other from temptation and seduction, one question still remained: Did either have the power to prevent the ultimate folly of falling in love...?
221 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1983
About the author
Amanda Scott
177 books385 followersAmanda Scott, USA Today Bestselling Author and winner of Romance Writers of America’s RITA/Golden Medallion (LORD ABBERLEY'S NEMESIS) and Romantic Times’ Awards for Best Regency Author and Best Sensual Regency (RAVENWOOD'S LADY), Lifetime Achievement (2007) and Best Scottish Historical (BORDER MOONLIGHT, 2008), began writing on a dare from her husband. She has sold every manuscript she has written.
Amanda is a fourth-generation Californian, who was born and raised in Salinas and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history from Mills College in Oakland. She did graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in British History, before obtaining her Master’s in History from California State University at San Jose. She now lives with her husband and son in northern California.
As a child, Amanda Scott was a model for O’Connor Moffatt in San Francisco (now Macy’s). She was also a Sputnik child, one of those selected after the satellite went up for one of California’s first programs for gifted children. She remained in that program through high school. After graduate school, she taught for the Salinas City School District for three years before marrying her husband, who was then a captain in the Air Force. They lived in Honolulu for a year, then in Papillion, Nebraska, for seven. Their son was born in Nebraska. They have lived in northern California since 1980.
Scott grew up in a family of lawyers, and is descended from a long line of them. Her father was a three-term District Attorney of Monterey County before his death in 1955 at age 36. Her grandfather was City Attorney of Salinas for 36 years after serving two terms as District Attorney, and two of her ancestors were State Supreme Court Justices (one in Missouri, the other the first Supreme Court Justice for the State of Arkansas). One brother, having carried on the Scott tradition in the Monterey County DA’s office, is now a judge. The other is an electrician in Knoxville, TN, and her sister is a teacher in the Sacramento area.
The women of Amanda Scott’s family have been no less successful than the men. Her mother was a child actress known as Baby Lowell, who performed all over the west coast and in Hollywood movies, and then was a dancer with the San Francisco Opera Ballet until her marriage. Her mother’s sister, Loretta Lowell, was also a child actress. She performed in the Our Gang comedies and in several Loretta Young movies before becoming one of the first women in the US Air Force. Scott's paternal grandmother was active in local and State politics and served as president of the California State PTA, and her maternal grandmother was a teacher (and stage mother) before working for Monterey County. The place of women in Scott’s family has always been a strong one. Though they married strong men, the women have, for generations, been well educated and encouraged to succeed at whatever they chose to do.
Amanda Scott’s first book was OMAHA CITY ARCHITECTURE, a coffee-table photo essay on the historical architecture of Omaha, written for Landmarks, Inc. under her married name as a Junior League project. Others took the photos; she did the research and wrote the text on an old Smith-Corona portable electric. She sold her first novel, THE FUGITIVE HEIRESS - likewise written on the battered Smith-Corona in 1980. Since then, she has sold many more books, but since the second one she has used a word processor and computer. Twenty-five of her novels are set in the English Regency period (1810-1820). Others are set in 15th-century England and 14th- through 18th-century Scotland, and three are contemporary romances. Many of her titles are currently available at bookstores and online.
Amanda is a fourth-generation Californian, who was born and raised in Salinas and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in history from Mills College in Oakland. She did graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in British History, before obtaining her Master’s in History from California State University at San Jose. She now lives with her husband and son in northern California.
As a child, Amanda Scott was a model for O’Connor Moffatt in San Francisco (now Macy’s). She was also a Sputnik child, one of those selected after the satellite went up for one of California’s first programs for gifted children. She remained in that program through high school. After graduate school, she taught for the Salinas City School District for three years before marrying her husband, who was then a captain in the Air Force. They lived in Honolulu for a year, then in Papillion, Nebraska, for seven. Their son was born in Nebraska. They have lived in northern California since 1980.
Scott grew up in a family of lawyers, and is descended from a long line of them. Her father was a three-term District Attorney of Monterey County before his death in 1955 at age 36. Her grandfather was City Attorney of Salinas for 36 years after serving two terms as District Attorney, and two of her ancestors were State Supreme Court Justices (one in Missouri, the other the first Supreme Court Justice for the State of Arkansas). One brother, having carried on the Scott tradition in the Monterey County DA’s office, is now a judge. The other is an electrician in Knoxville, TN, and her sister is a teacher in the Sacramento area.
The women of Amanda Scott’s family have been no less successful than the men. Her mother was a child actress known as Baby Lowell, who performed all over the west coast and in Hollywood movies, and then was a dancer with the San Francisco Opera Ballet until her marriage. Her mother’s sister, Loretta Lowell, was also a child actress. She performed in the Our Gang comedies and in several Loretta Young movies before becoming one of the first women in the US Air Force. Scott's paternal grandmother was active in local and State politics and served as president of the California State PTA, and her maternal grandmother was a teacher (and stage mother) before working for Monterey County. The place of women in Scott’s family has always been a strong one. Though they married strong men, the women have, for generations, been well educated and encouraged to succeed at whatever they chose to do.
Amanda Scott’s first book was OMAHA CITY ARCHITECTURE, a coffee-table photo essay on the historical architecture of Omaha, written for Landmarks, Inc. under her married name as a Junior League project. Others took the photos; she did the research and wrote the text on an old Smith-Corona portable electric. She sold her first novel, THE FUGITIVE HEIRESS - likewise written on the battered Smith-Corona in 1980. Since then, she has sold many more books, but since the second one she has used a word processor and computer. Twenty-five of her novels are set in the English Regency period (1810-1820). Others are set in 15th-century England and 14th- through 18th-century Scotland, and three are contemporary romances. Many of her titles are currently available at bookstores and online.
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August 23, 2024
I only got to the end because it was an audio book. I won't expand, but instead run to my next read.
January 20, 2018
More violence against women than was necessary (is any necessary?), the heroine is slapped around by her brother and threatened with violence by the hero (whether he actually would have remains to be seen), and one of the other women gets into a slap fight with a suitor and leaves a ball with a bruised chin (and a fiancé though!). The book isn't very steamy, but it's not completely clean either, a lot of breast grouping and the aforementioned domestic violence.
This book reads like it was written over 30 years ago, and it was. It's officially one year older than I am.
This book reads like it was written over 30 years ago, and it was. It's officially one year older than I am.
August 26, 2022
The author as usual, seems to approve of physical aggressive behaviors towards the heroine. In this book, I could not like the heroine because she was a brat and even though I wasn’t overly fond of the hero, I never could figure out why he had any feelings towards her at all. Also there was one historical missinformation which always drives me crazy in these books. Marshall Blucher was not in the peninsular campaign although he was very active in the Napoleonic wars. Those who are trying to write a Regency novel need to know the difference.
October 13, 2021
not for a real reader
Read first paragraph and last
Basically unreadable by anyone with a lick of sense,too stupid too spend any time reading
Read first paragraph and last
Basically unreadable by anyone with a lick of sense,too stupid too spend any time reading
July 22, 2025
I finished the book, but I did not enjoy it. I spent the entire book waiting for it to get better.
December 13, 2024
I really liked this, the story was simple and nothing amazing but it was a nice read, with a likeable hero and heroine, the heroine did act childish at times but what made her still likeable during these teenage rebellious moments was that she was well aware of how badly she was behaving, she was self aware but she just always felt like she had to push the hero's buttons, especially given how much she enjoyed sparring with him. I liked their banter and there was two kiss scenes between them in the book and I really like both of them, especially the one at the end and how she was hiding against his chest when someone walked in in order to disguise the scene they were having lol it was sweet, I just liked the book and the two leads, nothing much to say, it was a simple but sturdy regency.
April 16, 2015
Hott Review:
I first read “The Indomitable Miss Harris” when I was about Gillian’s age, then Gillian’s antics and headstrong nature were very like my own and I fell in love not only with the book but also with Amanda Scott.
Reading it now, though when my children are Gillian’s age, I see it differently. While it’s still an amazing book jammed with enthralling historical events and brimming with amazing scenes, I just couldn’t get past the fact that Gillian was selfish and bratty. (Absolutely the Mom in me!)
Overall, I’m not sorry I read this book, either time, I doubt that I’ll read it again. If you’re younger than 25, buy it but, if you’re older than 25, borrowing it would probably be best! :)
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Author: Amanda Scott
Source: Purchased from Amazon July 10, 2013
Grade: B+
Ages: 18-25
Steam: YA – Just a scene or two of mild mischief
Setting: London, England 1814
I first read “The Indomitable Miss Harris” when I was about Gillian’s age, then Gillian’s antics and headstrong nature were very like my own and I fell in love not only with the book but also with Amanda Scott.
Reading it now, though when my children are Gillian’s age, I see it differently. While it’s still an amazing book jammed with enthralling historical events and brimming with amazing scenes, I just couldn’t get past the fact that Gillian was selfish and bratty. (Absolutely the Mom in me!)
Overall, I’m not sorry I read this book, either time, I doubt that I’ll read it again. If you’re younger than 25, buy it but, if you’re older than 25, borrowing it would probably be best! :)
More…
Author: Amanda Scott
Source: Purchased from Amazon July 10, 2013
Grade: B+
Ages: 18-25
Steam: YA – Just a scene or two of mild mischief
Setting: London, England 1814
March 13, 2016
Easy read with a level-headed, smart hero but who keeps rather aloof throughout the novel. The heroine is meant to be strong headed but she sometimes does stupid things to antagonize the hero and she does not realize until the very end her attraction to the hero. OK read but could have been better.
Did Not Finish
November 11, 2015Why is everything so boring tonight?
DNF on page 14.
DNF on page 14.
July 12, 2015
A fast, easy, and fun read.
September 17, 2014
Boring. Too much talking.
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