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The Irish Earl
Rich and beautiful, Lady Felicity Winterbourne has traveled the world. Now all she wants is a home of her own. And while there are many gentlemen eager to oblige her, she knows that they care more for her lavish dowry than they do for her. Then she meets Gerald FitzDesmond, Earl of Kilgaran, whose tales of his ramshackle Irish estate seize her imagination. Abandoning decorum, Felicity proposes a marriage of convenience -- provided that she holds the purse strings Gerald's dark looks and roguish charm, however, soon complicate her most practical action with the dizziest of desires
222 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2000
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Patricia Bray
32 books68 followersPatricia Bray is the author of a dozen novels, including Devlin’s Luck, which won the 2003 Compton Crook Award for the best first novel in the field of science fiction or fantasy. A multi-genre author whose career spans both epic fantasy and Regency romance, her books have been translated into Russian, German, Portuguese and Hebrew. Patricia Bray has also spent time on the editorial side of the business, as the co-editor of After Hours: Tales from the Ur-Bar (DAW, March 2011), The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity (DAW, March 2012), and Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs Aliens (ZNB, June 2014).
Patricia lives in a New England college town, where she combines her writing with a full-time career as a Systems Analyst, ensuring that she is never more than a few feet away from a keyboard.
Patricia lives in a New England college town, where she combines her writing with a full-time career as a Systems Analyst, ensuring that she is never more than a few feet away from a keyboard.
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Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
August 3, 2015
This was so bad on so many levels I was hard pressed to do more then skim it. The hero was an ass and the heroine was not appealing, The book had no humor, no character development, and a s***** plot. I vaguely remember reading it a long time ago, I must have been drunk to give it 5 stars.
February 12, 2021
Story cut short
Engaging characters who act uncharacteristically for the society make for a good story The challenges they encounter build an emerging relationship I looked forward to watching mature as they worked to reestablish his Irish estate and surround ing village. There is so much potential in this story with years of challenge s to overcome and joys to celebrate. Yet the story ended abruptly with many unresolved problems and underdeveloped characters this reader wanted to read more about. It felt like I bought half a book.
Engaging characters who act uncharacteristically for the society make for a good story The challenges they encounter build an emerging relationship I looked forward to watching mature as they worked to reestablish his Irish estate and surround ing village. There is so much potential in this story with years of challenge s to overcome and joys to celebrate. Yet the story ended abruptly with many unresolved problems and underdeveloped characters this reader wanted to read more about. It felt like I bought half a book.
November 4, 2022
The premise of this story was good and the heroine proposing to the hero , taking charge of her life is very appealing. My problem is with the male lead, I didn't like him , he was all about his personal angst and couldn't see beyond that until near the end, then only came resolution because female reached out first.
March 19, 2025
I liked both characters--we read so much of brides in aristocratic families especially having to be bartered by their families. Men also suffered under arranged marriages. I think about the time Jane Austen & Fanny Burney were writing romance/love did get more consideration. A sweet novel but too short--perhaps the editing but well written.
April 17, 2018
A flat, almost one dimensional book that could have been a good read if there had been more plot than he needs money and she's got some, and more character development beyond he's bitter and she's lonely. 2 barely deserved stars for those few moments that sparked interest.
March 21, 2025
Strong women are a favorite
The descriptions of the characters made me feel as if I were standing a room looking at them. The story line was well written, and you could feel the anger, disbelief, and hope throughout the book.
The descriptions of the characters made me feel as if I were standing a room looking at them. The story line was well written, and you could feel the anger, disbelief, and hope throughout the book.
November 25, 2021
Sweet romance, and I like how real-life their conflict felt.
March 26, 2025
A beautiful love story
A truly touching read and one i would throughly recommend.
A joy to read and mull over after reading to the last sentence.
A truly touching read and one i would throughly recommend.
A joy to read and mull over after reading to the last sentence.
February 1, 2009
I stopped reading at page 148 and skimmed through the remaining pages.
I just could not bring myself to read any more because the idiotic hero is intolerable.
He is thick, The heroine is thick for loving him, and the author is thick for writing such rubbish.
I just could not bring myself to read any more because the idiotic hero is intolerable.
He is thick, The heroine is thick for loving him, and the author is thick for writing such rubbish.
December 17, 2016
In truth, I enjoyed this book - not for the plot per say - but for the historical information on Ireland outside of Dublin. The story itself was simply a "tug of war" between the hero and heroine. The characters are well developed.
June 15, 2015
This would have been a great outline for a book...as a novel, it just didn't have the detail, depth and character development that I would have liked. The premise was great!
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