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Patience is a Virtue
Forever at odds -- and forever in love...
It was an all-out war from the first between the Marquess of Hamperson and his newly inherited ward, Patience Witherton. She was proud, high-spirited -- anything but patient. And she vowed to safeguard her independence from the handsome guardian who was charged with keeping the headstrong Patience and her younger sister out of trouble.
But Hamperson was always game for a challenge. In a passionate display of emotion he announced -- much to Patience's fury -- that his ward was to become his wife. For the marquess found the prospect of a lifetime shared with the lovely firebrand a most attractive notion...
...and Patience was discovering the rewards of living up to her name.
It was an all-out war from the first between the Marquess of Hamperson and his newly inherited ward, Patience Witherton. She was proud, high-spirited -- anything but patient. And she vowed to safeguard her independence from the handsome guardian who was charged with keeping the headstrong Patience and her younger sister out of trouble.
But Hamperson was always game for a challenge. In a passionate display of emotion he announced -- much to Patience's fury -- that his ward was to become his wife. For the marquess found the prospect of a lifetime shared with the lovely firebrand a most attractive notion...
...and Patience was discovering the rewards of living up to her name.
- GenresHistorical Romance
214 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 1989
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May 17, 2018
4.50 stars - mild-ish pg13 (secular “clean” traditional regency – possible use of: mild cursing/profanity, mention of mistresses, gambling, drinking, etc. -- see below)
This is the fourth time I’ve picked up a book by Judith Nelson and started reading with a bit of trepidation based on the bad reviews by people I usually agree with. And yet again I’ve enjoyed a book I expected to dislike. For some reason, so far, her writing style has clicked with me.
The review I had read for this book said there was way too much bickering between the hero and a stubborn, quick-tempered heroine who did not seem to possess a whole lot of sense, and it didn’t even feel like it was written by this author so therefore that reviewer only read the first couple of chapters and “skimmed” the rest. My first impression was somewhat similar. I, at first, felt the writing style wasn’t as good as her other books. The immediate barbed comments between hero and heroine seemed a tad bit “overdone” and silly. The note I made at the end of Chapter 5 was “So much is unrealistic, a bit harsh and over-the-top, historically inaccurate and outside the parameters of what is acceptable in polite regency society. And yet …. there are parts that are fun and you can feel the chemistry beginning.”
From Chapter 6 onward, I breezed through the next 20 chapters! I read it straight through in one day (a rare occurrence for me). It was fun. I loved it. There were parts that were hilarious to me. Aunt Felicity was great. There was actually more than one happily ever after. Sure, there were a few bumps in the road but, overall, I found, once again, that I like this author’s style. At first, I thought the heroine would be too annoying, but she’s actually fairly restrained and sensible. The bickering banter that I, at first, thought would be too harsh and overdone, calmed down after we got past the beginning chapters. And the alpha Hero was yummy! This particular story started as about a 2.75 star book and went to a 4.50 star book by the end. A light, fluffy, fun story! (So far, my favorite book by Judith Nelson is The Accidental Match.)
(A somewhat typical secular “clean” traditional regency. Perhaps, slightly “cleaner” than others. One or two instances of using God’s name in vain, such as “Lord, yes!”. One or two expletives such as “damnably impertinent”. Several instances of “what the devil do you mean?” or “who, in the devil is…”. One instance of “it’s a bloody bother”. These last examples aren’t offensive to me but maybe to someone else. Also, there were no references to mistresses, and only mild mentions of gambling and drinking.)
This is the fourth time I’ve picked up a book by Judith Nelson and started reading with a bit of trepidation based on the bad reviews by people I usually agree with. And yet again I’ve enjoyed a book I expected to dislike. For some reason, so far, her writing style has clicked with me.
The review I had read for this book said there was way too much bickering between the hero and a stubborn, quick-tempered heroine who did not seem to possess a whole lot of sense, and it didn’t even feel like it was written by this author so therefore that reviewer only read the first couple of chapters and “skimmed” the rest. My first impression was somewhat similar. I, at first, felt the writing style wasn’t as good as her other books. The immediate barbed comments between hero and heroine seemed a tad bit “overdone” and silly. The note I made at the end of Chapter 5 was “So much is unrealistic, a bit harsh and over-the-top, historically inaccurate and outside the parameters of what is acceptable in polite regency society. And yet …. there are parts that are fun and you can feel the chemistry beginning.”
From Chapter 6 onward, I breezed through the next 20 chapters! I read it straight through in one day (a rare occurrence for me). It was fun. I loved it. There were parts that were hilarious to me. Aunt Felicity was great. There was actually more than one happily ever after. Sure, there were a few bumps in the road but, overall, I found, once again, that I like this author’s style. At first, I thought the heroine would be too annoying, but she’s actually fairly restrained and sensible. The bickering banter that I, at first, thought would be too harsh and overdone, calmed down after we got past the beginning chapters. And the alpha Hero was yummy! This particular story started as about a 2.75 star book and went to a 4.50 star book by the end. A light, fluffy, fun story! (So far, my favorite book by Judith Nelson is The Accidental Match.)
(A somewhat typical secular “clean” traditional regency. Perhaps, slightly “cleaner” than others. One or two instances of using God’s name in vain, such as “Lord, yes!”. One or two expletives such as “damnably impertinent”. Several instances of “what the devil do you mean?” or “who, in the devil is…”. One instance of “it’s a bloody bother”. These last examples aren’t offensive to me but maybe to someone else. Also, there were no references to mistresses, and only mild mentions of gambling and drinking.)
September 8, 2008
A fun, clever little romantic story. Not a romance in the sense of bad characterizations and a thin plot as vehicles only for some torrid sex scenes. None of that. Think Taming of the Shrew in the Regency.
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