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Gentleman Seeks a Lady: A Republished Regency Novella Duet
Two PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED Regency novellas. A is for Amorous (originally published in
Love by the Letters
) and Architect of My Dreams (originally published in
No Dukes Allowed
.)
A is for Amorous
Adalicia Beauvais has no use for children, and even less use for most men. Plato wasn’t a bad sort, and Euclid was bright enough, but the modern variety of male holds no appeal for her. To earn ownership of a lovely country estate with a delightfully well stocked library, Ada must raise funds for an orphanage full of noisy, malodorous urchins.
As if that isn’t challenge enough, her only ally in this endeavor, is the headmaster, Lord John, who loves children, referees cricket matches, and plucks Ada’s very, very last nerve, even though she knows his devotion to the children is genuine, as is the orphanage’s need for funds. Opposites don’t always attract, but in this case, they must work together for thirty days, or neither Ada’s nor John’s dreams will ever come true.
Architect of My Dreams
Eugenia, Dowager Duchess of Tindale, travels to the Brighton shore for a respite from London’s din and crowding. She is both dismayed and curious to find that Adam Morecambe, the very architect whose building project has rendered her London street unbearably noisy, has also journeyed to Brighton. Adam is traveling on business—he’s always on business—though he’s also pleased to bump into the duchess who has the loveliest smile he’s ever seen.
Genie has no intention of ever remarrying—once was bad enough—and Adam would never allow a romantic frolic to interfere with his busy schedule, but then he learns that Genie’s kisses are as sweet as her smiles, and all of his fixed notions about what the future might hold go flying out the nearest bedroom window.
A is for Amorous
Adalicia Beauvais has no use for children, and even less use for most men. Plato wasn’t a bad sort, and Euclid was bright enough, but the modern variety of male holds no appeal for her. To earn ownership of a lovely country estate with a delightfully well stocked library, Ada must raise funds for an orphanage full of noisy, malodorous urchins.
As if that isn’t challenge enough, her only ally in this endeavor, is the headmaster, Lord John, who loves children, referees cricket matches, and plucks Ada’s very, very last nerve, even though she knows his devotion to the children is genuine, as is the orphanage’s need for funds. Opposites don’t always attract, but in this case, they must work together for thirty days, or neither Ada’s nor John’s dreams will ever come true.
Architect of My Dreams
Eugenia, Dowager Duchess of Tindale, travels to the Brighton shore for a respite from London’s din and crowding. She is both dismayed and curious to find that Adam Morecambe, the very architect whose building project has rendered her London street unbearably noisy, has also journeyed to Brighton. Adam is traveling on business—he’s always on business—though he’s also pleased to bump into the duchess who has the loveliest smile he’s ever seen.
Genie has no intention of ever remarrying—once was bad enough—and Adam would never allow a romantic frolic to interfere with his busy schedule, but then he learns that Genie’s kisses are as sweet as her smiles, and all of his fixed notions about what the future might hold go flying out the nearest bedroom window.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2021
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About the author
Grace Burrowes
190 books2,934 followersGrace Burrowes started writing as an antidote to empty nest and soon found it an antidote to life in general. She is the sixth out of seven children, raised in the rural surrounds of central Pennsylvania. Early in life she spent a lot of time reading romance novels and practicing the piano. Her first career was as a technical writer and editor in the Washington, DC, area, a busy job that nonetheless left enough time to read a lot of romance novels.
It also left enough time to grab a law degree through an evening program, produce Beloved Offspring (only one, but she is a lion), and eventually move to the lovely Maryland countryside.
While reading yet still more romance novels, Grace opened her own law practice, acquired a master's degree in Conflict Transformation (she had a teenage daughter by then) and started thinking about writing.... romance novels. This aim was realized when Beloved Offspring struck out into the Big World a few years ago. ("Mom, why doesn't anybody tell you being a grown-up is hard?")
Grace eventually got up the courage to start pitching her manuscripts to agents and editors. The query letter that resulted in "the call" started out: "I am the buffoon in the bar at the RWA retreat who could not keep her heroines straight, could not look you in the eye, and could not stop blushing--and if that doesn't narrow down the possibilities, your job is even harder than I thought." (The dear lady bought the book anyway.)
To contact Grace, email her at graceburrowes@yahoo.com.
It also left enough time to grab a law degree through an evening program, produce Beloved Offspring (only one, but she is a lion), and eventually move to the lovely Maryland countryside.
While reading yet still more romance novels, Grace opened her own law practice, acquired a master's degree in Conflict Transformation (she had a teenage daughter by then) and started thinking about writing.... romance novels. This aim was realized when Beloved Offspring struck out into the Big World a few years ago. ("Mom, why doesn't anybody tell you being a grown-up is hard?")
Grace eventually got up the courage to start pitching her manuscripts to agents and editors. The query letter that resulted in "the call" started out: "I am the buffoon in the bar at the RWA retreat who could not keep her heroines straight, could not look you in the eye, and could not stop blushing--and if that doesn't narrow down the possibilities, your job is even harder than I thought." (The dear lady bought the book anyway.)
To contact Grace, email her at graceburrowes@yahoo.com.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
January 29, 2023
My only complaint is that the second novella feels like the wooing is rushed a tad in favor of plot, but I enjoyed the plot enormously so it's a very trivial complaint. Okay, as an architect fan what I really wanted was more house touring on stage, as it were.
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April 6, 2022
Two lovely stories
I hadn’t read the first novella, but had already read the second one. Of course, I had to read it again, because, well, it’s a Grace Burrowes story! Tender, romantic, steamy, and the villains are vanquished, for a sweet HEA. Highly recommended.
I hadn’t read the first novella, but had already read the second one. Of course, I had to read it again, because, well, it’s a Grace Burrowes story! Tender, romantic, steamy, and the villains are vanquished, for a sweet HEA. Highly recommended.
August 29, 2024
Two novellas in the unmistakable style of Grace Burrowes.
I liked the first one better, with a hero slightly different from what I've come to expect from this author and a slow clean romance.
In the second story, the romance felt too instantaneous and some of the sex scenes or sexual references, superfluous. However, I suppose the thick of the plot was not so much the love story, but the way both characters had to overcome certain difficulties (and thwart someone else's plans) to get their happy ending. I also enjoyed that, on the way, I learned bits about architecture.
I liked the first one better, with a hero slightly different from what I've come to expect from this author and a slow clean romance.
In the second story, the romance felt too instantaneous and some of the sex scenes or sexual references, superfluous. However, I suppose the thick of the plot was not so much the love story, but the way both characters had to overcome certain difficulties (and thwart someone else's plans) to get their happy ending. I also enjoyed that, on the way, I learned bits about architecture.
January 11, 2025
This first book in this omnibus made the interesting choice of basing a story on a nonprofit's major donor campaign...and somehow made that work. The second one was more ordinary and I didn't really get into it --- DNFed that one at the halfway point.
August 12, 2021
Gentlemen and Ladies
To find a book by her that I haven't read is a treasure. Set aside the time to enjoy this book of lovely stories.
To find a book by her that I haven't read is a treasure. Set aside the time to enjoy this book of lovely stories.
November 26, 2021
I had already read these, but they were still very good.
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