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A Reformed Rake
Helping her charge flee the advances of a despicable suitor in France, governess Harriet Cole sets out for England and, along the way, meets up with Sir Frederick Carrington, a notorious rake who insists on accompanying them. Original.
352 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1994
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Jeanne Savery
53 books18 followersJeanne Savery has lived and travelled in Great Britain with her spouse, an American Professor of British Politics. An American herself, she is descended from the English (via her father) and the Scots (via her mother).
She first read the Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer while living in Sidcup, Kent. She reread them while living in Whitstable, Kent. The dialogue was charming, but the detail was forbidding: No mistakes! That's the watchword.
For library research, she amassed (and read) a library of diaries, letters, memoirs, yearbooks, etc., from the era. For field research, she (and her spouse) repeatedly crisscrossed the island of Great Britain. Their two daughters fondly recall a family jaunt (with bed and breakfast) in August, 1973: London to Pembroke to Chester to Carlisle to Stirling to Edinburgh to Hawick ... to London.
She published her first Regency Romance in 1991. Since then, she has published more numerous novels and novellas.
She has received the Reader's Choice Award and been awarded the Holt Medallion. She is a member of Novelists, Inc. and Romance Writers of America.
She first read the Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer while living in Sidcup, Kent. She reread them while living in Whitstable, Kent. The dialogue was charming, but the detail was forbidding: No mistakes! That's the watchword.
For library research, she amassed (and read) a library of diaries, letters, memoirs, yearbooks, etc., from the era. For field research, she (and her spouse) repeatedly crisscrossed the island of Great Britain. Their two daughters fondly recall a family jaunt (with bed and breakfast) in August, 1973: London to Pembroke to Chester to Carlisle to Stirling to Edinburgh to Hawick ... to London.
She published her first Regency Romance in 1991. Since then, she has published more numerous novels and novellas.
She has received the Reader's Choice Award and been awarded the Holt Medallion. She is a member of Novelists, Inc. and Romance Writers of America.
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June 30, 2012
SCANDAL’S DARLING
Never one to resist an adventure, governess Harriet Cole was only too delighted to help her young charge flee France—and the designs of a despicable suitor. But more trouble soon arrived in the person of Sir Frederick Carrington, London’s most notorious rake…a man Harriet remembered none too fondly from her short-lived season just a few years before. And the seductive scoundrel would insist on providing safe escort---all the way back to England.
Though she deemed him far more dangerous than any band of brigands, Harriet secretly relished matching wits with the devilishly handsome nobleman. Then Sir Frederick took her in his arms for a tender kiss that revealed his character in a whole new light. Now, as intrigue ensnared them in its web, Harriet found herself caught in passion’s sensual spell. Could a lady find love with an incorrigible but irresistible rogue?
The problem with this book is the editing. Typos is not the issue, but it was as if the editor had not read the story line. Certain events in the early part of the book did not match up with those in the latter part. It was very frustrating because the book held true promise.
Never one to resist an adventure, governess Harriet Cole was only too delighted to help her young charge flee France—and the designs of a despicable suitor. But more trouble soon arrived in the person of Sir Frederick Carrington, London’s most notorious rake…a man Harriet remembered none too fondly from her short-lived season just a few years before. And the seductive scoundrel would insist on providing safe escort---all the way back to England.
Though she deemed him far more dangerous than any band of brigands, Harriet secretly relished matching wits with the devilishly handsome nobleman. Then Sir Frederick took her in his arms for a tender kiss that revealed his character in a whole new light. Now, as intrigue ensnared them in its web, Harriet found herself caught in passion’s sensual spell. Could a lady find love with an incorrigible but irresistible rogue?
The problem with this book is the editing. Typos is not the issue, but it was as if the editor had not read the story line. Certain events in the early part of the book did not match up with those in the latter part. It was very frustrating because the book held true promise.
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