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Lucinda
She owed him more than gratitude
Lucinda Edrington was in a coil. In order to escaper debtor's prison, she had to auction her Dorset home.
Her new neighbor, Lord Sarne, was helpful in the extreme. But Lucinda was not unaware that another lady had fixed her interest in that direction. Lord Sarne, however, showed a definite preference for Lucinda and proceeded to assist her much more than she knew.
Lord Sarne's offer of marriage was not unexpected, but by that time, a certain rumor, set about by a certain lady, compelled Lucinda to refuse. Unwilling to accept defeat, Lord Sarne uncovered the truth, resulting in a more satisfying coup de grace than anyone had anticipated.
Lucinda Edrington was in a coil. In order to escaper debtor's prison, she had to auction her Dorset home.
Her new neighbor, Lord Sarne, was helpful in the extreme. But Lucinda was not unaware that another lady had fixed her interest in that direction. Lord Sarne, however, showed a definite preference for Lucinda and proceeded to assist her much more than she knew.
Lord Sarne's offer of marriage was not unexpected, but by that time, a certain rumor, set about by a certain lady, compelled Lucinda to refuse. Unwilling to accept defeat, Lord Sarne uncovered the truth, resulting in a more satisfying coup de grace than anyone had anticipated.
- GenresRomanceHistorical
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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February 9, 2023
The basic premise of the book is that Lucinda and her brother have to auction their estate to pay off his gambling debts. Right as this is happening, Lord Sarne comes to visit his estate and gets involved in their affairs after falling in love with Lucinda.
This is a difficult book to rate. By all means in should have been two stars, and I should have been dissatisfied with it but, in some odd way, it was quite entertaining. The main reason is that the author's style is just weird. I've read a ton of Regency, and I've never encountered anything like it. I was reading reviews for some of her other books and I found one that matches most of my issues with this one, so I think it's truly just her way of writing:
The Wayward Heiress
At first, I thought I was going to hate the hero. He kind of coerces the heroine into kissing him and has this creepy obsession with her after meeting her for a few minutes, but then he actually becomes sweet and heroic. I think part of the creepiness is that the author never explains why the hero fell in love with her (and the other way around as well). So this man is super intense for no discernable reason.
Then you have these very major and dark things that are shared with basically strangers, then quickly dismissed and there's nothing linking it to the current events. Characters appear without any explanation, then mention they know each other from years before and are in love. I kept thinking there was a prequel somewhere and these are events that were mentioned in a different book, but that's not the case. To add to it all, the ending becomes a bit of a romp, which is a completely different tone from the rest of the story.
There's a lot of dialog, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but the author just keeps moving from event to event. People talk, things happen, but there's little insight into what's going. It's like she completed a scene, put a check mark, then moved on to the next one. For example, in the very beginning of the book, the heroine's brother confesses that he bet 50K and lost (big amount nowadays much less in Regency times), swears he'll never do it again, the heroine is sad that they have to auction their home, believes that the brother will not gamble again, and that's it. Explanation for major plot of auctioning the house done. No need to dwell on it.
Finally, there's the fact that the hero and heroine fall in love right away, kiss right away and are on a first name basis right away, so I missed the slow development of their relationship where being on a first name basis is a big step, for example.
And, with all that said, I still enjoyed the book. Perhaps, in a way, the novelty of the author's writing style kept me interested in how she was going to handle the story - I truly do not know. I can't even say I recommend it unless you're curious. Side not: this is a clean romance.
This is a difficult book to rate. By all means in should have been two stars, and I should have been dissatisfied with it but, in some odd way, it was quite entertaining. The main reason is that the author's style is just weird. I've read a ton of Regency, and I've never encountered anything like it. I was reading reviews for some of her other books and I found one that matches most of my issues with this one, so I think it's truly just her way of writing:
The Wayward Heiress
At first, I thought I was going to hate the hero. He kind of coerces the heroine into kissing him and has this creepy obsession with her after meeting her for a few minutes, but then he actually becomes sweet and heroic. I think part of the creepiness is that the author never explains why the hero fell in love with her (and the other way around as well). So this man is super intense for no discernable reason.
Then you have these very major and dark things that are shared with basically strangers, then quickly dismissed and there's nothing linking it to the current events. Characters appear without any explanation, then mention they know each other from years before and are in love. I kept thinking there was a prequel somewhere and these are events that were mentioned in a different book, but that's not the case. To add to it all, the ending becomes a bit of a romp, which is a completely different tone from the rest of the story.
There's a lot of dialog, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but the author just keeps moving from event to event. People talk, things happen, but there's little insight into what's going. It's like she completed a scene, put a check mark, then moved on to the next one. For example, in the very beginning of the book, the heroine's brother confesses that he bet 50K and lost (big amount nowadays much less in Regency times), swears he'll never do it again, the heroine is sad that they have to auction their home, believes that the brother will not gamble again, and that's it. Explanation for major plot of auctioning the house done. No need to dwell on it.
Finally, there's the fact that the hero and heroine fall in love right away, kiss right away and are on a first name basis right away, so I missed the slow development of their relationship where being on a first name basis is a big step, for example.
And, with all that said, I still enjoyed the book. Perhaps, in a way, the novelty of the author's writing style kept me interested in how she was going to handle the story - I truly do not know. I can't even say I recommend it unless you're curious. Side not: this is a clean romance.
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