So the other day I was
bugging Sarah Eden on twitter about when her next book came out. That sweet
girl told me she has several things coming out this fall/winter, which got me
all excited. One of those things is a short story in the Timeless Romance Anthology.
So I headed on over to their blog to
check things out and came across the most beautiful cover for another book,
MISS DELACOURT HAS HER DAY by Heidi Ashworth. Have I ever mentioned that I
choose, like, 75% of the books I pick up based on their covers? So I skipped on
over to Amazon to see what I could see and saw that MISS DELACOURT HAS HER DAY
is actually the second book and that the first book, MISS DELACOURT SPEAKS HER
MIND is free to borrow if you have a Kindle. Which I happen to have. :D You
know where this is going, don't you -- regency lover finds free book ...
From Heidi
Ashworth's site: When the dowager duchess of Marcross
insists he accompany her niece, Ginny, into the country for the day to execute
a special task, Sir Anthony is appalled, to say the least. Ginny, who thinks little
of the fashionable Sir Anthony, is as eager to be done with the chore as he,
but before they arrive at their destination they are stranded by highwaymen and
launched into adventure. Forced into each other's company, Ginny begins to
sense the passionate nature beneath Sir Anthony's mask of ennui, while his exasperation
with the forthright Ginny turns into admiration of her wit and charm. Then
beautiful Lucinda Barrington and Lord Avery, a poet, come onto the scene,
sparking Ginny's imagination and revealing a way to unmask the true man behind
Sir Anthony's frivolous facade. Meanwhile, the dowager duchess has plans of her
own for this pair, and her special task turns into a battle of words, wills,
and wit.
Audience: Adult (clean)
Genre: Regency Romance
Length: 270 pages
The Rating: *** (Liked It)
The Pros: Regency Romance. Duh. Fab characters, really!
The forthright heroine, Miss Delacourt, reminds me of some of Georgette Heyer’s
quirky characters, which I always love. Lucinda (the anti-heroine? lol) is so
superb. She just absolutely cracks me up. And the Squire and Mrs. Barrington
are just perfect. The hunt the slipper/linen closet scene had me giggling to no
end. The every-thing-always-goes-wrong plot was great. They are the best kind
of Regencies, in my opinion.
The Cons: The points of
view switched during scenes without breaking them by chapters or scene breaks,
which confused me. Sir Anthony, the hero, had some contradictory feelings both
for Lucinda and Ginny near the middle of the book.
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I always love it when people get this book. It takes a discerning mind. Thanks for the great review!
ReplyDeleteI loved both of these books! I think part of that was that it was so surprisingly enjoyable and humorous. I wasn't expecting that and I really liked the characters and that it was clean. Definitely both good reads. :)
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