The Love Match (Harlequin Historicals Series #599) by Deborah Simmons, Deborah Hale, Nicola Cornick
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- Pub. Date: March 2002
- 299pp
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- Pub. Date: March 2002
- Publisher: Harlequin
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 299pp
- Series: Harlequin Historical Series, #599
- ISBN-13: 9780373291991
- ISBN: 037329199X
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Harlequin's Regency Bride collection features three novellas by rising stars in the Regency romance arena that will tickle the fancy of every bride-to-be and bride-at-heart. Cornick's (True Colors) "The Rake's Bride" is the strongest of the offerings. Through vivid detail, the author firmly establishes time and place for her rollicking tug-of-war between the arrogant Marquis of Merlin and Theodosia Shaw, the woman who left his cousin at the altar. In "The Notorious Duke," Simmons (My Lady De Burgh) spins an entertaining yarn starring Pagan Penhurst, a notorious rake who is challenged to find a woman immune to his charms. Penhurst is confounded when he meets Scholastica Hornsby, a young bluestocking who is innocent of the rake's seductive wiles. "Cupid Goes to Gretna," by Hale (Carpetbagger's Wife), on the other hand, is a convoluted and improbable tale featuring vivacious Ivy Greenwood, who convinces Oliver Armitage to pretend to elope to Gretna Green with her in order to nudge her brother into cementing his romance with Oliver's aunt. Each simple yet savory course is propelled by romantic tension and sprinkled with enough historical detail to satisfy fans of the period. With their spirited heroines and subtle humor, these stories are an adequate appetizer for readers new to the authors' works. (Mar.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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Love Match (Harlequin Historicals Series #599)by Anonymous
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May 02, 2002: The Love Match is an anthology of three Regency-era novellas -- each with a touch of humor added to the romance. The first story, 'The Notorious Duke' by Deborah Simmons, is my favorite. The hero, Pagan Penhurst, is a duke and a renowned ladies man. He takes the bet when a friend wagers him that he can find a female immune to his charms. The heroine, Scholastica Hornsby, is an innocent, young bluestocking who is suspicious of Pagan's attentions. Soon the duke finds himself falling for the opinionated girl with delightful results. The second story, 'Cupid Goes to Gretna' by Deborah Hale, offers an irrepressible heroine, Ivy Greenwood, who comes up with a crazy scheme to help her brother's floundering love life. The hero, absent-minded scientist Oliver Lyte, gets drawn into Ivy's machinations like a leaf into a tornado, falling for his accomplice before their journey ends. The third story, 'The Rake's Bride' by Nicola Cornick, features a family of appealing children held together, after the death of their parents, by the oldest daughter. The heroine, Thea Shaw, is desperate to find a means to keep her siblings together and must consider marriage to a friend as her best resort. The hero, Jack, the Marquis of Merlin, is determined to stop the marriage of his cousin to a woman he suspects to be a gold-digger. Once Jack meets Thea and falls victim to a mishap that lands him in Thea's house recovering from a wound, he's fated to fall in love with the girl himself. All three stories are romantic, amusing, and charming. This book is a wonderful way to spend a lazy spring day.
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