"fun Regency gender war"
Viscount Christian Montcalm needs to pay his bills off
soon or face disgrace. He decides gambling will keep the
collectors at bay for a short time; instead he needs a
biddable wealthy wife. He chooses seventeen years old
Hetty Chipple, daughter of a rich shipping magnate Josiah
who wants his offspring accepted into high society. Josiah hires Annelise Kempton to teach his daughter how to
behave amidst the Ton and serve as her escort. Annelise
believes she is on the shelf because she is too tall, too
smart and too outspoken for her male peers. When she
catches Hetty trying to sneak off with Christian, she
intercedes and rips his skin off. To his surprise he finds
himself attracted to the "Dragon" and plots to wed her
charge and bed her. Annelise knows her job is to keep the
undesirable fortune hunting wolf away from Hetty. As
Annelise and Christian battle, they fall in love, but they
both know they are too poor to marry besides which neither
trusts the other. That is until she rescues him from the
teen chatterbox. This Regency gender war is a well written romantic romp
starring two wonderful enemy combatants fighting over a
spoiled teenager. The story line is at its best when these
two strong protagonists go toe to toe and lip to lip. A
late smuggling suspense is also well-written, but seems
unnecessary as the skirmishes between the lead couple
makes for a delightful historical romance. Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted June 28, 2006
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted January 19, 2007
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