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"A Wonderful Traditional Regency"
Reviewed by Cynthia Meidinger
Posted November 11, 2002

Kate Rendell is 24, past marriageable age, but she lives happily on the family estate with her widowed mother. She is strong-willed, stubborn and very sure of herself. So when she meets Harry Gerard, Lord Ainsworth, she is unprepared for his harsh assessment of her character. Lord Read more...

"charming Regency romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 25, 2002

Any smart aristocratic female knows to abide by the unwritten rules of the Ton if she wants to catch a suitable husband. Thus most debutantes know when to smile, laugh, and speak. Most also realize not to show any bluestocking- leanings such as handicaps caused by intelligence, a head Read more...

The anxiously-awaited return of the award-winning, bestselling author, Elizabeth Mansfield, author of more than 20 Regency romances.

Summary

In Suffolk, every unmarried young lady knows that, if she ever wants to find a match, she must walk, speak, eat, even laugh properly. A young woman looking to marry is always sweet and demure, charming and gracious, and, of course, deferential. But not Kate Rendell. An anomaly, Kate could not care less what people think of her and her tendency to speak her mind. Her suitors have all taken a disliking to this quirk of hers--and taken flight. And Kate has not minded. That is, until one man walks into her life...

When Harry Gerard, Lord Ainsworth, calls upon Kate to view her family's much-admired painting of a girl with a Persian shawl, his hostess's rudeness takes him by surprise, and he leaves confused. But for all the gall she displayed during his visit, Kate finds herself thinking about him more and more. And she would never let anything stand between herself and the object of her desire--even if the obstacle is her beloved cousin...