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Deborah Hale

Autor(a) de The Wizard's Ward

58+ Works 1,618 Membros 49 Críticas 1 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the name: Hale Deborah

Também inclui: Elizabeth Charles (4)

Séries

Obras por Deborah Hale

The Wizard's Ward (2005) 268 exemplares
The Destined Queen (2005) 121 exemplares
Bought: The Penniless Lady (2010) 93 exemplares
Beauty and The Baron (2003) 80 exemplares
Wanted: Mail-Order Mistress (2011) 73 exemplares
A Gentleman of Substance (1999) 66 exemplares
Confessions of a Courtesan (2011) 60 exemplares
My Lord Protector (1999) 52 exemplares
The Elusive Bride (2000) 51 exemplares
The Bride Ship (2006) 48 exemplares
The Last Champion (2004) 45 exemplares
The Bonny Bride (2002) 45 exemplares
Whitefeather's Woman (2001) 43 exemplares
Lady Lyte's Little Secret (2003) 39 exemplares
The Baron's Governess Bride (2012) 37 exemplares
The Captain's Christmas Family (2011) 32 exemplares
The Wedding Wager (2001) 32 exemplares
Border Bride (2004) 32 exemplares
Highland Rogue (1999) 32 exemplares
The Earl's Honorable Intentions (2013) 24 exemplares
The Gentleman's Bride Search (2014) 17 exemplares
Midsummer Masque (2007) 14 exemplares
His Compromised Countess (2012) 10 exemplares
The Nobleman's Governess Bride (2017) 9 exemplares
Scandal on His Doorstep (2014) 5 exemplares
Snowflake Bride [&] The Captain's Christmas Family (2-in-1) (2018) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
Snowbound with the Baronet (2014) 4 exemplares
Al otro lado del mar (2007) 1 exemplar
Regency Vows (2014) 1 exemplar
Amante y protector (2000) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Bonny Bride (2016) — Original Text — 1 exemplar
The Wedding Wager (2020) — Original Text — 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Outros nomes
Charles, Elizabeth (pen name)
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
Canada
Local de nascimento
Canada
Locais de residência
Nova Scotia, Canada
Ocupações
special education teacher
author
Prémios e menções honrosas
Golden Heart Award
RITA Award finalist

Membros

Críticas

This was very much an impulse buy for me. I was browsing my local used bookstore and saw it on the shelf next to a book I had wishlisted. So without further ado I picked it up to buy as well. I'm very happy I did as I think this was a well written 'Beauty and the Beast' romance.

Poor Angela--literally, she is the poor relation staying with her Aunt and Uncle. In an effort to be useful and not turned out she is at their beck and call, making few demands of her own and resigning herself to her lot in life. Lucius however turns that all upside down. She gave up all her dreams of finding a man to love her--didn't she?

I thought both leads were vastly entertaining. Despite their argumentative natures--the only thing they both agreed upon at first was that they loved the Earl, Lucius' grandfather and Angela's friend--it was fun to watch Lucius grumble and growl. Or Angela get into a tizzy. Their interactions were heated, tense and passionate. I was a little uneasy about their plan to dupe the Earl, especially after he expressed such joy over their finally seeing sense (he was playing matchmaker), but the Earl acknowledged that he knew they weren't madly in love. So I felt better for it.

We don't see very much of Angela's Uncle and Aunt, not until much closer to the end and I'm glad they were only briefly shown. Extremely aggravating and annoying, greedy and tactless...the list of their sins is numerous. The poor Reverend is perhaps dealt with the worse. He really did seem like such a nice fellow, but maybe that is what was his downfall. Lucius made it seem like such a good plan, that it was all for Angela's good, that I guess the Reverend just blinded himself to the obvious disinterest and distaste Angela felt (not for him, she liked him as a friend, but for what the plan was).

A fun quick read I recommend to anyone who likes Regency romances.
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lexilewords | 1 outra crítica | Dec 28, 2023 |
A wee bit melodramatic, but a good solid read.
 
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LadyTi | 2 outras críticas | Nov 7, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
58
Also by
2
Membros
1,618
Popularidade
#15,921
Avaliação
½ 3.4
Críticas
49
ISBN
144
Línguas
4
Marcado como favorito
1

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