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reread for the third time last night, no new books came in mail, public library still not open, spending far too much money over last 8 weeks. this genre is pure escape since Trump entered our lives.
Heyer was a passion and know them by heart. but this loss of concentration of usual subjects from geology to physics/philosophy, linguistics, much history, has been eliminated. I even own a rare book and scholars bookshop and my preference remains regency romance. Some of it. Just finished
ok, so after finishing A Marriage of Notoriety (The Masquerade Club)
Diane Gaston, which was most satisfying, had nothing for the evening
another re-read, picked up the Wedding clause, which was in pile for emergencies. Written in 2005, it was witty, not your usual fare. A will of the beloved grandmother that attempts to force a marriage of her grandson to her companion of just a year. ruthless handsome hero who raised by his grandmother, pigeon holded heroine as fortune hunter. If they do not marry fortune goes to who ever does not show up at the church, or to charity. The machinations of Hart are determined to frighten his 'fiance' to give up the possibility of marriage of a feared rake. Molly is not intimidated while Hart tries to bully, socially embarrass, and otherwise harass her to retreat. She meets him and beats him at his every attempt, a fencing match which is cannot find an opening. Until he begins to change his mind which is what his grandmother envisioned all the time, seeing the pair well matched in their instant dislike and arguments. Quite fun, smart, and with a secondary love story of her brother, who ruined his barony and now a smuggler, which is her reason to go through with engagement, 30,000 lbs worth. All ends well and is still a good read. Raleigh was a new author to me and now am going to search her back list
we are facing such a quixotic and impossible to imagine future that such regencies are like blowing bubbles.
Heyer was a passion and know them by heart. but this loss of concentration of usual subjects from geology to physics/philosophy, linguistics, much history, has been eliminated. I even own a rare book and scholars bookshop and my preference remains regency romance. Some of it. Just finished
ok, so after finishing A Marriage of Notoriety (The Masquerade Club)
Diane Gaston, which was most satisfying, had nothing for the evening
another re-read, picked up the Wedding clause, which was in pile for emergencies. Written in 2005, it was witty, not your usual fare. A will of the beloved grandmother that attempts to force a marriage of her grandson to her companion of just a year. ruthless handsome hero who raised by his grandmother, pigeon holded heroine as fortune hunter. If they do not marry fortune goes to who ever does not show up at the church, or to charity. The machinations of Hart are determined to frighten his 'fiance' to give up the possibility of marriage of a feared rake. Molly is not intimidated while Hart tries to bully, socially embarrass, and otherwise harass her to retreat. She meets him and beats him at his every attempt, a fencing match which is cannot find an opening. Until he begins to change his mind which is what his grandmother envisioned all the time, seeing the pair well matched in their instant dislike and arguments. Quite fun, smart, and with a secondary love story of her brother, who ruined his barony and now a smuggler, which is her reason to go through with engagement, 30,000 lbs worth. All ends well and is still a good read. Raleigh was a new author to me and now am going to search her back list
we are facing such a quixotic and impossible to imagine future that such regencies are like blowing bubbles.
