I'm sorry that my post is so late today. I had some unforeseen things come up and I spent most of it running around to different appointments. Thank you to my faithful readers for being so patient with me.
Today I'm reviewing Miss Delacourt Has Her Day by Heidi Ashworth. I am a big Jane Austen fan and I love the way this author's style is so reminiscent of hers. This is a historical romance through and through, but it does have a bit of adventure to it, in the fact that our hero Anthony is called upon to really work for the woman he loves.
When I picked up this book I didn't realize that it is a sequel to Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind. If I had known that I probably would have read that one first, since I think that the reading experience I had with Miss Delacourt Has Her Day would probably have been richer for having the background of the characters.
It was a short and easy read, which I loved, but felt the ending was a bit too abrupt---especially for a romantic at heart like myself. (Or maybe I just didn't want it to end.) It was a sweet romance, full of so many wonderful details of the time period, and I really enjoyed it.
Here is the back copy for it:
Ginny Delacourt felt the course of true love could not have run smoother. After all, it required only a fortnight, a pair of highwaymen, a pox quarantine, a sham betrothal, and a masquerade ball to bring Sir Anthony up to snuff. When her beloved suddenly becomes the heir to his uncle, the Duke of Marcross, protocol dictates that he drop the 'Sir' from his name. It's his uncle who insists Ginny, daughter of a lowly vicar, is not the proper bride for a future duke.
Lucinda and Lord Avery arrive on the scene to stir up trouble, and Ginny's normally manipulative Grandaunt Regina seems helpless to arrange anything, least of all a frowned-upon wedding. It's up to Anthony, with help from his fussy valet, to see to it that Ginny has her day.
The road to true love just got a little bumpier.
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5 comments:
I think I'd need to read the first one first--if you know what I mean. I just got through reading Seeking Persephone, and then Courting Miss Lancaster. If I had not read Persephone first, I'd have missed out details I think were important to the story. I certainly understood the MC better in CML than if I hadn't read SP first. Am I making any sense? It's after midnight and my brain isn't working correctly. My spell-check is changing every other word . . .
This story sounds like a sweet read. I'll check into it. Who writes it?
I love Heidi Ashworth's books! Thanks for the review.
I think I'll look into this, and reading the first one first! Thank you for the review!
I just posted them both on goodreads! Thanks again...
Thanks for the review! And, yes, you would have liked it better if you had read the first one first, but I couldn't get my publisher to get that info on the jacket so I'm afraid there are many out there in your shoes (plus, the ending would have felt less abrupt and more fulfilling). Thanks for helping to get the word out!
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