An Acceptable Arrangement [Hardcover]

Jeanne Savery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1992

Pressured by their families to wed, legendary rake Lucas Strathedene and independent Phillida Morgan announce a sham engagement. But they soon find themselves wishing it is anything but pretend. Original.

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From Library Journal

Lord John can hardly set foot out his door without running into a marriage-minded mama with a giggling miss in tow. So he enlists the aid of his manservant to see if, through the servants' grapevine, a suitable bride can be found to get him off the marriage mart. Phillida Morgan is in the same pickle. Tired of having odious and callow young men pushed at her by a scheming aunt, Phillida begs her lady's maid to help her find a husband--since it seems she must have one. When Lord John and Phillida meet, they confide their mutual problem and agree to help each other find a mate. But when their servants meet and decide that their employers are most suitable for each other, all parties involved learn that interfering with love can have unexpected results. By the author of A Handful of Promises (Walker, 1992), this novel is well written but has no surprises. Recommended for Regency readers.
- Leslie A. Bleil, Western Michigan Univ. Lib., Kalamazoo
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Coerced by her termagant of a great aunt into abandoning impending spinsterhood, Phillida Morgan comes up with a list of qualities her future husband must possess, and then asks her maid Flint to discretely come up with some possible candidates. Convinced it's time for him to finally marry, Lucas Strathedene requests his butler Tuttles' help in finding the perfect paragon to wed. Then Phillida and Lucas meet at a soiree, and the two decide that a pretend engagement would keep their meddling relatives out of their love lives and give them time to find suitable spouses on their own. Of course, the more time they spend together, the more Phillida and Lucas realize how much they enjoy each other's company. The only problem is that neither one wants to be the first to suggest that they turn their faux engagement into a real relationship! Rich in humor, whimsy, and deliciously amusing characters, Savery's tale is exactly the kind of wonderfully witty romance Regency readers delight in discovering. John Charles
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 193 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Co (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802712541
• ISBN-13: 978-0802712547
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,059,324 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better category regencies, February 20, 2004

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Lindsay Whitfield "lindsaywhitfield" - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Acceptable Arrangement (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

I grade category regencies differently than the longer historical regencies. As a rule, I expect less from the categories. Jeanne Savery delivers a pretty well-written category here, with a very intelligent, humorous heroine, a hero who meets all the required criteria (handsome, intelligent, rich & titled), good secondary characters, and a pretty nasty villain. It was an enjoyable read, probably worth the cover price, but if you are looking for heart-stopping romance in a category (meaning without the heavy sexual content), buy a used copy of Savery's 'A Lady's Deception,' which is, in my opinion at least, one of the top five category regencies ever written (outside of Georgette Heyer, of course). I must add one thing about this book that is very important to me, at least, and the reason I gave it four stars: you really know why these two people fall in love. They both act intelligently, have a mutual sense of the ridiculous, and enjoy an attraction that is based on much more than sexual appeal.