Affair of Interest/The Luck of the Devil (2-in-1 Regency) [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara Metzger (Author)

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Publication Date: March 28, 1998

AN AFFAIR OF INTEREST

A half-pay pension away from poverty, Sydney and Winifred Lattimore must find wealthy husbands. Well, at least one. Since no sensible man would want a managing female like Sydney, Winnie has to earn a proposal. Of course, such a great plan requires money. But why did no one warn Sydney that London moneylenders could be such handsome rakes?


THE LUCK OF THE DEVIL

War and wicked women had kept Carey Delverson's heart at bay, until he met the enchanting Miss Rowanne Wimberly. But Rowanne is much too practical to fall for that silver-tongued young hero. Carey has no choice then but to sweep her off her feet . . . before the luck of the Devil runs out!

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AN AFFAIR OF INTEREST

A half-pay pension away from poverty, Sydney and Winifred Lattimore must find wealthy husbands. Well, at least one. Since no sensible man would want a managing female like Sydney, Winnie has to earn a proposal. Of course, such a great plan requires money. But why did no one warn Sydney that London moneylenders could be such handsome rakes?

THE LUCK OF THE DEVIL

War and wicked women had kept Carey Delverson's heart at bay, until he met the enchanting Miss Rowanne Wimberly. But Rowanne is much too practical to fall for that silver-tongued young hero. Carey has no choice then but to sweep her off her feet . . . before the luck of the Devil runs out!

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Ivy Books (March 28, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449002047
• ISBN-13: 978-0449002049
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,071,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A reprint of two classic regencies for the price of one, December 25, 1999

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John Whelan (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Affair of Interest/The Luck of the Devil (2-in-1 Regency) (Mass Market Paperback)

Barbara Metzger is an excellent author. The heroine in the first book needs money to see her sister through her season. Her housekeeper's twin sons are pressed into service as footmen, one of these Wally is a boxer, and winning a match is just the way to repay her loan. Needless to say the hero happens to be in the moneylender's office when the moneylender is indisposed...

The second book is a definite favourite of mine. "After all we are only going to Almack's". "Miss Grimble did not know the haute monde in the sense of acquaintance; she knew them more in the way a confirmed gambler knew every racehorse, each one's stable and stud."

My personal recommendation is to buy it. If you find you like it and my review is to your taste then use my member page to find other authors I have reviewed whom you may like to read.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the price!, September 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Affair of Interest/The Luck of the Devil (2-in-1 Regency) (Mass Market Paperback)

Barbara Metzger shines through with two of her classic regencies reprinted in this combo book. The first, "An Affair of Interest," has a loose plot and it's hard to get into. How, the Metzger wit shines through. (I'd give this one 3 stars.)

The second, "Luck of the Devil," is one of my Metzger favorites. Definitely a 5-star book! This book is perhaps one of Metzger's most bittersweet. Again, the writing is superb, but also one of Metzger's most emotional books. I find myself holding back a tear each time I read it. Yet, somehow, the raw emotion this story evokes makes this tale a poignant classic.

Any which way, I highly recommend this duel book.

By the way, Barbara Metzger didn't write "Sir Sham" or "Heart on His Sleeve." Marion Devon wrote those.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars got the goods, September 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Affair of Interest/The Luck of the Devil (2-in-1 Regency) (Mass Market Paperback)

Not really her best, but still better than the average Regency. Liked her "Sir Sham" and "Heart on His Sleeve" better, but if you like the Regency with a little humor, this is for you. Let's face it, the deadly serious, bordering on gothic style is not what we want in a Regency!