The Affair [Paperback]

Sandy Hingston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 4, 2003

Is rake-for-all-seasons Gannon still carrying the torch for Christianne? Or is he about to teach the now-respectable headmistress-who humiliated him as a boy-the hardest lesson of all?

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The young nobleman Gannon Finn falls hopelessly in love with the slightly older and much more worldly Christiane d'Oliveri and stubbornly tries to "save" her from a life of sin as the proprietress of a very profitable Parisian gambling establishment. But after one night of passion, Christiane sends the enamored young lord away. Twenty years later their paths cross again when Gannon arrives to enroll his niece, Claire, at Mrs. Treadwell's Academy for the Elevation of Young Women only to discover that Christiane is one of the school's headmistresses. Christiane tries to keep her distance, but when she becomes caught up in Claire's anguish--she witnessed the brutal murder of her parents--she turns to Gannon for help and finds indulging in a bit of romance with the devilishly handsome nobleman too tempting to resist. A delightfully different heroine confronts her past and takes another chance at romance in Hingston's latest historical Regency, the second of her books to feature Mrs. Treadwell's Academy. Fans of Christina Dodd and Eloisa James will relish this author's compelling characters and witty writing in this charming and sensually charged romance. John Charles
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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (March 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425189074
• ISBN-13: 978-0425189078
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,615,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Treadwell Regency romance, March 6, 2003

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This review is from: The Affair (Paperback)

In 1815, Gannon Finn takes his recently orphaned niece Claire to Mrs. Treadwell's Academy for the Elevation of Young Women in Kent. Claire, who witnessed the murders of her parents, is frightened and does not want her Uncle Gannon to leave her. However, she meets two students who take her under their wings and therefore changes her mind about staying here.

Gannon also changes his mind when the headmistress arrives. Twenty years ago in Paris, he offered his heart to Christiane d'Oliveri who rejected it to remain a mistress to a married man and a wife to an elderly male. Though she felt she was gentle in rejecting his offer of marriage, he thought she was cruel. Though he thought he offered his soul with kindness, she thought he was a pest who refused to hear her rejection. Now she is the headmistress of a school his niece badly needs to attend so both are on their best behavior but the attraction and their history remain volatile.

The latest Treadwell Regency romance, THE AFFAIR, is an enjoyable tale that sub-genre readers will appreciate as the plot is freshened by starring the headmistress countess as the lead female protagonist. Though the chasm between Christiane and Gannon opens at nuclear weapon meltdown rapidly depletes into a fly swatter, readers will still take delight in the relationship between them. Claire is a wonderful key player while the truth of what happened to her parents will surprise the audience. Finally, Christiane implies that she has to get (Mrs. Treadwell) a man before she can rest on her laurels so fans watch out.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Affair by Sandy Hingston, March 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Affair (Paperback)

This third "School for Scandal" book is great. It has a main romance, a secondary romance, even smaller romances. It has Irish wolfhounds, repressed memories, London society and Irish castles. It brings in new characters as well as catching up on characters from THE SUITOR. Hingston depicts a significant lesson regarding the importance of friendship of women. Enjoyable and memorable romance appreciated by an older reader.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great historical romance, March 11, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Affair (Paperback)

This is the third book in Hingston's "School for Scandal" series and her best yet! Quiet and withdrawn, Claire Finn arrives at Mrs. Treadwell's Academy after witnessing the tragic death of her parents in a higway robbery. In order to learn how help Claire to recover from this tragedy, headmistress Christiane d'Oliveri attempts to unravel some of the mysteries of Claire's past -- bringing Christiane into heated conflict with Claire's guardian, the dashing Lord Carew. Lord Carew and Christiane have a complicated history of their own, and one of the delights of this book is the unfolding of parallel romances as both Claire (who is 17) and Christiane (past 40!) come to terms with the past and the future. Funny, sexy, smoothly written and well-paced - this was a great read.