Annabelle's Courtship [Paperback]

Lucy Monroe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2008

An inconvenient proposal. Ian MacKay, Laird of Graenfrae, has no use for love or marriage. However, his stepfathers will mandates that marriage is what he must haveto an Englishwoman. A sensible man, Ian develops a list of requirements in a wife: Plain, moderately dowered, older and practical. He thinks he has found the perfect candidate in Lady Annabelle. Labeled The Ordinary her first season, Annabelle longs for a man who will see her as beautiful and love her as her father loved her mother. When she meets Ian, she thinks she has at last found that man. Until his proposal, in which he has the audacity to list his requirements. She refuses his proposal. He informs her that she will marry him at the end of the season. The battle of wills is on.

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About the Author

Lucy Monroe lives in Hillsboro, OR.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Samhain Publishing (September 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599987740
• ISBN-13: 978-1599987743
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With more than 6 million copies of her books in print, USA Today bestseller Lucy Monroe has published more than 50 books and had her stories translated for sale in dozens of countries. While she writes several subgenres of romance (paranormal, historical, single title and short contemporary) for multiple publishers, all of her books are sexy, emotional and show that love will conquer all. She's a passionate devotee of romance and shares her love for the genre with her readers through her books and a policy of open communication. You can find Lucy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LucyMonroe.Romance) her blog (http://lucymonroeblog.blogspot.com), her official website (http://lucymonroe.com).

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Extra special story, November 16, 2008

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Judy "book reader" (Cincinnati, ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Annabelle's Courtship (Paperback)

Annabelle's Courtship by Lucy Monroe is a delightfully funny and sensual story.

Laird Ian Mackay is in need of a wife. In order to inherit much needed funds for his estate, he must marry an Englishwoman. Ian has a few requirements, she must be plain, modestly dowered, older and practical. Ian sets off to London to find a wife.

Lady Annabelle is enthralled with the Scottish Laird from their first meeting. But after hearing his list of requirements her reaction to Ian dims. Still there is something about Ian that draws her everytime she sees him. Annabelle has her heart set on marrying for love, but Ian's ardent pursuit has her holding out for his heart.

Ian sets out to woo the woman he wants. He was burned before so he holds his heart in safe keeping. Annabelle is like no other he has ever know and she is chipping away at the wall around his heart. When Annabelle's life is in danger Ian will protect her at all costs.

Annabelle's Courtship is an absolute treat. Annabelle and Ian's courtship is filled with humor, romance and all out sensuality. They will make you laugh and sigh with pleasure. Lucy Monroe writes such delightful stories. Each one is a keeper for me.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Flatline...someone wake me up!!!!, February 28, 2009

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Denise Whitcome - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Annabelle's Courtship (Paperback)

I have truly loved some of Lucy Monroe's past work. Pregnancy of Passion is probably my favorite. But something has happened to her writing in the past couple of years. Either she is taking some really bad advice from someone or she is a bit burnt out. This story was a sweet little story with no real conflict, angst, or drama. I had to force myself to finish it. I will keep my eyes open in the future for the return of Lucy Monroe!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Who wrote this?, July 3, 2010

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M. Miller (MD, United States) - See all my reviews
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I just finished reading this book, supposedly written by Lucy Monroe. Honestly, it really doesn't seem like she wrote it. But I checked, and it's the same author who writes for Harlequin. I'm not sure if it was the subject or the time period that made the difference this time, but this book was really poorly written...kind of like a high school senior or college freshman wrote it. (Apologies to all the excellent high school- and college-age writers out there. The tendency to apply age to the quality of writing is leftover from my English teacher days). The actual storyline wasn't bad, but it dragged. She could have chopped out about 100 pages of it and turned it into a regular-length Signet (or whatever other publisher you want) Regency. There were also a TON of typographical errors. I don't know if those are Ms. Monroe's fault or her publisher's fault. Either way, it's a poor reflection on her...that she has a careless publisher and/or she doesn't have the intelligence to notice her mistakes. Example: The heroine describes her own behavior as "wonton". Really? The heroine was behaving like Chinese take-out? There were so many errors like this, but that's not the only problem...the writing itself (the mechanics, flow, and word choice) didn't seem well done either. For example, during a love scene, Ms. Monroe describes the heroine exploring the "plains" of her husband's back. Wow, he must be a really large guy if you need to use the word "plains" (huge, flat areas of land!) rather than "planes" (angled shapes); "planes" being the word used every other time in this situation. It just didn't seem like it was written by the same Lucy Monroe who has written several books I've really enjoyed, like "Hired: The Sheikh's Secretary Mistress." Maybe the historical thing just doesn't work for Ms. Monroe. I don't know what the problem was with this book, but whatever it was, I hope she figures it out and fixes it, because if she continues to write this way, I certainly will no longer purchase her books. Ugh.

And I agree with the reviewer that said that the Scottish spelling/pronunciation of Ian's words made him seem kind of dumb, despite the fact that I think Scottish accents are really hot. I've read a ton of Regencies that feature Scottish heroes, and there's a way to make it clear that there's an accent/dialect without reverting to spelling everything out like Monroe does in this book. For one thing, it's inconsistent. His family doesn't talk that way.