Antonia's Daring Deception [Paperback]

Jamie Richards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2007

Antonia Moreson is the daughter of a respected physician living in Kent. When her father is called away on another case, she becomes responsible for an ill soldier, a Captain Lord Robert Quentin, the Earl of Gramsham. Through a long night of intensive nursing, the attractive officer makes an indelible impression on Antonia's heart. She longs to become a physician like her father, but she knows females are permitted only midwifery, not the study or practice of medicine. Antonia takes all the correspondence courses available, but she must take her final courses in person. So she disguises herself as a male. Years later, one of her Waterloo patients is comatose Captain Lord Robert Quentin, very ill, in danger of losing his leg, and threatened by a nearly unseen evil in the Royal Hospital. Her feelings conflict because revealing her gender will end her medical training, but not revealing it will mean she can never think of a romance with Robert. Her dreams seem to cancel each other out. Whether medicine and love can both triumph under such circumstances is the story of "Antonia s Daring Deception."

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About the Author

Jamie Richards has retired from university teaching and now writes historical romance. He met his wife at an Arthur Murray Dance Studio back in the 1950s, has three children and four grandchildren, all of whom are very special. Jamie enjoys family, traveling, reading, and writing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Twilight Times Books (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933353422
• ISBN-13: 978-1933353425
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,104,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read, February 25, 2008

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This book is a good read. Richards presents a well-researched evocation of life in England following the Napoleonic wars. It is a delightful way to absorb the social history of the times. His protagonist reminds us that, in all times, there are women whose perseverence helps them to fulfil their dreams and ambitions. I look forward to more books by this author.