Birds of a Feather (Signet Regency Romance) [Paperback]

Allison Lane (Author)

Book Description

Series: Signet Regency Romance | Publication Date: July 1, 1999

When a plain, bespectacled young woman keeps meeting the handsome Lord Wylie, she feels she is not up to his caliber. A great arbiter of fashion for London society, Lord Wylie was reputed to be more interseted in the cut of his clothes than the feelings of others, as the young woman bore witness to. Degraded by him in public, she could nevertheless forget his dashing demeanor. It will take a public scandal, and a private passion, to bring them together...

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Signet (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451198255
• ISBN-13: 978-0451198259
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,124,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Story! Unlikely Heroine !, September 1, 1999

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This review is from: Birds of a Feather (Signet Regency Romance) (Paperback)

An enjoyable story. I liked Joanna because she was not one of your run of the mill simpering schoolgirl miss ! She was strong, intelligent, independent, likeable and she spoke her mind. Lord Sedgewick, or Sedge was a dandy in disguise who's heroism and true good nature was notable. They were an interesting and unlikely couple which made it all the more fun :) Love can surpass even the separation of 'classes' in the Haute Ton of Regency England. *** The only thing that i would like to see happen is a change in the fate or story of Lord Ellisham aka Reggie ...Sedge's older brother. He was such a nice and sweet guy and its so unfair about his um 'condition'. I hope Allison Lane writes another story about him and how he finds love and happiness and a cure for his condition in America...that would be great :). Overall a good book tho :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love tripped him up, several times, August 27, 2000

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BARBARA A. GREEN "book boobie" (BROOKLYN, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of a Feather (Signet Regency Romance) (Paperback)

This is a great book as funny as it is romantic and it is very romantic...... He is Lord Sedgewick Wylie, a seemingly careless and carefree arbiter of London fashions and more's ala Beau Brummel. She is Joanna Patterson, bespectacled and plainly dressed, careful and caring of others feelings. As similar as sand and sequins, they nonetheless keep meeting( tripping, bumping and falling) and soon the physical body scars are replaced by indelible markings on each heart. A remarkable romance that neither realize exists until yet another clumsy meeting renders them a Scandalous couple. I have always enjoyed Ms. Lane's books and this book is definitely one of her best- Read it and laugh, wince, Enjoy!!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The older brother would have made a better hero!, December 28, 2001

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B. S. Andrews "barbiesa" (Toledo, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of a Feather (Signet Regency Romance) (Paperback)

Joanna takes her responsibilities as chaperone to her cousin Harriet very seriously indeed, and she needs a friend like Reggie to help her vet Harriet's suitors in order to find the best candidate. Reggie's arrogant younger brother, Lord Sedgewick Wylie, believes her to be a scheming fortune hunter pursuing Reggie's title and riches. How ironic, then, when Sedge is the one who ends up marrying Joanna after his clumsy attempt to foil a tete-a-tete backfires and her reputation is compromised. Not only do Joanna and Sedge have to work very hard to combat the rumor-mongers-his parents among them-but they must find a way to make something of their mesalliance of a marriage.

The biggest problem with this book is the hero. He has a cruel tongue and a temper, and although he tries to control himself at the end of the book, I still cannot believe a "happy ever after" ending for this couple. The love he proclaims for Joanna seems more like lust than anything else. And the problems with the parents just makes the situation more hopeless. No, Joanna should have run back home to the vicarage when she had the chance!

Actually, Reggie would have been a marvelous hero. What a shame that the author didn't go that way instead of turning to the dandy-brother! He obviously loves her and appreciates her a lot more than Sedge does! As for his problem, well, I am a great believer in the healing power of true love!