The Colonel's Lady [Paperback]

Patricia Oliver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1996

Lady Regina Heathercott is torn between two very different brothers--the handsome and passionate Captain Charles Swinburn and Colonel Sir Richard Swinburn, Charles's arrogant and proper elder brother.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Signet (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451187458
• ISBN-13: 978-0451187451
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,271,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as engrossing as other Olivers I've read, November 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Colonel's Lady (Paperback)

For the first half of this book I found it a little disappointing, especially after 'Lord Gresham's Lady,' 'An Unsuitable Match' and others by Patricia Oliver. The heroine, Regina, seemed to be a spoilt and selfish little madam, which is unusual for Oliver: her heroines are usually sensible, intelligent women with a well-developed sense of humour. However, Regina did improve later in the book, and I ended up enjoying it.

It was interesting to encounter both Gresham and Wolverton in a book set before both of their own stories; I would also love to see Oliver write a book with David Laughton as the hero. He has cropped up in a few of her books now, and he sounds intriguing as well as having a mysterious and sad past.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good; imperfect hero and heroine, August 14, 2004

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E. Lynch "romance book fanatic" (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Colonel's Lady (Paperback)

I am surprised by many of the reviews of this book. I rather liked the spoiled Regina. Too many Regency heroines are so perfect, it makes me gag. Instead, Regina was rich, spoiled, used to getting her own way but had the luck of falling in love with a total loser. Richard, who ended up marrying her to save her reputation and protect his philandering brother Charles (the loser), has his own imperfections. He distrusts most women he meets when his real enemy (and betrayer) was his own brother.

There were a lot of misunderstandings which made the book a little long and laborious to read through. It also took Regina an awful long time to realize the truth about Charles but in real life it seems to take forever to admit the man you love is unworthy. Instead, forced into an unwanted marriage with the (seemingly) cold Richard, Regina finds what an honorable man is like.

I liked the secondary characters. I loved that Regina's four brothers were so protective and I liked that Richard and Charles got a little taste of her brother's love.

I always find Oliver's books interesting. This book was different from other Regencies she has written, but I liked it and would not have missed it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars On my unfished shelf, September 11, 2002

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Patricia Walker (Lisbon, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Colonel's Lady (Paperback)

I bought this book a couple of years ago because of its place in the series of Oliver's Corinthian books. I started it but never finshed it - except for skipping to the end to see how it came out. Why - I thought the heroine's behaviour was so childish and self-centered that I lost patience. I find that my enjoyment of any book - but any romance most of all - depends on the development of the principal characters. If I don't like the people, then... so long. I have lots of other books waiting to be read.
PS - I was reminded how much I disliked REgina when meeting her again in Oliver's latest - about Daphne (another loser, sorry to say).
PPS - Please don't be put off the entire series by these two books - the first ones are excellent!