Dangerous Lady ($3.99 ED) [Paperback]

Amanda Scott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999

Accompained by her chaperone, dresser, and pet monkey, Lady Letitia Deverill had arrived in London to take up her new duties as maid of honor to Queen Victoria. Loyalty to her Majesty came above all. So when Letitia unexpectedly inherited an elegant house in Mayfair, inhabited by two ecentric gentlewomen, she vowed she vowed she would not let her windfall distract her. She didn't care that everyone else at court ignored her because she was a Tory---or that Viscount her because she was the most intriguing ----and interfying---gentleman she'd ever met. She was too accustomed to her independence to accept unsolicited advice----and from a whig no less!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821777335
• ISBN-13: 978-0821777336
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,358,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Amanda Scott!, February 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dangerous Lady (Paperback)

I fell in love with heroine Letty and her monkey when she first appeared at the age of ten in an earlier book. With her inimitable style, Amanda Scott has taken self-sufficient, outspoken Letty and placed her in what was already growing to be the stultifying atmosphere of Victoria's court. It's no wonder that Letty is not a success; even if she hadn't come from a prominent Tory family, she was still unlikely to be the model of the demure Victorian woman. In Viscount Raventhorpe, though, Letty meets her match, and Raventhorpe his. Pair a man who insists he knows best for everybody around him with a woman who won't take advice--no matter how warranted--from anybody, and you have a highly combustible mixture. As always, Amanda Scott kept me reading to the very last page!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Volatile!, January 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dangerous Lady (Paperback)

Lady Letitia Deverill arrived in London to begin her new duties as maid of honor to Queen Victoria. Letitia was the only Tory among the Queen's ladies situated there only to "balance the mix". Every other lady was a Whig. Lady Catherine was the only friendly one toward Letty. Viscount Raventhorpe was the most irritating and interfering man to her.

Letty also inherited a house in Mayfoir, inhabited by two elderly women. Due to terms of the inheritance, the two women were allowed to live in the house for the rest of their lives. Letty had no problem with this since she found the women to be very sweet, even though a bit eccentric. Problems began when Letty's pet monkey uncovered the secret of the house. Letty and Raventhorpe are then constantly trying to avoid scandal because of the house's secret.

Letty soon discovers a plot to assassinate the Queen. Now Letty and Raventhorpe must act quicly to thwart it.

***Fascinating court intrigue! I loved watching Letty's cool independent head battle with Raventhorpe's opinionated one. A love match between a Tory and a Whig! It was volatile to say the least! Amanda Scott was even able to keep much historical information and dates in the story. It made it even more realistic.***

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant but not compelling, January 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dangerous Lady (Paperback)

DANGEROUS LADY is a pleasant evenings reading, but it is not memorable. The characters are agreeable but unremarkable. And the plot line pushes the envelope on the willing suspension of disbelief. It's a pleasant read, but not up to the standard of Scott's earlier books.