Dearest Beloved (Love Letters) [Paperback]

Christine Holden (Author)

Book Description

Series: Love Letters | Publication Date: October 31, 2001

In 1816, Arielle Stanford writes to the Marquess of Savage for aid in attending medical school. But this one letter eventually changes her life-and leads to an epic romance.

"A fresh and very talented voice." (Romantic Times)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Jove; mass market edition (October 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515132284
• ISBN-13: 978-0515132281
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,739,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!!, February 10, 2002

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C. Gruver "ferretlady" (Mesa, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dearest Beloved (Love Letters) (Paperback)

I must admit, I was hooked on this book from the first page. The beautiful Lady Arielle Stanford has a dream. Her dream is to become a licensed physician in a time where there were no female physicians. Then Lady Arielle hears about Lord Braxton and that he is well known for helping people make their dreams come true. So starts the correspondence between Arielle and Hunter, as well as the romance. Lord Braxton promises to help Lady Arielle achieve her dream. He even goes so far as to set up an interview for her with a college, even though he does not approve. When Arielle is turned down for admittance to the college, she becomes very discouraged, but still does not want to let go of her dream. Then Arielle's father blackmails Hunter into marrying Arielle. At this point, she simply postpones her dream, while helping to fix-up Hunter's home. Then, she comes across some love letters in the attic and the fun really begins.
I really enjoyed this book, it was filled with all kinds of subplots, which added to it. I could only wish to receive the type of letters Arielle runs across.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge a book by the cover!, November 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dearest Beloved (Love Letters) (Paperback)

Okay, okay, I was suckered in by the attractive cover...I was convinced this would be a "good read." Was I wrong! The writing was pedestrian and the plot was implausible! As I read, I thought "I teach high school students who can write better than this!" The protagonist's goal to go to med school was never believable and characterization was weak. I do not recommend this book...read regencies by Joan Wolf, Mary Balogh, Elizabeth Thornton if you want to read about characters you can care about.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars totally unbelievable, November 17, 2004

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S. Mccarthy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dearest Beloved (Love Letters) (Paperback)

Maybe, just maybe this could have been salvaged. While our heroine had aspirations to become a doctor is somewhat plausible I couldn't read most pages without wincing. It's the little things like a Viscount's daughter addressed as "Lady". Being a regency/victorian fan I thought all the informalities a bit tedious and not true to the period. More research on the author's part would have been appreciated. But I'll never find out as this is the first and last of this author I will ever read!