Miss Frazer's Adventure (Thorndike Gentle Romance) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Debbie Raleigh (Author)

Book Description

Series: Thorndike Gentle Romance | Publication Date: August 2007

Miss Kate Frazer has spent most of her life trying to avoid the taint of her mother's scandalous reputation. To please her father, she stifles her naturally high spirits to become a model of propriety. But when her efforts are rewarded with a suitor who cares only for her dowry - and leaves her waiting at the altar on her wedding day - Kate determines that from now on, she will live as she chooses. Her first adventure will be a trip to London under an assumed name to enjoy the city's every daring delight. And woe to anyone who stands in her way - particularly her fiance...Lucius Calfield wasn't looking forward to wedlock with the tediously suitable Kate Frazer, yet he is nonetheless chagrined when a violent storm makes him late for the ceremony. But embarrassment turns to astonishment when he finds that his normally biddable fiancee isn't waiting for him at the church. In fact, she's vanished entirely! Determined to solve the mystery of his missing bride, Lucius traces her to London, where he encounters a Kate who is unaccountably changed - and irresistibly enchanting. And although winning the heart of his erstwhile intended may prove a harder job than winning her hand, Lucius can't imagine a sweeter victory...

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"Tender and terrifying by turns...an exciting breakthrough book for Regency fans who also enjoy the dark allure of the preternatural." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 309 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (August 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786296933
• ISBN-13: 978-0786296934
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,355,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Adventure?, March 15, 2005

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This review is from: Miss Frazer's Adventure (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

Miss Kate Frazer has always been the pinnacle of propriety... until the day her fiance abandons her at the altar. When Lucius doesn't show up for their wedding, she is furious, and she decides to change her life. She decides to throw caution to the wind and live for the moment--which is exactly what her disreputable mother would have done. Kate packs up and heads to London in search of bigger and better things.

Lucius Calfield had his reasons for missing his wedding. He wants to find Kate and explain his absence, but soon discovers she's flown the coop. When he meets her in London, Kate already has a male admirer. Not to mention, she's very different from the meek, sweet girl he used to know. The new Kate piques his interest... but she's not at all happy to see him. Lucius (or "Luce," as he's called) will stop at nothing to win her back, once and for all.

The premise of "Miss Frazer's Adventure" sounded very intriguing, and I've liked Debbie Raleigh's books in the past. It's an enjoyable book, but while I was reading, I felt like something was missing. I never got a good sense of the characters. Something about them was almost... annoying after a period of time. I was starting to get bored with Lucius' constant swooning over the "scent of Kate", and with Kate's constant determination to shun him. I think the book would've been more enjoyable had there been more developement of Lucius' rival beau (Lord Thorpe).

Overall, it's still a light, enjoyable book that's very easy to read. It's not Debbie Raleigh's best, but it's certainly passable.