Lord Heartless (Regency Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara Metzger (Author)

Book Description

Series: Regency Romance | Publication Date: October 31, 1998

A HEART IN HIDING

The rakish, independent, and devilishly handsome Viscount Hartleigh needs no one in his well-ordered life--until he discovers a bundle of joy on his doorstep. Overwhelmed by his newly acquired title of Father, the viscount turns to the only expert he knows: Mrs. Carissa Kane.

Abandoned by her husband and cheated out of her inheritance, Carissa is forced to work for the viscount's neighbor to support her young daughter. Then a series of events reveals a most sinister plot--and the astonishing fact that Hartleigh indeed possesses a heart after all!

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A HEART IN HIDING

The rakish, independent, and devilishly handsome Viscount Hartleigh needs no one in his well-ordered life--until he discovers a bundle of joy on his doorstep. Overwhelmed by his newly acquired title of Father, the viscount turns to the only expert he knows: Mrs. Carissa Kane.

Abandoned by her husband and cheated out of her inheritance, Carissa is forced to work for the viscount's neighbor to support her young daughter. Then a series of events reveals a most sinister plot--and the astonishing fact that Hartleigh indeed possesses a heart after all!

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"One of those very rare authors with a fine talent for zany humor and touching emotion."
--Romantic Times

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Ivy Books (October 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449001717
• ISBN-13: 978-0449001714
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,365,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real giggle!, August 14, 2002

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Susan Smith (A small rural village in the English Midlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lord Heartless (Regency Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

I just moved house. I just finished Edith Layton's deep and somewhat dark "The Devil's Bargain". Ergo, I needed some light relief! Bingo - Barbara to the rescue!

This author produces some very light, frothy but excellently written and tightly constructed regencies. They say it is harder to be a comedian than a tragedian and I think Metzger demonstrates this. Lord Heartless is one of my favourite examples of this.

The story strains credibility and is certainly told with tongue firmly in cheek. Just allow yourself to be swept up into the nonsensical story of Viscount Hartleigh and his prim, proper and titled housekeeper, Mrs Carissa Kane. There is an abandoned wife, a rake, a foundling, an enchanting child, assorted silly and profane animals and a supporting cast of weird and wonderful servants.

Take it at face value and give yourself a laugh - a farcical tour de force which gave me a moment's amusement whilst unpacking too many boxes off the moving van!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Read!, December 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lord Heartless (Regency Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was absolutely delightful. I found Viscount Hartleigh to be an original, and Carissa, thankfully, not one of those ridiculous missish women regency books seem to favor. The dialogue was wonderful and witty. This is the book that should have won the 1998 RITA award.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good,, Fun book..., November 16, 2000

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Gwen (Grand Rapids) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lord Heartless (Regency Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Viscount Hartleigh, Lesley,is one of the sexiest, funniest, endearing men I have read in a regency to date. He is an adonis and the poor housekeeper (really, a daughter of an earl) and a widow with a small daughter, ends up being crazy about him and his baby daughter, who is left on his front steps. It was a great story and a fun romance. I did not really like the bit with the ex-husband, whom Carissa thought was dead. It went on too long. Also, the night when Carissa approaches Lesley to sleep with him, he says no, was silly. He was obsessed with her, he desperately wanted to sleep with her; he should not have turned her down. He already wanted to marry her. It really is okay for a regency to have a couple share a night of passion!