Lace for a Lady [Hardcover]

Eileen Ramsay (Author)

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Liddy Carpenter is tired of being poor. To save the family estate, and to provide her siblings with a steady income, she turns to a life of crime, establishing the persona of Euan Pate, smuggler. Keir Galloway, Lord Pittenmuir, wants to find the traitor selling secrets to the French, so he decides his ticket to the nefarious underworld is through the guise of a smuggler. Their confrontation is inevitable, as is their attraction to each other. This novel of double concealed identities has standard Regency fare--the faithful servant, the beautiful younger sister, and the plainer but brighter older sister. However, the rugged Scottish coastal setting and the descriptions of the smuggling activities give it a different perspective. Readers who take pleasure in books featuring women outlaws, such as Julie Garwood's Guardian Angel (1990) (pirate) and Christina Kingston's The Night the Stars Fell (2001) (highwayman), will enjoy this book about another woman gone bad to do good. Shelley Mosley
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727858467
• ISBN-13: 978-0727858467
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,611,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely read, December 5, 2011

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Mrs. C. H. Longmuir "Chris Longmuir" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lace for a Lady (Kindle Edition)

Lace for a Lady is a fascinating read. Set at the time of the Napoleonic wars, this engrossing story includes spies, smugglers, and romance. The writing is authentic giving a real feel for the time, and the heroine, Liddy, is a young woman who defies the conventions of her position in society to lead a gang of smugglers sailing between Scotland and France. This is a page turner with a heroine you will root for from page one.