Lovers' Vows [Hardcover]

Joan Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2008

Lord Dewar visits St. Alton's Abbey, his ancestral estates, infrequently, preferring the cultural atmosphere of London, for the handsome young landowner is a great devotee of the arts—music, painting and especially the theater. It has been more than two years, then, since Holly McCormack has laid eyes on his lordship. Not that she minds, for Holly is eminently practical, as a poor relation making a home with better-off relatives must necessarily be. If she gives any thought to Dewar at all, it is only to condemn him in her mind for neglecting the duties incumbent on the lord of the Abbey. Things change however, when Dewar comes home on a rare visit.

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About the Author

Joan Smith is the author of many Regency Romances. She has been called 'The Canadian Georgette Heyer.'

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Robert Hale (July 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0709079303
• ISBN-13: 978-0709079309
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,843,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a nod to Jane Austen, September 24, 2009

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Caroline Lamb (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lovers' Vows (Hardcover)

This book, probably this author, is a hidden gem. It's witty, and much closer to the writing of Jane Austen herself than most Regencies. The title is the title of the play put on in Austen's Mansfield Park, but in this book the play being presented is Romeo and Juliet. Holly, the protagonist, is a poor relation, and conveniently plain. Her cousin, an heiress, is a young-looking and lovely 17, and she will play Juliet, with Holly to chaperone her amongst aesthete Lord Dewar and his fun-loving bachelor friends. Every character is drawn with wit, and the plot more complex than you expect from a slim Regency. This book is fun!