The Marriage Campaign (Signet Regency Romance) [Paperback]

Susannah Carleton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Signet Regency Romance | Publication Date: February 4, 2003

Robert Symington could have any girl in London-but his father left him a list of twenty young ladies to choose from. Robert figures one is the same as the other-until he meets Miss Karla Lane...

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Signet (February 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451208021
• ISBN-13: 978-0451208026
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,689,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brava!, March 14, 2003

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Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Marriage Campaign (Signet Regency Romance) (Paperback)

Robert Symington, Marquess of Elston, MUST choose a bride from a list of twenty names within one year, per a codicil in the will left by his father. He travels and meets each lady listed only to find himself horribly disappointed. That changed when he went to meet Miss Karolina "Karla" Lane, the daughter of the late Lord Padbury who had been a close friend of his own father. However, instead of meeting Karla, Lady Padbury kept pushing her own daughter, Lydia, at Robert. (Lydia is Karla's half-sister.)

Robert soon met "Catherine Lindquist", the governess, never suspecting that Catherine was really Karla. Since the death of Lord Padbury a few years earlier, Lady Padbury had treated Karla awfully. Lady Padbury's only thought was to make a grand match for Lydia. A lavish coming-out was made for Lydia in London and Lady Padbury's sight was set on Robert. However, Lady Jane Blackburn got into the picture to help Robert and Karla along.

I believe this book to be worth the whole five stars! Everyone loves tales like that of Cinderella and this one has all the ingredients of one. We have the wicked step-mother who cares only for her own daughter, the prince (or Marquess in this case) who searches for the perfect lady to be his bride, and the heroine, who is treated like dirt since the father died. See? Perfect!

Author Susannah Carleton has only written one other Regency that I am aware of. (See "A Scandalous Journey") Yet even after only two stories she has won me over as a fan! I can hardly wait for her next release. Readers, keep your eyes on this author. I have no doubt that the name of Susannah Carleton will become very well known to all readers of Regencies!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not enough romance, too many characters, March 11, 2003

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Cilla (upstate NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Marriage Campaign (Signet Regency Romance) (Paperback)

I really thought that I would like this book better than I did. I enjoyed the author's first book, A Scandalous Journey. This book takes place during the same time of the first book, and that was part of what made it confusing. The hero and the heroine of the first book play a large part, and it is disconcerting for them to be estranged, and not have their issues resolved, since the ending of the first book settled everything "happily ever after." I had a difficult time figuring out where this second book fit into the chronology--finally did, but it wasn't easy,and I felt like we were going over some old ground again. My main problem was that the hero spent a lot of the book travelling around, checking out all the prospective brides on a list that his father had willed to him, and there wasn't enough time spent on developing the romance between the hero and heroine. I actually thought one of the twins on the list, who was very musical, made a good match with him, and I didn't like how the author made her sister turn kind of nasty later, since they had both seemed nice at first. There was a part when the hero overheard another girl from the list talking with a friend, and decided to cross her off the list, based on what she said. Try as I might, I couldn't get the whole jist of the interaction, even though I re-read it. I think better editing would have helped the book, and focusing more on the two main characters would have made it a better love story. As it is, it is an entertaining look at regency society, but it fell a bit flat as a romance. I would still try another of the author's books in the future, as I am sure she is continuing to hone her skills, but I don't think I would re-read this book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to curl up with., March 6, 2003

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This review is from: The Marriage Campaign (Signet Regency Romance) (Paperback)

Robert Symington, Marquess of Elston, MUST choose a bride from a list of twenty names within one year, per a codicil in the will left by his father. He travels and meets each lady listed only to find himself horribly disappointed. That changed when he went to meet Miss Karolina "Karla" Lane, the daughter of the late Lord Padbury who had been a close friend of his own father. However, instead of meeting Karla, Lady Padbury kept pushing her own daughter, Lydia, at Robert. (Lydia is Karla's half-sister.)

Robert soon met "Catherine Lindquist", the governess, never suspecting that Catherine was really Karla. Since the death of Lord Padbury a few years earlier, Lady Padbury had treated Karla awfully. Lady Padbury's only thought was to make a grand match for Lydia. A lavish coming-out was made for Lydia in London and Lady Padbury's sight was set on Robert. However, Lady Jane Blackburn got into the picture to help Robert and Karla along.

***** I believe this book to be worth the whole five stars! Everyone loves tales like that of Cinderella and this one has all the ingredients of one. We have the wicked step-mother who cares only for her own daughter, the prince (or Marquess in this case) who searches for the perfect lady to be his bride, and the heroine, who is treated like dirt since the father died. See? Perfect!

Author Susannah Carleton has only written one other Regency that I am aware of. (See "A Scandalous Journey: ISBN 0451207122) Yet even after only two stories she has won me over as a fan! I can hardly wait for her next release. Readers, keep your eyes on this author. I have no doubt that the name of Susannah Carleton will become very well known to all readers of Regencies! *****