Miss Verey's Proposal [Paperback]

Nicola Cornick (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Harlequin Books (2001)
• ASIN: B0012QE81S
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,204,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I started writing when I was about fourteen. I had read all the romance books in my local library and the librarians were growing tired of me asking when the new books would be coming in so they suggested I should write one of my own. I think they were only trying to get rid of me but I took their advice seriously.

Sixteen years later, True Colours was published. It took me that long because it wasn't very good to start with! I rewrote it three times, went to college, got married, moved house and changed my job several times in between trying to write!

These days I am a full time writer and spend lots of time on the creative process, which involves drinking coffee with my writing friend Sarah Morgan and scandalising the staff in the caf' where we meet because they think we are talking about real life not fiction.

In my spare time I work as a guide at Ashdown House, a fabulous and romantic seventeenth century hunting lodge just down the road from here. It has a fascinating history and one day I will get around to writing about it.

My writing inspirations are my grandmother, with whom I used to watch all the BBC costume dramas on a Sunday night ' Robin of Sherwood, Poldark, Pride and Prejudice (the 1970s version); my English teacher Mr Conway (I'm still worrying about correct grammar and punctuation); my husband because he is decidedly a hero, Jane Austen, Alice Chetwynd Ley and many, many romance authors who have given me so many hours of reading pleasure. Thank you!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good, clean, fun read, January 31, 2003

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"choosealotbooks" (seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miss Verey's Proposal (Harlequin Historical) (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. As a bookseller, I go through tons of books myself. This was a light, fun read. Cornick does a very good job of entertaining several side story lines without detracting from the main event. This is a clean book- for those who care about such things. I do, and it was refreshing.

I look forward to reading 'The Virtuous Cyprian' and 'Lady Polly' which include characters from this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Traditional Regency, November 8, 2001

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John Whelan (Ottawa, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Miss Verey's Proposal (Mills & Boon Historical) (Hardcover)

One I enjoyed.

From the back of the U.K. Mills&Boon Paperback edition:

A MARRIAGE WILL TAKE PLACE!

After a disastrous marriage, Alex, the Duke of Delahaye, is determined to see his younger brother Philip safely married to provide the necessary heir. Unfortunately the chosen bride, Miss Jane Verey, is less than amenable! Jane wants a husband - eventually! - but she's sure it won't be Philip. Not when it is Alex who makes her pulse leap...

A Regency delight!

2.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunate punctuation, June 15, 2011

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Melissa - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Miss Verey's Proposal (Harlequin Historical) (Kindle Edition)

I very much liked the plot and the characters in this book. For the most part this is a light, fun read. That being said I had a slight problem with the punctuation. It seemed every sentence of the dialogue ended with an exclamation point! It made me feel as if the characters were shouting at me! And it wasn't just a select few! It was all of them! Even the minor characters with only one sentence! It gave the impression that every character was either hard of hearing or extremely excited!!