Lord Nightingale's Debut (Zebra Regency Romance) [Paperback]

Judith A. Lansdowne (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 251 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821766716
• ISBN-13: 978-0821766712
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,156,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful read!, August 15, 2000

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June Kaye Nott (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lord Nightingale's Debut (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Lord Nightingale's Debut" and eagerly await the rest of the series. The story was filled with humor and warmth and the main characters were so delightfully human and compassionate. The book had intrigue, but was a lighter story than some of her previous books and I especially enjoyed the "frog and prince" references. As always her vivid descriptions of the characters and settings were so well written that I could easily picture them. I would highly recommend this book to my friends and fellow Regency romance readers and it is a "keeper" as are all my other books by Judith Lansdowne. I never tire of re-reading them.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful debut..., August 19, 2000

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"dfischet" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lord Nightingale's Debut (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

Reading Judith Lansdowne to me is like slowly savoring a fine, aged brandy. Once I have finished the two, I am left with nice feelings of warmth and contentment. Brandy, on the one hand, might go to my head but Lansdowne's prose goes to my heart. I've only read a few of Judith Lansdowne's regencies because most are hard to find. Lansdowne's heroes are not your run of the mill arrogant, pleasure-seeking, useless men of the aristocracy. Her heroes are of the warm, honest, loyal, sweet, tender selfless variety.(Need I go on?) The heroines are usually a match for the hero.

Nicholas Chastiain, the Earl of Wickenshire, inherited his title and a mountain of debts from his wastrel of a father at the age of 13. Since that time, he has worked almost like a common laborer on his estates to pay off these debts and improve the estates. Now years later, he is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. He also stands to inherit a large amount of money from an aunt that will further his improvements. But the will comes with a stipulation. He must teach his aunt's bird, Lord Nightingale, to sing. And he has a deadline.

Thank goodness his cousin has a school chum who can sing and is in something of a bind. Serendipity's (Sera) father has died leaving his title and money to a distant relative. This dastardly relative has removed Sera and her much younger sister, Delight, from the ancestral home and now threatens to remove them from the family's London home as well. When Wickenshire's offer comes to teach Lord Nightingale to sing, Sera grabs the offer like an anchor (she has no idea that Lord Nightingale is a bird).

Nicky's interaction with Delight, who has a facial birthmark, are some of the most touching scenes I've read in many a day. Nicky, himself, is a well sketched character. He has no idea of his own worth (a trait of Lansdowne heroes). He doesn't think he is fit to be an earl because of his lack of social skills and of the callouses on his hands from hard manual labor. If I were to venture a guess, I'd say his aunt made the strange provision in her will because the all-too-serious Nicky needed some fun in his life.

This book is the first of a trilogy (actually four) to be released every month til Christmas. I can't wait for September. Debbie Jett

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lord Nightingale's Delight is a DELIGHT!, August 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lord Nightingale's Debut (Zebra Regency Romance) (Paperback)

Judith A. Lansdowne's latest book, Lord Nightingale's Delight, is another fantastic journey of wonderful characters, delightful imagery and sumptuous language. As usual, Ms. Lansdowne does not dwell in the trite and ordinary, but once again offers the reader a delightful ride riddled with humor, warmth and spirit. Revealing too much of the story in a short review would be a crime. Like so many of Ms. Lansdowne's other books, it must be experienced! Lord Nightingale's Delight is best read tucked into bed, curled up with a delicious cup of hot tea. Thanks, Ms. Lansdowne, for another great book! I recommend it wholeheartedly!