Not Quite A Lady (Harlequin Historical) [Mass Market Paperback]

Margo Maguire (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037329302X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373293025
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,677,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

As a nice, sane break from the drama and fast pace of working as a registered nurse in an intensive care unit, Margo Maguire returned to college to study history, and fell in love. Writing about the historical characters she encountered in her classes was a good way to unwind from a crazy day in the unit. She soon started creating her own fictional characters and putting them into historical settings.

Margo is the author of twenty historical romance novels. Her books have been published in numerous languages, and have even come out in Japan as manga--animated books. She is the mother of three grown children and lives with her scientist husband in southern Michigan.

Margo participates in Romance Writers of America's yearly Literacy Signing, and does local book signings with every new release. She has given talks on writing and research techniques, and is a featured author at http://jauntyquills.com/, a blog she shares with eleven other romance authors. She is a regular contributor to the Avon Romance forums and sends out bulletins with Fresh Fiction and Eye on Romance. For news on Margo's newest work, visit her website http://www.margomaguire.com/ and sign up for her newsletter.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable!, September 6, 2011

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This review is from: Not Quite A Lady (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book!

Lilly, who has lived at her Inn all her life and now runs it, is capable of making things happen with just her thoughts- a talent that she hides well. However, every time she does it there are unforeseen consequences. One of the main things she does is 'touch' Sam, who is visiting the inn, and has problems with being touched physically.

I disagree with the other reviewer, that it was ridiculous that he allowed the other touches and not real ones. He didn't know what she was doing until the very end of the book- he KNEW she wasn't touching him, he just felt it- and he thought it was in his head.


I love Victorian novels, & there's not too many of them! This was well written, and I liked the paranormal aspect.

However I'm taking off just one star because I thought there weren't enough historical details in it- there wasn't much here to give you a peek into the past. While it should never be the focus of a romance, I do believe it's needed to give it atmosphere and credence.

Also there was a lot of point of view switching- yes she did it correctly, by changing the POV in a new paragraph, but often it was during the same scene, and i felt this was a bit jarring at times.

Still, this was a really fun story.

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2.0 out of 5 stars One big plot problem, July 8, 2004

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Sharon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not Quite A Lady (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

I was thoroughly enjoying this book until page 98 where it fell apart. The hero, tortured so terribly by his captors in the Sudan, can't stand to be touched. A problem since he does desire the heroine. She too finds him very desireable. So much so that her magic powers run wild as she imagines touching him. He feels her unseen fingers, yet isn't repulsed by the touch. Great. BUT SHOULDN'T HE REALIZE ON PAGE 98 THAT HE NO LONGER HAS A PROBLEM? Perhaps the author should have seen that as well.