The Regency Lords & Ladies Collection 19: Tavern Wench [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Anne Ashley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2009 | Series: Regency Lords & Ladies Collection

Too proud for charity, Emma Lynn earns her living by cooking - in a tavern! As Mr Benedict Grantley uncovers the truth about a series of murders, Emma is thrust into Society...thrown into danger...and plunged into love!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin Mills & Boon (October 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0263210472
• ISBN-13: 978-0263210477
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable, December 23, 2003

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Woodbuckley (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tavern Wench (Mills & Boon Historical Romance) (Hardcover)

This a most enjoyable story: well told, well written,
sympathetic characters, interesting situations.
Emma Lynn has been forced by her circumstances to become a
cook in a tavern, owned by her former nurse Martha. Into her
life comes Benedict Grantley, a gentleman of the highest
order bent on solving a possible murder mystery laid before
him by an old friend.
The two are obviously meant for each other. There is of course
the usual initial misunderstanding about her status, but
the point is not belaboured to the detriment of either
character. The plot is satisfyingly stretched by the deepening
investigation of the death. Emma of course becomes involved.
Love convincingly develops. The period is well done - no
foolish modernities as regards the characters.
The plot may be a little quiet as regards the romance being
shunted aside by the investigation, but it looms large again
with the solution and a nasty intervention by Benedict's sister.
Only one final twist of this strand prevented a fifth star.
Emma's foolish pursuit of a noble renunciation was quite
unbelievable and astonishingly hurtful to more than her
intended quarry.
A good story - thoroughly recommended.