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The Runaway Heiress [Hardcover]

Brenda Hiatt (Author)
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2005
A Novel


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 374 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books (2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0739454374
  • ISBN-13: 978-0739454374
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,638,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Brenda Hiatt began writing in 1988, an Army wife at home with two preschool children. She promised herself that if nothing sold before her youngest began school she'd get a "real job," so she was thrilled to sell a Regency romance novel to Harlequin six months ahead of that deadline. Originally from Virginia, Brenda received degrees in Biology and Psychology from the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, before attending graduate school at Texas A&M University. She has since lived in Hawaii, South Carolina and Texas. Brenda now writes full time and lives in Indiana, where she recently achieved her black belt in taekwondo. She also enjoys hiking, scuba diving and all kinds of travel when she gets the chance!

To date, she has published six Harlequin Regency Romances, one Harlequin Superromance, two single title historical romances with HarperCollins and six historical romances with Avon Books. Brenda's first single title historical romance, SCANDALOUS VIRTUE, received rave reviews in Publisher's Weekly and other media and was named Best Romance Novel of 1999 by the American Book Readers Association. She prides herself on her thorough historical research, and when she takes a break from the past, Brenda embraces the future by teaching writing classes on the Internet.

An active member of Romance Writers of America and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Brenda has also served as President of Novelists, Inc, an international organization of over 600 multi-published novelists.

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, June 13, 2005
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Angela Wood (Sacramento, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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I found that the book had several events that made the book entertaining. Dina is a woman who knows what she wants and goes after it. Dina takes her life in her hands, well her inheritance, by having to get married within a matter of days or her gambling brother will take her inheritance and use it towards his huge debt. Grant, known as Thor, comes to Gretna Green to rescue his young, naive sister from eloping to a fortune hunter. Prior to Grant's arrival, Dina helps his sister from marrying the fortune hunter. In reward, since Dina needs a husband right away, she ask Grant to be her husband. Grant tries to help her find another solution, when that couldn't be done, he agreed to marrying her. Grant is attracted to Dina however due to her small frame, he's afraid of crushing her due to his strong, bigger frame. Dina tries her best to prove him wrong.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has read any of Brenda Hiatt's books, if you haven't read any of her books, you should start!












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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not the best., July 27, 2005
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For me I had trouble truly getting into this couple Thor and Dina. I am not sure if it was the fact that Thor was not a notorious rake like so many of the heros in these books. But his romantic ideas were a bit awkward at best. And Dina the country miss that did not seem to have any true interests other than keeping physically fit - well that was a new one for that era. But her being a tad naive and Thor being not the big rogue proved for a very low level of sizzle to be sure. Then there was the problem that she was so petite and he was so large and that seemed to truly bother and worry Thor. I could not quite gather how big he was - and how small she was but never had that been such a worry in any other book. They certainly met under very odd circumstances, Dina in Scotland with 24 hrs to wed before she looses control of her inheritance and Grant in Scotland to keep his warward sister from marrying a fortune hunter. So the end result was Dina and Grant (Thor) marry. Obviously this is not the beginning of a great love match but many books have similar basis for the marriage and have a little more sizzle to what might lead up to lust or love. On the whole it was not a bad book - I finished it with no problem. But I would not say it was a real page turner or feel compelled to reread it. This was a decent book from an author that usually does a better job, especially with bedroom scenes!!
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars fabulous regency, May 25, 2005
In 1816 England, Dina Moore meets her fiancé Diggory Tallow so that they can elope to Gretna Green. In four days Dina turns twenty-five and fears the loss of her trust fund as her late father's will stipulated that if she remained unmarried by that birthday her brother Silas will mange her money. Silas has wasted a fortune gambling. Diggory tells Dina that they will not elope so she travels to Gretna Green alone.

Grant "Thor" Turpin learns that his sister Violet eloped with a fortune hunter Gregory. In Gretna Green Dina meets Violet and Gregory; she realizes the man is a fortune hunter. The next morning Violet breaks off with Gregory when a screaming Thor arrives. Gregory flees and Violet explains all. Thor tells Dina he owes her so she says marry her. Dina explains her reasons; Thor agrees as he feels honor calls for it. They marry although they know nothing about one another. Soon they begin to fall in love while their siblings directly or indirectly cause problems.

Dina is a terrific and unique heroine for the era as she works out with weights and a boxing bag though the audience will wonder why she waited so long to escape from Silas. Thor is her perfect partner though neither realize it when they first meet; that makes for a fine tale as they discover one another. Silas displays no honor as he mistreated his sister who he was supposed to protect and Violet's judge of men seems too naive for an obviously intelligent person. Still the lead couple make for a fabulous regency as they bring freshness to the sub-genre.

Harriet Klausner
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Lady Rumble, Miss Turpin, Miss Moore, Lord Rumble, Lord Rushford, Silas Moore, Ivy Lodge, Sir Charles, Christmas Eve, Lady Killerby, Rose Nesbit, Gretna Green, Miss Nesbit, Sir Albert, Miss Fiskerton, Violet Turpin, Ashcombe Hall, Boxing Day, Lady Vaile, Missy Fiskerton, Spotted Dog, Christmas Day, Diggory Tallow, Gregory Plunkett, Horace Smallbone
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