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The Runaway Heiress

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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!

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!!

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