Sea Sprite (Sirens Of The Sea) (Harlequin Historical) [Paperback]

Ruth Langan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Historical | Publication Date: June 1, 2001

The Cyprian and the Bluestocking!

Lucille and Susanna Kellaway are as unalike as twins can be!

Lucille is a dedicated scholar and Susanna is a high class courtesan. When Lucille agrees to occupy Susanna's house for a few weeks to help her sister claim an inheritance, she scarcely expects to tangle with the enigmatic landlord, the Earl of Seagrave...

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Editorial Reviews

Review

Cute and very much an English-style Regency, this delightful tale... will delight ardent Regency readers. -- Romantic Times Magazine, June 2001 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373291655
• ISBN-13: 978-0373291656
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,379,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I started writing when I was about fourteen. I had read all the romance books in my local library and the librarians were growing tired of me asking when the new books would be coming in so they suggested I should write one of my own. I think they were only trying to get rid of me but I took their advice seriously.

Sixteen years later, True Colours was published. It took me that long because it wasn't very good to start with! I rewrote it three times, went to college, got married, moved house and changed my job several times in between trying to write!

These days I am a full time writer and spend lots of time on the creative process, which involves drinking coffee with my writing friend Sarah Morgan and scandalising the staff in the caf' where we meet because they think we are talking about real life not fiction.

In my spare time I work as a guide at Ashdown House, a fabulous and romantic seventeenth century hunting lodge just down the road from here. It has a fascinating history and one day I will get around to writing about it.

My writing inspirations are my grandmother, with whom I used to watch all the BBC costume dramas on a Sunday night ' Robin of Sherwood, Poldark, Pride and Prejudice (the 1970s version); my English teacher Mr Conway (I'm still worrying about correct grammar and punctuation); my husband because he is decidedly a hero, Jane Austen, Alice Chetwynd Ley and many, many romance authors who have given me so many hours of reading pleasure. Thank you!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a Keeper!, August 27, 2001

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M. Hartmann "abayyan" (Milan, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virtuous Cyprian (Harlequin Historical) (Paperback)

Definitely a well written book --- I find that the characters are well within the time period they portray! By the time I finished the book I was scrambling around to find out if Lady Polly would have her own story to tell. I look forward to a good Regency to dull the boredom of the constant bed hoping of the contemporary romances -- Nicola Cornick paced her story so well that I could not put the book down -- this book gets my own personal rating of excellence [not given to a lot of books] -- Lady Polly here I come!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute, May 12, 2003

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Chalkey (Streator, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sea Sprite (Sirens Of The Sea) (Harlequin Historical) (Paperback)

It was your basic romance with a comfortable, familiar plot. I read the entire series (there are three) and I enjoyed them. The story flowed well enough and was easy to read.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Life is too short for bad books, July 7, 2001

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Summer Belle "Word Affectionado" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sea Sprite (Sirens Of The Sea) (Harlequin Historical) (Paperback)

I just hate it when women are portrayed as fools. I really do. As readers, we are supposed to identify with the heroine and fall a bit in love with the hero.

In "The Sea Sprite", the heroine got on my nerves and i felt soo sorry for the hero.

The heroine is pushy, risks the lives of her crew - she's a sea captain, which is more than a little out of the ordinary - and does nothing but mourne the loss of her "one true love" (cue violins) who is presumed dead after an accident at sea.

She meets the hero, and instead of recognizing him - I mean, honestly!! If she loved him that much, why didn't she recognize him??? - she insists that he isn't her lost true love. In fact, she almost feels as if she's being unfaithful to the memory of her lost love.

The whole thing kind of bothered me - the female sea captian set in medieval times, the fact that NO ONE recognized the new guy as a scarred version of the old guy. Well, they think it's him - and they go on with this charade of dressing him up, shaving his beard, and trying to make him look more and more like the guy they remember.

Which only makes the poor guy feel more and more sad - he doesn't think he is who they think he is - so all the dressing up is re-inforcing the fact that his "sea sprite" doesn't really love him, but the memory of the man she lost.

At any rate, I just didn't care for this book. Save your money and borrow it from a friend - or better yet, find a good book and spend your time enjoying it!