Secret Splendor [Paperback]

Sharon Gillenwater (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1992

Secret Splendor (Paperback) by Sharon Gillenwater

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ace Books (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557736472
• ISBN-13: 978-1557736475
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,521,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sharon Gillenwater's first novel was released in 1988 by Dorchester. Since then, she has written for Berkley (Sharon Gillenwater and Sharon Harlow), Harlequin Historicals (Sharon Harlow) and in the Christian market for Multnomah, Steeple Hill, Love Inspired, and Revell. Though she has also published six English/Scottish historical romances, the majority of her books are set in small West Texas towns, similar to the farming and ranching community where she grew up.

Sharon's current project is publishing her numerous out of print titles as e-books. Love Song, Book 1 in the Buckley, Texas Series, is currently available on Kindle. Texas Treasure, Book 2 (previously titled Antiques), and Texas Tender, Book 3 will be available soon.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This author doesn't seem easy to find, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Secret Splendor (Paperback)

I've never seen another novel by Gillenwater, but after reading Secret Splendor I wish I had.

Lady Lora Barrington is being menaced by her lecherous and greedy cousin Norval following her father's death. Hoping to keep the fastidious lord at bay, Lora goes "insane." Unable and unwilling to deal with a woman who makes (and serves) mud pies, Norval blackmails Tyler Martin to marry (and spy) on nutty Lady Lora.

Tyler, a self made man who raised himself from poverty to respectability, is well aware that a blue blooded lady is beyond his touch. However, he cannot resist the gleam in Lora's eye and is convinced she is quite sane (and quite canny) in her dealings with Norval.

Husband and wife soon become allies on a treasure hunt hoping to thwart the villain and finance their own dreams (and of course they fall in love in the process).

I really enjoyed the architect hero who had to drag himself up from Dicken's-like poverty to become something approaching a gentleman. And the "insane" heroine is lots of fun. The pair seem to have a nice rapport from the first. I consider this one a keeper (and in fact I have kept it for years now <G>).