Miss Emma Worthington knew she could not be persuaded to marry to save her father from debt, so she ran away to Bath. Only Richard Du Quesne was there, showing every sign of wanting to save her from herself. Was there nowehere she could hide from the man known as the Silver Squire -- and did she really want to?
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
a Regency romance that is not of the drawing room variety,
By tregatt (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Silver Squire (Paperback)
If you like Regency romances with plenty of sexual tension between the hero and heroine, where the heroine constantly rails at the hero, while he stalks her and forces her to rely on him, then "The Silver Squire" by Mary Brendan should definitely satisfy. Emma Worthington runs away from home when she discovers that because of her father's gambling debts, she's expected to marry a rather horrid but rich gentleman of means. Not one to sit idly while her life is being decided for her, Emma decides to go to Bath, to seek out a widower, Matthew Cavendish, who had proposed to her a while back. She hadn't been certain if she wanted to marry Matthew, but circumstances force her to seriously consider his suit. However, once in Bath, she meets Richard Du Quesne again. Three years ago, their paths had crossed when Emma's friend, Victoria, was being courted by Richard's friend, Viscount Courtenay. Emma had always treated Richard with disdain, believing all the gossip about his rakish and disreputable ways, and had always rebuffed Richard's overtures of friendship with scorn. Now, she's appalled to find their paths crossing again, and at such a time. Frightened that Richard will seek out her parents and inform them of her whereabouts, she allows Richard to believe that she's been sent to Bath because she had disgraced herself by having an affair out of wedlock, and is now with child. One lie leads to another, and soon Emma finds herself adrift in a sea of lies with no where to go and no one to turn to for help, unless she lets her guard down and accepts Richard's help. But can she afford to do so? Three years ago Richard Du Quesne, darling of the London drawing rooms, and one of the most eligible bachelors of the ton, fell in love with Emma because of her wit, unique beauty, and because she was one of the few women who refused to fall at his feet in adoration. However, Emma made very clear her intense dislike for him, and Richard soon withdrew form the scene. Now, he finds that he is still in love with her, in spite of her circumstances, and he is torn between wanting to protect her and wanting to seduce her. What will he do? And what will happen once he realises that Emma has been spinning quite the web of lies and evasions? Although it is easy to sympathise completely with Emma, and admire her for her courage and grit, I did find myself becoming increasingly impatient with our heroine for all the silly lies she kept spinning. What intelligent young woman would pass herself of as a fallen woman? Also, I couldn't understand how Emma could keep on believing the very worse of Richard in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. Would her best friend, Victoria, for example made him godfather to her child if he really was the callous lecher that Emma believed him to be? And although I don't have much sympathy for high handed heroes, I'll admit to feeling a little sorry for Richard -- given that he openly admits to himself his love for Emma, all her railing, distrust and scorn must have been extremely painful to bear. And I'll admit to feeling overwhelmingly relieved when Richard and Emma finally ironed all their differences and made a match of it. Be forewarned, "The Silver Squire" has a couple of rather sensually steamy scenes, and is not the Regency romance of the drawing room variety. So, if you like light sensuality and authoritative heroes, this novel should more than satisfy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great chemistry between this couple,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Silver Squire (Paperback)
I like this book because it had a good fast pace. The hero and heroine wise-crack a lot and it is amusing and sexy at the same time. The sexy tension builds between them until it is hard to put the book down until you know how it is all going to end. The ending is happy of course although the plot isn't as standard as some regency romances. I think this author has fresh ideas on writing historical romance.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sparks are about to fly!,
This review is from: The Silver Squire (Paperback)
Where to start? I tend to not be a lover of romances, but this really drew me in. Emma may come across as a bit reckless at times, yet her character suffers from low confidence( a lot of it resulting from her relationship with her matchmaking mother) and a lot of her attitude and scorn is simply denfense.
I loved the fact that Emma was a complex character. She had real emotions and fears, and although she was a tad bookish - she was anything but meek. Emma was intelligent, caring, very witty and brought a whole new term to the word spirited! Richard and Emma's constant banter made me laugh outloud, and they were perfectly matched, each giving exactly what the other ditched out. Their verbal sparring was my highlight of the book. Richard was as equally intelligent as Emma, and I must admit I have always held a certain soft spot for bad boys. The sexual tension between Emma and Richard is felt vividly throughout the book and one scene towards the end may leave modest cheeks a little bloodshot. I also found it refreshing to have a strong, brave, intelligent female lead that was not beautiful. Emma is striking in her own way, yet does not have every man falling at her feet, or women spitting with envy- which made her seem all the more human, and likeable. Overall if you like love/hate romances, with tough, sexy men, fiery women, character development, sexy scenes, action, and biting wit then this is for you. The only downside to this book is that the beginning before she meets Richard again is a little slow, but if you can just get past those few chapters, you might as well glue the book to your hand from then on in. Richard and Emma first meet in A Kind And Decent man although A Silver Squire recaps the events of that book so that you don't have to read that to understand the gist of the story, and it aptly manages to stand all on it's own. I did rush out and buy A Kind And Decent Man after reading Silver Squire but the story left me rather bored and had me skipping to the brief Emma/Richard bits. After reading this book I must agree with Richard on one thing though- Miss Emma Worthington is certaintly unique!
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