Snowdrops and Scandalbroth (Regency Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara Metzger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 28, 1996 | Series: Regency Romance

"One of those very rare authors with a fine talent for zany humor and touching emotion."

--Romantic Times



JUST WHAT MUST A GENTLEMAN DO TO PROVE HE'S A NOTORIOUS RAKE?



Stranded in London at the mercy of strangers, Miss Kathlyn Parkland was mistrustful of Lord Chase's sympathy, surprised by his hospitality . . . and positively shocked by his outrageous offer: He wished to pay her to appear with him in public!



It seemed His Lordship wanted to counter the virtuous reputation that had branded him an oddity in the ladies' eyes. But Chase assured Miss Parkland that it would just be a ruse, for he strongly believed that if a bride was expected to enter marriage with her honor intact, so should the groom.



Miss Parkland needed the money; he needed a mistress. Several strolls on his arm would be enough to establish his character as a roguish connoisseur and complete rake. But, of course, love had a scheme of its own. . .

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"One of those very rare authors with a fine talent for zany humor and touching emotion."

--Romantic Times



JUST WHAT MUST A GENTLEMAN DO TO PROVE HE'S A NOTORIOUS RAKE?



Stranded in London at the mercy of strangers, Miss Kathlyn Parkland was mistrustful of Lord Chase's sympathy, surprised by his hospitality . . . and positively shocked by his outrageous offer: He wished to pay her to appear with him in public!



It seemed His Lordship wanted to counter the virtuous reputation that had branded him an oddity in the ladies' eyes. But Chase assured Miss Parkland that it would just be a ruse, for he strongly believed that if a bride was expected to enter marriage with her honor intact, so should the groom.



Miss Parkland needed the money; he needed a mistress. Several strolls on his arm would be enough to establish his character as a roguish connoisseur and complete rake. But, of course, love had a scheme of its own. . .

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ivy Books (December 28, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449225062
• ISBN-13: 978-0449225066
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,247,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Metzger, October 31, 2000

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Suzanne Allain - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snowdrops and Scandalbroth (Regency Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is absolutely my favorite book by Barbara Metzger. I am a fan of Regency Romances, but I get bored by the sterotypical rakish hero, whom I would consider a jerk in real life. This hero was so sweet! But he was not a wimp, either. Just virtuous, which is far better than promiscuous. I would highly recommend this book, which I have re-read half a dozen times at least.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A different approach . . ., July 8, 2000

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kellytwo "kellytwo" (cleveland hts, ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snowdrops and Scandalbroth (Thorndike Paperback) (Paperback)

Barbara Metzger is such a master of all the little tricks that take a book from merely enjoyable to the unforgettable. If you want to know how, just read this book. Who else could carefully manage the plot so as to have four different groups of people converge on the same place at the same time, but yet all with their own independent agendas? Who else could think of a hero, invalided out of Boney's war in his mid-twenties, who has determined that if his chosen bride should be pure on their wedding night, why, then, so also should HE!

Needless to say, this situation causes Courtney Choate, Viscount Chase, no little bit of difficulty. The poor man is driven to hiring a female person to pretend she is his mistress, for goodness' sake. Of course, the woman he selects, Kathlyn Partland, immediately decides its because the poor man's injury has rendered him, um, as somewhat less than a wife would desire. How was he to know that she's the granddaughter of an earl. Disowned, to be sure, but who's to know that?

And, further, who's to know where the jewels were hidden before the highwayman died, practically in Kathlyn's arms? And, why is the Bow Street Runner camped out among the trees across the street from Courtney's hide-a-way in Kensington? And just who lives in that hide-a-way, anyway? Sorry, I've run out of words. You'll just have to read it for yourself, and laugh and chuckle, and chortle. Especially at the last line--it's nearly the best in the book!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gentleman has to prove to the ton that he's a rake!, December 21, 1998

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Jo Manning (Miami Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snowdrops and Scandalbroth (Regency Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Another funny, sweet Regency romance from one of the top authors in this popular genre. Our hero -- a virgin!-- has to prove to the haut monde that he's as much a rake as the best of them. To this end, he secures the help of a gently-bred maiden down on her luck (her impoverished father has died, and her closest relatives have disowned her). Love, of course, blossoms, in the midst of a number of extremely funny sub-plots and the usual hilarious cast of Metzger characters, including fumbling felons, over-eager Bow Street Runners, and heartless aristocrats.