Something About Emmaline (Bachelor Chronicles) [Kindle Edition]

Elizabeth Boyle (Author)

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Alexander Denford has the perfect wife. The fact that Lady Emmaline Denford is a mere figment of his imagination is, naturally, the primary reason for her perfection. Five years earlier, in an effort to stave off hordes of matchmaking mothers, the baron invented his fictitious wife. So far the arrangement has worked wonderfully, allowing Alex to lead the kind of orderly (though some would say dull) life he favors. But when bills for goods ordered by Lady Denford suddenly start appearing, Alex sets off for London, where he discovers his "wife." This Emmaline is nothing like the quiet, nondescript woman he imagined; she is bold, beautiful, and all-too tempting. Even so, Alex intends to send the meddling minx packing, but Emmaline has other ideas. With a deliciously tart sense of wit and whimsy and a wickedly elegant style, RITA Award--winning author Boyle fashions another lusciously romantic, completely irresistible literary confection. John Charles
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Product Description

Alexander Denford, Baron Sedgwick, is a gentleman to be envied. He lives a rakish life of well-celebrated ease and contentment and has one person to thank for his perfectly ordered existence—his dearest wife, Emmaline. She never complains about his mistresses or his penchant for late nights out. His friends are envious, but they don't know the truth—Emmaline doesn't exist. But when he starts receiving bills from London for clothes, shoes, hats and a staggering amount of other female accoutrements, he realises something is decidedly amiss.

Posing as Emmaline isn't a stretch for the newly arrived Lady Sedgwick, she's been conning gentry for years. But as the popular baron's wife, she now has the one thing that has eluded her—entree into London's inner circles. Against Alexander's better judgment, Emmaline is impossibly fixed in his life. And suddenly Emmaline is challenging him to be the husband she deserves.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 269 KB
• Print Length: 384 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0060549319
• Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (March 17, 2009)
• Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000JMKTGY
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,533 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Elizabeth Boyle's passions include her husband and two sons (or as she calls them, "her heroes in training"). In between the kids's activities, camping and gardening and trying to keep up on her ever-growing knitting pattern collection, she continues to write new and exciting romances.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a fun book...and never a dull moment!, February 9, 2006

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statengirl (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something About Emmaline (Mass Market Paperback)

There is never a dull moment in this fast-paced tale about a rather conventional nobleman who is thrown headfirst into life - and love - by the adorable fraud posing as his wife. Alex Denford, Baron Sedgewick, is a wealthy man but has a reputation for leading a rather dull and economical life. The only provocative thing Alex has ever done is to pretend for the past five years that he has a wife, when in fact he does not. Alex is able to pull off the ruse by pretending that his wife, Emmaline, is sickly and must live in seclusion. One fateful day, Alex returns from an extended trip to discover that Emmaline has suddenly materialized and is ensconced in his London townhouse. His professed "wife" is gorgeous, effervescent and the picture of health, and she has taken his world by storm. She has redecorated his dull and stuffy house into an inviting home, has made best friends with the neighbors, and is loved by all his servants. Emmaline privately admits to Alex that she is a fake, but she will not tell him who hired her, and pleads with him to let her stay as his wife for another two weeks. Although his first thought is to evict her, Alex realizes that Emmaline's sudden disappearance will raise too many questions now that she has so publicly been seen about town. Besides, he is undeniably attracted to her and more than a little curious. So he agrees to two more weeks, knowing full well that his life will never be the same.

This is my first book by this author and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Emmaline is a lively and fun heroine, but one that definitely retains her femininity. Alex is very endearing as the reluctant "husband" who soon can't do without his wife. In fact, his and Emmaline's growing enthusiasm for each other is the best part of the story, although the servants' intrigues and machinations run a close second. This story is a delight to read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dashing and full of Charm...Witty, May 24, 2006

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Laura (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something About Emmaline (Mass Market Paperback)

I just finished reading this book. It is the first that I have read of Ms. Boyle's novels, and I must say I loved it. Alex creating a bride only to his surprise she comes to life and turns his world upside down.

I won't reveal much since Amazon gives you a description of the book. There may be some out there who think this book is dull because it is not based how life was in those times, but people it is fiction and they are written for our enjoyment.

I recommend this book to everyone who loves romance. Since this book was great I am on Amazons website looking for more of Ms. Boyle's novels. Until then, happy reading.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Prequel!!!, March 5, 2005

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Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Something About Emmaline (Mass Market Paperback)

Ms. Boyle's latest was a fun story but if the reader has not read the previous book "It Takes A Hero" they may come away slightly confused. Is this a reason to overlook this read? Good heaven's NO! This was a fun read with a very different storyline that works. Really.

Alexander Denford is Baron of Sedgwick and his family...alright really his grandmere has been after him to marry. Well, he comes by his lack or rather desire to marry naturally. All the former Baron's have put off that nasty task until the very last minute. One night when at his wits end and a few brandies to boot he and his best friend come up with the brilliant idea to...create a wife. Enter Emmaline. Emmaline is perfect. She is not into society, lets her husband live life as he will and keeps her spending down. She also faithfully writes Grandmere. Did I mention she is a figment of Alex's imagination? Or at least she was until he receives bills and the tabloids become alive with the doings of Lady S. What's a man to do when his fake bride becomes all too real? Go to London and confront the lady of course. Alex has no idea what he's in for but the reality of Emmaline is NOT it! She is everything opposite of what he dreamed her up to be. She is sassy, strong, and capable. She's also a mystery. Now faced with a real wife he must make things right. Can there be a happy ending for these two people?

Emmaline and Alex are fun protaganist. This story may not be the usual boy meets girl story but Ms. Boyle has made it entertaining. Perhaps because this is a fun storyline to draw the reader in. When you combine the extended family, the fictional family, and servants that want to matchmake you know your in for a real treat. Ms. Boyle is a fun and talented author and one that I highly recommend.

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