Somewhere I'll Find You [Paperback]

Lisa Kleypas (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Harpercollins (October 1, 1996)
• ASIN: B001E1JUAU
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Regency Aristocracy Mixes Romance With Greasepaint!, December 14, 2003

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Jana L. Perskie "ceruleana" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somewhere I'll Find You (Mass Market Paperback)

This is an unusual romance between a disinherited British heiress turned actress and her despised husband, who she hasn't seen since her 4th birthday. Damon, the Marquess of Savage's wastrel father needed the money that Lady Julia Wentworth would bring to a marriage with his eldest son. Julia's father wanted his daughter to wed a title - a future Duke. And so two children marched dutifully down the aisle. They have not seen each other since their long ago wedding because neither of them wanted to be wed....or at least wed by force. Julia left home for a successful stage career as Jessica Wentworth, determined to make her way alone in the world. Damon has been seeking her for 2 years to determine whether or not she wants to dissolve the marriage. The detective he hired was not able to come up with any information after she left her home and family.

They meet as actress and noble. Sparks fly. She knows who he is. He remains in the dark and pursues her with mucho ardor. She is beautiful, intelligent, talented and he is a hunk. You can guess most of the rest...except Julia/Jessica won't give up her independence and career. Romance, love and feminism in Regency England = a terrific read.

Lisa Kleypas has remained one of my favorite authors after reading almost all of her books. She herself is quite talented, knows how to tell a story with the best of them and writes with flair and intelligence. This is not one of her 5 star novels, but it is still a terrific read!

JANA

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't miss this Kleypas novel!, November 22, 2005

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Dunder-Mifflin "Cat" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Somewhere I'll Find You (Mass Market Paperback)

I wish I hadn't read all the negative feedback on this novel. It is one of the last Kleypas novels I had left to read due to all the bad publicity. Boy are they wrong! This is a delightful novel, very entertaining, fast moving, likeable characters. A truly good read and romance. Pick up a copy -- you won't be dissapointed!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can Julia have it all?, May 17, 2005

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mlle. x (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somewhere I'll Find You (Mass Market Paperback)

In "Somewhere I'll Find You" Kleypas cuts down on thrills and focuses on carefully setting up the advance-and-retreat of the romance between Julia and Damon.

In fact, she does such a good job of it that she doesn't have to fall back on the premise from which the novel begins: that Julia and Damon are already married. Rather than using that hook to lasso them together, by the time Julia and Damon recognize one another as husband and wife their relationship continues to develop with a momentum of its own.

Julia is wonderful and vivacious. Damon was not a very well-defined hero, in my opinion; a little wooden. I never felt like I knew him well or understood him thoroughly. This is problematic because Kleypas devotes quite a bit of space in this novel to setting up the sequel, and the character of its hero Logan Scott is compelling and believable in a way that Damon isn't.

Still, this is a better-than-average Kleypas, and Kleypas is always a cut above the rest in romance. It's worth a read.