Minx (Mass Market Paperback)

by Julia Quinn (Author) "A few months later Dunford was sitting in his salon, taking tea with Belle..." (more)
Key Phrases: cheeky grin, Stannage Park, Lady Wolcott, Lord Stannage (more...)

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It Takes a Minx to Tempt a Rogue...

Beautiful and feisty Henrietta Barrett has never followed the dictates of society. She manages her elderly guardian's estate, prefers to wear breeches rather than dresses, and answers to the unlikely name of Henry. But when her guardian passes away, her beloved home falls into the hands of a distant cousin.

And it Takes a Rogue to Tame Her

William Dunford, London's most elusive bachelor, is stunned to learn that he's inherited property, a title...and a ward bent on making his first visit his last. Henry is determined to continue running the Cornwall estate without help from the handsome new lord, but Dunford is just as sure he can change things...starting with his wild young ward. But turning Henry into a lady makes her not only the darling of the ton, but an irresistible attraction to the man who thought he could never be tempted.

About the Author
Julia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing college and has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since.The author of ten novels for Avon Books, she is a graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and lives with her family in Colorado.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Avon (July 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380785625
• ISBN-13: 978-0380785629
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,833 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars delightful read, March 26, 2003

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I've read all of Julia Quinn's novels except "Everything But the Moon". I thought nothing could top the Bridgerton series, but I seriously, seriously, seriously enjoyed this book.

"Splendid", "Dancing at Midnight", and "Minx" are connected through the characters, but in my opinion "Minx" is the best of the three. It follows the story of the orphaned Ms. Henrietta Barrett who by a twist of fate ends up as Dunford's ward. Henry's a spunky girl and quickly has Dunford's character tied up in knots. There are a lot of hilarious situations and heartwarming moments, although, like another reviewer mentioned, the whole thing with Dunford's mistress could have been avoided, but I guess Quinn wanted a keener emotional arc in her story, thus this segment in the novel.

"Minx" is only as wonderful if you have read the previous stories of Alex and Emma, and John and Belle. It's heart-warming to revisit old friends from other novels, something that Ms. Quinn does frequently in her novels.

I highly recommend this book,as well as the rest of Ms. Quinn's work. She combines wit and humor with sensuality and sweet romantic moments. Her characters are believable, and British aficionados will enjoy the Shakespearean and literature of the time references.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Enduring, You Won't Want to Put it Down!, April 10, 2002

By	heather (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews

I'm not quite so sure that I would agree with anyone that the last 50 pages were unnesessary. I personally enjoyed the book in it's entirety.

I look at it this way, you wouldn't believe the stupid things that my husband and I find to argue about and how personally we can take things sometimes. If we had been using half the sense our mothers gave us when we were born, we would have never gotten ourselves into such messes in the first place. Like: "I actually believed that spam email was from another woman!" (This has acutally happened before!!) And my husband would really believe "that annonomous 'someone has a crush on you' was from my boyfriend I keep stashed away under the bed!" (This too has happened to us.)

So, to be honest, I related Dunford's and Henry's feelings during the conflict of the last 50 pages. I thought it brought added excitement to the book personally.

As always Julia Quinn has brought her readers a wonderful book that will have you smiling and giggling for days after you've read the last page. Her stories are so enduring and funny, you can't help but remember each character as if you really know them and share their dreams, passions, pain, sorrow and laughter.

Another MUST read... thanks Julia!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, May 22, 2000

By	Jesse Petersen "jessepet" (Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the book that turned me on to Julia Quinn, so this one will be on my keeper shelf. Henry lives on her guardian's estate, and has no interest in leaving or changing herself in any way. When the guardian dies, leaving his title, land, and fortune to William Dunford, Henry does her best to scare the handsome man away. He refuses to leave, instead hauling her away with him to find her a husband.

Henry's transformation is sweet, because there's no effort made to change her spirit. Soon, Dunford realizes the only man he could stand to see with Henry is himself.

Yes, there is an unnessisary plot twist with Dunford's former mistress, but all in all this book is a great romance between two marvelous characters. A good Julia Quinn read!