Regency Brides: The Vicar's Daughter/The Engagement/Remember Me (Heartsong Novella Collection) (Paperback)

by Kimberley Comeaux (Author)

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Product Description
Historical Romance: Even after overcoming social stigmas, prejudices, and presumptions, three people of the early 1800s are most threatened when they nearly sabotage their romances from within. Lord Nicholas is determined to cut himself off from the world when he catches love literally falling from a tree; Katherine Montbatten's decision that vengeance is hers and not the Lord's almost costs her true love; and when Helen Nichols deceives a duke, she will need to tell the truth, for love's sake. But their stories prove that human folly is no match for God's plan.

Book Description
Even after overcoming social stigmas, prejudices, and presumptions, three people of the early 1800s are most threatened when they nearly sabotage their romances from within. Lord Nicholas is determined to cut himself off from the world when he catches love literally falling from a tree; Katherine Montbattens decision that vengeance is hers and not the Lords almost costs her true love; and when Helen Nichols deceives a duke, she will need to tell the truth, for loves sake. But their stories prove that human folly is no match for Gods plan.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597893684
• ISBN-13: 978-1597893688
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #154,953 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY WELL DONE!!, August 13, 2007

By	R. Stoddard (McGuire AFB, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read this book in its entirety and all three stories were worthwhile.

They were very well written and I was immediately swept into a different era. The themes and characters were well developed and I was sad when I had finished... I wish the stories would continue. All THREE.

While I agree that the character of the third story acted juvenile, she does learn her lesson and feels guilt throughout the tale. (One might argue that to judge a book without reading it is also juvenile.) Everyone makes mistakes, nobody is sinless, guilt will eat at you until you seek forgiveness and that is the point of the story.

This book was full of Christian themes and wonderful stories of romance. I would also recommend the book Castles, by Tracie Peterson.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3 Wonderful Christian Novellas!, April 25, 2009

By	Elizabeth Darcy (Wilmington , NC USA) - See all my reviews

First of all, I just want to say that I love Jane Austen, and I was so pleasantly surprised when I read in the author's note that the novels of Jane Austen inspired her writing in this book! I love time period, I love the Christian undertones, I love the clean love story, and of course I love spotting characters that resemble those from Jane Austen's beloved novels. I recognized a Darcy, a Mrs. Bennet, a Lady Catherine, and an Emma. It was such fun!

1. The Vicar's Daughter: This story is about Christina, a simple country vicar's daughter who loves animals and sees it as her Christian duty to help her neighbor find God. Her neighbor is this torn up man, who lost his father and brother and is now the guardian to his brother's son. He is bitter, angry, and he wants to spend his life brooding about his misfortunes.

2. The Engagement: Katherine has been jilted and is now the mockery of the Ton. Her cousin, Theodora and her plot to then sabotage the reputation of a relative to the person who jilted her. Only problem is that Theodora becomes more interested in the vindication than Katherine does.

3. Remember Me: On a voyage to America a Duke from England and a pastor from Scotland get washed a shore, the Duke lives but has amnesia and people think that he is the new pastor for their town. One person knows who he really is but she decides not to tell hims so she can have a better chance of winning his heart.

All three stories have wonderful, likable characters that find God and love. Each stories is about 110 pages long the stories and characters are intertwined. I absolutely loved this book, it is one of my favorite novellas and I have read over 50!

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Two out of the three are keepers, March 19, 2007

By	Marti Ross "regency books rule" - See all my reviews

The first two stories were well written and enjoyable, both of these stories illustrated the power of God to transform and make positive changes in a persons life. It was nice to read about people with faith and a romance story with out explicit sexual activity was good also. this is not just appropriate for young people, but older adults will enjoy it too.

However, given the overall thesis of the book I was disappointed by the premise of the last story. After reading the introduction and description, I refused to read the last story. After reading the first two stories I could not subject myself to such total idiocy.

If the stories are to show us that God will reward our efforts if we have faith and believe in His power in our lives, I do not understand why He would reward a liar and deceiver by gifting her with a Duke.
Why should she end up out ranking the vicar's daughter in the first story?

To deceive a person and lie to them and maintain that you love them is so juvenile. Why should he trust her to be honest with her and act in his best interests if she would lie to him? If the third story was a single book, I would not have purchased it. The first two stories were worth reading. Maybe someone will review the third story and not have a problem with it. I bought this book from a discount store and it was half price. I would not have bought it at full price because of the third story.