Miss Verey's Proposal

Suffolk #3

by Nicola Cornick

Jane Verey was not going to marry Lord Philip Delahaye! He was rude, insulting and a drunkard! And at the thought of spending a lifetime with him, Jane would even lower herself to deception in order to dissuade her boorish suitor. But Philip's handsome brother would not be so easily fooled....

Jane Verey most certainly was going to marry his brother. Alex, the Duke of Delahaye, had carefully arranged the match, and Miss Verey's tricks would not stop the marriage. But every time Alex set eyes on the enchanting hoyden, he found himself wanting a match of his own....

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Historical, Regency, Fiction, Regency Romance, Harlequin

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 30, 2000

About the author

International bestselling author Nicola Cornick writes dual-time historical mysteries that draw on her love for genealogy and local history. She studied History at London and Oxford and worked in academia for a number of years before becoming a full time author. Nicola acts as a guide and researcher at the stunning 17th century hunting lodge, Ashdown House and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of Lydiard Park in Swindon. She gives talks and tours on a variety of historical topics.

Nicola lives near Oxford and loves reading, writing, history, music, wildlife, travel and walking her dog. She also loves hearing from her readers and chatting to them. She can also be found on Facebook, Twitter @NicolaCornick and Instagram.

Reviews

[Isa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ha sido entretenida y agradable. Los protagonistas me han gustado, sobre todo ella, pero me ha sabido a poco, la historia entre ellos se soluciona muy al final y no se disfruta mucho tiempo de los momentos entre ellos. Hay dos parejas más, sobre todo la del hermano de ella, que daba para una novela propia. Buena lectura para pasar un domingo 😊

[moi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh my. my.. this was refreshing!!! I had sworn off historical romances... I mean.. I just could not relate to the story of 'ton' and blah blah!!!

This was so nice... I fell in love with it... beautifully narrated.. All the 3 love stories were touching....

[Angela Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect Regency romance with dialogue more congruous to the period than many similar books. Very likeable main characters.

[LUNA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Novela romántica de enredos en la época victoriana. Y es que se dan una situación bastante divertidas, quizá no sea el mejor libro del mundo, pero me lo he pasado muy bien con él.
Tenemos a una joven que su familia no tiene dinero y su padre se ha muerto, el caso es que antes de que se muriera la prometieron a matrimonio a un segundo hijo de un lord, el problema es que es un borracho y un egoísta y la prota hará cualquier cosa para romper el compromiso. A la contra el hermano del susodicho prometido hará cualquier cosa para casar a su hermano con la muchacha.

Los personajes me ha gustado mucho aunque tengo que decir que el señor prota me sacaba de mis casillas con mucha frecuencia, tiene más de un bofetón. Pero aun así la historia de amor es divertida y engancha mucho sobre todo por la protagonista que es un encanto además de divertida y decidida. Me pasé todo el libro deseando que todas las artimañas de la protagonista saliesen bien.

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, romantic regency with a little intrigue

Miss Jane Verey has no desire to fall in with the plans of her father and the Duke of Delahaye. To betroth her to the Duke’s younger brother Phillip, a rude arrogant nobleman, who has insulted her family with his careless boorish behavior. So she devises a plan thwart the betrothal. Little does she realize that her cleverness will be noted by none other than the Duke himself!

This is a fun, mostly clean regency romance with clever dialogue, romance and a mystery thrown in for good measure.

[Francesca Morelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bella la storia e come è stata sviluppata.
Ha la tipica struttura di un Harmony.
Inizio sfavillante e veloce per attrarre il lettore, approfondimento dei vari personaggi il minimo indispensabile, molti particolari degli abiti, carrozze e ambientazioni frivole.
E' stato vagamente accennato al fatto delle ristrettezze economiche di Jane e per questo il matrimonio era importante per la famiglia, ma il suo debutto a Londra è avvenuto in modo alquanto sfarzoso.
Insomma le solite incoerenze per questo genere di romanzetti.
Piacevole ma niente di eccezionale.

[Louise Broadfield · Rating 2 out of 5]

this book was ok. i didn't like the hero high handiness though i did like the heroine spirit. truely i can't see what she sees in him maybe if they courtship was longer and he wasn't trying to marry her off on his brother who is in love with someone alse. as for the heroine brother romance. well i am not too shore on that one.

[Erin Book Nerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although there was a bit too much of the misunderstood “lovers” between the main characters, I liked the plot and the heroine. She was clever and held her own. This was first Nicola Cornick book but I plan to read more.

[Helen Geng · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read Dec 2021

Hate the heroine’s gloves & the hero’s head on the cover

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed.

[Shelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It was cute and entertaining. The only thing that I did not like was how long it took for Jane and Alex to admit their feelings for each other. Alex went around assuming that Jane knew that he loved her and Jane went around assuming that Alex just wanted to marry her to fulfill some obligation to his dead grandfather. That took a lot of the enjoyment out of the ending and lowered my liking of the book. It was still entertaining nonetheless, however.

[Carrie Olguin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice no sex included romance.

The premise is unique. The duke (our hero) wants our heroine to marrry his brother. Our heroine does not agree to the match. So the pair try to outmanover each other to gain what they both want and end up falling in love.

The story also contains the overused "I love him but he doesn't love me so I won't marry him" obstical near the end but the rest of the story is entertaining enough to overook the cliche.

[Lynne Tull · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: Read this one before you read 'Lady Polly'!
This story was definitely the best of the three. Although Miss Verey and her treatment of Alex got tiresome after awhile. Close to the end of the book I found myself skipping through the tiresome parts.Really glad I finished this series. I will read some of Ms. Cornick's later books and see how they compare to her first books. I don't think I'll read any more of the earlier books.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one has a lot less polish than some of Nicola Cornick's later books. At first, I admired Jane's pluck and rebellious attitude, but after a while her treatment of Alex was just annoying. I was ready for this book to end about half way through.

[Tabetha Waite · Rating 3 out of 5]

A charming and calm story. No overly sensual scenes. Dialogue was time appropriate. Way too many exclamations points and a few spelling errors, and there were times I felt the story should have focused more on the MCs, but otherwise a nice, one time read.

[Harlequin Historical]

Just re-read and still throughly enjoyed. july 2009

[Jasey · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Suffolk Series 1st of 3

[Seema · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting heroine..lots of misunderstandings..good chemistry

[NatalyaVqs]

What a gorgeous cover!