The Fortune Hunter

by Elizabeth Hewitt

Sense and Sensuality

Tessa Bellamy was known in Regency London as quite the most level-headed young lady ever to remain indifferent to society's frivolities and aloof from its follies

Lord, Jonathan Hartfield was known just as widely as the most unscrupulous fortune hunter ever to take a beautiful heiress as his wife--and now he was accused of having murdered her for her money and his freedom.

Certainly Tessa had the sense to resist the appeal in his dark eyes, the strength in his commanding embrace. But for once in her life Tessa did not want to be sensible--she wanted to be in love....

Genres: Traditional Regency, Romance, Regency

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 7, 1992

Reviews

[Terri · Rating 2 out of 5]

The premise of the book is good, a rich girl has to pose as a maid for 6 months in order to inherit. It goes completely unbelievable almost immediately....the 'maid' talks back to the lord of the manor, she hides from doing work, she gets her own little private room, she does only the tasks she feels like doing, all the time flirting with, talking back to the master, AND his brother. She teaches the brother to fence!!!! She rides....
I understand there has to be interaction inorder for the master to fall in love with her...and vice versa...but this is beyond belief...for a regency....otherwise, funny at times, and the writing is good...

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lack of communication a basis of conflict, but not the entire story

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

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