Her Heart's Captain

by Elizabeth Mansfield

Appearances can be deceiving in award-winning author Elizabeth Mansfield’s seductive Regency tale about a woman who loses her heart to the one man she has sworn never to love When Jenny Garvin arrives at the Portsmouth pier to see her adored brother sail off on one of His Majesty’s ships, she catches the eye of a tall, well-dressed stranger, who rescues her from a thief. But Captain Tristram Allenby is not what he seems. According to her brother, he is an icy-cold, monstrous tyrant who must be avoided at all costs.   Tris Allenby only has eyes for the spirited beauty who has haunted his dreams for the past six months. Now the most sought-after bachelor in London wants the one woman who will have nothing to do with him. The battle lines have been drawn—but there are always two winners in the intriguing game of love.

Genres: Romance, Regency, Historical Romance, Historical

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Elizabeth Mansfield is the author of numerous regency romances. She is an intelligent and thoughtful writer, a hidden gem whose novels deserve to be more widely read and enjoyed.

Elizabeth Mansfield is the pen name of the talented Paula Reibel Schwartz. Ms Schwartz also wrote different genres under the pen names Paula Reibel, Paula Reid, and Paula Jonas.

Reviews

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another winner from Elizabeth Mansfield💗. The characters are so lovable & the dialogue is well written. Squeaky clean content & pure regency fun. I really enjoyed this!

[Angie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well... At least some of the characters recognized emotional and mental abuse for what it was?

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I reread this book recently and still loved it. It was as good as ever and hard to put down even knowing the outcome. Elizabeth Mansfield has a writing style that I absolutely love, and her books are full of rich, wonderful characters. This book was no exception. The only issue I have with her books is the amount of swear words. Without the swear words it would be perfect.

Content: clean - a dozen swear words, mention of light skirts.

[HistoricalHussy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn’t find it particularly romantic and the heroine is a little on the insipid side.

[Spazfungus · Rating 3 out of 5]

frustratingly (how spoiled the brother is, how doting to the point of non-sensical both jenny and her mother are), but cute.


jenny and her mother thought her brother robbie was perfect. he wasn't, he was a spoiled 14 year old. thankfully his uncle found him a place on Captain Tris' naval vessel. On the day of robbie's boarding, Tris saves jenny and her bags from thieves. They aren't introduced. only from Robbie's letters home, does Jenny realize the man who saved her is Robbie's captain. Tris has fallen in love with Jenny, and on his home leave, tries to court her. however, from robbie's whiny letters, jenny thinks tris is a monster, but grows to love him. tris finds out about jenny's previous views, withdraws. however, once the truth is revealed, neither can deny each other's feelings, HEA

[Arlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my mom’s favorites but I found it a little too simplistic. Sea captain meets meek sister of young midshipman. Nobody sees what a wonderful person she is except for the captain. Girl dismisses captain’s attentions thinking he’s cruel to her brother. Turns out the boy exaggerated and it was all a big misunderstanding.

[Catsalive · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet tale, even if the heroine was rather insipid. Jenny Garvin is a naive doormat for most of the book, only waking up at the very end when love goes wrong. If I think Tristram Allenby has chosen the wrong woman, well, I'm sure she'll improve with marriage, & plenty of exposure to his delightful mother, Lady Dulcie Rowcliffe, a woman of intelligence, humour & good sense.

[Patrizia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Apprezzo in genere questa scrittrice, ma stavolta le assegnerei, forse, un po' meno di tre stelle. I due personaggi sono nel complesso piuttosto incoerenti, e la storia (imperniata su uno stravagante innamoramento al primo sguardo) piuttosto implausibile

[Sijing · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was sweet, actually! I didn't expect to like it. She started off so sheltered and naive and a pushover and oblivious to how her mom and brother looked down on her, but glad to see the character development.

[Barbara Sachs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story

Poor Jenny, saddled with an awful mother and brother, held herself together anyway. I had to admire her and was happy to share in her triumph. Well-written and well-told.

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another winner by Elizabeth Mansfield! I have enjoyed the majority of her books! I will read this one again in the future!

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-read from a long time ago. It was an interesting read but of course not as good as Georgette Heyer.

[Meanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never fails to move me even after several rereads every year. One of my favourite books from Elizabeth Mansfield..

[Frances · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the kind of Regency that keeps me reading Regency. A great story with great dialogue , fantastic characters, and a believable plot.

[Tweety · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not her best, the plot is fueled by misunderstandings, but all the same I liked the characters and understood web they misunderstood. and as the book covers maybe 7 months, most of it in 1 month it wasn't too bad. ;)