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Some Brief Folly / The Noblest Frailty
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Some Brief Folly
They call her "The Unattainable," a regal beauty who has half of London's eligible gentlemen besotted with longing. And though Euphemia Buchanan likes them all, love is simply not in the picture. But when Euphemia suffers a terrible accident, she suddenly finds herself convalescing at Dominer, the ancestral home of the infamous Garret Hawkhurst who, rumor has it, murdered his wife and son--and for whom Euphemia develops a dangerous tenderness...
The Noblest Frailty
Lovely Yolande Drummond had been promised to the rakishly handsome Alain Devenish since both were children. Yolande is fond of him, but wishes he were less of a prankster and more of a lover. Then she chances to meet Craig Winters, a rugged Canadian whose very glance quickens her heart. Of course, this complicates matters with Devenish--especially when Yolande discovers that Winters is Dev's cousin...and sworn enemy!
Some Brief Folly
They call her "The Unattainable," a regal beauty who has half of London's eligible gentlemen besotted with longing. And though Euphemia Buchanan likes them all, love is simply not in the picture. But when Euphemia suffers a terrible accident, she suddenly finds herself convalescing at Dominer, the ancestral home of the infamous Garret Hawkhurst who, rumor has it, murdered his wife and son--and for whom Euphemia develops a dangerous tenderness...
The Noblest Frailty
Lovely Yolande Drummond had been promised to the rakishly handsome Alain Devenish since both were children. Yolande is fond of him, but wishes he were less of a prankster and more of a lover. Then she chances to meet Craig Winters, a rugged Canadian whose very glance quickens her heart. Of course, this complicates matters with Devenish--especially when Yolande discovers that Winters is Dev's cousin...and sworn enemy!
567 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 1995
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About the author
Patricia Veryan
75 books99 followersPatricia Valeria Bannister was born in London. After World War II, she married Allan Louis Berg and moved to the United States; she lived on the West Coast and was the author of many historical novels from 1978 until 2002, using the pen names Patricia Veryan and Gwyneth Moore.
At the time of her death, she was living in Bellevue, Washington, USA.
At the time of her death, she was living in Bellevue, Washington, USA.
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March 8, 2011
This book was so disappointing. It was fun because it started out much like a Jane Austen novel, but different enough to still be interesting (even though it did have a couple of eye rolling moments--that doesn't happen so much in Jane Austen novel.)
This is the problem: I didn't like the whole We-love-each-other-so-we-should-elope-even-though-you're-already-married-and-your-wife-is-an-evil-shrew (which she is) thing. The storyline made it seem like it is okay to do something you believe is immoral for the sake of love because it will all work out in the end. Real love should make you better than you were before, make you care about your love enough to give them up if necessary. It had so much potential and it reverted to the kind of overly dramatic love that displeases me. "If you leave I will take my vows at the convent." And then in the same conversation, "If you really loved me you would run away with me!"
The reason I gave it two stars is there were many instances in which I enjoyed the humor in the book. And there were aspects of some characters that I thought interesting and admired.
This is the problem: I didn't like the whole We-love-each-other-so-we-should-elope-even-though-you're-already-married-and-your-wife-is-an-evil-shrew (which she is) thing. The storyline made it seem like it is okay to do something you believe is immoral for the sake of love because it will all work out in the end. Real love should make you better than you were before, make you care about your love enough to give them up if necessary. It had so much potential and it reverted to the kind of overly dramatic love that displeases me. "If you leave I will take my vows at the convent." And then in the same conversation, "If you really loved me you would run away with me!"
The reason I gave it two stars is there were many instances in which I enjoyed the humor in the book. And there were aspects of some characters that I thought interesting and admired.
January 20, 2008
If you like regency period books, you will like this. It isn't as flighty as many of the regency romances I've come across (definitely leaps and bounds above a Harlequinn Romance!). Patricia Veryan is a brilliant author who captures period/history and intertwines it with characters and romance.
August 5, 2008
I really enjoy this author. Fun adventuer/romance set in Regency England about a girl who is curious about an estate (and the owner), goes to see it and ends up being caught in a mudslide that wrecks the carriage.
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