Friday's Child

Child #5

by Barbara Hazard

IT WAS NOT THE ACT OF A GENTLEMAN, BUT EVERYONE DECIDED HE WAS NOT ONE!

Stifled and smothered by an overprotective father, Victoria Emerson's first London season was fast becoming a dismal affair. No gentleman was good enough for Gerald Emerson's daughter, especially that notorious Nicholas Sinclair, the worst rake in the realm.

And since he was not allowed near the girl, Nick decided to treat her to a desperate flirtation before he abandoned her, knowing that the alarm and apprehension such a mad courting would cause her fond papa would repay him for daring to snub Nicholas Sinclair.

But he underestimated the exceptional Miss Emerson, who turned the tables on his devious courting and showed a daring rake the true meaning of persuasion....

"Ms. Hazard is a wonderfully consistent source of quality entertainment for Regency connoisseurs."

--Romantic Times

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Barbara (Booth) Hazard, a resident of Exeter, NH, died on October 25, 2019 in Boston, MA surrounded by family. Born in 1931 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of Albert L. and Lillian (Holland) Booth, she was raised and educated in New England. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1953 and was briefly employed by Ginn & Company in Boston as a Technical Editor. She married Donald T. Hazard in 1954 and next worked as a Graphic Designer/Artist for a Concord, NH advertising firm.

Originally trained as a musician, Mrs. Hazard also studied oil painting with Amy Jones and for a time had several shows in New York and Vermont. She began to write historical fiction in 1978. First published in 1981, she went on to write and publish 48 books, several of which are also in circulation abroad. She won several awards for her writing.

Mrs. Hazard wrote that there were several things in her life that she was most proud of; being Concertmaster of the MA All State Orchestra in Symphony Hall in Boston, having a successful career as an artist and as a writer, which was her greatest love besides her husband, three sons and their wives.

She loved New England and in particular, Cape Cod, which she visited every year for most of her life. Her other loves included her family, reading and music. She also wrote under the pen name of Lillian Lincoln.

Reviews

[Frances · Rating 2 out of 5]

I do not know why I have read more than one book by this author. The hero in this book was such a loser and I cannot trust the happy ending that I appreciate in my regencies.