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The Wrong Mr. Wright
A young lady is caught between two brothers—one devilish, one dutiful . . . Diana Somerville never imagined that her first London season would end so disastrously or ruin her reputation so completely. When George Wright, the rakehell who compromised her, refuses to come up to scratch at the altar, Stephen Wright, Viscount of Endicott—said rakehell’s older half-brother—proposes to do the honorable thing and marry her himself. Their engagement is announced, and Diana returns to London, where she is soon swept up in the gaiety of the season. To her surprise, she finds herself drawn to the reserved Lord Endicott, who is so unlike his dashing brother. But her newfound happiness is threatened when George returns to London, and begins courting her in earnest, trying to win her back . . . This delightful love story set in Regency England comes from author praised for “absorbing storytelling” (Booklist) and “richly realized characters” (RT Book Reviews).
196 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2002
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Patricia Bray
32 books68 followersPatricia Bray is the author of a dozen novels, including Devlin’s Luck, which won the 2003 Compton Crook Award for the best first novel in the field of science fiction or fantasy. A multi-genre author whose career spans both epic fantasy and Regency romance, her books have been translated into Russian, German, Portuguese and Hebrew. Patricia Bray has also spent time on the editorial side of the business, as the co-editor of After Hours: Tales from the Ur-Bar (DAW, March 2011), The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity (DAW, March 2012), and Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs Aliens (ZNB, June 2014).
Patricia lives in a New England college town, where she combines her writing with a full-time career as a Systems Analyst, ensuring that she is never more than a few feet away from a keyboard.
Patricia lives in a New England college town, where she combines her writing with a full-time career as a Systems Analyst, ensuring that she is never more than a few feet away from a keyboard.
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October 13, 2021
Ms. Bray's kisses-only historical romance involved the Wright brothers. Not the aviation pioneers but half-siblings Stephen and George Wright. If they didn't share a father, you would have never known they were related.
Stephen Wright, Viscount of Endicott, was the quiet, serious one. Upon the death of his mother, his father married a much younger woman. His sire was provided a second son whom the parents doted on. Stephen was sent away to school.
George was much younger than his brother and in one word: spoiled. After their father's death, he depended on his mother to make certain Stephen paid his outstanding debts. Then he did the unforgivable. In a rash moment, he wagered with his friends that he could compromise a young lady. His subject was Miss Diana Somerville. After George's calamity, he left town.
When Stephen found out what he did, he assumed responsibility and proposed marriage. Diana agreed with the promise that once things blew over, they would dissolve their engagement and part ways.
I have read similar plots found in The Wrong Mr. Wright so I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. Diana was the oldest daughter in a gentleman's all-girl family. She planned on becoming a serious adventuress and marriage was the furthest thing in her mind. She meant well, but she was naive.
I liked Stephen. I empathized with his dilemma. He started to fall in love but was afraid to make his feelings known; in case it would push Diana away. He was what I would call an all-around nice guy. If you can bear some foolishness on the part of the heroine, look for this traditional-style regency romance.
Stephen Wright, Viscount of Endicott, was the quiet, serious one. Upon the death of his mother, his father married a much younger woman. His sire was provided a second son whom the parents doted on. Stephen was sent away to school.
George was much younger than his brother and in one word: spoiled. After their father's death, he depended on his mother to make certain Stephen paid his outstanding debts. Then he did the unforgivable. In a rash moment, he wagered with his friends that he could compromise a young lady. His subject was Miss Diana Somerville. After George's calamity, he left town.
When Stephen found out what he did, he assumed responsibility and proposed marriage. Diana agreed with the promise that once things blew over, they would dissolve their engagement and part ways.
I have read similar plots found in The Wrong Mr. Wright so I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. Diana was the oldest daughter in a gentleman's all-girl family. She planned on becoming a serious adventuress and marriage was the furthest thing in her mind. She meant well, but she was naive.
I liked Stephen. I empathized with his dilemma. He started to fall in love but was afraid to make his feelings known; in case it would push Diana away. He was what I would call an all-around nice guy. If you can bear some foolishness on the part of the heroine, look for this traditional-style regency romance.
October 1, 2017
You can find this review in English below.
Esta historia ha estado bien, pero podría haber estado mejor. Y la culpa es de la heroína, así que, no, Linda, al final no pude transigir con todas las tonterías que hace la pobre protagonista. ;)
En su presentación en sociedad en Londres, Diana Sommerville conoce a George Wright, un guapo libertino, que a la primera oportunidad, y por el simple motivo de ganar una apuesta entre amigos, rapta e intenta forzar a Diana.
Gracias a un momento de lucidez, Diana consigue salvarse de la total ruina y se quita de encima a George, que la deja tirada en la posada donde pensaba violarla.
Cuando el honorable Vizconde Endicott descubre lo que su hermanastro, George, pretendía, monta en cólera y decide salvar a la dama ofreciéndole la protección de su nombre. Así que ambos se embarcan en un falso compromiso hasta que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce y puedan continuar con sus vidas por separado.
La idea no era original, pero la autora la estaba haciendo interesante.
Diana no está interesada en el matrimonio, ella prefiere soñar que será una viajera intrépida sin ataduras. Aquí se puede ver lo inocente que es su personaje, pero creo que la situación por la que pasó debería haberla hecho madurar o, al menos, replantearse algunas cosas.
Stephen, Vizconde Endicott, es tu hombre ideal. No he podido encontrarle un fallo. En un mundo de vividores y libertinos, Stephen es un soplo de aire fresco. Tiene que lidiar con un padre distante, una madrastra egocéntrica y obsesionada con su hijo que no tiene ni una pizca de cariño por el primogénito de su marido y con un hermano malcriado que no tiene ningún sentido del honor o del decoro. Y lo hace desde la sombra, sin grandes aspavientos ni quejas.
Lástima que Diana no estuviese a la altura.
A pesar de que es bastante más joven que Stephen, algunos de sus actos deberían haber tenido que ver más con la propia supervivencia que con el sentido común.
En general la historia está muy entretenida y me estaba gustando, pero la fuente de conflicto no me convenció. Me quedé helada cuando George vuelve a entrar en escena (huyó al extranjero después de los hechos) y la protagonista vuelve a caer en sus redes. Al principio Diana muestra algo de reticencia ante George, pero en cuanto éste le pide disculpas ella lo cree. En fin, llegar a dudar de qué hermano es el mejor bajo las citadas circunstancias me ha resultado difícil de creer.
Si no es por eso, hubiese sido una historia fantástica. Pero el conflicto me ha hecho disfrutar menos del romance.
Echa un ojo a la fantástica Reseña de Linda antes de decidir. Te puede encantar.
:)
***
This story has been ok, but it could have been better. And I´ll put the blame on the heroine, so, no, Linda, in the end I could not bear all the foolishness the poor heroine did. ;)
At her first season in London, Diana Sommerville meets George Wright, a handsome rake, who at the first opportunity, and for the simple reason of winning a bet between friends, kidnaps and tries to force Diana.
In a moment of lucidity, Diana is able to escape from total ruin and get rid of George, who leaves her alone at the inn where he intended to violate her.
When the Honorable Viscount Endicott discovers what his stepbrother, George, planned, he angered at him and decides to save the lady´s reputation by offering her the protection of his name. So soon, they both embark on a false engagement until the waters calm and they can continue their lives separately.
Although the premise is an old one, the author was making it interesting.
Diana is not interested in marriage; she prefers to dream that she will be an intrepid traveler without ties. Here you can see how naive her character is, but I think that the situation that happened to her should have made her more mature or at least made her rethink some of her attitudes.
Stephen, Viscount Endicott, is your ideal man. I could not find him a fault. In a world of rakes and rogues, Stephen is a breath of fresh air. He has to deal with a distant father, an egocentric stepmother obsessed with her son and who has not a trace of affection for her husband's eldest son and a spoiled stepbrother who has no sense of honor or decorum whatsoever. And he does it from the shadows, without great fuss or complaints.
Too bad Diana didn´t measure up to him.
Although she is much younger than Stephen, some of her acts should have had more to do with self-preservation than with common sense or age.
In general, the story is so entertaining and I was enjoying it, but the source of conflict did not convince me. I was shocked when George re-entered the scene (he fled abroad after the incident) and the heroine took the bait, again. At first Diana shows some reluctance to George, but as soon as he apologizes, she believes him. Anyway, doubting which brother is the better one under those circumstances has been hard to believe.
If not for that, it would have been a fantastic story. But the conflict has made me enjoy a bit less the romance.
But please, take a look at Linda´s review before you make up your mind. You may love it.
:)
Esta historia ha estado bien, pero podría haber estado mejor. Y la culpa es de la heroína, así que, no, Linda, al final no pude transigir con todas las tonterías que hace la pobre protagonista. ;)
En su presentación en sociedad en Londres, Diana Sommerville conoce a George Wright, un guapo libertino, que a la primera oportunidad, y por el simple motivo de ganar una apuesta entre amigos, rapta e intenta forzar a Diana.
Gracias a un momento de lucidez, Diana consigue salvarse de la total ruina y se quita de encima a George, que la deja tirada en la posada donde pensaba violarla.
Cuando el honorable Vizconde Endicott descubre lo que su hermanastro, George, pretendía, monta en cólera y decide salvar a la dama ofreciéndole la protección de su nombre. Así que ambos se embarcan en un falso compromiso hasta que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce y puedan continuar con sus vidas por separado.
La idea no era original, pero la autora la estaba haciendo interesante.
Diana no está interesada en el matrimonio, ella prefiere soñar que será una viajera intrépida sin ataduras. Aquí se puede ver lo inocente que es su personaje, pero creo que la situación por la que pasó debería haberla hecho madurar o, al menos, replantearse algunas cosas.
Stephen, Vizconde Endicott, es tu hombre ideal. No he podido encontrarle un fallo. En un mundo de vividores y libertinos, Stephen es un soplo de aire fresco. Tiene que lidiar con un padre distante, una madrastra egocéntrica y obsesionada con su hijo que no tiene ni una pizca de cariño por el primogénito de su marido y con un hermano malcriado que no tiene ningún sentido del honor o del decoro. Y lo hace desde la sombra, sin grandes aspavientos ni quejas.
Lástima que Diana no estuviese a la altura.
A pesar de que es bastante más joven que Stephen, algunos de sus actos deberían haber tenido que ver más con la propia supervivencia que con el sentido común.
En general la historia está muy entretenida y me estaba gustando, pero la fuente de conflicto no me convenció. Me quedé helada cuando George vuelve a entrar en escena (huyó al extranjero después de los hechos) y la protagonista vuelve a caer en sus redes. Al principio Diana muestra algo de reticencia ante George, pero en cuanto éste le pide disculpas ella lo cree. En fin, llegar a dudar de qué hermano es el mejor bajo las citadas circunstancias me ha resultado difícil de creer.
Si no es por eso, hubiese sido una historia fantástica. Pero el conflicto me ha hecho disfrutar menos del romance.
Echa un ojo a la fantástica Reseña de Linda antes de decidir. Te puede encantar.
:)
***
This story has been ok, but it could have been better. And I´ll put the blame on the heroine, so, no, Linda, in the end I could not bear all the foolishness the poor heroine did. ;)
At her first season in London, Diana Sommerville meets George Wright, a handsome rake, who at the first opportunity, and for the simple reason of winning a bet between friends, kidnaps and tries to force Diana.
In a moment of lucidity, Diana is able to escape from total ruin and get rid of George, who leaves her alone at the inn where he intended to violate her.
When the Honorable Viscount Endicott discovers what his stepbrother, George, planned, he angered at him and decides to save the lady´s reputation by offering her the protection of his name. So soon, they both embark on a false engagement until the waters calm and they can continue their lives separately.
Although the premise is an old one, the author was making it interesting.
Diana is not interested in marriage; she prefers to dream that she will be an intrepid traveler without ties. Here you can see how naive her character is, but I think that the situation that happened to her should have made her more mature or at least made her rethink some of her attitudes.
Stephen, Viscount Endicott, is your ideal man. I could not find him a fault. In a world of rakes and rogues, Stephen is a breath of fresh air. He has to deal with a distant father, an egocentric stepmother obsessed with her son and who has not a trace of affection for her husband's eldest son and a spoiled stepbrother who has no sense of honor or decorum whatsoever. And he does it from the shadows, without great fuss or complaints.
Too bad Diana didn´t measure up to him.
Although she is much younger than Stephen, some of her acts should have had more to do with self-preservation than with common sense or age.
In general, the story is so entertaining and I was enjoying it, but the source of conflict did not convince me. I was shocked when George re-entered the scene (he fled abroad after the incident) and the heroine took the bait, again. At first Diana shows some reluctance to George, but as soon as he apologizes, she believes him. Anyway, doubting which brother is the better one under those circumstances has been hard to believe.
If not for that, it would have been a fantastic story. But the conflict has made me enjoy a bit less the romance.
But please, take a look at Linda´s review before you make up your mind. You may love it.
:)
August 31, 2018
Childish Heroine
The story is good, but the character of the heroine is pathetic.
She lived in a fairy tail, one minute claiming she knows how to look after herself.
The next behaving like a spoilt child, throwing all her toys out of her cot.
Pity, as the other characters were good, even the useless brother.
Frustrating.
The story is good, but the character of the heroine is pathetic.
She lived in a fairy tail, one minute claiming she knows how to look after herself.
The next behaving like a spoilt child, throwing all her toys out of her cot.
Pity, as the other characters were good, even the useless brother.
Frustrating.
December 28, 2023
This was a safe, quick read in which the heroine is determined to live her life the way she chooses in a time when women were just beginning to demand many social, economic, and political rights. Then she gets into a precarious situation with George Wright, and his older brother feels he has to do some damage control. The Wrong Mr. Wright is a light, fun read.
January 5, 2018
More like 2.5.
Irritating heroine.
Irritating heroine.
December 28, 2023
Diana and the better brother
Heavy topics discussed. Attempted rape and then brother that was almost rapist acting like it was no big deal. Enjoyed the ending.
Heavy topics discussed. Attempted rape and then brother that was almost rapist acting like it was no big deal. Enjoyed the ending.
July 5, 2025
More like 2.5 stars rounding up.
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