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Lady Whistledown revela tudo… em 4 histórias escandalosamente românticas!

Ao ler sobre o comportamento menos próprio da sua noiva na crónica de mexericos de Lady Whistledown, um (muito ansioso) noivo apressa-se a viajar até Londres para a conquistar de uma vez por todas…

E o que acontece quando um conhecido patife (e eterno mulherengo) se apercebe de que a sua melhor (e única) amiga está de olho… noutra pessoa?

Depois de ser expulsa do seu lar por um insuportável (e irresistível) marquês, uma jovem descobre que ele não tenciona apenas tomar posse da casa… pretende possuí-la a ela também!

A alta-sociedade fica ao rubro quando a debutante mais promissora da temporada é rejeitada pelo seu prometido - para depois ser arrebatada por nada menos do que… o irmão dele!

Quatro autoras de renome escrevem quatro histórias de amor, todas elas interligadas por personagens e enredos comuns. A cereja no topo do bolo? Cada história é iniciada por Lady Whistledown e a sua imperdível coluna de mexericos e (escandalosas) revelações…

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

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Julia Quinn

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn loves to dispel the myth that smart women don't read (or write) romance, and and if you watch reruns of the game show The Weakest Link you might just catch her winning the $79,000 jackpot. She displayed a decided lack of knowledge about baseball, country music, and plush toys, but she is proud to say that she aced all things British and literary, answered all of her history and geography questions correctly, and knew that there was a Da Vinci long before there was a code.

A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Ms. Quinn is one of only sixteen members of Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame. Her books have been translated into 32 languages, and she lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest.

The Bridgertons, her popular series of historical romance, is currently in production by Shondaland as a Netflix original series starring Julie Andrews, Phoebe Dynevor, and Rége-Jean Page.

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256 reviews632 followers
November 9, 2015
It has come to the attention of This Author that a Certain Writer who calls herself "Daniella" (a somewhat outlandish nom de plume, is it not?) has published a rather disconcerting column about several figures of the ton. Some of them, Gentle Reader, you may already be familiar with, seeing as they have been gracing This Author's Society Papers as of late.

It would seem that the newly wed Lady Anne Trent, wife to the Marquis of Halfurst, received the greatest amount of censure and was called names that This Author is not inclined to disclose. It is being said, therefore, that the Marquis, the ever dutiful husband, is threatening to bring this issue to the House of Lords...

LADY WHISTLEDOWN'S SOCIETY PAPERS, 9 NOVEMBER

Being a fan of Julia Quinn, Suzanne Enoch and Karen Hawkins, I expected a lot from this anthology. And while the novellas were well-written and overflowed with the writers' signature wit and humour, some of them sorely lacked in terms of characterisation and plot execution. In fact, this came perilously close to getting a 1 star had it not been for the parts written by Karen Hawkins and Julia Quinn, which I liked. The others, though, I hated. And this is why I settled with a compromise: 2 stars.

ONE TRUE LOVE (SUZANNE ENOCH): DNF@75%
Oh, boy. I can't even begin to tell you how disappointed I am with this one. I was really tempted to DNF this at the middle, but I tried so very hard to like the heroine to no avail.

Lady Anne Bishop was BEYOND FRUSTRATING. She's a spoiled, manipulative and snobbish little bitch. Okay, I get it, she's young, and having a man order you to marry him and leave everything you have to go live in the countryside sucks. I can also understand her initial aversion to Maximilian's lack of fashion sense. OKAY. I GET THAT.

But you know what I don't get?
I don't get why she had to flirt with other men and play with their affections.
Why she had to complain about every single fucking thing.
Why she continued to refuse Maximilian's suit even after having mind-blowing sex with him. (Girl, don't you understand that you're fucking ruined? That you could even be pregnant????????)
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I stopped trying to read this when Anne refused to see reason and marry Maximilian even after she gave him her virginity. Too much stupidity, please. I don't want to deal with that bullshit.

TWO HEARTS (KAREN HAWKINS): 3.5 STARS
This. This is what I was expecting when I started this anthology—a story that actually made me feel connected with the characters. I really loved it, but I do admit that it has a few flaws. For example, the change in the POV between Royce and Liza felt rather random and confusing. The lack of a proper epilogue was another letdown. In terms of the characters, Royce was deliciously cute, but may come off as needy and immature for some. And while I personally liked Liza for her independent personality, I understand why some may see her indecisiveness as annoying. But I guess the main issue I have with the story was that I didn't like how poor Mr. Durham was treated. I felt really bad for him, especially since he had honourable intentions towards Liza. I don't think he deserved being looked down upon by Royce and the others even if he was just a cow farmer.

Anyway, despite all the issues I raised, I still really enjoyed reading this. Two Hearts made me want to do a happy dance, especially after rage quitting the previous novella.
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A DOZEN KISSES (MIA RYAN): DNF@50%
Boring. Flat. Uninspiring. These are the words that came to my mind when I thought about Mia Ryan's novella. And it didn't help that some of the scenes were not very logical. The opening one, for instance, made my eyes roll so hard that I was scared they'd be stuck at the back of my head. So the heroine's crying one minute and then goes "Oh-shit-hottie-alert" the next. What?
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THIRTY SIX VALENTINES (JULIA QUINN): 2.5 STARS
Five thoughts on this:
1. What is it with hyphens and Julia Quinn? I love her, but "Smythe-Smith", "Mann-Formsby"? I'm just really curious.

2. It bothered the feck out of me that David never had a clean break with his mistress, Anne Miniver. Technically, his liaison with her was still ongoing until the end even though it was implied that he hadn't been to her place for a while. But still. I think Anne deserved to be notified about what was happening. Poor girl.

3. While penned beautifully, this story did not convince me of the romance between Susannah and David. The romance felt forced, and while there was a decent build-up (at least for novella standards) I still couldn't see how they fell for each other. I didn't feel the sincerity, the intensity when they finally realised their feelings. Everything just seemed so fake and scripted.

4. I was not invested in them, at all. I didn't feel any connection with the characters. They felt really one-dimensional.

5. This was a pleasant enough read, but not something I'd gush about.

Overall, this anthology really disappointed me. I can see why people may like this, but yeah, my preferences may just be different I guess. Personally, I won't re-read this one, except for Karen Hawkins' novella.
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1,324 reviews1,360 followers
April 1, 2009
Four novellas linked by Lady Whistledown´s Society Papers (first introduced by Julia Quinn in her Bridgeton series):

- 'One True Love' by Suzanne Enoch (3 stars): The heroine, Anne, ruined the story for me. Even though the hero, Maximilian, came to think she was not as spoiled as he previously though, her actions throughout the story didn´t support his way of thinking. If Maximilian had decided to leave Anne in London and go back to Yorkshire without her, I wouldn´t have been unhappy. That´s how much I "liked" her!

- 'Two Hearts' by Karen Hawkins (3 stars): This time around, it was the hero, Royce, who ruined the story for me. He was too shallow and, at some point, even his sister said he didn´t have any purpose in life. The heroine, Liza, was a bit better but didn´t have much depth either. In the end, one could say they suited each other.

- 'A Dozen Kisses' by Mia Ryan (2 stars): The premise was interesting - a hero who, due to a war injury, had some trouble speaking and comunicating. Unfortunately, the author failed to turn this idea into an engaging story and I ended up skimming through several scenes.

- 'Thirty-Six Valentines' by Julia Quinn (4 stars): The best story in this anthology and, to be honest, the only one that´s worth reading. I loved David and Susannah, and their falling in love was believable even within the short period of time allowed by the constraints of a novella.
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829 reviews266 followers
March 23, 2022
Contando los cuatro relatos y que han ido de menos a más, los sumo un total de 4 estrellitas. Dejo escritas una breve reseña de cada uno de los relatos de ésta deliciosa antología.

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Suzanne Enoch - Amor verdadero. 2 estrellas.

Lo cierto es que éste relato no me ha gustado. Tampoco ha sido una sorpresa, Suzanne Enoch nunca fue una autora de mi gusto. No ha sido fiel a las convenciones y comportamientos sociales de una época tan restrictiva como fue la Regencia. Si quiero leer algo más "liberador" leo novela contemporánea.

Éste relato, "Amor verdadero" es el primero de la antología "Revista de sociedad de Lady Whistledown". Por el título, ya sabemos que en el mundo ambientado por Julia Quinn.

Los protagonistas, Anne Bishop y Maximilian Trent, marqués de Halfurst, llevan prometidos desde el nacimiento de ella, pues sus padres fueron mejores amigos. Anne nunca ha visto al marqués, ella tiene diecinueve años, se ha criado en Londres y sabe a lo que tendría que renunciar si se casara con el ganadero de ovejas de Yorkshire al que la prometió su padre. No es un destino que desee, pero estar prometida le ha permitido más libertad que a otras jovenes casaderas; así que en Londres se dedica a coquetear con todo el que se le viene encima.

Uno de sus últimos coqueteos acaba saliendo en el pasquín de Lady Whistledown, y tras siete años desaparecido de la alta sociedad, se presenta lord Halfurst en Londres dispuesto a reclamar a su prometida. Lejos de esperar a una boba coqueta, Maximilian se encuentra con una joven veleidosa que hará todo lo posible para impedir una boda que la aleje de Londres.

Por otro lado, Anne esperaba a un palurdo y vulgar granjero como su prometido, pero encontrarse a ése hombre tan alto y apuesto no entraba en sus planes; y menos cuando está tan convencido de querer llevársela con él, sucumbiendo a triquiñuelas como un cortejo y la seducción.

En manos de otra escritora, éste relato me habría gustado, pero no puedo con su pluma, no es que escriba mal, es que no me gustan los personajes contemporáneos vestidos de época, y las jóvenes tontas, coquetas y bipolares como Anne, tampoco me gustan. Ése ahora salgo con éste, ahora con mi prometido, me enfado con él y salgo con otro para hacerle de rabiar, es algo que no soporto.

Conste que no se lo tengo en contra a la antología, es sólo que Suzanne Enoch nunca me ha gustado. Leí dos libros de ella en el pasado y no volví a tocarla hasta ahora. Y creo que no volveré, salvo si me leo la segunda parte Lady Whistledown.

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Karen Hawkins - Dos corazones. 3'5 Estrellas

Éste relato, "Dos corazones" de Karen Hawkins, es lo primero que leo de la autora y me ha gustado más que el anterior de Suzanne Enoch. También es el más largo y un pelín más desarrollado.

Ocurre a la vez que la otra historia, y sus protagonistas son Elizabeth Pritchard y sir Royce Pemberley, el hombre con el que Anne Bishop hizo los ángeles en la nieve.

Liza Pritchard es una mujer de la aristocracia que siempre ha estado sola, desde el fallecimiento de sus padres, cuando era muy pequeña, la crió una tía solterona. Lo bueno de su situación, es que sus padres la dejaron una muy buena situación económica. Siempre ha tenido lo que más ha deseado, y sobre todo a Meg, su mejor amiga, y a su hermano, Royce Pemberley.

Royce es un hombre que no está hecho para el matrimonio, siempre ha coqueteado con jovencitas y ha tenido sus amantes, pero nunca ha encontrado una con la que merezca la pena casarse, ni siquiera a la avanzada edad de treinta y nueve años.

Por otro lado, Liza tiene ya treinta y uno, y si no se ha casado es porque no ha encontrado al hombre adecuado. Su fortuna le ha dado una independencia increíble para la época y puede permitirse las excentricidades que desea.

Todo se tambaleará entre los protagonistas cuando entre en escena lord Durham, un noble del campo, un ganadero de vacas, que pretende a Liza. Será en el momento en que Royce se dé cuenta de que puede perder a Liza, cuando ve que el cortejo entre ella y lord Durham va en serio.

Tanto Meg como Royce siempre han advertido a Liza sobre los cazadotes, y no parece que lord Durham sea uno de ellos. A Liza le agrada lord Durham, pero tampoco le anima a mucho más. Lo que sí empieza a darse cuenta Liza, es en lo personal que se está tomando Royce sus intentos de interponerse entre ella y lord Durham.

Como historia ha sido más sustanciosa que la primera, y he empatizado más con los personajes, sobre todo con Liza. Me ha gustado lo suficiente como para querer leer más de ésta autora. El romance se ha resuelto es un plis plas, pero es lo que tienen los relatos cortos.

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Mia Ryan - Doce besos. 4 Estrellas.

De momento y pese a su brevedad, es el relato que más me ha gustado. Es lo primero que leo de Mia Ryan y me ha sorprendido. La lástima, que no sea una autora muy prolífica, según he investigado.

Éste relato, "Doce besos", nos cuenta la historia de la pareja más desconocida de la antología, Terrance Greyson, lord Dalington, y Lady Caroline Starling, o Linnie.

Linnie y su madre tuvieron que dejar su casa en el campo al morir su padre sin descendencia masculina. El heredero fue su lejano y desconocido primo, lord Dalington. Motivo por el que siempre se le guardó rencor, y más habiéndoles dado sólo dos días para desalojar la casa.

La intención de Dalington no era echarlas de ésa manera, pero no podía permitir que nadie de la aristocracia le viera de ésa manera. Dalington fue herido en combate, un bala le dio en el cráneo afectándole al habla, de manera que lo que piensa no se traspone a lo que quiere decir.

Han pasado tres años desde entonces y Dalington se ve en condiciones de volver a entrar en sociedad y buscar una esposa. En medio de un teatro, tras el escandaloso saludo que le lanza Liza Pritchard, Dalington conoce a una joven que le conmueve el corazón, y resulta ser la prima lejana a la que despojó de su hogar.

Lord Dalington es el hombre más guapo que ha conocido Linnie, pero también es el más arrogante y pomposo de todos, un hombre que carece de modales y sólo da órdenes. Pero cada vez que lo ve, hay en él una ternura que no sabe explicar, para luego estropear todo en cuanto abre la boca.

Éste será el motivo de algunas de las más locas situaciones y también discusiones de pareja, que me han tenido muy entretenida. Es el relato que tiene menos chicha al ser el más cortito, pues sí que le habrían venido mejor un par de capítulos más. La historia ha estado interesante y los protagonistas me han gustado bastante. El problema es que con ésa trama habría dado para una novela y no un relato, y se ha quedado en muy poco. Pero la situación de Dalington daba para mucho más.

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Julia Quinn - Treinta y seis poemas de amor. 5 Estrellas.

Aquí llega el colofón de la antología y sólo puedo decir que Julia Quinn obró magia a la hora de escribir éste relato ¡Qué bonito! Me ha encantado, cómo en tan poco se puede decir tanto.

Llegados al final tenemos el relato "Treinta y seis poemas de amor", donde por fin sabremos la auténtica historia de Susannah Ballister, esa Susannah que fue arrojada contra la nieve cuando Anne Bishop perdió el control patinando sobre el hielo. Y también de David Mann-Formsby (a Julia Quinn le encantan los apellidos compuestos), conde de Renminster.

Nos encontramos de nuevo a finales de enero de 1814 y Susannah Ballister está en Londres "disfrutando" con su familia de la temporada invernal que ha sumido la ciudad en un manto de nieve. Pero Susannah no está disfrutando, preferiría estar en el campo. En la temporada de 1813 se enamoró de Clive Mann-Formsby, que estuvo cortejándola todo el verano, y de repente, éste anunció su compromiso con otra. Tal humillación hizo que la familia volviese al campo prematuramente.

Susannah no querría volver a encontrarse con Clive, pero en Londres con tanto baile e inusitado evento es imposible no encontrárselo. Por otro lado, con quien sí se encontrará en un baile, es con David Mann-Formsby, hermano mayor de Clive y conde de Renminster. David la sacará a bailar, como un favor a la joven, para no verla convertida en un florero.

David no quería sacar a la joven a bailar por pena. David siempre fue el heredero, el hermano mayor y responsable, lo que le ha convertido en alguien frío o huraño, siempre deshaciendo los líos de su encantador e hipnotizador hermano. Pero a partir de ése baile y otro encuentro palco a palco en el teatro, servirán para que nuestros protagonistas se den cuenta de que les gusta más el otro de lo que pensaban.

David está empezando a sentir algo por Susannah, no entiende cómo su hermano la dejó de ésa manera, pero está dispuesto a cortejarla. Para Susannah, el interés de David no puede ser real, cree que la hace caso por pena, o para darle celos o una lección a Clive. ¿Cómo puede ser amor verdadero lo que ocurra entre ellos?

Eso, y la fiesta de patinaje sobre hielo en el Támesis hará el resto de las delicias para éste hermoso relato. A pesar de su brevedad, la historia me ha llegado a la patata y no niego que los protagonistas fríos y responsables siempre han sido mis favoritos. Me encantan los encuentros entre los protagonistas, me encanta cómo se van enamorando y cómo llega poco a poco al cúlmen de todo.

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En general, la antología me ha parecido un acierto. Cómo han llevado tan bien estas cuatro historias que ocurren a la vez, ambientado en el mundo de la Regencia de Julia Quinn, donde alguna vez se menciona a los Bridgerton, y donde tendremos de nuevo a nuestra cronista favorita, Lady Whistledown, contándonos todos los cotilleos de los protagonistas de las cuatro historias.

Me ha gustado tanto, sobre todo el relato final, que me ha dejado con ganas de leerme pronto la segunda antología de Lady Whistledown.
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617 reviews2 followers
March 10, 2020
This was four novellas intertwined together. Loved the whole thing but some of the characters in here were annoying.
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Author 62 books1,400 followers
December 8, 2021
Siempre es difícil puntuar una antología porque no todos los relatos gustan por igual. Y esto sin duda es lo que me ha pasado con este libro. De las cuatro autoras que lo conforman, yo solo había leído con anterioridad a Julia Quinn, y no sabía qué me iba a encontrar. También me gustaría especificar que aunque los cuatro relatos han sido escritos por cuatro autoras diferentes, todas se entrecruzan en algún punto y los personajes protagonistas de una historia tienen una aparición breve en la siguiente historia y cosas así.

-Un amor verdadero, de Suzanne Enoch. No está mal pero ha habido cosas en la actitud del personaje masculino que no han acabado de gustarme.

-Dos corazones, de Karen Hawkins. Me ha parecido mucho mejor que la primera. Hacia al final hay un par de cosas mejorables y la actitud de él en algún momento... bueno. Pero me ha transmitido mucho más sentimiento que la primera historia.

-Doce besos, de Mya Ryan. Es el más corto de la antología y ojalá fuera más largo, porque en cuanto a personajes me ha gustado mucho más que los dos anteriores.

-Treinta y seis poemas de amor, de Julia Quinn. Para sorpresa de nadie, el relato de Julia ha sido mi favorito.

Lo mejor de la antología es sin duda su reclamo: Lady Whistledown. Todos los capítulos de cada una de las historias empieza con una entrada de la columna de cotilleos de Lady Whistledown, igual que en los primeros libros de los Brisdgerton. Esa lengua afilada, esa manera de reírse de los cotilleos de la alta sociedad... Maravilloso todo. Echaba de menos las risas que me echo con la reina cotilla de la época de la regencia.
410 reviews10 followers
August 4, 2024
The second book I've read by these 4 authors with the interlinked theme of the Thames freezing over. Yes, some of the stories I enjoyed more than others and all the Whistledown mussings were written by Julia Quinn and contained within each of the stories. It is a lovely way to continue with the Regency historical romance and the wonderful Bridgerton/Whistledown world
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302 reviews1 follower
January 18, 2011
One True Love by Suzanne Enoch- 4 stars

I love a story where the hero has to chase the heroine.. and a merry chase does she take him on! Cute little story!

Two Hearts by Karen Hawkins- 5 stars

This hero had my heart all a-flutter!! Royce! *sigh* I would have loved for this story to be full length so I could get more of his yumminess!

Royce and Liza have been friends for 21 years and until she starts looking for a husband neither of them realized their growing attraction or love for one another.. loved this one! A first for me by this author.. I'll have to look for more!

A Dozen Kisses by Mia Ryan- 3 stars

Cute story, the hero and heroine were both quirky and both said things that came to their mind without really thinking about it first. I may have like this one even more if it were full length.

Thirty Six Valentines by Julia Quinn- 5 stars

I loved this one! Julia Quinn perfected the challenge of writing a short story, creating characters that I fell in love with and cared what happened to them. David and Susannah were wonderful.. again, I wish it could have been a full length novel, I want more of them!

It was so much fun getting to read more of Lady Whistledown's hilarious gossip columns! If you fell in love with her in the Bridgerton Series, you won't want to miss this anthology! Overall 4.25 average! :)






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1,338 reviews622 followers
April 2, 2021
I loved these short stories, especially the first two. I think my face was starting to hurt from all the smiling I was doing. Of course, Lady Whistledown was just the icing on the cake.
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1,186 reviews537 followers
January 21, 2022
7/10
Estupendo libro de relatos, y qué bien los han interrelacionado sus diferentes autoras para crear una cohesión en el mismo plano de sus distintos protagonistas e historias.
La picaresca y sinvergonzonería de las publicaciones de Lady Whistledown al inicio de sus capítulos me encanta, así que estos nuevos libros que ha sacado han sido todo un detalle para quienes la adoramos.
4 relatos diferentes, cada uno con un toque especial y único en cada historia de amor y protagonistas, pero que guardan una perfecta armonía de la época. Muy adorables, aunque se me hayan hecho cortos y, por tanto, un pelín apresurados.
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851 reviews95 followers
October 3, 2016
Susannah Ballister era la sensación de Londres hasta que…su casi prometido Clive Mann-Formsby la abandona por otra mujer y nuestra protagonista cae en desgracia.
Su suerte parece cambiar cuando el hermano de su ex prometido David Mann-Formsby, conde de Renminster se acerca “a consolarla” y vuelve a resurgir su popularidad. Ese acercamiento tan noble por parte de David se convertirá en algo más profundo.
Viendo la barbaridad de libros que he leído de Julia Quinn no me asombra que le vuelva a dar el sobresaliente porque aunque se trate de un relato corto de la serie de la crítica más popular de Londres Lady Whistledown es sin duda entretenido.
Por ahí he leído que los personajes no están bien caracterizados y demás pero para mi gusto me ha parecido que sí y es que en tan poca extensión de páginas no se podría hacer mejor. Que la historia transcurre en un pis pás pues es cierto y es que eso no se puede evitar, pero de nuevo tenemos personajes interesantes, partes cómicas lo que viene siendo normal por parte de la autora.
Los personajes tanto Susannah como David logran esa química, se complementan muy bien.
En resumen, un buen relato para pasar una horita distraídos que siempre viene muy bien.
Pd: No viene al cuento pero no sé porqué el personaje de David lo imaginaba como el modelo David Gandy, creo que tengo una obsesión con él, lo veo en casi todos los personajes masculinos jajaja.
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948 reviews156 followers
December 14, 2009
This anthology was one of my favorites to read, mostly because all the stories were interwoven together, despite being written by four separate authors. Perhaps that is common in historical romance anthologies, but I have never read an anthology before where everything was interconnected.

The Bridgerton family does not make an appearance in this anthology, though Penelope the Wallflower does at one point.

I found all four stories to be entertaining. If you enjoyed the Julia Quinn Bridgerton series, I believe you will likely enjoy this anthology. It brought a smile to my face. :)
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735 reviews143 followers
July 27, 2022
3,5

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Cuando quiero relajarme y disfrutar de una lectura entretenida que sé que voy a disfrutar casi siempre recurro a algún libro romántico y últimamente caigo con mucha frecuencia en las redes de Julia Quinn. En esta ocasión se trata de un libro con cuatro relatos ambientados en el mundo de los Bridgerton y con Lady Whistledown como la columnista que nos pone al día de las historias románticas en la alta sociedad londinense, pero esta vez cada relato está escrito por una escritora distinta.

En líneas generales me ha parecido una antología muy chula, bien escrita y con historias de amor de lo más variadas. He descubierto ha tres autoras que me han gustado mucho así que ahora toca buscar sus novelas. Y aunque el punto de unión entre todas sea Lady Whistledown y el marco de acción, pues todas son en la temporada invernal, van a los mismos eventos y hasta interactúan entre ellos los diferentes personajes, algo que me ha parecido muy curioso y original, lo cierto es que llega un punto que al ver el mismo escenario pero con otra pareja pues pierde frescura y se hace un pelín repetitivo. Es el único “pero” que me pongo.

Una antología romántica rebosante de amor, drama, pasión, malentendidos y cotilleos. Cuatro historias tremendas que harán las delicias de los lectores.
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1,370 reviews144 followers
July 9, 2015
September 5-7, 2012

Uhhh... I can't imagine there isn't anything I DIDN'T write in my previous review! I mean, GEESH! That review is almost an entire novella! *reads the novella* OMG! So cute! I want to read it again!!!! I'm going to get Lady Whistledown #2 (Lady Whistledown Strikes Back).... That's what I'll do...

September 22-24, 2010

Collection of novellas by Julia Quinn, Suzanne Enoch, Karen Hawkins, and Mia Ryan. All four stories are intertwined, which I've never seen before in anthologies! But each story takes place during the winter in London 1814, the coldest winter ever or something—so cold that the Thames has frozen over! (Which is apparently about as common as hell freezing over...) Each story had 3 events in common: (1) The Royal Theatre's version of The Merchant of Venice featuring Edmund Kean as Shylock (they all attend the same night), (2) Lord and Lady Moreland's skating party on the Thames, and (3) Lady Shelbourne's Valentine's Day Ball.

Suzanne Enoch: "One True Love" - 4 stars
After Lady Whistledown reports that Lady Anne Bishop was seen making snow angels with Sir Royce Pemberley, her life-long fiancé, Maximillian Trent, Marquis of Halfurst, makes the arduous journey to London from his home in Yorkshire to fetch her. Except she's not at all interested in marrying him and being exiled to Yorkshire. But he finds that he is quite attracted to her (plus there's the pride issue), so he decides to woo her. Except she's already inclined to NOT like him, since he's never once made any effort whatsoever to try to contact her or get to know her, even though he's had 18 or 20 years to do so. PLUS, she's also being courted (despite Halfurst) by Lord Desmond Howard, who keeps telling Anne bad things about Halfurst... about how he's destitute and only wants her for her money and stuff... But some things about that story don't seem to add up.... :)

Karen Hawkins: "Two Hearts" - 4 stars

Miss Elizabeth "Liza" Pritchard is a 31-year-old independent woman, not to mention a shrewd businesswoman! She decides that it's about time for her to marry, because she wants a baby. So she picks out Lord Dunlop Durham... ha!... who is a FINE man, but rather boring. He has some lovely cows that he's mad about...

Lady Margaret "Meg" Shelbourne, and her brother Sir Royce Pemberley are Liza's best friends (for 21 years) and confidantes—especially Royce. She's a very intelligent woman (which he likes) and she's the only woman who is immune to Royce's charms (which works well for both of them). So when Meg tells Royce that Liza has decided to marry, he is confused by the strange way (JEALOUS) he begins to feel about the situation, not that he recognizes the emotion... But Meg isn't sure about this Durham fellow and charges Royce with checking into his character to make sure he's not after Liza's money or something.

But as Royce starts looking at Liza differently, she can't help but notice... and she starts looking at HIM differently, and suddenly they find they're attracted to each other.... EEK!

Mia Ryan: "A Dozen Kisses" - 3.5 stars

Lady Caroline Starling's father was the Marquis of Darington, but after his death, his fourth cousin twice removed took over the title and associated property and sent them a letter giving them TWO DAYS to move out of their home. She and her family have not cared for the man since.

Terrance Greyson, the new Marquis of Darington ("Dare"), was injured in the war and he how has trouble getting the things he's thinking to come out right. After coming home about the time he became Marquis, he's spent the last 3 or 4 years recovering in the country. Now he's in London looking for a wife. His best friend has made him a list of eligible women he might marry, but after seeing Caroline at the theatre, he finds he's not interested in any other women.

So he starts to court her, but she doesn't particularly want anything to do with him. First of all, she's nearly engaged to Earnest Wareing, Earl of Pellering (the very idea of which makes her cry), but which she's not above using as an excuse to get Dare to go away. Plus, because of his speech impediment, he tends to be very curt and demanding... Will he ever get the girl when he keeps offending her right and left???

Julia Quinn: "Thirty-Six Valentines" - 4.5 stars

Miss Susannah Ballister was being courted all last summer by Mr. Clive Mann-Formsby—right up until he proposed to Harriet Snowe... and announced it publicly at a party she was attending... without warning her first! So she's pretty much shunned and pegged as a presumptuous, money-hunting girl... So she flees to Sussex for the rest of the year.

Now, it's January, 4 months later, and she's back in London. She attends a party where Clive and Harriet are in attendance. She puts on a brave face, but eventually makes to leave. Clive's older brother, David, the Earl of Renminster sees her and feels REALLY bad about what Clive did to her, so he asks her to dance. (He knows that if they dance, people will realize that there aren't any bad feelings between their family and her and will do a lot to restore her in the eyes of society.) They dance and it DOES help. But that night, each of them find themselves thinking about the other.

They run into each other at the theatre and have a lovely conversation. She's surprised to find that he has a great sense of humor and he finds that she's very intelligent and firey. He didn't think she and Clive were are good match and he still doesn't, but he suddenly (in the middle of the play) realizes she would make a GREAT match for HIMSELF! So he decides right them he's going to marry her.

So after that night, he begins courting her. And he's not sly about it at all. He writes her a note asking her to the skating party and she writes back declining. (She's afraid that she'll end up being the girl that was dropped by TWO Mann-Formsbys!!) So about an hour later, he comes over to her house to find out why she said no.... and after a while she's finally come around to going with him. He kisses her hand and goes to leave, but then stops and is like, "No, no, that will never do," and walks straight up to her and kisses her for real. Yeah, she's definitely going skating now.

But then at the skating party, they run into CLIVE, and he wants to skate with Susannah... She VERY RELUCTANTLY agrees, but afterward, David and Clive get into a big argument (Clive is jealous) that nearly comes to blows... and afterward David starts to have these holy-crap-what-if-she's-still-in-love-with-my-brother worries.... But by that point he's way too far gone... :) Cute cute!

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Summer 2007
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July 22, 2013
It is really difficult to write a review of a book that has stories from different authors. I chose to stick with the middle ground for this one because I didn't enjoy every story.

One True Love by Suzanne Enoch - One star

I've never been a huge fan of Ms. Enoch's, and this book brought home the reason for my misgivings. Lady Anne Bishop has been betrothed to Maximilian, Earl of Halfurst, since birth. When the story begins, Anne is 19 and thoroughly enjoying an unexpectedly cold and snowy January in London. A voracious flirt, Anne enjoys the company of men while secretly pleased with the fact that, since she's betrothed, she doesn't have to worry about any untoward romantic advances. She's also quite happy that the Earl has never taken an interest in her because she adores London and does not want to be taken away to Yorkshire to be a countess to "a sheep farmer". However, once the Earl gets wind of Anne's flirting (by way of Lady Whistledown's gossip column), he decides it's high time he travel to London to pick up his wayward countess. The story starts off interestingly enough, with all the facets that make the marriage of convenience stories interesting. It devolves quickly, however, when the reader begins to realize just how big a spoiled bitch Lady Anne is. One can understand her reluctance to marry a stranger, especially when she's scared of being taken away from all her friends and family. What one can't understand, however, is her unwavering conviction that she will never marry the Earl merely because he lives in Yorkshire and is a gentleman farmer. Her snobby prejudice was disgusting, especially when the end of the story was reached and no one had called her on it!

Never have I wanted to slap two protagonists so badly.

Two Hearts by Karen Hawkins - Three Stars

Much more enjoyable than the first story, this tells the tale of best friends who finally realize they're in love. I happen to love this kind of story, and I found Liza Pritchard to be quite refreshing with her flagrant disregard for social norms and her appalling fashion sense. Sir Royce was a sweetheart, if a bit of a dunderhead, and I was happy to see the two of them finally come to their senses.

A Dozen Kisses by Mia Ryan - Three Stars

War wounded recluse Terrance Greyson, Lord Darington, reenters London society after a three year absence in order to search for a wife. One night at the theater, he happens upon a young woman crying alone in an empty theater box, and offers her his handkerchief. Unbeknownst to either party, they have a connection. The girl, Lady Caroline Starling, is the daughter of the former Lord Darington, Terrance's fourth cousin, twice removed. She and her mother have held a seething grudge toward Terrance ever since they were given two days to vacate their home, Ivy Park, three years previously. It isn't until after her awkward meeting with Lord Darington, however, that Lady Caroline discovers who the mysterious, handkerchief-weilding stranger is. Once she learns it is the new Lord Darington, she vows never to speak to him again. Things don't go as planned, however, since Terrance has decided he loves Caroline and will do what he must to make her his wife, a difficult endeavor since neither Terrance nor Caroline are adept conversationalists.

I nearly fell in love with Terrance myself. I had but two problems with this tale; the first was that there wasn't enough of it. I felt the characters deserved more. Also, Caroline's tendency to jump to conclusions and run away grew a bit tiresome. Lastly, the ending was more than a little abrupt, something that obviously could have been fixed if the tale had been extended.

Thirty-six Valentines by Julia Quinn - Three stars

Susannah Ballister is jilted and humiliated by Clive Mann-Formsby, brother of David Mann-Formsby, the Earl of Renminster. Six months later, as the Ton reconvenes in London for the start of an early season, David finds himself drawn to Susannah in a way that is perplexing to both of them. This story has everything one would expect from a Julia Quinn story; sweet romance, likable characters, humorous and comfortable dialogue, and a little steam. Very much worth reading.
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October 10, 2012
5 stars - 36 Valentines (David & Susannah)
The most accurate way to describe this story is captured in one word -- “Aww...” What a sweet story!! I loved it. There’s nothing like a big, strong, serious man getting flustered and resorting to writing valentines all in the name of love for an unlikely heroine. This was a perfect short story… as much as I like the H/h, I don’t think their story could have been a full length book. *David is the swoon worthy hero in this collection*

3 stars – Two Hearts (Royce & Liza)
This story was just ok. I wasn’t thrilled about Royce since he seemed a bit selfish and immature for a 39 year old. I did like Liza though because she was quirky and marched to the beat of her own drums, yet she was also realistic. I was glad that Royce came to his senses in the end because even though Royce didn’t really deserve a HEA, Liza did.

3 stars - One True Love (Maximilian & Anne)
I liked the hero in this story, however the heroine was not a character I would root for. I thought Anne was a rich spoiled brat at times even though she had some genuine nice moments. At the end of the day, she came off as a woman who had both beauty and money who comes from a good home and will now get her way (as always) and marry a great man who is also rich. Not much of a heroine. Max, at least, had something interesting going on in his life with having to run his estate after his father’s death and all the drama that came out of that. The cute part was Max courting Anne (and he did it, too, with everything he had, not in a half-assed way), but seeing how I didn’t even like Anne that much, I just couldn’t be overly happy about it. In the end, I didn’t care much for the couple. On a positive note, I was glad to see that Anne was sorry about pushing Ms. Ballister in the snowbanks , because in Quinn’s story we only see it from Susannah’s POV and in that story Anne just ran away.

4 stars - A Dozen Kisses (Terrence & Caroline)
I like the story A LOT..the plot and the characters were both really sweet. The H/h are very lovable and you just want them to get together because they are good people who are struggling to be accepted by society’s standards. It’s hard for them to be “normal” because they both have certain unique “quirks” that would be construed as weird by people who don’t know them. Also, I like stories of wallflower heroines who are finally recognized and appreciated by someone, usually the hero (i.e. Lisa Kleypas’ Wallflower series which are GREAT! – sorry, I got sidetracked there.)

The only thing I didn’t like was Mia Ryan’s writing. It didn’t flow very well which was distracting. I found myself wishing that one of my favorite authors in this genre wrote this story instead because they could have made this story wittier and a smoother read.



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December 29, 2020
One True Love, Suzanne Enoch
Lady Anne Bishop and Maximilian Trent, Marquis of Halfurst, have been engaged for NINETEEN YEARS. Then Anne is seen doing SNOW ANGELS like some kind of icy HARLOT with another fellow so her fiancee shows up and DEMANDS VOWS.

This was...fine? I actually didn't mind the setup: Max's determination to claim his wayward fiancee; Anne's rejection; the decision to woo her—all that was intriguing. But then there was cyclical arguments, flouncing, sex escalation, and a messy compromise of a close-out. All in all, *sad trombone noises*: 2.5 stars

Two Hearts, Karen Hawkins
Sir Royce Pemberley and Miss Elizabeth "Liza" Pritchard have been bffs for years and years now, so when Royce hears that Liza might be considering Gettin' Hitched, he realizes she can't Get Hitched to anyone that isn't him (and his boner).

I'm not a HUGE fan of friends-to-lovers stories, especially when they're long-time friends, especially when there isn't good enough reasoning for there to be a transition. Too often the stories paint both partners as being too simple or shallow or stupid to realize they have feelings for their ~longtime ~bff, meaning the whole thing feels like a pile of soggy yarn. (ALSO THAT POOR FOOTMAN WTF CARRY THE DAMN RIBBONS YOURSELF YOU MONSTER.) 1.5 stars.

A Dozen Kisses, Mia Ryan
Lady Caroline Starling is caught WEEPING by Terrance Greyson, Marquis of Darington, which is terrible since he threw them out of house and home 3 years ago. What she doesn't know is that he was recuperating from a head wound, which left him with lite™ brain damage. He finally confesses this by letter, leading to kissing, boners, sex.

Not terrible, but terribly uneven. Ultimately, I finished this thinking Terrance and Stu should run away together??? 3 stars.

Thirty-six Valentines, Julia Quinn
Susannah Ballister got thrown over by Clive Mann-Formsby last year. Upon her return to London, David Mann-Formsby, Earl of Renminster, starts LOOKING AT HER. They flirt, confess feelings, and take a trip to Bone-Ville (together, of course).

This was cute! The development of attachment and affection was well done. 4 stars.
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December 24, 2021
En el relato de Julia Quinn: la sociedad se escandaliza cuando la debutante más prometedora es abandonada por su prometido... pero al cabo de un tiempo se cruza en su camino su hermano mayor. En el de Suzanne, ambos llevan años prometidos, pero no se conocían, y cuando los actos escandalosos de ella aparecen en la columna de Lady Whistledown, él se apresura a volver a Londres para intentar ganarse su corazón. Por su parte, en la de Karen, una amistad se vuelve algo más intensa. Y, para acabar, en la de Mia, ella debe abandonar la que ha sido siempre su cada por culpa de un marqués... que también pretende quedarse con su corazón.

Oooooooye, pues no sabía muy bien qué esperar de este libro, porque siempre me da miedo que se les vaya la mano y cuando algo triunfa, simplemente quieran publicar por publicar, ¡pero lo he disfrutado mucho, mucho! En general, las cuatro historias me han encantado, tal vez un poquitín menos la de Karen; pero además como solamente son unas cien páginas cada una, se puede dosificar perfectamente, y leer cada una de un tirón, y resistir para las demás... si queremos.

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March 26, 2024
Quarto conto: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Para matar as saudades (se tiverem) do mundo dos bridgertons acho uma ótima leitura. Até porque mesmo tendo 4 contos eles acabam por estar interligado e é engraçado ver essa parte.

Temos várias tropes em cada romance desde enemies to lovers a best friend brother e achei interessante.

Obviamente que temos a presença da nossa Lady Whistledown que nunca erra !
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November 28, 2021
Ooooooye pero qué cuco y divertido!
Cuando me enteré de que en realidad era una antología no supe muy bien qué esperar, pero todos los relatos han resultado tiernos y graciosos!
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December 15, 2021
¡Hola a todos!

Volvemos a reencontrarnos lady Whistledown, el adorable y misterioso personaje creado por la pluma de Julia Quinn, en esta ocasión acompañada por autoras consagradas en la romántica como son Suzanne Enoch, Karen Hawkins o Mia Ryan. Titania nos trae esta antología con relatos inéditos que nos sumergen de en la época de regencia de la manos de estas cuatro maravillosas autoras.

Este libro usa como nexo de unión a Lady Whistledown, el personaje creado por Julia Quinn en su serie Bridgerton. En una nota al comienzo del libro la autora nos comenta que todas las historias tienen cierta conexión entre sí. Son historias independientes y autoconclusivas.

Como siempre lady Whistledown nos pone en antecedentes contándonos algunos de los cotilleos que afectan a los protagonistas de cada relato en una de sus columnas, al inicio del relato y en cada uno de los comienzos de capítulo su afilada pluma e ingeniosa columna nos acompañará durante todas las historias.

El primer relato se titula Amor verdadero y está escrito por Suzanne Enoch.

Nos encontramos en enero del año 1814, Londres está pasando por uno de los inviernos más fríos de su historias, tan frío que hasta el río Támesis está completamente congelado.

Lady Anne Bishop ha sido sorprendida haciendo ángeles de nieve con un hombre que no es su prometido, por lo que la afilada pluma de lady Whistledown ha dado buena cuenta de ello y las noticias del incidente han llegado incluso a Yorkshire, hasta los oídos de su prometido, el cual raudo y veloz ha viajado a Londres para saber que estaba pasando con ella y concretar ese compromiso cuanto antes para volver a sus obligaciones como terrateniente.

Lady Anne fue prometida a Maximiliam Trent, marqués de Halfurst prácticamente desde el momento de su nacimiento, no lo conoce, y nunca lo ha visto, pero el compromiso no la molesta demasiado porque le aporta una libertad que otras muchachas no tienen.

El primer encuentro entre ambos no es nada agradable, ya que Maximiliam le recrimina el incidente de la nieve y le exige casarse de inmediato para volver con él a Yorkshire cuanto antes. Pero Anne, no desea abandonar Londres, y menos aún con alguien a quien no conoce, así que se niega en redondo y después de ese primer encuentro lo único que ella desea es poder romper ese compromiso.

El ardor y el fuego de la muchacha cautivarán a Max que convertirá lo que antes era una obligación y un acto de honor, en un deseo incontenible y se empeñara todavía más en cortejarla para conquistarla, por lo que empezará a perseguir a su prometida por todo Londres para tratar de seducirla.

Los encuentros entre ambos estarán llenos de enfrentamientos y tiras y aflojas. Anne intentará salirse con la suya y evitar al insistente marqués, cuanto más esquiva se muestra Anne con él, más encandilado y decidido a hacerla su esposa se muestra Max.

«—Permítame terminar —siguió ella, con voz trémula—. No pienso ir a Yorkshire y prefiero la muerte antes que casarme con usted.
Maximilian apretó los dientes, sin dar crédito.
—No puede negarse. Esa decisión no es suya, lady Anne. —protestó él, que comenzaba a enojarse—. Sus padres…
—Estoy segura de que mis padres deben de haberse olvidado de informarle de que no desean verme infelizmente casada con un hombre al que no he visto en toda mi vida y que, debo añadir, ni siquiera se ha molestado en escribirme una carta, una nota o un trocito de papel roto en diecinueve años.»


Este primer relato consta de 99 páginas divididas en siete capítulos.

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El segundo relato se titula Dos corazones de Karen Hawkins. Nos encontramos con una historia de friends to lovers.

En este relato conoceremos a Elizabeth Pritchard y a sir Royce Pemberly. Junto a Meg, la hermana de este, los tres han sido íntimos amigos desde niños, casi como hermanos.

Pero al saber que a Liza la están cortejando y que esta acepta encantada el cortejo, a Royce se le remueve el deseo de protegerla. Entonces se dedicará en cuerpo y alma a averiguar si lord Durham, el pretendiente de Liza, es un buen hombre o, como sospecha su hermana, un cazafortunas. Royce ve a Liza como a una hermana y su deber es protegerla, o ¿no? Al fin y al cabo Liza es su mejor amiga, su confidente, la única mujer en el mundo con la que puede ser él mismo.

En Liza nos encontramos una mujer atípica en la época, una mujer rica e inteligente, capaz de incrementar su patrimonio gracias a sus inteligentes decisiones empresariales. Una mujer que tiene la libertad de hacer lo que quiera y la independencia que muchas de sus congéneres no tienen. Aún así ella siente que le falta algo en la vida. tiene todo lo que una mujer puede desear, quedó huérfana muy joven y el deseo de tener una familia propia hace mella en ella. Al acercase a la treintena siente que necesita algo más por lo que se está aceptando el cortejo de lord Durham con la esperanza de conseguir, una familia.

«Sería agradable sentir algo así, sentir que le pertenezco a alguien y que ese alguien me pertenece a mí»


Este relato consta de 111 páginas divididas en ocho capítulos.

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El tercer relato es Doce besos de Mia Ryan. En este relato conoceremos a lady Caroline Starling y Terrance Greyson, lord Darington.

A sus veinticinco años Caroline está a un paso de ser considerada una solterona, sabe que su pretendiente está a punto de pedirle matrimonio, y eso debería hacerla feliz, pero no, cada vez que piensa en el matrimonio se le saltan las lágrimas. Así es como conocerá a un apuesto desconocido mientras llora desconsolada detrás de unas cortinas. Este hombre será muy amable con ella y para su sorpresa más tarde descubrirá que no es otro que lord Darington, el hombre que la echó de su casa junto a su madre cuando heredó el título.

Terrance es el personaje masculino que más me ha gustado de todos lo que aparecen en este libro, me ha dado mucha ternura su situación. Tiene problemas para comunicarse debido a una herida de guerra, por lo que habla poco y cuando lo hace la gente lo considera brusco, altivo y prepotente, pero no es así, solo se siente inseguro ya que sabe que la sociedad no comprendería su situación y lo tomarían por un loco.

«La había visto lidiar con lo que debía haberle parecido una salvajada absoluta por su parte. Y en su vida había tenido tantas ganas de hablar.»


Esta historia me ha gustado mucho, lástima que haya sido la más corta de todas, me hubiera encantado que se desarrollara con mucha más profundidad ya que me ha encantado.

Este relato consta de 63 páginas divididas en siete capítulos.

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El cuarto relato se titula Treinta y seis poemas de amor de Julia Quinn

En este último relato conoceremos a Susannah Ballister, un año atrás, durante su primera temporada, Susannah era la más deseada, tenía una infinidad de pretendientes y se creía prácticamente comprometida, pero en el momento menos pensado su pretendiente anuncia su compromiso con otra mujer, algo que la lleva a refugiarse en el campo. Pero una no puede esconderse eternamente, sobre todo si desea encontrar marido, así que Susannah vuelve a Londres para su segunda temporada para encontrar que los cotilleos sobre lo ocurrido no han cesado todavía, al menos hasta que el hermano mayor de su expretendiente la saca a bailar y parece que insiste en cortejarla.

Susannah siente desconfianza hacia las intenciones de David Mann-Formsby, conde de Renminster, ya que él era uno de los mayores opositores a su compromiso con su hermano Clive y no entiende el interés repentino que muestra por ella.

David siente un poco de cargo de conciencia viendo como la sociedad sigue cuchicheando de la muchacha, aunque la culpa fue de su hermano, por lo que en un arranque de caballerosidad saca a Susannah a bailar. Pero ese baile despierta en él algo más.

«El conde era excitante, misterioso y desde luego más inteligente de lo que había sido Clive. Pero era un conde, y por supuesto que no iba a casarse con ella, lo que significaba que, con el tiempo, seria conocida como la muchacha a la que habían abandonado dos Mann-Formsby.»


En este relato tendremos una aparición especial de Penelope Featherington.

Este relato consta de 102 páginas divididas en siete capítulos más epílogo.


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Cronológicamente todas las historias transcurren durante el mismo lapso de tiempo. En todas las historias encontraremos escenarios comunes (el teatro, la fiesta en el hielo, la fiesta de San Valentín) en las que coincidirán los protagonistas de todas las historias. Así que podremos ver e ir conociendo a los personajes de cada una de las historias en sus pequeñas apariciones en las otras historias.

Como dije son relatos muy cortitos, excepto el segundo que es un poco más extenso, por lo que no hay mucho lugar para el desarrollo de los personajes o la trama. He disfrutado mucho de estas historias, aunque algunas de ellas se me han hecho desesperadamente cortas y me han dejado con ganas de seguir profundizando en las historias y sus personajes.

Al ser tan cortos se leen muy rápido, lo que hace que el ritmo sea bastante ameno y fluido, me lo he leído en un par de ratos libres. Lo único malo es que se hacen demasiado cortos y justo cuando te vas encariñando con la pareja, se acaba, solo vemos el comienzo de su relación, dejándote con ganas de saber más sobre ellos. Los protagonistas tienen mucha química, pero dado lo rápido que ocurre el romance y la época en la que se encuentran no tendremos demasiadas escenas subidas de tono.

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199 reviews
June 3, 2015
ONE TRUE LOVE
Anne and Maximilian- a socialite and a dashing sheep farmer, hah! They're a couple who conquered love by compromise. Their story is wonderful! I especially like the "goodnight and goodmorning" kisses
I give it 4/5 stars. This is my first Suzanne Enoch read. I'm interested in trying out her other works

TWO HEARTS
Liza and Royce- Their story is cute. It's about two people who have long been friends that slowly come to the realization that they're meant to be more than friends. Liza reminds me of Lola from the YA novel Lola and the Boy Next Door. She wears whatever she wants, rules of fashion be damned. Royce is the epitome of a reformed rake . I laughed out loud a few times at the absurdity of Royce's competition- the character of the cow-loving Lord Dunlop Durham!!!
I give this story 4 /5 stars.

A DOZEN KISSES
Terrence and Caroline- They're an...odd couple. They're tongue-tied around each other and I was amused heavily by that at first but I didn't expect that they were going to be that way until the end! I wasn't so amused with that along with Lady Caroline's tendency to cry around Terrence. I give this 2/5

THIRTY-SIX VALENTINES
David and Sussanah- They're another unconventional couple. She was supposed to be his brother's wife but said brother was stupid enough to let her go...she was supposed to hate all his kin but she fell in love. Hah! I loved their story. 4/5 stars!
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June 26, 2018
There are different stories in this collection, all adorned by clever interventions by Lady Whistledown. So, one by one:

- One True Love
An arranged marriage for Anne and Maxwell turns out ok after all. Cute romantic story, the physical aspect was a little bit rushed and treated slightly (very) out of historical sense. Still quite enjoyable.

- Two Hearts
Liza is a quirky spinster and Royce is a Regency-era man-slut. He's clueless and selfish, taking an age to realize that he loves his best friend. She is ok with him going through women for a decade and being there for him "as a friend" and listening about his conquests. Romantic but dragging a little bit while he had a zillion opportunities to see the light and didn't.

- A Dozen Kisses
Caroline was evicted from her home some time ago by her father's heir. Now he's in London and turns out to be a peculiar young man with a very good explanation. Darington is actually an injured veteran that has the most strange mind-speech glitch but a very sound heart. Adorable and quite swoony.

- Thirty-six Valentines
Susannah was jilted by the brother of an Earl a year ago, now she finds herself being courted by David, the Earl himself. Lovely short courtship, except for the ghost of a background mistress who is not even part of the plot and should have been edited out anyhow (what's the point with inconsecuential mistresses in historical romance? To pump up the hero's masculinity? I just despise that narrative device).
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1,184 reviews
January 24, 2008
This is the first in the Whistledown Set and per the author's website, she does not consider the Whistledown set part of the Bridgerton series because none of the Bridgerton characters are involved. This book has 4 short stories that are all fun reads.

1. One True Love by Suzanne Enoch

2. Two Hearts by Karen Hawkins

3. A Dozen Kisses by Mia Ryan

4. Thirty-Six Valentines by Julia Quinn

Enjoy!
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January 21, 2022
Lady Whistledon tem sempre algo a dizer! E que língua afiada 😃. Adorei ler estes pequenos contos que me fizeram relembrar Bridgerton que tantas saudades deixou. O amor anda no amor nesta altura de São Valentim e acontecem casamentos por todo o lado !!!
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78 reviews
June 7, 2023
Pisząca te słowa zapewnia, że będziesz zachwycony tą książką, Drogi Czytelniku
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