Starstruck

by Regina Scott

Determined to fulfill her ward's dream of experiencing the excitement of a London Season, Cassie Bentbrooke, a renowned astronomer's daughter who has no interest in romance, finds herself intrigued by dashing Devon Sebastien, a dashing Frenchman who has an agenda of his own. Original.

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance

320 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

Regina Scott started writing novels in the third grade. Thankfully for literature as we know it, she didn’t actually sell her first novel until she had learned a bit more about writing. Since her first Regency romance was published in 1998, her stories have traveled the globe, with translations in many languages including Dutch, German, Italian, and Portuguese. She is now the author of more than 50 works of warm, witty historical romance.

She and her husband of 30 years reside in Washington State on the way to Mt. Rainier. Regina Scott has driven four in hand, learned to fence, sailed on a tall ship, and dressed as a Regency dandy, all in the name of research, of course. Sign up for her free alert service to hear when the next book will be out or on sale at https://subscribe.reginascott.com/. You can find her online blogging at www.nineteenteen.com. Learn more about her at www.reginascott.com and connect with her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/authorreginascott .

Reviews

[Bethany Swafford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cassie is determined to carry on the work her father did of studying the stars. All at once, however, she finds herself constantly interrupted by ones who want her father's journals. Can she work out who to trust, or will her heart lead her down the wrong path?

I found it fascinating that this revolved around stargazing since I haven't seen that much of it in Regency fiction. I especially enjoyed Cassie's devotion to the science and her determination to prove she was just as capable as the men who studied the stars. She does her best to balance her work with the responsibilities and intrigues piled on her.

There were a few places where I began to worry the author would further in intimacy than I've seen her do before. It stays within the bounds of what I would consider a clean book.

I would recommend it to any fan of this authorand any one who likes Regency Romance.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really about 3.5 stars, but there were some big holes in the story that made it less likely. The characters were enjoyable, but not memorable. The treasure hunt aspect was fun, but a little far fetched. How could Kearney possibly expect anyone to follow such clues?! And why did he keep the treasure in the first place? In spite of the problems, I did have fun with this and it was a quick read.

[Kristen]

I'm not going to rate it since I didn't finish it. I got to chapter 19, and just had no desire to keep going. A lot of talk about the stars & constellations. I like to look at stars, but am no astronomer.

It got to a point where it said, "One more kiss and she would have lost her virtue. Lost it? She would have begged Devon to take it."

A few innuendos. Just not for me...