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Lady Lyte's Little Secret
Felicity Lyte was in a quandry. How could she tell her cherished paramour of his impending fatherhood? Hawthorn Greenwood, despite his straitened circumstances, would surely make a responsible, honorable offer of marriage -- which Felicity could never accept. For she would only wed him in truebound love -- or not at all!
Thorn Greenwood had thought to share an idyllic Season with Lady Lyte -- and instead found his soul's partner. But Felicity had abruptly ended their liaison. Did she think him a fortune hunter? A rank falsehood, that, for the only wealth he sought was the bounty of her love!
Thorn Greenwood had thought to share an idyllic Season with Lady Lyte -- and instead found his soul's partner. But Felicity had abruptly ended their liaison. Did she think him a fortune hunter? A rank falsehood, that, for the only wealth he sought was the bounty of her love!
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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December 30, 2008
Lady Lyte was a bit of a knucklehead initially, but I warmed to her. I really liked Thorn. He was an unusual hero in that he was a virgin and he was the pursued in the relationship. But it didn't make him any less manly to me. He actually tipped this story over the edge of liking it and just thinking it was okay. Read about Lady Lyte's nephew Oliver and Thorn's sister Ivy in The Love Match short story collection.
May 30, 2009
the heroine killed this one for me. I felt she was selfish and rather cruel to the hero.
January 13, 2018
Why could he never allow himself to live in the moment instead of brooding over the past or worrying about the future?
SAME
Seriously, Hawthorn was the SWEETEST!! Finally a good man.
SAME
Seriously, Hawthorn was the SWEETEST!! Finally a good man.
September 9, 2025
September Readathon
For all it's a nonstop chase it's a bore. I skimmed a lot and kept putting the book down as I read to do any number of other things. Never a good sign.
I disliked the heroine almost entirely; there's zero reason for her huge betrayed reaction at the climax of the chase, and not much more reason for her hot-cold behavior and thoughts toward the hero the rest of the time. She's unkind to him and not solely for the reason the hero's charitable sister gives (it's herself she doesn't trust or believe in).
For all their internal struggles for why they are together as they are, not enough of that is revealed to the reader to develop sympathies and understanding. And I didn't mind the book being nearly all a slow-motion chase scene--it was the device that got the leads together again after all, including by nicely-predictable design--but they were terrible at it and each step of the chase was hardly marked from the previous or next.
The hero is a different sort than usual for a Regency and I had higher hopes for his love interest and the whole book given that. He and I were sorely let down. I'm not sure why he loves the heroine other than he's sex-drunk and they're both horny so it feels like more than it is.
Using the chase as a way for them to know one another in different circumstances and see each other in a different light was a good trick, but because they never grew from how they always were as a couple, it stagnated. Our heroine never really explains her mindset why getting pregnant meant they couldn't be together; she seems to feel sorry for herself as much as anything the whole of their affair and during various events and revelations, which makes her come across as manipulative. Our hero never quite got himself to be -more- than steadfast and ultimately what she needed/wanted and just didn't know (admit to) it.
Way too many "little minx!" es. The epilogue is a mess of mixed povs.
For all it's a nonstop chase it's a bore. I skimmed a lot and kept putting the book down as I read to do any number of other things. Never a good sign.
I disliked the heroine almost entirely; there's zero reason for her huge betrayed reaction at the climax of the chase, and not much more reason for her hot-cold behavior and thoughts toward the hero the rest of the time. She's unkind to him and not solely for the reason the hero's charitable sister gives (it's herself she doesn't trust or believe in).
For all their internal struggles for why they are together as they are, not enough of that is revealed to the reader to develop sympathies and understanding. And I didn't mind the book being nearly all a slow-motion chase scene--it was the device that got the leads together again after all, including by nicely-predictable design--but they were terrible at it and each step of the chase was hardly marked from the previous or next.
The hero is a different sort than usual for a Regency and I had higher hopes for his love interest and the whole book given that. He and I were sorely let down. I'm not sure why he loves the heroine other than he's sex-drunk and they're both horny so it feels like more than it is.
Using the chase as a way for them to know one another in different circumstances and see each other in a different light was a good trick, but because they never grew from how they always were as a couple, it stagnated. Our heroine never really explains her mindset why getting pregnant meant they couldn't be together; she seems to feel sorry for herself as much as anything the whole of their affair and during various events and revelations, which makes her come across as manipulative. Our hero never quite got himself to be -more- than steadfast and ultimately what she needed/wanted and just didn't know (admit to) it.
Way too many "little minx!" es. The epilogue is a mess of mixed povs.
January 20, 2024
Felicity and Thorn
She is a wealthy widow who has taken him as her lover only to find she is not barren after all. She endeavors to raise her baby on her own and breaks up with him. She wants to be loved for herself. Only his sister and her nephew decide to elope to Gretna Green. They embark on a chase to stop them… discovering their own passions along the way and love. He proposes… and she says perhaps. But the trip gets pretty weary and by chapter 16 I was tired of it and of her not telling him she was pregnant. The reveal happens when she has told everyone off and has left them all behind. She falls ill with pains and is at an inn when he catches up with her. The inn owner breaks in on them and tells him he shouldn’t let his wife travel in her condition. His reaction when he finds out I think is weird - I would have thought he’d be filled with joy… they had just reconciled - instead he accuses her of using him to stud… it was odd. I’d much prefer he’d have embraced her in joy and disbelief…
Hea baby girl and married
She is a wealthy widow who has taken him as her lover only to find she is not barren after all. She endeavors to raise her baby on her own and breaks up with him. She wants to be loved for herself. Only his sister and her nephew decide to elope to Gretna Green. They embark on a chase to stop them… discovering their own passions along the way and love. He proposes… and she says perhaps. But the trip gets pretty weary and by chapter 16 I was tired of it and of her not telling him she was pregnant. The reveal happens when she has told everyone off and has left them all behind. She falls ill with pains and is at an inn when he catches up with her. The inn owner breaks in on them and tells him he shouldn’t let his wife travel in her condition. His reaction when he finds out I think is weird - I would have thought he’d be filled with joy… they had just reconciled - instead he accuses her of using him to stud… it was odd. I’d much prefer he’d have embraced her in joy and disbelief…
Hea baby girl and married
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May 5, 2021
Tinha tudo pra ser bom, mas senti que a mocinha tinha que sofrer um pouco mais depois de tanta coisa ruim que ela fez e disse. Thorn é uma gracinha.
December 20, 2016
Good romance novel. I loved the hero.
March 11, 2011
Deborah Hale's steamiest Regency -- a must for every true Harlequin fan!!!
April 21, 2022
A slow burn, but yet a great story to cling on. You already get a impression of the end, still the last few chapters really makes you yearn for the characters.
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