Breach of Promise

by Elisabeth Fairchild

When local honey merchant Susan Fairford leases her home to a dashing young man named Phillip Stone, the whole town is whispering scandalous things. Original.

Genres: Regency, Romance, Historical, Regency Romance, Clean Romance

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2000

About the author

Elisabeth Fairchild is half English and considers the British Isles her second home. With a degree in advertising from North Texas State University, Fairchild worked for ten years in advertising before turning to writing full-time.

Reviews

[QNPoohBear · Rating 1 out of 5]

The hero, Philip Chalmondelay, Marquess of Chalmondelay, Earl of Rockford (name is not written correctly) flees on his wedding day after discovering the betrayal of his betrothed. He winds up in Chipping Camden, where he rents a manor house from Miss Susan Fairford and wishes to remain incognito by lying to her and everyone else. Susan is distrustful of her tenant and suspicious of strange men ever since her husband absconded on her wedding day stealing her fortune. Susan earns money through beekeeping. She trusts the bees more than she trusts men, at least until she meets Philip. Philip and Susan are physically attracted to one another, he lusts after her, they get to know each other better but she still doesn't trust him. Then Susan's ability to trust Philip is called into question when his past catches up to him. Susan is forced to confront her feelings for Philip and how much she's willing to trust her feelings and how far she's willing to go for them. This book is a bit too long and not much happens in the plot until halfway through and then it gets bogged down and some issues are left kind of unresolved. The whole plot is unbelievable. There is no good reason for Susan to believe that Philip was a villain after he had already pretty much told her he had had his heart broken. There was also no way that the action/ "secret" that precipitates Philip leaving Chipping Camden for London could have happened in that short amount of time. The story just doesn't ring true for me and I also disliked all the sensuality and lusting after each other. Sexual tension is OK as long as it's done right and this was not. It would rate somewhere between subtle and warm on All About Romance's scale. Sadly, this was another dud that I won't be reading ever again.

[Nenya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Even worse than Miss Dornton's Hero! Atleast there the H was shillyshallying... oh she's better off without me, oh no, i love her... here, the idiot H decides to marry OW, whom he caught cheating on him, with his brother! read the book for the details; I couldn't be bothered. Great romance, not! I suppose not making the OW completely heartless was a good touch... too little, too late. better skip this one

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

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