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Dangerous Dalliance
Determined to find out who killed her father, Heather Hume begins to spy on Snoad, the dark, enigmatic, and unnerving man who was her late father's assistant. Original.
Mass Market Paperback
First published March 22, 1992
About the author
Joan Smith
360 books156 followersJoan Smith is a graduate of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and the Ontario College of Education. She has taught French and English in high school and English in college. When she began writing, her interest in Jane Austen and Lord Byron led to her first choice of genre, the Regency, which she especially liked for its wit and humor.
Her favorite travel destination is England, where she researches her books. Her hobbies are gardening, painting, sculpture and reading. She is married and has three children. A prolific writer, she is currently working on Regencies and various mysteries at her home in Georgetown, Ontario.
She is also known as Jennie Gallant
Her favorite travel destination is England, where she researches her books. Her hobbies are gardening, painting, sculpture and reading. She is married and has three children. A prolific writer, she is currently working on Regencies and various mysteries at her home in Georgetown, Ontario.
She is also known as Jennie Gallant
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March 17, 2020
Corona days at home lead to reading a short Regency romance by Joan Smith, well written but without the usual witty dialogue she usually uses.
Bonaparte is still warring with all the European countries and our female protagonist, Heather, on the East Coast of England is shocked when her father is shot and killed. It turns out that he is involved in espionage with homing pigeons ensconced on the roof of their mansion looked after by one Snoad, who is handsome, smart and acts like a gentleman. There is a lot of spying and a bit of flirtatious sparring and that's all. I knew from the start how it would end.
Bonaparte is still warring with all the European countries and our female protagonist, Heather, on the East Coast of England is shocked when her father is shot and killed. It turns out that he is involved in espionage with homing pigeons ensconced on the roof of their mansion looked after by one Snoad, who is handsome, smart and acts like a gentleman. There is a lot of spying and a bit of flirtatious sparring and that's all. I knew from the start how it would end.
January 20, 2024
This was only okay.
August 11, 2025
Joan Smith al top. Una storia di 'spionaggio' napoleonico dalla comicità travolgente: ho adorato l'ingenua protagonista e il suo cugino svampito, e apprezzato quel po' di 'romance' che l'autrice ha voluto infondervi. Archiviato nella cartella dei 'rileggibili'.
Infatti, l'ho appena riletto, e conoscere già i pasticci in cui i due protagonisti si andavano cacciando ha aumentato il mio divertimento.
Oh, Joan Smith, che tristezza aver finito tutti i tuoi 'regency'!
Infatti, l'ho appena riletto, e conoscere già i pasticci in cui i due protagonisti si andavano cacciando ha aumentato il mio divertimento.
Oh, Joan Smith, che tristezza aver finito tutti i tuoi 'regency'!
October 26, 2017
The heroine was bit silly at times but I had a good laugh so it's okay. Not much of a romance though but still fun.
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