Someday Soon

by Joan Wolf

When Alexandra's father dies, her only chance of holding on to any of his fortune is to marry the next heir. A second cousin thinks he's the heir, but her father's nephew turns up and her whole life is thrown into confusion and romantic desire.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Regency, Fiction, Scotland, Marriage Of Convenience

359 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 1, 2000

About the author

Joan Wolf is a USA TODAY bestselling American writer, whose acclaimed Regency romances have earned her national recognition as a master of the genre. Her many historical and contemporary romances, some of which have been chosen as Literary Guild selections, have been highly praised by reviewers and authors alike.

Joan was born in 1951 and she grew up in the Bronx, New York. A former English teacher, she obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mercy College and Master in English and Comparative Literature at Hunter College. An avid rider and horse owner, Joan lives in Connecticut with her husband Joe and two grown children, Jay and Pam.

Reviews

[Patrizia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Diffido dei romanzi 'storici' con protagonisti maschili scozzesi: l'inevitabile cliché dello 'Highlander' rude e violento, con tutte le conseguenze (anche erotiche) del caso, ha l'effetto immediato di innervosirmi.
Joan Wolf ha trattato il suo semi-eroe con mano molto più leggera, con punte di ironia; e poiché ha avuto il buonsenso di contrapporgli un'eroina intelligente e comprensiva, ma ancor più volitiva, è riuscita a mettere insieme una storia gradevole.

[Priscilla Waller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another Great Story

I love Joan Wolfs historicals and this one is par for the course. She tells wonderful stories that move at just the right pace for me. Her characters seem realistic and she strikes the right balance between the pace of the plot and the motives of the characters. You can read the premise from the sample so don't miss some good entertainment.

[penelopewanders · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone recently mooched another Joan Wolf from me, I looked up my review for that on bookcrossing and saw I'd quite enjoyed it, so decided to pull this one off the TBR pile. Despite its predictability, it was an enjoyable read. My only confusion (and I suppose I should go back and look at it again) is that (spoiler here) Geoffrey admits to two murder attempts but not the third - it's pretty clear it must be the work of Lord Chisolm (or whatever his name is) but it's never really clarified in the book. Wonder what that was all about. If it were part of a series I would assume it would come out later, but as far as I can tell this is a standalone.

[NatalyaVqs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall a lovely enjoyable story, a different take at the English/Scottish post Culloden dramas. Love the Highland lord descriptions, the realistic greed portrayals, the believable baddies. What makes it a good book is an extent of detail in the writing, which makes scenes come to life most vividly. What fell short of a good book were the sex scenes, which were wam-bam-thank-you-mam variety, hugely atypical for this particular genre. Niall was a romantic hero everywhere but the bedroom, where all he wanted was to get it on and fall asleep. I couldn't help thinking Alex sold herself short.

[Hadeel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, it was a good book. I liked the internal struggle of Niallwith his cultural Identity because he is half Scottish and British, which poses a problem because there is a lot of bostility between the too. He tries to separate the two in his head, by habing himself be British only in England and Scottish only in Scotland, but he has no idea where his English wife fits into the scheme of things. When he has to return to Scotland because of his dying Father, his emotions are in turmoil and is constantly comparing the two cultures. The scenes come to life and it's hard to put down.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

After her father dies, Alexandra learns she is destitute unless she marries the new earl, Niall, a Highlander.

A little uncomfortable in the beginning, and lots of muddled plots, but great dynamic.

[Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another easy read, nothing riveting.

[Lavada Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good read. My first book by Joan Wolf and not my last.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

borrowed from Mom's EXTENSIVE romance library.
lots of fun details about Scotland in here.

[Jaime · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, I did like this book. It did take a bit of a different spin than most romance novels with a gruff Scotland warrior being put together with a strong willed English woman.