A Most Unseemly Summer

by Juliet Landon

Sir Leon Gascelin is a frustrated man Unprepared for Lady Felice Marwelle's arrival to oversee the final preparations to her family's new home, the surveyor knows he has to take drastic steps to prevent her distracting his workforce -- and generally getting underfoot For capable, determined Felice, it comes as a shock when Sir Leon forces her to accept him as her temporary guardian. Has she deliberately been sent to this dangerously attractive man to be well and truly tamed?

Genres: Romance, Historical Fiction, Historical, Harlequin

299 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 2002

About the author

As the author of books on embroidery design, the progression in 1994 from fact to fiction was perhaps less daunting for Juliet than it might have been for a complete beginner. But in many ways, the requirements are similar: a strong imagination and sense of design; an eye for detail; a love of color, scenery, and research; and a willingness to share inner thoughts and feelings with readers. Dedication is also useful to Juliet, living in the country, as the temptation to spend time picnicking and sightseeing instead of writing is sometimes very strong.

Reviews

[Amy Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I realized that if I had ever read any Harlequin romance novels, they were back nearly twenty years ago, read in snatches after school at an aunt’s house while waiting to be picked up by my mother. I figured I should remedy this to have an actual informed opinion on romance novels, rather than just echoes of other people's discussions of the matter.


(Read this as part of a three-in-one volume called Sex in the 16th Century)

This was mildly entertaining, but nowhere near as titillating as I expected. Lady Felice Marwelle is sent to an abbey being redone as a manor house by her stepfather. What follows is her falling for and despising the surveyor in her stepfather's employ. Said surveyor, Sir Leon Gascelin, behaves in quite a bit of “I am man, I know best” and definitely the trope of love at first sight and determined she will be his.

[Cathleen Browning · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read every third page. No plot. Eh

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typical formulaic period romance - fun but no surprises!

[Cheri Chandler · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring, didn't care about the characters

[Michelle Robinson]

So improbable as to not be readable.

[Mia]

Ugh.