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Fair Game
Socially ostracized by her family and raised by her mother, an infamous harlot, young Clarissa is further shamed when she is sold to a notorious womanizer to settle a large debt, but she intends to prove to her new "master" that she is not her mother's daughter. Original. BAKER & TAYLOR Bks
217 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1999
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December 15, 2017
I enjoyed this quite a lot ! It may not be to everyone's liking but it was so quaint and lovely. The H is Trevor Whitlach, a super rich English merchant/businessman who has finally found the courtesan that stole his uncle's jewels many years ago. He decides the time has come to make her return the jewels or pay the cost. The courtesan, who is now no longer able to make much money as she had done in her younger days, is scared because she has nothing of worth except her beautiful daughter Clarissa. The heroine's father had been a married nobleman who had been her mother's "protector" for a few years and he had been the one to pay for Clarissa to attend a boarding school. Now that he is dead Clarissa is forced to turn to her prostitute bitch mother for help. What does the old witch do? She gives Clarissa to Trevor as a means of paying her debt for the stolen jewels.
I loved Clarissa. She was determined to never be a courtesan. She wanted to be a governess or a lady's companion but Trevor kept telling her that she would be wasting her beauty by going into either of those professions. He was such a male chauvinist pig. He only thought of his own selfish lustful desires and did not consider that Clarissa had feelings too. He was gentlemanly in some other respects though; he never forcibly seduced her because he wanted her to make the choice. Soon, however, the arrival of a wannabe OM puts an obstacle in Trevor's plans. This wannabe OM is a young man whose father is the vicar. Trevor finds the guy annoying but doesn't stop him from courting Clarissa. Trevor pretends to the villagers that Clarissa is his ward.
Eventually events are brought to a head when the vicar himself witnesses a rather compromising situation between Trevor and Clarissa. There's the usual ensuing conflict but Trevor eventually realizes that Clarissa is the woman he loves and because of that he must offer her marriage. It took him a while to realize how important her reputation was to Clarissa and I hated him during the time he thought that only a legitimate aristocratic bride could do justice to all his millions. His shrewish, snobbish bitch sister was annoying too. Almost everyone was annoying except sweet little Clarissa.
I loved Clarissa. She was determined to never be a courtesan. She wanted to be a governess or a lady's companion but Trevor kept telling her that she would be wasting her beauty by going into either of those professions. He was such a male chauvinist pig. He only thought of his own selfish lustful desires and did not consider that Clarissa had feelings too. He was gentlemanly in some other respects though; he never forcibly seduced her because he wanted her to make the choice. Soon, however, the arrival of a wannabe OM puts an obstacle in Trevor's plans. This wannabe OM is a young man whose father is the vicar. Trevor finds the guy annoying but doesn't stop him from courting Clarissa. Trevor pretends to the villagers that Clarissa is his ward.
Eventually events are brought to a head when the vicar himself witnesses a rather compromising situation between Trevor and Clarissa. There's the usual ensuing conflict but Trevor eventually realizes that Clarissa is the woman he loves and because of that he must offer her marriage. It took him a while to realize how important her reputation was to Clarissa and I hated him during the time he thought that only a legitimate aristocratic bride could do justice to all his millions. His shrewish, snobbish bitch sister was annoying too. Almost everyone was annoying except sweet little Clarissa.
June 4, 2023
Well-written book with period-appropriate language and behaviour. The heroine is a sweet, honest and innocent girl, seeking to forge a living for herself despite her scandalous parentage. The hero, well, he really isn't one. Dreadful amoral character - scheming, ego-centric, sulking petulantly when his intentions are thwarted. He is the predatory wolf to her little fluffy lamb down to the last few pages, with no redeeming feature in him what so ever. It is then rather disappointing, that she finally succumbs to his persistent attempted corruption of her in the end. While he takes severe offence at the vicar insulting her with a not completely untrue statement given the situation, he never fully reflects on his own disgusting continuous ill-conduct towards her throughout the book.
September 19, 2009
Is it possible to absolutely hate and love a book at the same time? Does that make the book good or bad?!?! Clarissa was born illegitimate and has worked her entire life to overcome that stigma and live an honest, virtuous life. Trevor is determined to have her as his mistress. Farr has written her characters so well that when Clarissa explains her feelings and reasons for refusing Trevor, one actually feels her pain and struggles. Trevor's selfish insistance on her ruining herself for him, inspite of his growing admiration for her makes one's blood boil! It is a testament to Ms. Farr's incredible writing abilities that I could feel so strongly about two characters (I was so outraged on Clarissa's behalf that I actually lost sleep!)That alone deserves every star available!
January 21, 2009
What an interesting and original story! Farr picks up a Cit and a courtesan’s daughter and gives them a relationship that felt totally novel to me.
One of the best things in this story is definitely how well she describes her characters and their actions, she makes us understand them and like some of their qualities to the point that we accept their errors too.
Trevor Whitlatch is a Cit, not of noble birth he has made himself a fortune in trade. A few years ago he saved a famous courtesan from a dangerous situation and she repaid him by stealing some jewels he had. But he has finally caught up with her and demands retribution. Unwilling to pay him money the woman decides to offer him a girl, who he understands is to be is mistress.
The problem is that although the girl leaves with him she has no intention of becoming his mistress and soon tries to explain to him that she is in fact a proper young lady- Having been brought up in a school for young ladies at the expense of her unknown father she was turned away when the school was bought by other people and had to go to her mother – the courtesan – for help.
Trevor has some, not to say much, difficulty in believing her story. He thinks she is out to get more money from him and even after she protests her innocence – and runs away only to return to where she was – he is determined that she will be the payment he is entitled to.
They leave for one of his homes in the country and that’s when Clarissa finally starts to convince Trevor that she is not what he believes and does not welcome his protection. The time they spent together was wonderfully written, the characterization of both of them was superbly done and we start to see Trevor’s problems of conscience with what he is asking from Clarissa. He tries to prove to her that what she really wants are nice clothes and jewels and that he can give her that if she becomes his mistress, while Clarissa believes she only wants a respectable life and children to be happy.
In fact they both have to realise, as their feelings develop, that Clarissa can be the woman that Trevor loves and wants to marry and for Clarissa that respectability is not enough. Trevor really only realises that almost in extremis but their journey to love makes for a delightful read. Both the dialogues and the characters are superbly written.
Grade: 4.5/5
One of the best things in this story is definitely how well she describes her characters and their actions, she makes us understand them and like some of their qualities to the point that we accept their errors too.
Trevor Whitlatch is a Cit, not of noble birth he has made himself a fortune in trade. A few years ago he saved a famous courtesan from a dangerous situation and she repaid him by stealing some jewels he had. But he has finally caught up with her and demands retribution. Unwilling to pay him money the woman decides to offer him a girl, who he understands is to be is mistress.
The problem is that although the girl leaves with him she has no intention of becoming his mistress and soon tries to explain to him that she is in fact a proper young lady- Having been brought up in a school for young ladies at the expense of her unknown father she was turned away when the school was bought by other people and had to go to her mother – the courtesan – for help.
Trevor has some, not to say much, difficulty in believing her story. He thinks she is out to get more money from him and even after she protests her innocence – and runs away only to return to where she was – he is determined that she will be the payment he is entitled to.
They leave for one of his homes in the country and that’s when Clarissa finally starts to convince Trevor that she is not what he believes and does not welcome his protection. The time they spent together was wonderfully written, the characterization of both of them was superbly done and we start to see Trevor’s problems of conscience with what he is asking from Clarissa. He tries to prove to her that what she really wants are nice clothes and jewels and that he can give her that if she becomes his mistress, while Clarissa believes she only wants a respectable life and children to be happy.
In fact they both have to realise, as their feelings develop, that Clarissa can be the woman that Trevor loves and wants to marry and for Clarissa that respectability is not enough. Trevor really only realises that almost in extremis but their journey to love makes for a delightful read. Both the dialogues and the characters are superbly written.
Grade: 4.5/5
December 18, 2016
This was such a moving, satisfying read with beautiful character development (specially the hero) and epilog that left this reader laughing out loud.
Our hero, Trevor Whitlatch, is a self-made rich man who wants to improve his standing in society by marring into a title. The heroine, Clarissa, is a daughter of an infamous courtesan but was gently reared. Their first encounter was not promising at all. Clarissa’s mother basically sold her daughter to Trevor to pay off the debt she owned. Trevor is so struck with Clarissa’s beauty that he must have her as his paramour not realizing Clarissa’s resolve not to be like her mother. Battle of will that issued was poignant, engaging, funny and sad.
Our hero, Trevor Whitlatch, is a self-made rich man who wants to improve his standing in society by marring into a title. The heroine, Clarissa, is a daughter of an infamous courtesan but was gently reared. Their first encounter was not promising at all. Clarissa’s mother basically sold her daughter to Trevor to pay off the debt she owned. Trevor is so struck with Clarissa’s beauty that he must have her as his paramour not realizing Clarissa’s resolve not to be like her mother. Battle of will that issued was poignant, engaging, funny and sad.
December 2, 2013
A very endearing and unlikely couple. She is the illegitimate daughter of a notorious courtesan, who sells her innocent daughter to repay a debt. She craves respectability and a home. He is a wealthy merchant bent on marrying into the aristocracy and making the heroine his mistress. Neither will bend to the other's objectives. However, friendship, respect, and love grow as they get to know each other. I love the scenes of their growing intimacy. The dialogue was fun and original. My only qualm was that the HEA was rushed and came on virtually the last page.
July 9, 2015
Read my review of Playing to Win. One glaring problem with the hero's intentions, but may be more annoying to some than to others.
October 1, 2011
Reviewed for THC Reviews
Fair Game has been on my “To-Read” list for quite some time, but now that I've finally read it, I'm sorry to say that it probably could have stayed there a while longer without me missing much. I'm just not a fan of the hero and heroine waiting until the final pages of the book to declare their love for one another, especially when there are very few truly romantic moments while waiting to get there. The author's writing style was also not very conducive to me being able to connect with the characters on a deep emotional level and really understand the motivations for their actions. I felt like the story was being told to me from a distance more than being shown their feelings. I simply spent most of the story with very little sense of the hero and heroine falling in love with one another. I thought the dialog could sometimes be rather verbose, and wasn't nearly as sharp and witty as I usually expect from a Traditional Regency. The narrative also dragged at times, with mundane things occasionally going on for pages at a time with very little advancement of the plot taking place.
I was pretty disappointed in Trevor as the hero. Until the last few pages of the story, I didn't feel like he had any honorable intentions toward Clarissa at all. I thought perhaps he might when he seemed properly horrified at the notion of taking a human being, namely Clarissa, in payment for her mother's debt to him, but the minute he saw how beautiful she was, he instantly accepted. Now granted he did, for the most part, behave like a gentleman toward her once he realized that she was a gently bred lady and not the light-skirt that her mother was, but he still never even considered offering her marriage until the very end. Up to that point, he was doing everything in his power to convince her to become his mistress. Once Trevor realized he had feelings for Clarissa, I don't understand why he didn't think of proposing. If he had been a titled gentleman, I might have understood his reticence due to the social stigma attached to marrying a lady with Clarissa's background, but he wasn't. Trevor was merely a vicar's son who had earned his fortune through hard work and inheriting his uncle's shipping business, yet he stubbornly clung to the notion of making Clarissa his mistress which didn't make a lot of sense to me. Trevor was on the arrogant side, and in my opinion, didn't have a romantic bone in his body to speak of. In fact, he was completely clueless when it came to courting a lady. He seemed rather impulsive and flippant, not taking anything particularly seriously, including Clarissa's desire to be respectable. Trevor also had a jealous streak and couldn't stand the thought of another man lavishing his attentions on Clarissa, and when the green monster reared its ugly head, he could be rather rude. Yet, still, he refused to give Clarissa the only thing she truly wanted from him. His actions at the end did help to improve my overall opinion of him and the book, but it still took far too long to get there.
Other than not understanding what she saw in Trevor, I did like Clarissa. Her father had carefully closeted her away in a girl's boarding school where she was essentially raised by the headmistress. When that lady and her father both passed away, Clarissa found herself the prisoner of an opportunistic mother who had every intention of selling her virtue to the highest bidder until Trevor came along demanding his due. In spite of such a difficult life and the cards being stacked against her due to her illegitimate birth and her mother's bad reputation, Clarissa had never lost her sense of propriety or her drive to be a respectable lady which was a quality I greatly admired in her. I was definitely cheering her on for sticking to her guns even when Trevor made her a very tempting offer to become his mistress. Clarissa was also a very sweet and even-tempered girl who charmed nearly everyone with whom she came in contact making them more than happy to help her out.
The interesting thing about Fair Game is that the story does really underscore the lack of choices a woman had in those times. Without references or experience, Clarissa had very little hope of gaining respectable employment, and once her mother had turned her over to Trevor, she truly was at his mercy. Even though I never gained much of a liking for him, I suppose it could be said that, at his core, he was a decent man, who treated her well and never tried to force himself on her. Still, I think I had more of a liking for the local vicar's young son, Eustace, in spite of the fact that his immature fawning over Clarissa could be a bit cloying. Overall, Fair Game wasn't a terrible book, but it simply didn't engage my attention or emotions in the way I prefer when reading a romance novel. This was my first read by Diane Farr, and I may give her another try in the future. I just won't be in any hurry to do so.
Fair Game has been on my “To-Read” list for quite some time, but now that I've finally read it, I'm sorry to say that it probably could have stayed there a while longer without me missing much. I'm just not a fan of the hero and heroine waiting until the final pages of the book to declare their love for one another, especially when there are very few truly romantic moments while waiting to get there. The author's writing style was also not very conducive to me being able to connect with the characters on a deep emotional level and really understand the motivations for their actions. I felt like the story was being told to me from a distance more than being shown their feelings. I simply spent most of the story with very little sense of the hero and heroine falling in love with one another. I thought the dialog could sometimes be rather verbose, and wasn't nearly as sharp and witty as I usually expect from a Traditional Regency. The narrative also dragged at times, with mundane things occasionally going on for pages at a time with very little advancement of the plot taking place.
I was pretty disappointed in Trevor as the hero. Until the last few pages of the story, I didn't feel like he had any honorable intentions toward Clarissa at all. I thought perhaps he might when he seemed properly horrified at the notion of taking a human being, namely Clarissa, in payment for her mother's debt to him, but the minute he saw how beautiful she was, he instantly accepted. Now granted he did, for the most part, behave like a gentleman toward her once he realized that she was a gently bred lady and not the light-skirt that her mother was, but he still never even considered offering her marriage until the very end. Up to that point, he was doing everything in his power to convince her to become his mistress. Once Trevor realized he had feelings for Clarissa, I don't understand why he didn't think of proposing. If he had been a titled gentleman, I might have understood his reticence due to the social stigma attached to marrying a lady with Clarissa's background, but he wasn't. Trevor was merely a vicar's son who had earned his fortune through hard work and inheriting his uncle's shipping business, yet he stubbornly clung to the notion of making Clarissa his mistress which didn't make a lot of sense to me. Trevor was on the arrogant side, and in my opinion, didn't have a romantic bone in his body to speak of. In fact, he was completely clueless when it came to courting a lady. He seemed rather impulsive and flippant, not taking anything particularly seriously, including Clarissa's desire to be respectable. Trevor also had a jealous streak and couldn't stand the thought of another man lavishing his attentions on Clarissa, and when the green monster reared its ugly head, he could be rather rude. Yet, still, he refused to give Clarissa the only thing she truly wanted from him. His actions at the end did help to improve my overall opinion of him and the book, but it still took far too long to get there.
Other than not understanding what she saw in Trevor, I did like Clarissa. Her father had carefully closeted her away in a girl's boarding school where she was essentially raised by the headmistress. When that lady and her father both passed away, Clarissa found herself the prisoner of an opportunistic mother who had every intention of selling her virtue to the highest bidder until Trevor came along demanding his due. In spite of such a difficult life and the cards being stacked against her due to her illegitimate birth and her mother's bad reputation, Clarissa had never lost her sense of propriety or her drive to be a respectable lady which was a quality I greatly admired in her. I was definitely cheering her on for sticking to her guns even when Trevor made her a very tempting offer to become his mistress. Clarissa was also a very sweet and even-tempered girl who charmed nearly everyone with whom she came in contact making them more than happy to help her out.
The interesting thing about Fair Game is that the story does really underscore the lack of choices a woman had in those times. Without references or experience, Clarissa had very little hope of gaining respectable employment, and once her mother had turned her over to Trevor, she truly was at his mercy. Even though I never gained much of a liking for him, I suppose it could be said that, at his core, he was a decent man, who treated her well and never tried to force himself on her. Still, I think I had more of a liking for the local vicar's young son, Eustace, in spite of the fact that his immature fawning over Clarissa could be a bit cloying. Overall, Fair Game wasn't a terrible book, but it simply didn't engage my attention or emotions in the way I prefer when reading a romance novel. This was my first read by Diane Farr, and I may give her another try in the future. I just won't be in any hurry to do so.
August 20, 2016
One of my favorite books. It's not a moral tale, but it's well told and there is a happy ending. Clarissa our heroine cries, tears-up and just plain weeps quite a bit. Yes it gets old, but she's got her reasons!!! Trevor, our hero, is just great.
September 19, 2019
An interesting and unusual premise: Trevor Whitlatch is sent to recover a debt for a friend from a famous courtesan. She surprises him by offering him her own illegitimate daughter to settle the debt. As soon as he sees her, Whitlatch agrees to the deal. Why? Well, because she’s beautiful, of course, and, given her heritage, she’s destined to end up as a courtesan herself, so why shouldn’t he be her patron? After all, he’s a connoisseur, she’s in no position to complain and he’s very determined.
Clarissa, however, is equally determined to avoid her mother’s fate in life. She’s been educated, so she feels that a life as a governess would suit her. She’s not foolish enough to aspire to marriage to a respectable man, thanks to her mother, but she wants to earn her keep honestly. Whitlatch is quite happy to allow her the time to accept his new offer - after all, the chase makes the inevitable outcome all the more rewarding - but he finds himself flummoxed by his new charge at every turn. She is nothing like he’d expected, even his servants treat her like a lady and gradually he finds himself falling under her spell.
This book was previously published as ‘Fair Game’, and to be honest, I feel that was a better title for it. It captures perfectly the vulnerability of Clarissa - she’s as defenceless as a deer in the hunter’s sights, but her strength of character, and her essential innocence and goodness shine through. The ending isn’t a surprise, naturally, but it’s nicely done. A beautifully written book with two great characters at its heart, an interesting dilemma and a soupcon of humour. Five stars.
Clarissa, however, is equally determined to avoid her mother’s fate in life. She’s been educated, so she feels that a life as a governess would suit her. She’s not foolish enough to aspire to marriage to a respectable man, thanks to her mother, but she wants to earn her keep honestly. Whitlatch is quite happy to allow her the time to accept his new offer - after all, the chase makes the inevitable outcome all the more rewarding - but he finds himself flummoxed by his new charge at every turn. She is nothing like he’d expected, even his servants treat her like a lady and gradually he finds himself falling under her spell.
This book was previously published as ‘Fair Game’, and to be honest, I feel that was a better title for it. It captures perfectly the vulnerability of Clarissa - she’s as defenceless as a deer in the hunter’s sights, but her strength of character, and her essential innocence and goodness shine through. The ending isn’t a surprise, naturally, but it’s nicely done. A beautifully written book with two great characters at its heart, an interesting dilemma and a soupcon of humour. Five stars.
August 27, 2016
A.k.a . Fair Game. This was such a moving, satisfying read with beautiful character development (specially the hero) and epilog that left this reader laughing out loud.
Our hero, Trevor Whitlatch, is a self-made rich man who wants to improve his standing in society by marring into a title. The heroine, Clarissa, is a daughter of an infamous courtesan but was gently reared. Their first encounter was not promising at all. Clarissa’s mother basically sold her daughter to Trevor to pay off the debt she owned. Trevor is so struck with Clarissa’s beauty that he must have her as his paramour not realizing Clarissa’s resolve not to be like her mother. Battle of will that issued was poignant, engaging, funny and sad.
Our hero, Trevor Whitlatch, is a self-made rich man who wants to improve his standing in society by marring into a title. The heroine, Clarissa, is a daughter of an infamous courtesan but was gently reared. Their first encounter was not promising at all. Clarissa’s mother basically sold her daughter to Trevor to pay off the debt she owned. Trevor is so struck with Clarissa’s beauty that he must have her as his paramour not realizing Clarissa’s resolve not to be like her mother. Battle of will that issued was poignant, engaging, funny and sad.
June 8, 2014
Aka Fair Game. Ana T's review gives a concise synopsis of this novel. A compelling, engrossing story that will hold you until the very end. The author does a good job of drawing you into the world of Trevor Whitlatch and Clarissa who is an innocent but happens to be the illegitimate daughter of a courtesan. Through a series of unusual circumstances Clarissa comes under the care of Mr Whitlatch. He is determined to make Clarissa his mistress but her innocence ends up melting his heart and he falls in love with her. It is well-paced, has witty and humorous dialogue that is engaging. A well-told story overall.
July 9, 2015
I'm conflicted about this book. On the one hand, we have a nice story about a jaded rake falling in love with a truly kind innocent (and boy is he really a rake!) On the other hand, I wanted to wring Trevor's neck because even though he was sweet and caring, he kept on wanting to make Clarissa his mistress! I know at some point his affection for her overcame his desire to make her his mistress, and he truly was a gentleman, but just the constant thought of "I must make her my mistress" made me quite nauseous. :/
Still, it's a decent read...I just can't rate it any more favorably despite that I enjoy most of Diane Farr's works.
Still, it's a decent read...I just can't rate it any more favorably despite that I enjoy most of Diane Farr's works.
August 22, 2010
A lot of shelves for one OOP Regency but all are needed and all four stars are deserved. The hero wants a mistress to love and a fortune to marry and they can be different people as far as he's concerned. How the h/h come to see life and themselves differently makes for a very satisfying and surprising story.
December 22, 2015
Very well written. Maybe not for everyone, but I really enjoyed it.
February 27, 2023
A sweet clean romantic story from the Regency period. Beautiful intelligent virtuous Clarissa is a genteel young lady burdened by her origins- the by blow of a married nobleman and a famous courtesan. Trevor Whitlatch hasn't met a challenge he can't master, until Clarissa is placed in his power. With some amount of involvement of the Christian faith, not too much thankfully, faithful kindly servitors, a vicar's son and horse/carriage rides our likeable pair find HEA. I quite enjoyed Gussie's character but don't think we'll meet her again in another book.
February 17, 2023
I thought this book was funny and clean. The one frustrating thing is how the man won't even consider marriage, he is pushing for her to be a mistress the entire time. But, there wouldn't be much of a story without that problem. It was not bad, but I was kind of over the book near the end. I felt like it was just a smidge longer than it needed to be. But it was a nice little read if you are dying for a sweet romance
July 3, 2023
Same as Playing to Win
March 18, 2024
I really enjoyed this battle of the wills regency; it’s one of those books where not much happens but characters are so well drawn the story just creeps in and envelops you, loved it.
March 24, 2013
Clarissa, the heroine, is the daughter of a courtesan, and breathtakingly beautiful (think Elizabeth Taylor in her teens). Her mother gives her to the hero in lieu of payment of an old debt she owes him (no, he was never her customer). Trouble is, Clarissa was raised in an extremely strict girls' school and is not only a complete innocent, but has extremely strict morals as well, and she has no intention of fulfilling the deal her mother made with the hero. She simply wants to escape from her mother's clutches and find work as a governess or teacher. The hero figures out pretty quickly that she is an innocent, but still wants his payment. On the other hand, he is a somewhat honourable man and won't force her into anything she doesn't want to do, so he temporizes by telling her she can be his guest while he looks for a job for her, all the while attempting to seduce her but falling more and more desperately in love with her.
Lovely story, although I'm not sure how things will fare for the couple after the book ends - the courtesan mother is still around and judging from the description of her character at the beginning of the book, she will milk them for everything she can get.
Lovely story, although I'm not sure how things will fare for the couple after the book ends - the courtesan mother is still around and judging from the description of her character at the beginning of the book, she will milk them for everything she can get.
September 1, 2015
H is sort of a rake, but of course, of the best kind. he accepts a prostitute's daughter in lieu of rubies that she (the mother) had stolen 11 years ago, while H was acting all don quixote.
h and H become great friends, while at the house he keeps for his mistresses. he makes her wonderful offers time to time, and she turns them down. at the end, she realizes she loves him, and would rather be his mistress than someone else's wife.
nice enough story. i just didn't care for the H all that much. and the h came across as rather insipid ad too innocent and well, rather fake. yes, i know its a silly romance novel, but still...
all through the H is bent on persuading (by any means) the h to become his mistress. when things fall out with the local vicar's son (his father has just seen them kissing and call her a doxy), she says she cannot marry the kid since she doesn't love him, and she accepts to become H's mistress. the H, still, just wants her to be his mistress, but now he feels guilty, so he proposes to her (which she accepts with alacrity), and I think he feels more relieved at making the right move, than feeling great about being leg shackled. lol.
h and H become great friends, while at the house he keeps for his mistresses. he makes her wonderful offers time to time, and she turns them down. at the end, she realizes she loves him, and would rather be his mistress than someone else's wife.
nice enough story. i just didn't care for the H all that much. and the h came across as rather insipid ad too innocent and well, rather fake. yes, i know its a silly romance novel, but still...
all through the H is bent on persuading (by any means) the h to become his mistress. when things fall out with the local vicar's son (his father has just seen them kissing and call her a doxy), she says she cannot marry the kid since she doesn't love him, and she accepts to become H's mistress. the H, still, just wants her to be his mistress, but now he feels guilty, so he proposes to her (which she accepts with alacrity), and I think he feels more relieved at making the right move, than feeling great about being leg shackled. lol.
July 13, 2012
"This review was actually written for the original print version of this ebook, Fair Game, a traditional regency romance published in 1999. When I learned that the book was available digitally, I immediately bought it because the thought of always having it with me (as opposed to on a shelf among hundreds of other books in my study) was of tremendous appeal."
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March 22, 2014
Clarissa sounds more like a seventeen year old school girl than a woman of twenty first - maybe it's only natural she sounds so, since she spent her entire life closeted in a boarding school. Her so very self righteous naivete made me gag. If only she demonstrated any knowledge, or consideration of the world outside of her schoolyard, I might have sympathized with her neverending quest of respectability. Anyway, I applaud the author's attempts to give Trevor some chances to speak out, if only to be refuted promptly.
December 28, 2012
Diane Farr is a new author to me and I have devoured all her Regencies, one after the other.I had to overcome some resistence to the hero's name with this one (sorry, Trevors everywhere) but I like her unusual situations. This one felt a little claustophobic - virtually everything happens within one house - but the hero and heroine are endearing.
August 16, 2009
Another book from Julie Chuba's sale.
September 25, 2009
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April 11, 2010Fair Game (Signet Regency Romance) by Diane Farr (1999)
June 8, 2014
Reviewed under Playing to Win
June 28, 2016
I enjoyed the love story ....would have liked a few more passionate scenes.
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