A Season for Love [NOOK Book]

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Overview

The Duke of Longville, in need of an heir, is about to take a second wife—a sturdy young widow who followed the drum during Britain's campaigns on the Peninsula and has proved her fertility by producing a child. But two weeks before the wedding, his long-estranged daughter arrives on his doorstep with a shocking announcement that tumbles all their lives into confusion.

The widowed Lady Eugenia Wharton, almost as strong-willed as her betrothed, has no illusions about why the Duke of Longville wishes to marry her. Unfortunately, that has not kept her from falling in love with him. Their...
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Overview

The Duke of Longville, in need of an heir, is about to take a second wife—a sturdy young widow who followed the drum during Britain's campaigns on the Peninsula and has proved her fertility by producing a child. But two weeks before the wedding, his long-estranged daughter arrives on his doorstep with a shocking announcement that tumbles all their lives into confusion.

The widowed Lady Eugenia Wharton, almost as strong-willed as her betrothed, has no illusions about why the Duke of Longville wishes to marry her. Unfortunately, that has not kept her from falling in love with him. Their future is destined for some memorable clashes, as she challenges his conviction that he is always right.

The duke's daughter, Lady Caroline Carlington, has been raised in a home with egalitarian leanings. She does not approve of London society, does not want to make her come-out, and she most particularly does not want a step-mother. And then one night in the duke's bookroom, she meets exactly the type of useless nobleman she most abhors, a charming fribble named Anthony Norville. Caroline is startled by a sudden, if reluctant, attraction—until she discovers he is the brother of the woman who is about to become her despised step-mother. Which would make Tony Norville her uncle!

Anthony Norville, Viscount Frayne, is heir to an earldom. Resenting his father keeping him from the fight against Napoleon, he has retreated behind a façade of airy charm. Until he is caught in the conflict between Lady Caroline and his sister, and the side effects of the war reach London, forcing him to discover new depths within himself.

It takes riot, ransom, and considerable mental readjustment before both pairs of Regency lovers are reconciled against the unrest in London at the time of Waterloo.

Review:

"In a delightful dance worthy of any Regency ball, Ms. Bancroft interweaves her characters into one fresh and cohesive romance, letting each find their desires in an effortlessly smooth narrative. . . . Blair Bancroft has captured the Regency and has a firm grasp on its nuances and idiosyncrasies."
Celia Merenyi, A Romance Review

Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940011308574
  • Publisher: Blair Bancroft, via Smashwords
  • Publication date: 5/19/2011
  • Sold by: SMASHWORDS - EBKS
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 19,463
  • File size: 618 KB

Meet the Author

Blair Bancroft recalls receiving odd looks from adults as she walked home from school at age seven, her lips moving as she told herself stories. And there was never a night she didn't entertain herself with her own bedtime stories. But it was only after a variety of other careers that she turned to serious writing. Blair has been a music teacher, professional singer, non-fiction editor, costume designer, and real estate agent. She has traveled from Bratsk, Siberia, to Machu Picchu, Peru, and made numerous visits to Europe, Britain, and Ireland. She is now attempting to incorporate all these varied experiences into her writing.

Blair's first book, TARLETON'S WIFE, won RWA's Golden Heart and the Best Romance award from the Florida Writers' Association. Her romantic suspense novel, SHADOWED PARADISE, and her Young Adult Medieval, ROSES IN THE MIST, were finalists for an EPPIE, the "Oscar" of the e-book industry. Blair's Regency, THE INDIFFERENT EARL, was chosen as Best Regency by Romantic Times magazine and was a finalist for RWA's RITA award.

A long-time resident of Florida, Blair fondly recalls growing up in Connecticut, which still has a piece of her heart.

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  • Posted February 5, 2012

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    It was good story and although I enjoyed it. It was missing more details. I thought the story was going to be about the daughter and brother but the Duke and wife joined the cast of characters. It was missing something. It is hard to put it in to words. I enjoyed stories that make me feel from sadness to joy but it not move me. I would not read again.

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