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Overview

2 March 1810 . . .
Today, I fell in love.

At the age of ten, Miranda Cheever showed no signs of Great Beauty. And even at ten, Miranda learned to accept the expectations society held for her—until the afternoon when Nigel Bevelstoke, the handsome and dashing Viscount Turner, solemnly kissed her hand and promised her that one day she would grow into herself, that one day she would be as beautiful as she already was smart. And even at ten, Miranda knew she would love him forever.

But the years that followed were as cruel to Turner as they were kind to Miranda. She is as intriguing as the viscount boldly predicted on that memorable day—while he is a lonely, bitter man, crushed by a devastating loss. But Miranda has never forgotten the truth she set down on paper all those years earlier—and she will not allow the love that is her destiny to slip lightly through her fingers . . .

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Quinn's first title since 1999 not to feature the Bridgerton clan (On the Way to the Wedding), this Regency concerns Miranda Cheever, who fell in love with the aristocratic Nigel Bevelstoke, Viscount Turner, when she was 10 and he 19. Now 20, and still in love, Miranda's designs are thwarted by the indiscretions of Nigel's late wife-heartbroken, Nigel isn't willing to risk another shot at love, even if it means hurting his close friend Miranda. Quinn's pitch-perfect humor remains intact, but her latest relies too much on romance conventions, including Miranda's scholarly but benignly neglectful father; an even more overused device involves Turner's hot-and-cold feelings toward Miranda, which reduce the heroine to tears more than once. However, the two make a lovable couple, and Miranda in particular shines, as do Turner's two siblings in strong secondary roles. Though a bit stale, this well-written, often funny and occasionally tender romance has much to enjoy. (July)

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  • ISBN-13: 9780061230837
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication date: 6/26/2007
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Pages: 384
  • Sales rank: 153,592
  • Series: Bevelstoke Series, #1
  • Product dimensions: 4.18 (w) x 6.75 (h) x 0.96 (d)

Meet the Author

Julia Quinn

Julia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing college and has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since.

The New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one novels for Avon Books, she is a graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest.

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The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever

By Julia Quinn

HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Copyright © 2007 Julia Quinn
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ISBN: 9780061230837

Chapter One

Nigel Bevelstoke, better known as Turner to all who cared to court his favor, knew a great many things.

He knew how to read Latin and Greek, and he knew how to seduce a woman in French and Italian.

He knew how to shoot a moving target while atop a moving horse, and he knew exactly how much he could drink before surrendering his dignity.

He could throw a punch or fence with a master, and he could do them both while reciting Shakespeare or Donne.

In short, he knew everything a gentleman ought to know, and, by all accounts, he'd excelled in every area.

People looked at him.

People looked up to him.

But nothing—not one second of his prominent and privileged life—had prepared him for this moment. And never had he felt the weight of watchful eyes so much as now, as he stepped forward and tossed a clump of dirt on the coffin of his wife.

I'm so sorry, people kept saying. I'm so sorry. We're so sorry.

And all the while, Turner could not help but wonder if God might smite him down, because all he could think was—

I'm not.

Ah, Leticia. He had quite a lot to thank her for.

Let's see, where to start? There was the loss of his reputation, of course. The devil only knew how many people were aware that he'd beencuckolded.

Repeatedly.

Then there was the loss of his innocence. It was difficult to recall now, but he had once given mankind the benefit of the doubt. He had, on the whole, believed the best of people—that if he treated others with honor and respect, they would do the same unto him.

And then there was the loss of his soul.

Because as he stepped back, clasping his hands stiffly behind him as he listened to the priest commit Leticia's body to the ground, he could not escape the fact that he had wished for this. He had wanted to be rid of her.

And he would not—he did not mourn her.

"Such a pity," someone behind him whispered.

Turner's jaw twitched. This was not a pity. It was a farce. And now he would spend the next year wearing black for a woman who had come to him carrying another man's child. She had bewitched him, teased him until he could think of nothing but the possession of her. She had said she loved him, and she had smiled with sweet innocence and delight when he had avowed his devotion and pledged his soul.

She had been his dream.

And then she had been his nightmare.

She'd lost that baby, the one that had prompted their marriage. The father had been some Italian count, or at least that's what she'd said. He was married, or unsuitable, or maybe both. Turner had been prepared to forgive her; everyone made mistakes, and hadn't he, too, wanted to seduce her before their wedding night?

But Leticia had not wanted his love. He didn't know what the hell she had wanted—power, perhaps, the heady rush of satisfaction when yet another man fell under her spell.

Turner wondered if she'd felt that when he'd succumbed. Or maybe it had just been relief. She'd been three months along by the time they married. She hadn't much time to spare.

And now here she was. Or rather, there she was. Turner wasn't precisely sure which locational pronoun was more accurate for a lifeless body in the ground.

Whichever. He was only sorry that she would spend her eternity in his ground, resting among the Bevelstokes of days gone by. Her stone would bear his name, and in a hundred years, someone would gaze upon the etchings in the granite and think she must have been a fine lady, and what a tragedy that she'd been taken so young.

Turner looked up at the priest. He was a youngish fellow, new to the parish and by all accounts, still convinced that he could make the world a better place.

"Ashes to ashes," the priest said, and he looked up at the man who was meant to be the bereaved widower.

Ah yes, Turner thought acerbically, that would be me.

"Dust to dust."

Behind him, someone actually sniffled.

And the priest, his blue eyes bright with that appallingly misplaced glimmer of sympathy, kept on talking—

"In the sure and certain hope of the Resurrection—"

Good God.

"—to eternal life."

The priest looked at Turner and actually flinched. Turner wondered what, exactly, he'd seen in his face. Nothing good, that much was clear.

There was a chorus of amens, and then the service was over. Everyone looked at the priest, and then everyone looked at Turner, and then everyone looked at the priest clasping Turner's hands in his own as he said, "She will be missed."

"Not," Turner bit off, "by me."

I can't believe he said that.

Miranda looked down at the words she'd just written. She was currently on page forty-two of her thirteenth journal, but this was the first time—the first time since that fateful day nine years earlier—that she had not a clue what to write. Even when her days were dull (and they frequently were), she managed to cobble together an entry.

In May of her fourteenth year—

Woke.
Dressed.
Ate breakfast: toast, eggs, bacon.
Read Sense and Sensibility, authored by unknown lady.
Hid Sense and Sensibility from Father.
Ate dinner: chicken, bread, cheese.
Conjugated French verbs.
Composed letter to Grandmother.
Ate supper: beefsteak, soup, pudding.
Read more Sense and Sensibility, author's identity still unknown.
Retired.
Slept.
Dreamed of him.

This was not to be confused with her entry of 12 November of the same year—

Woke.
Ate breakfast: Eggs, toast, ham.
Made great show of reading Greek tragedy.
To no avail.
Spent much of the time staring out the window.
Ate lunch: fish, bread, peas.
Conjugated Latin verbs.
Composed letter to Grandmother.
Ate supper: roast, potatoes, pudding.
Brought tragedy to the table (book, not event). Father did not notice. Retired.
Slept.
Dreamed of him.



Continues...
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  • Posted December 5, 2011

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    An exceptional book that I enjoyed reading. Would recommend

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 3, 2007

    Recommendable ¿ but not rave worthy

    As an avid JQ fan, I'll read anything she writes. But as several other reviewers noted, 'The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever' falls somewhat short of the first-rate romance fans have come to expect from Ms. Quinn. Like her earlier works, 'Diaries' sparkles with well-crafted wit and laugh-out-loud humour. It is an easy and enjoyable read, but one cannot help feeling (unfortunately) distanced from Quinn's characters and instead endeared to the author herself. All in all, 'The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever' is another showcase for Quinn's inherent humour and style, but if your looking for a hero you can fall in love with and a heroine you can truly root for - try her other titles.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2007

    I am a Julia Quinn fan

    I was not happy with this book. It started off as a good read but as you got into the book the characters were weak. I was disappointed because I have read all of her books and ran to the store to buy this one.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 5, 2007

    An enjoyable read

    Well, Julia Quinn has done it again. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. While not as wonderful as some of her others, nonetheless a fun read. I like her tongue in cheek humor that runs throughout her books. None of her characters is perfect, but they ARE all too human. I particularly like it when characters from her other books make an appearance in the current one I am reading. It seems to give everything a sense of continuity, which I find enjoyable. I could wish she wrote her books even faster, since I devour them so readily, but then they might lose some of their quality. But I'll be waiting for the next story - Olivia's perhaps?

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 9, 2012

    Loved it

    Great love story..easy read

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 3, 2012

    Incredible!!

    I absolutely love this book! It is one of those classic and cliche 'i fell in love with my best friend's brother' story, but 10 times better!! What i love most is that the characters are real! The emotions and the development of their feelings were realistic, and not too rush. Quinn didnt attempt to create "exciting" scenes between the characters at their first meeting, etc. Miranda and Turner had a beautiful and classical love story that makes you laugh, cry, angry, hurt...you name it! Everytime i read this book it's like the first time all over again!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 31, 2012

    Loved it!

    This a fun read full of grear dialog and wit. Highly recommend it

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 24, 2012

    Great old time romance!

    I enjoyed this book for a nice relaxing romance with a little dirt in it too!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 15, 2012

    Way Cute!!

    This book was super adorable! Julia Quinn did a great job at making me feel as if I was about of the book myself. I was able to connect to the characters and the story line!! Super cute book and I would highly recommend.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 4, 2012

    Highly Recommended!

    Julia Quinn can always be depended on for a warm, humorous and romantic story. This one does not disappoint!

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  • Posted January 3, 2012

    HIghly Recommended

    This book intruduces us to new set of characters that you will fall in love with. Never a dull moment. Just like of her book, this one will not disappoint you. There was witty dialog and moments that had me laughing out loud. I liked Olivia and Turner's mother.

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  • Posted January 2, 2012

    Adorable series

    First Book in the Bevelstroke Series. It was so good, it left me wanting more.

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  • Posted January 2, 2012

    great book

    great read i like this author. it was a very entertaining read

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2012

    This was a good book

    I enjoyed this book, it was a nice read. I was a little frustrated with the hero towards the end, but it all worked out :)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2012

    GREAT READ!!!

    Loved it...

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  • Posted January 1, 2012

    Great read

    I love a story of unrequited love finding a happy ending and this one realy tugged at my heart.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2012

    Smart, funny, feel good story

    Julia Quinn has a knack for writing historical characters that take by surprise with their wit and humor. THE SECRET DIARY OF MISS MIRANDA CHEEVER is a heartwarming tale about a young woman who falls in love long before growing into herself and the lost man who has set the stage for his own salvation. Definitely worth a read!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 31, 2011

    very good

    I liked the whay the different chareiter were writen. a must read

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  • Posted December 31, 2011

    Highly Recommended

    I enjoy allof Julia Quinn's books I have read them so much that the pages are falling out. Ii am glad that I was able to transfer them to my nook.
    If you like romance stories you will like this one and if you believe that love conqueors all in the end then this is the story for you.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 31, 2011

    Recommended

    Love all books by Julia Quinn.

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