Don't expect great literature, but you can expect to be entertained. Recommendations: I recommend this to anyone looking for a sweet, clean romance. (Right now she rolls her eyes when I mention Pride and Prejudice.) The hero is very swoon worthy (one of my favorite leading men I've encountered in recent months.) My 12 year old daughter loved it too so maybe there's still hope that I can eventually introduce her to Jane Austen. The heroine is smart, witty, and completely unaware of her charms. There are a few silly or cheesy parts and it's fairly predictable but overall I still enjoyed every minute of reading it.

I don't read Regencies much anymore with the exception of the Georgette Heyer novels I've discovered in the last few years so when I got the chance to review Edenbrooke, I jumped on it. I loved Regency romances because they were usually clean, romantic, and I loved the world they transported me to.

The stories were set in Regency England (early 19th century) and were inspired by Jane Austen's works dealing with the noble and rich, the genteel but poor, gentleman and ladies, rakes and spinsters, the season, the ton, Almack's, London and Bath, manners and propriety. In search of cleaner fare, I discovered that there was this sub-genre of romance novels called Regency. Some were more than questionable in content and I'm ashamed that I ever read them. My Thoughts: I have to admit that I read more than my share of romances as a teenager. Thinking she’ll be able to relax and enjoy her beloved English countryside while her sister snags the handsome heir of Edenbrooke, Marianne finds that even the best laid plans can go awry. So when an invitation arrives from her twin sister, Cecily, to join her at a sprawling country estate, she jumps at the chance. 2012 by Shadow Mountain, 240 pp.īrief Summary: (From ) Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an unwanted suitor.

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