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England's Perfect Hero

England's Perfect Hero

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: fine Regency
Review: Lucinda Barrett, Georgiana Haley, and Evie Ruddick are tired of the misbehavior of the aristocratic males with money. Each one agrees to select a lord as an object of lessons on proper deportment towards ladies. Shockingly Georgiana (see THE RAKE) and Evie (see LONDON'S PERFECT SCOUNDREL) have married their "students". Now it is Lucinda's turn to tutor her target.

Lucinda thinks Geoffrey Newcombe would be perfect not so much because he needs instruction, but because she believes he would make a perfect spouse for her. As she makes her play, Lucinda thinks a lot about Navy Lieutenant Robert Carroway. She finds herself falling in love with Georgiana's brother-in-law instead of the object she selected. However, Robert suffers from some form of post battle syndrome and cannot compete for the affections of Lucinda with the dashing Geoffrey.

The third and final novel in Suzanne Enoch's delightful "Lessons in Love" trilogy is a fun tale starring an intrepid heroine, a "perfect" object, and a brooding hero with mental war injuries. The story line moves quickly forward as Robert wants Lucinda, but feels his injuries from the Napoleonic War makes him unsuitable for the woman he loves. Lucinda on the other hand believes that the perfect paragon Geoffrey is her ideal though her dreams keep telling her to follow her heart not her brain. Though a final character twist seems unnecessary except to expedite the decision process, fans will appreciate this wonderful ending to a fine Regency series.

Harriet Klausner

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very Good
Review: One reviewer called Robert a "wimp." I couldn't disagree more with this statement. Anyone who's gone through torture and almost died well, I think if they started to have nightmares that's normal and as someone else says makes you human. Well I guess some women could see him as damaged or a wimp, and that's fine It's why he needed a special woman to pull him out of it. I didn't like Suzanne Enoch's novella in Lady Whistledown, but this book was very very good, and she has gone up in my estimation.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very Good
Review: One reviewer called Robert a "wimp." I couldn't disagree more with this statement. Anyone who's gone through torture and almost died well, I think if they started to have nightmares that's normal and as someone else says makes you human. Well I guess some women could see him as damaged or a wimp, and that's fine It's why he needed a special woman to pull him out of it. I didn't like Suzanne Enoch's novella in Lady Whistledown, but this book was very very good, and she has gone up in my estimation.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not like her other books...
Review: Right from the get go I couldn't get into this book. I thought that Robert was truly a wimp & I didn't like his character at all. Lucinda wasn't much of a character either. I have to say that Suzanne is one of my favorite romance writers, if not the best. But this story really disappointed me... Usually she makes the hero alittle more dimensional than Robert was. I know he has his war wounds, but his angst was alittle overdone. Very brooding, short, stilted conversations. I like brooding heroes & all, but this guy had nothing to reccomend him at all. He was really hard to like..Come on, it had been three years since he's been back. Living with his brother, what HAS he been doing these last 3 years. You think he would have dealt it somewhat.
. Not what I expect out of her. I really wanted to like this book but I couldn't. Because I do love her books (& I spent alot of money on her older out of print books from amazon) Anyone else feel that way? Was it just the mood I was in? Have I read too many really good books lately??? Maybe I was expecting toooo much...

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Finally, a hero who suffers without appearing weak
Review: Romances where the heroine cares for the hero when he falls ill simply cannot hold a candle to this. I started with this third book and was immediately captivated by all members of the Carroway family, as well as the way Lucinda's friends all come to their rescue.
This is Robert's story, more so than Lucinda's, and the way he decides to get back to normal life deserves respect. Unlike some of the other reviewers I found Robert's recovery quite credible, as I choose to believe that he'd been working toward it over the years.
This book didn't have as much of the charming dialog that you tend to get in Enoch's work, but Robert is quite reserved to begin with. Lucinda did pretty well on her own though.
Some reviewers have complained that the trilogy is formulaic but I disagree. I've read 2 out of the 3 books now and while there's a hero and a heroine and they're in love at the end of it, that's the basic framework for any romance story.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: TERRIFIC, EXCELLENT, THE BEST
Review: THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE READ BY SUZANNE ENOCH. I LIKED HER CHARACTERS LUCILLE AND ROBERT. THEY WERE FUN AND ENTERTAINING. I THOUGHT THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE LONGER. BUT OVERALL IT WAS A TERRIFIC BOOK AND VERY WELL READ.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Perfect Hero & A Perfect Ending!!
Review: This was the perfect hero and the perfect ending for Ms. Enoch's "Lesson's In Love" series. In this the last novel in the series we see Lucinda finally getting her chance to fall in love with a totally wonderful hero named Robert Carroway. Without going into a long synopsis suffice it to say this is a very moving story of a worn torn hero who finally gets a chance to heal in more ways then one with the woman that helps him live again.

Ms. Enoch brings back all of her past hero's and heroine's as well as introducing us to a few new characters. This was such a fun series I'm sorry to see it end. Unlike many series that taper off as the stories are added, Ms. Enoch manages to keep the momentum going by giving us such wonderful and diverse characters as well as touching storylines that you can't help but be drawn to the book.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Perfect Hero & A Perfect Ending!!
Review: This was the perfect hero and the perfect ending for Ms. Enoch's "Lesson's In Love" series. In this the last novel in the series we see Lucinda finally getting her chance to fall in love with a totally wonderful hero named Robert Carroway. Without going into a long synopsis suffice it to say this is a very moving story of a worn torn hero who finally gets a chance to heal in more ways then one with the woman that helps him live again.

Ms. Enoch brings back all of her past hero's and heroine's as well as introducing us to a few new characters. This was such a fun series I'm sorry to see it end. Unlike many series that taper off as the stories are added, Ms. Enoch manages to keep the momentum going by giving us such wonderful and diverse characters as well as touching storylines that you can't help but be drawn to the book.


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