Lady Fiasco (Zebra Regency Romance)

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Summary: Lady Fiasco is just plain fun!
Review: Her characters dance off the page. Fiona Hawthorn wins your heart right from the start. Honore is devilishly fun.
Enjoy!

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Summary: Gotta Love "Lady Fiasco"
Review: I stumbled upon "Lady Fiasco" and fell in love with the book. The story held my attention from beginning to end, which I can't say of all the romance novels I've read lately. Lord Westmont and Fiona Hawthorne are a great match but it's the secondary characters which really pull this book together.

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Summary: A Delightful Gift
Review: Lady Fiasco was a gift and what a charming one it was! I don't typically read historical novels but the details of the era were skillfully drawn and set such an authentic feel to the story that it was easy to feel at home. Fiona's 'curse' made for some delightful situations which she over came with spirit. And Tyrell...he may have seemed a bit stuffy but when it came to Fiona he was truly a champion.
Ms. Baldwin's debut Regency is a promising start. I do hope we get to see what Lady Alameda does with all those other nieces and nephews of her.

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Summary: A Delightful Romantic Comedy
Review: Ms. Baldwin has done a superb job with this romantic comedy. I enjoyed the author's well developed characters and interesting plot premise. I would recommend this refreshing tale to those interested in a fun, romantic romp of a read.


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Summary: Pleasant read--I expect good things from this new author
Review: This book was an enjoyable story, but not that memorable story. Since it is the author's debut novel, I am sure that books to follow will be even better. I liked the clever chapter titles, and the writing moved along smoothly. The only thing that kept me from rating it higher were some "quibbles" with a few character and plot issues. Fiona and Tyrell were likable enough, but I expected more to be made of Tyrell's hellish war-time experiences, and how Fiona was able to help him heal from them. Fiona was a spunky girl, but she seemed to fall into the trap of believing in her so-called curse too easily. I just didn't believe the way that the townspeople shunned her and it didn't seem in character for her to go along with the idea of the curse. There could have been more development of why the hero and heroine fell for each other, and less focus on some of the rather cliched plot twists and turns. One character that was pretty likable was the eccentric aunt, but at one point she was displaying exhibitionism, and it wasn't explained well why she was doing so. The villain was so dastardly he was almost a caricature. I think the book is pleasant enough, but could have been even better if some of the uneven edges were smoothed out. I guess that I had expectations about having the hero deal with his past and start healing with the heroine's help, and while he did get over his not wanting to marry anyone, it didn't seem like there was enough time spent on his emotional issues,given that so much was made of them in the beginning. I do think that the author shows a lot of promise, and I look forward to watching her writing grow in the future.