Birds of a Feather

by Allison Lane

Book Overview

When a plain, bespectacled young woman keeps meeting the handsome Lord Wylie, she feels she is not up to his caliber. A great arbiter of fashion for London society, Lord Wylie was reputed to be more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451198255
• ISBN13: 9780451198259
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Great book, I loved it!

First, a word about the publishers. . . Somewhere it is decreed, I suppose in the Regency genre publishing house, that all "Regency Romance" books must be exactly 218 pages, no more and no less, so that if one author writes less, they make the letters nice and big, three paragraphs to a page. . . And if another author has a longer story, the publishers will squeeze ten paragraphs, in tiny letters, onto one page. . . This is one of the books where you have ten paragraphs (or more) per page, plus there is so much going on in the story that the plotline is constantly changing . . . for me, this made for some frustrating reading. But as for the story itself - this is my first by Allison Lane, and what I see, I like. I was pre-warned that she is a "darker" Regency author, so that I did not find the issues explored in this story shocking. Yes, it's sad, but, unfortunately, there really are parents like that. (Today, since arranged marriages are not really "done" it will play out in the form of career, or how their children should live their lives. . .) As for the character of Reggie - he's a really nice, sympathetic character, but I'm afraid that his problem was a real one. Maybe it's uncommon, and he seems to have had an unusually bad case of it, but it is only today that they have medication for these problems (those who have read the story know which medication I mean). I loved the heroine! I hate to say this, but she sounds so exactly like me, that how can I not have loved this story? Miss Joanna Patterson was hired as a sort-of companion to Lady Harriet, to launch her into society - and to find her a husband, perferably a rich one. Being rather plain, awkward, and bespecled besides, Joanna has no such hopes for herself. Lord Sedgewick Wylie is not only a dandy, but he is the biggest dandy of them all - actually, he is a social leader. Always, always, impeccably dressed, always with perfect manners, Lord Sedgewick is as different from Joanna as could possibly be. But what society does not know, and would possibly ridicule if they did, is that under that dandified clothing is a smart and educated man - and he is starting to get bored with the society role that he is playing. In short, this is a couple that is different as could possibly be, and would never have even looked at each other, if fate had not intervened, in not one, not two, but three separate "accidents" involving each other, the last one culminating in their forced marriage - although "marriage" for show, and "marriage" for real are two separate things entirely. . . Quite early on in the book, I recognized the plot. Yes, I was right. This book has a similar plot to "The Viscount who Loved me" by Julia Quinn. I checked the publishing dates to see "who cheated" but they were published quite closely together, actually this book was first. . . Maybe this is a fairly common Regency plot device, I haven't read enough Regency books to know if this is so or not. And unli

Love tripped him up, several times

This is a great book as funny as it is romantic and it is very romantic...... He is Lord Sedgewick Wylie, a seemingly careless and carefree arbiter of London fashions and more's ala Beau Brummel. She is Joanna Patterson, bespectacled and plainly dressed, careful and caring of others feelings. As similar as sand and sequins, they nonetheless keep meeting( tripping, bumping and falling) and soon the physical body scars are replaced by indelible markings on each heart. A remarkable romance that neither realize exists until yet another clumsy meeting renders them a Scandalous couple. I have always enjoyed Ms. Lane's books and this book is definitely one of her best- Read it and laugh, wince, Enjoy!!!

Good Story! Unlikely Heroine !

An enjoyable story. I liked Joanna because she was not one of your run of the mill simpering schoolgirl miss ! She was strong, intelligent, independent, likeable and she spoke her mind. Lord Sedgewick, or Sedge was a dandy in disguise who's heroism and true good nature was notable. They were an interesting and unlikely couple which made it all the more fun :) Love can surpass even the separation of 'classes' in the Haute Ton of Regency England. *** The only thing that i would like to see happen is a change in the fate or story of Lord Ellisham aka Reggie ...Sedge's older brother. He was such a nice and sweet guy and its so unfair about his um 'condition'. I hope Allison Lane writes another story about him and how he finds love and happiness and a cure for his condition in America...that would be great :). Overall a good book tho :)