To Catch a Countess

by Patricia Grasso

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821774735
• ISBN13: 9780821774731
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Great Job

I really enjoyed this book. It's a bit of fluff but enteretaining and funny. I usually don't write reviews, but this time I felt the need because of the inaccuracies of a previous reviewer. I have been a teacher in a public high school for 30 years and one thing that rings true about this story is the heroine's dyslexia. I have taught many dyslexics in those 30 years and, though exaggerated in a few places, the author had done a dynamite job with the learning disability. I don't think everyone has to like or love the story, but I do think disliking it is a matter of taste, not the author's research. I cringe inside when I see reviews that are unusually hateful and wonder the reason why that person is so angry, jealous, or whatever. Dislike the story but do not attack this research. I know for a fact that the author did a BANG up job with the dyslexia. I know this because of my experience as a teacher. Perhaps, if everyone had clasroom experience, he or she would not take themselves so seriously , which would make for more valid reviews. As a 30 year classroom teacher, I recommend the book.

A Keeper By Ms. Grasso!!!

I have been a long time fan of this author. Her past offering over the last few years left me wondering if the author that penned "Violets in the Snow" and "Emerald Enchantment" two of my favorite books had indeed written the stories? I'm so glad that Ms. Grasso has returned with not only a new story but one that made me laugh out loud and weep softly!Victoria has been secretly betrothed for a year. She meets her intended only a few short weeks before the "I do's". Not realizing that Aleander Emerson will soon be her husband she takes the advice of her sisters to practice flirting with him. Victoria meets Alexander and their attraction is immediate! For both. Now if they could only put their individual problems on the back burner to realzie what is right in front of their faces.Alexander agrees to the engagement to the last daughter of the man his father ruined (did you follow that?) it's the least he could do. What he doesn't expect is the powerful way he feels after sharing just one kiss. He decides that marriage to Victoria many not be easy, but it sure won't be a hardship. Now if he can only stop the plots that have been set in place to destroy their fragile bond before it's to late.This was a wonderful read with a great cast of characters. Victoria is not a milk and water miss and her issue with dyslexia makes a wonderful secondary storyline. Alexander is a great hero and just the right match for Victoria. I highly recommend this latest offering by Ms. Grasso. If you've never read her before you're in for a treat. If you have read her past few titles but have found them wanting you will be very happy to see that she is back writing as she did in the past!

ENJOYABLE!

To Catch A Countess is an enjoyable book. Victoria is wonderful, and the author has her "problem" down pat. She is dyslexic and the author got it right. The hero is a handsome, arrogant, and then sensitive man who learns a hard lesson. The villains, hero's half-sister and her sister-in-law, were deliciously evil. A pretty good book to lose yourself in and escape stresses. I RECOMMEND BUYING IT

Great Book

Well, to me Ms. Grasso has done it again. To Catch A Countess to me was one of the better books that I've read this year. Although I had trouble warming up to Alexander who takes everything said to him as face value..he never gives Victoria a chance to explain herself until the end when he is force to listen. Victoria thinks she's stupid in this story she must say that word at least 100 times. When in reality she is dyslexic. No one outside her family know of her problem. Her sister's put a "L" on the bottom of her shoe so she can tell the difference.Victoria's aunt is the one that arranges the marriage with Alexander and Victoria. He feels he owes the family something for the wrong his stepfather did to the Douglas family.We have the evil stepsister and her sister-in-law who cause nothing but problems for Victoria. Like Victoria's brother-in-law Robert saids "Venetia is the Satan handmaiden." Plus we have Alex's three daughters all born in the same year by 3 different mistress's who Victoria takes into her heart and gives them nothing but love. I love the wand scene with Darcy.The ending of this book brought tears to my eyes. It was so touching. I'm so looking foward to the next book in this series, To Love A Princess

WILD CHILD

I enjoyed this book and don't understand others' problems. (Especially since lately I have read books by other authors who have a so-called hero sleeping in master bedroom with his mistress while the wife sleeps in another chamber)Victoria Douglas, the heroine and last of the Douglas sisters, is the family wild child. Vicdtoria is funny and kindhearted as well as strongwilled and outspoken. She has a secret, the cause of her problems, that she guards. Victria is severely dyslexic. Only her aunt and sisters know about this. She feels stupid because she is unteachable. In those days people did not know about learning disabilities.Alexander Emerson is a semi-alpha male. He is not as alpha as Prince Rudolf )To Charm A Prince) was but he is no Alan Alda sensitive guy type. Alexander believes what he sees in stad of what he feels. He undergoes a tremendous change during the book. Grasso redeems him wonderfully in the end.Victoria for her part also changes. She goes from being a willful girl to a mature woman. She is quite brave for she must face her biggest fear, having the world know her problem, in order to save her marriage.The story brought me smiles, laughter amd tears. I especially loved the courtroom scene with Victoria on the witness stand.Grasso continues to bring us thoroughly original characters, controversial to some readers.If you don't like alpha males, don't buy the book. However, if you don't take yourself too seriously, as another reviewer implied, then read it. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK WITHOUT RESERVATION!