Christmas Gambol

By Joan Smith

THE GENTLEMAN WAS A DYED-IN-THE-WOOL-ROMANTIC. BUT HE HAD MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT LOVE! At first, aspiring writer Cicely Caldwell was insulted to be asked to pose as the anonymous lady author of the vastly popular Chaos Is Come Again, a horrid piece of gothic drivel. Then she realized such a pretense would gain her entr?e into the literary circles that might forward her own writing career. Handsome Lord Montaigne confessed the real anonymous lady was his aunt and that Cicely seemed the sort of discreet country lady who would do the part justice. However, Cicely, with a nose for a good story, soon suspected the startling truth of the anonymous lady's shocking identity. As the holidays approached, Cicely was unaware that her search for a fictional hero was leading her straight to a man whose outward cynicism could not hide his true romantic nature . . . on the page or off!

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449224937
• ISBN13: 9780449224939
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

excellent Smith regency, but...

if you're looking for Christmas to figure heavily into the story it does not. This really doesn't take away from the story-in fact this book can be enjoyed anytime of the year. The story-of green country lass Cicely and handsome Lord Montaigne is a fun romantic comedy. Smith does a great job with the dialogue between the characters,very enjoyable to laugh out loud funny, The story also shows the true-and not so pleasant nature-of regency high society. Cicely is a great heroine! Very apt at speaking her mind-which does get her into a bit of trouble but is what also endears her to folks. Lord Montaigne is a great regency hero-not quite a rake, but not a homebody either-a stalwart fellow. I won't go into the story-which centers around a gothic novel that one character has written-do not want to spoil the story for you. All in all a fun, fast regency read-very tame by most romance books but nonetheless enjoyable. 4.5 stars!