Lady Delafont's Dilemma

by Donna Lea Simpson

Book Overview

After he returns from the war, the horrors of Waterloo haunt Viscount Drake's sleep every night. Can a visitor, Miss Truelove Beckons, help him find peace...and love? This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821766740
• ISBN13: 9780821766743
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Plus-size heroine in Regency Romance!

I don't usually read Regency romance novels, but I really liked this one. The heroine,Emily, was a plus-size woman separated from her husband. She was overweight, but was comfortable with her body and still had men chasing after her. Her husband, Baxter, loved her always and thinks she is even more beautiful than ever. Even though the love scenes were tame, the sexual tension was good and the characters had such great love for each other that I didn't notice a lack of detailed love scenes. If you enjoy this book, Lady May's Folly, should be read after this one. It talks about the characters May and Etienne who in this book stand out and the author makes the reader want to get to know them better. Nice read.

A WONDERFUL BOOK

I really enjoyed Donna Simpson's follow up book, Lady Delafont's Dilemma. The characters were real and believable, not shallow and too perfect like some romances I have read. I especially enjoyed the ways the plot developed into a mystery surrounding the strange young Frenchman. (I don't want to let out any secrets). I found that I couldn't put this novel down. I had to keep reading to see what happened next. The storyline was excellent and portrayed how a misunderstanding could break up even a loving couple but also how love could overcome this in the end. I have been an avid reader for 40 years and would recommend this novel. It has become a permenant addition to my bookshelves. Lord st. Claire's Angel, the first novel, was also excellent and is on my shelf as well. Bravo to Donna Simpson! Keep writing your wonderful books...I am looking forward to the next one. Sincerely- a fan from Ontario, Canada

I couldn't put it down!

I have recently finished reading "Lady Delafont's Dilemma" and enjoyed it immensely. I was very surprised by the impressions expressed by the other reader and felt compelled to write a review myself.Personally, I found all of the characters in this book to be very engaging and real. Neither of the main characters (Emily and Baxter Delafont), are perfect, and both are guilty of allowing misunderstandings and assumptions to come between them.Throughout the story, they each struggle with their feelings for one another, their own insecurities, and with the mostly imaginary conflicts which they have allowed to tear them apart through a lack of communication.Fortunately for them, they lived in a time when divorce was almost unheard of and were therefore inevitably forced to attempt to have a civil relationship with one another. This eventually lead them to reexamine the motives behind their separation and seriously evaluate their true feelings for one another.The underlying plotlines this author seems to effortlessly weave into her stories also kept me turning the pages, wondering what would happen next.In closing, I look forward to Ms. Simpson's next book, as I'm sure I will enjoy it as much as I have both "Lord St. Clair's Angel" and "Lady Delafont's Dilemma". Keep up the great work!

A DEFINITE KEEPER!

In my opinion LADY DELAFONT'S DILEMMA is definitely a 5 star keeper. A sequel to Donna Simpson's LORD ST. CLAIRE'S ANGEL it tells the story of Lady Emily Delafont, aunt to the heroine of previously mention book. Why did I rate it five stars? #1 - It has a wonderfully diverse and fully developed cast of characters. #2 - It is a touching tale of how young love shadowed by doubts, assumptions and miscommunication falls by the wayside only to re-emerge later stronger and better for the adversity it has been through. #3 - It didn't take until the last page for the hero and heroine to realize they still cared for each other, even though they still had trials and misunderstandings to work through. #4 - It has an overweight heroine who is portrayed as beautiful AND desirable and (shock) she doesn't lose the weight by the end of the book! (Superficial I know but a nice change nonetheless.) And #5 - Last but definitely not the least, LADY DELAFONT'S DILEMMA has a wonderful epilogue. I love epilogues as I feel they tie the story together and this epilogue is very touching and left me feeling very satisfied. I could go on and on but I just wanted to let readers know that if they are looking for a touching, romantic story about love and the growth it goes through they shouldn't pass up this book.