Proper Conduct

by Shannon Donnelly

Book Overview

Best Historical Romance - Winner Winter Rose"The dark, fascinating gypsy hero is neatly offset by the lively family of a young women who draws him like a magnet in spite of her disapproval." -... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821779265
• ISBN13: 9780821779262
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Regency Books
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Secondary Romance!

I would have given this book 5 stars except that I too felt like the lead heroine could have been more warm towards the main hero. I like the secondary romance a whole lot better than the main romance. I think that Bryn and Cecilia's romance should have been the main romance in this book it certainly would have gotten better ratings than this!

Take one independant lady, add one fiery lord, simmer...

The recipe for a successful romance is, of course, chemistry between the hero and heroine...and this book aced its chemistry test!Penelope is at her wits end. Her father means well and his business ventures are meant to benefit the family, but, instead, he has brought them to the brinks of finacial ruin and is about to plunge them into poverty with his latest scheme. He has no head for business, but instead of learning from his mistakes, he takes risk after risk, trying to restore the family fortune. Penelope does not mind so much being poor, but she knows she must convince her father to give up his mad schemes for the sake of her invalid mother and two younger sisters.To further complicate Penelope's life, her father has just spent a fortune on a horse with good bloodlines and a dangerous wild streak, her sister fancies herself in love with a well-known rogue, and the relatives of the man who tricked her father into his first investment have come to make amends...with a new investment that could not fail.Penelope is determined not to trust the new Lord Nevin and is trying her hardest to keep her father from investing with the rogue. But then her father cuts up her peace by inviting the lord and his cousin to stay, so that Lord Nevin can work with the untamed stallion. It would not be so bad if Nevin was not so dashed handsome, so blasted charming, and so confounded intent on becoming her friend. She is drawn to him, but how can she give her heart to a man she fears to trust? Penelope is familiar with the pain of a broken heart, and she knows better than to make the same mistake twice...doesn't she?The plot is good, but it's the conversations and tension between the main couple that makes the story worth five stars. A secondary romance in the book made it all the more charming. Be sure to check out A Much Compromised Lady, which is the story of Lord Nevin's sister, Glynis.