Serena

by Sylvia Andrew

Book Overview

Serena by Sylvia Andrew released on Sep 22, 2000 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373511167
• ISBN13: 9780373511167
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

True love emerges as a long-ago tragedy is put to rest.

Serena Calvert wants only to assure her young niece's future with a good marriage. She is too old and set in her ways to be suited to marriage. Or so she thinks before she meets James. Knowing each other only as "Serena" and "James," the two become friends, spending hours in each other's company exploring the Surrey countryside. Each begins to feel stirrings of an emotion that goes far beyond that of friendship. Until James realizes that Serena is the woman he has vowed to destroy. . . the woman who caused his brother's death. Serena knows only that James publically snubbed her at a ball and that someone has, inconceivably, contrived to ruin her reputation and her life. How could she NOT believe that James is behind it all? Especially after she learns that James has maliciously foreclosed on the property she has fought so hard to save. . . her only home.A compelling romance that kept me turning the pages. Serena is a delightful switch from all those young, silly heroines ready to fall into the hero's arms from the first chapter. The fact that their love was tested and found true BEFORE the wedding ceremony makes this a truly credible "happy ever after" love story.

Serena

Serena Calvert is an unique young woman. Singlehandedly she has been running her family plantation in the West Indies for years trying to keep afloat in a sea of debts that her father ran up. Now however she's decided to leave the island and to sail to England with her niece, Lucy. Lucy is at the age in which a London Season is called for, and Serena is determined to ensure that her niece's future is secure with a good marriage. Unfortunately, there is a tragedy and a hushed up scandal that ties th Calverts to Stannards: Lord Wintersett holds the Calverts, and Serena Calvert in particular, responsible for his brother, Tony Stannard's death, and by extension his nephew's and his mother's illnesses. And he has vowed to make them pay. However when first Wintersett and Serena meet, each has no idea who the other really is. Wintersett is captivated by Serena's warmth and vivacity, and Serena is equaly captivated by Lord Wintersett. Wintersett is shocked when he discovers who 'his' Serena really is and publically snubs her. But he is unable to reconcile the captivating and (he senses) honourable Serena with the heartless temptress that caused his brother's death, and resolves to try and find out what actually happened on the island of St. Just all those years ago. Serena for her part is at first angered by Wintersett's behaviour and then is stunned when she discovers who he actually is. But all this pales when she finds herself becoming the object of a plot to discredit her. Is Wintersett involved in this latest dastardly scheme? He claims not to be but can she trust him? And can she overlook his capacity to cause pain or his coldness and lack of compassion?A very interesting and enjoyable book with a strong and gallant female protagonist. I also liked the fact that Sylvia Andrew took an extra couple of chapters for Serena to work out her confused feelings for Wintersett before resolving things happily. Definitely a good read.