Silverbridge

By Joan Wolf

Book Overview

Joan Wolf mingles the past with the present in this romance about an American actress who falls in love with a nobleman. But his life is in danger and she must let herself be drawn into a mystery that dates back to the Regency era to save him.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446610429
• ISBN13: 9780446610421
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Forever
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A fun read

As a long time Joan Wolf fan, I was glad to see her branching out, though I hope she doesn't stop writing regencies. I liked the ghost story and the movie set in Regency times. My one complaint, and it is minor, is that I felt switching back and forth between the past and present caused the characters to be a little less fleshed out than normal. Still, Joan Wolf doesn't write bad books. Her writing style is always engaging. This is a fun book. Even Joan Wolf on her worst day is better than most of the books you see out there. Joan Wolf fans will like her newest book. If this is your first Joan Wolf, read a few of her marvelous Regencies before you make up your mind.

another joan wolf winner

Joan Wolf is one of our favorites...her writing is interesting, and her characters usually experience a destiny-driven and wholly satisfying romance. This is a twist on her more common regency novels: It is set in contemporary times, with a regency subplot woven in. I would like to see her characters sometime have a more understated romance with less of a fate-driven perfection to it.

Ingeniously combines contemporary with historical romance

Reviewed by Kristie Leigh Maguire,MyShelf.comThe American movie star, Tracie Collins, travels to England to begin shooting her new movie. The setting for the movie is the majestic estate of Silverbridge. The last thing that Tracie had on her mind when she went to England was falling in love. But from the moment she met Harry Oliver, the Earl of Silverbridge, the feeling of déjà vu was too overpowering to ignore. Lord Silverbridge had no intentions in becoming involved with anyone - especially an American movie star. What, then, was this strange and intense attraction he felt towards Tracie? The developing love story between Tracy and Harry in itself is enough to keep one's eyes glued to the book. However, Joan Wolf goes one step further in this novel - she not only throws in a fascinating mystery but also the love story of a long ago English governess, Isabel, and the former Earl of Silverbridge, Charles Oliver, as ghosts from the past. Tracie Collins is the bridge between the past and the present. Joan Wolf ingeniously combines contemporary romance with historical romance in SILVERBRIDGE. The combination of the love story from the present and the love story from the past makes for a very intriguing read...

FIRST BOOK I HAVE LEFT A REVIEW FOR

GREAT BOOK! Could not put it down and hope to see more like this from her

Spooky & Fun

Joan Wolf's Silverbridge is a great book. Tracy Collins, a down to earth movie star, goes to England to film a movie that is set amongst the splendor of the Regency era. Since this is her first foray into a drama or a period piece it is an important movie for her and she wants to do her best. The problem is she keeps seeing ghosts - who look remarkably like herself and the present lord of the manor, Harry Oliver -- on the his ancestral estate, Silverbridge, which they are filming on.Tracy is having trouble getting over a tragedy in her past and Harry is wary of being associated with an American actress after a bad episode with a Model who overdosed and implicated him in her death. Karma is in overdrive though and these two are destined to be together. It was a fast read with a few unusual twists and was a pleasure to read.When a favorite author jumps into new sub-genre, like Joan Wolf has in Silverbridge, I am always a bit leery. I want to support the author, but the likelihood of the book being even close to the caliber of her regular sub-genre is low at best, since it usually takes an author two to three books to get the hang of the new style of writing - if that ever happens at all. I am happy to say that this is not the case with Joan Wolf's new novel Silverbridge and I highly recommend it.