- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Signet Book (May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0451208374
- ISBN-13: 978-0451208378
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.6 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,395,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lord David Cardiff had been hit with a piece of shrapnel while fighting in Spain. He returned to England on wounded leave. En route to London he stopped for the night at an inn. He overheard a lady nearby in need of help and did not hesitate to offer it.
Miss Thea Stafford had been abducted by her sister's fiancé and was being taken to Gretna Green. Her abductor needed money and Thea had much more than her sister. He did not care that Thea hated him. Se was thoroughly compromised! But Lord Cardiff made short work of THAT idea.
One the man was gone, Lord Cardiff decided to delay his trip to London and escort Thea back into the arms of her family. Thea explained how single-minded and hard headed her two brothers and father were. He understood shortly thereafter when the trio showed up to "rescue" her!
One her relatives understood the problem had been dealt with, it should have all been over. Instead, the father ordered his sons to force Thea and Cardiff to Gretna Green at gun point and see them wedded. He had decided that Thea HAD to wed and Cardiff would suit just fine. From then on, the world went mad!
This book is so good that I read it twice! It is over flowing with humor and I found Thea and Cardiff to be the only sane people during most of the book. Thea's family is more "stubborn" (a.k.a. pig-headed) than anyone I have ever met!
Author Gayle Buck has earned herself a place of honor on my bookshelf. I can hardly wait for her next release. Astounding!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Astounding! I read it twice!
6 May 2003
Format:Paperback
Lord David Cardiff had been hit with a piece of shrapnel while fighting in Spain. He returned to England on wounded leave. En route to London he stopped for the night at an inn. He overheard a lady nearby in need of help and did not hesitate to offer it.
Miss Thea Stafford had been abducted by her sister's fiancé and was being taken to Gretna Green. Her abductor needed money and Thea had much more than her sister. He did not care that Thea hated him. Se was thoroughly compromised! But Lord Cardiff made short work of THAT idea.
One the man was gone, Lord Cardiff decided to delay his trip to London and escort Thea back into the arms of her family. Thea explained how single-minded and hard headed her two brothers and father were. He understood shortly thereafter when the trio showed up to "rescue" her!
One her relatives understood the problem had been dealt with, it should have all been over. Instead, the father ordered his sons to force Thea and Cardiff to Gretna Green at gun point and see them wedded. He had decided that Thea HAD to wed and Cardiff would suit just fine. From then on, the world went mad!
This book is so good that I read it twice! It is over flowing with humor and I found Thea and Cardiff to be the only sane people during most of the book. Thea's family is more "stubborn" (a.k.a. pig-headed) than anyone I have ever met!
Author Gayle Buck has earned herself a place of honor on my bookshelf. I can hardly wait for her next release. Astounding!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The Fleeing Heiress
6 Sep 2010
Format:Paperback
Thea Stafford was abducted by her sister's fiance and taken to an inn where a gentlemen staying in the same inn hear's her calls for help and comes to her rescue. Thea and her rescuer are then told by her father that they must marry to save her reputation. Thea, of course, does not want to burden such a kind man with an unwanted wife so she tells her father that she will not marry and tries to come up with other ways to save her reputation. A lot of bickering and arguing take place until a solution is discovered. I enjoyed the parts of this book that didn't involve the arguing between Thea's family members and herself. It dragged in those parts so I skimmed until I got to something more interesting. Although I enjoyed the main characters, I found Thea's father and brothers annoying and unbelievable. I think they were supposed to add some comedy to the story but I just found it a bit absurd. I'm glad to have found another romance author who keeps things clean but still prefer a little more romantic tension.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
An Excellent Journey
20 July 2003
Format:Paperback
Gayle Buck takes a simple story and weaves it with details which make you see how the heroine and hero feel. Thea's embarrassment caused by her family but yet her love for them shows through. And Lord Cardiff is the strong but not overbearing hero. You can actually picture him as someone who could carry off spying for the government with none the wiser. If there was anything about this book I didn't like it would have to be a little wordiness with the banter back and forth between Thea's brothers. Otherwise an excellent story. Someone else may consider this a five star book but unfortunately I just read something else right before it which I had to compare it to that was a 5+ star and had to judge accordingly.
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