Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

How to Kiss a Hero [Mass Market Paperback]

Sandy Hingston
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Available from these sellers.


Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more.

Book Description

Mar 2000
"Society is a formidable foe. And a young lady needs the proper weapons if she is to be more than a mere bauble on a rich man's arm. I will provide the weapons. It is up to each student to find her passions."

Tucked away in the countryside, away from prying eyes, Mrs. Treadwell's Academy for Young Ladies is a place like no other. After all, only the most scandalous school would teach young ladies to trust their passions, to think for themselves, and to achieve their true potential--in life as well as in love....

Nichola Hainesworth's desperate mother enrolled her at the Academy to master the fine art of marrying well. But Nichola has other plans. At first, she intends to escape. But soon she is drawn to the school's scandalously unorthodox fencing lessons . . . and its irresistibly arrogant instructor. A wounded war hero, Lord Brian Boru makes Nichola's heart race as he guides each thrust and parry. His rakish reputation would make her mother swoon, but Nichola sees beyond the Scotsman's fierce facade to the guarded heart beneath. And while the cardinal rule of swordplay is never to let one's heart overrule one's head, Nichola Hainesworth is about to learn that most rules are made to be broken!

Watch for the next stunningly romantic School for Scandal novel, coming soon from Dell.

Product details

  • Mass Market Paperback
  • Publisher: Dell Pub Co (Mar 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440235340
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440235347
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 9.1 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,284,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Reviews

4 star
0
3 star
0
2 star
0
1 star
0
5.0 out of 5 stars
5.0 out of 5 stars
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A MEETING OF TRUE MINDS 16 May 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Nicola is the despair of her mother who wishes for an elegant young lady to present to the ton, rather than the rough and tumble young woman who can meet and match her brothers on the hunting field.In despair, her mother sends her to school to learn to be a lady,but Nicola is less than impressed and plans to run off to join her brothers in the penninsula wars. Caught by Madame, she is persuaded to stay whilst she improves her fencing skills so she will be more useful on the battlefield! Enter her tutor, Lord Brian Boru, a crippled war hero, a great bear of a man who oozes sex appeal. Slowly they fall in love, and Brian appreciates Nicola for what she is, he loves her energy and is furious when she throws a match with a lord in order not to injure his pride. They become lovers, and there are some sizzling sex scenes, but they are seperated by Nicola's mother, who wants her to marry the Duke's son she duelled with. Nicola gets engaged to the Duke's son but cannot forget Brian,who eventually steps in and marries her. A cracking good read by one of my favourite authors.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com: 4.2 out of 5 stars  11 reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A breath of fresh air to regency romance. 28 Feb 2000
By Jody Allen - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Romancing the Celtic Soul says... Ms Hingston's delightful tale, HOW TO KISS A HERO, is sure to add a breath of fresh air to the current offerings in Regency period historicals. I was delighted to see how well developed the cast of characters were for a Regency. Readers will clamor for more tales from the School for Scandal as Gwen, and Elizabeth must have there own stories. In like fashion, readers will want to know if there is a hero for the sullen but waspish Lady Katherine as well.

Although the story takes place entirely in England, there are many delightful references to Scotland. Lady Meagan Boru is a wonderful comic addition, butlers beware! Even the dour Scottish valet adds an element of suspense that will catch the readers by surprise. Ms. Hingston has proven time and again, with her unique talent at creating well developed stories, that the Regency period need not be boring nor predictable to be fun. HOW TO KISS A HERO is much more than a tale of an ugly duckling's transformation as she teaches her hero about courage with a special love sure to make him whole again, much to the delight of readers.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Without a Doubt One of the Best Romances I've Ever Read 12 May 2000
By Tasha B. - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is so wonderful. The words seem to reach out of the page and embrace you, and the author makes you care about the characters, and yet it still maintained a light and humorous tone.

The story, incidentally, is about a young woman named Nicole, whose critical mother drops her off at a debutant farm to learn how to be a "lady." Unfortunately, Nicole is hopeless. However, she does find joy in her daily fencing lessons. Eventually, the school hires a rather infamous war hero ("Bullocksing Brown," I believe it was)to teach her the finer points of sword play, and things generally progress from those phallic symbols and onward, until Nicole's younger brother gets wind of the affair, and then the fur begins to fly!

The end was a little murky, not to mention blaringly unrealistic (I thought the main characters' reunion would have been more poignant had it come about without all the kidnapping, etc.), but I still list this book as one of my favorites. A definite keeper!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Truest, Funniest Romance I've Read In Years! 21 Feb 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you're looking for a romp of a romance that turns every rule in the book on end, you've got to try this one! I read it after a friend strongly recommended it, and I loved it from start to finish. Great dialogue, tender and touching love scenes, and a very humorous plot involving a girls' "finishing school" that is anything but. Nichola is both strong and vulnerable, and Lord Brian Boru is one hot hero bad knee or not...). I highly, highly recommend this book.
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category


Feedback