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by Kathryn Caskie (Author) "Eliza Merriweather watched her sister pace the floor of their great aunts' Hanover Square town house with such unforgiving force that she was compelled to..." (more)

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Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Time Warner International (28 May 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0446614238
ISBN-13: 978-0446614238
Product Dimensions: 17 x 9.9 x 2.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 591,469 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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If society misfit Eliza Merriweather can make it through the season without obtaining a marriage proposal, she can move to Italy with inheritance in hand and pursue her dream of becoming a painter. But Eliza's aunts will hear of no such thing, and have turned to an old military guidebook entitled Rules of Engagement to help them secure Eliza a husband. Attempting to thwart her aunts' match making, Eliza makes a deal with sexy Scotsman Magnus MacKinnon. She will help him find a rich young lady if he poses as her suitor, thereby dissuading other gentlemen. But between Magnus's kisses and her aunts' schemes to throw them together, Eliza finds it harder and harder to remember that she doesn't want to get married.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating and disappointing, 5 Jul 2004

By	J. Geddes "jenged" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book on the strength of the synopsis above, expecting a light and diverting read. From the first page I knew I was in for a disappointement.

The story is set during the Regency period but I found the dialogue and actions of the characters too crude to fit this period. The author has tried to write a historical romance using modern language and maners which felt crass and unbelievable.

At one point Eliza tries to create a fuller bosom by stuffing a handkerchief into her corset in the middle of a crowded drawing room, at another she makes a headlong flight through a crowded opera theatre perused by Magnus without anyone appearing to notice.

In addition to this I did not enjoy Kathryn Caskie's style of writing. Alliterations are used unsparingly and, for my taste, too much detail is given leaving no room for imagination e.g Eliza did not just sneeze on the Queen, she 'spewed saliva' in the Queen's face and an unwelcome suitor was a 'slimy garden slug' rather than just a slug.

Although I think the idea behind this book is brilliant, I cannot recomend it. The is no subtlety nor any feel for the period resulting in a crude and unlikely tale.

However, this book has won America's prestigious Golden Heart award so somebody somewhere likes it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars There's a time for love and a time for war - but the same rules apply!, 31 May 2007

By	crimecatuk (Norfolk, UK) - See all my reviews

Eliza Merriweather doesn't want to marry; she wants to go to Italy to study painting. But then she loses her heart to a dashing Scottish Earl. Luckily, her two spinster aunts have an old military strategy manual with which to secure their niece's future happiness. So far, so not really that new, And not so good.

I know Kathryn Caskie won a prize for her (at the time still unpublished) manuscript. I just don't know why. "Her writing sparkles with wit and humor", gushes one of her fellow romance writers quoted on the cover - proof again that romance writers stick together closer than doctors in a negligence law suit. Personally, I did not find anything "sparkling" about this book or Miss Caskie's writing. In fact, hardly ever before have I been so untouched by the trials and tribulations of two star-crossed lovers. Yes, it is a romance novel, not "Romeo and Juliet", so chances are they will get together in the end (and a couple of times in between ...). The art lies, of course, in the suspension of disbelief. Sadly, here there is no suspension of any kind, or suspense, for that matter. The characters are one-dimensional, unbelievable and despite all this still horrendously annoying. The plot is laughable, contrived and stupefyingly drawn out. And there is absolutely no humour. You can tell exactly which scenes and verbal sparring bouts are supposed to be funny - none of them are. And don't even let me get started on the dottering aunts.

At the end of the book, there is an "Editor's Diary", but it is doubtful that any editor ever read the manuscript, at least any editor worth his or her salt. Sentences are strung together without any inherent logic: Eliza closes her eyes, then feels her eyelids getting heavy but resists the urge to close them at the very last moment; in one of the love scenes Magnus moves on top of her three times within the space of roughly half a page - without ever moving off Eliza in between, though at that speed they would probably just both get seasick from all that motion. The list goes on and on. The sad truth is that Miss Caskie has no flair for language. This is painfully obvious in her love scenes which are neither romantic nor sexy (I don't think I have ever seen french kissing described as often and in such detail). It is even more obvious when Miss Caskie tries to recreate the atmosphere of Regency London. There is the usual name-dropping, of course, and many of those cute little phrases and expressions they were so fond of in Regency times. But it all feels like the text was deliberately sprinkled with them while the rest of the writing is strictly modern (and not very accomplished). On top of that, Miss Caskie really should be more thorough in her research: Some of the expressions were not actually in use in Regency times (or, at least, had a different meaning), others are uttered by the wrong class or in a way which actually would have made them an insult. Some of the facts should have been checked more carefully, too: I sincerely doubt that simply doning a mask would have allowed you to gatecrash a masquerade at Almack's. And then there is the mad morning when Magnus has a wedding scheduled in church, afterwards goes to get a special licence to marry his true love, then shortly after breakfast catches up with a just eloping couple in St. Albans (the couple obviously had a fast coach, and Magnus a very fast horse; ah well, they probably wanted to be in Gretna Green by evening), then returns to London around lunchtime and marries in the afternoon. Even today you would be hard pressed to make that particular round trip within the given time frame. But then again, they didn't have congestion in those days ...

There are by now three more instalments of this story and Miss Caskie has since the publication of "Rules of Engagement" become a bestselling author with many loyal fans. But all this doesn't change the fact that for me the book was one of the most disappointing reads for some time. It is not even bad enough to be funny; it is just bad.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Diverting!, 7 Jul 2004

By	Fiona (Surrey) - See all my reviews

I read this novel in one full day. I was highly amused and found myself chuckling all day long. This is not a read for those who prefer staid tales where the heroine follows every societal rule. This heroine clearly does not, which is in large part what makes her so unique. This book is different and fresh and I highly recommend it.

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