Good reading is assured as Bowen weaves wonderful romantic fiction. Max and Ivory conduct a merry tug of war over who takes the reins of investigating Bea's disappearance while pleasantly losing their battle with mutual attraction. Naturally, he's outraged when Ivory orders him around. Her task requires the cooperation of Bea's errant brother, Capt. A dead man has been found in the bed of the virginal Lady Beatrice Harcourt, and Bea has gone missing, apparently clad only in her chemise! Enter Ivory Moore, whose job is whisking away the sordid remains of what appears to be an evening's debauched revelry and concocting a fiction that will preserve Bea's reputation. From the first line to the happy d%C3%A9nouement, Bowen builds enough romantic heat to melt midwinter snow. Bowen's irresistible Regency is like the most popular debutante at the ball: pretty, witty, mysterious, and full of coquettish allure.
0 kommentar(er)
