Member Review
Review by
Annette C, Librarian
Oh how I wish I could meet the truly wonderfully romantic Hal in my everyday life but sadly I’m not an heiress and have no need to run away so there is little chance and I must be content to read about him in this excellent regency novel.
I thoroughly enjoyed Emma Orchard’s first romance - The Second Lady Silverwood- even though it wouldn’t be a genre I am normally drawn to - it was recommended and once I started reading I could not put it down.
If anything “ The Runaway Heiress” is even better- I just loved the opening pages- they really drew me into the story immediately and once again I raced through this novel, barely pausing for breath.
Maybe I was in a romantic mood- my eldest son has just got married after all - but I just loved the “will they won’t they” aspect of the plot and the way Hal whisks in to save Cassandra. What a dashing man and as I said earlier, one I’d love to meet!
Cassandra herself was such an engaging and empathetic character, so brave and honest. It took a lot of courage to behave as she did, particularly living in a time where women were usually controlled by men and could easily lose their reputation and hence their chance of a happy life.
I must also add that the book has been particularly well researched with a lot of interesting new words pertinent to the time period- what is a “spencer”, how long is a “sennight”? I really enjoyed looking up the meanings!
As in Emma’s first book there is a lot of what I would describe as saucy content. Fortunately I was using my kindle so others were unaware of what I was reading. It’s definitely a fun read which transported me to sunny Georgian Brighton on a dark autumnal night.
This book is definitely recommended to all lovers of romance and even to those who have not read this sort of book before. I shall await with eager anticipation the next book by this excellent author. Five stars from me!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.
I thoroughly enjoyed Emma Orchard’s first romance - The Second Lady Silverwood- even though it wouldn’t be a genre I am normally drawn to - it was recommended and once I started reading I could not put it down.
If anything “ The Runaway Heiress” is even better- I just loved the opening pages- they really drew me into the story immediately and once again I raced through this novel, barely pausing for breath.
Maybe I was in a romantic mood- my eldest son has just got married after all - but I just loved the “will they won’t they” aspect of the plot and the way Hal whisks in to save Cassandra. What a dashing man and as I said earlier, one I’d love to meet!
Cassandra herself was such an engaging and empathetic character, so brave and honest. It took a lot of courage to behave as she did, particularly living in a time where women were usually controlled by men and could easily lose their reputation and hence their chance of a happy life.
I must also add that the book has been particularly well researched with a lot of interesting new words pertinent to the time period- what is a “spencer”, how long is a “sennight”? I really enjoyed looking up the meanings!
As in Emma’s first book there is a lot of what I would describe as saucy content. Fortunately I was using my kindle so others were unaware of what I was reading. It’s definitely a fun read which transported me to sunny Georgian Brighton on a dark autumnal night.
This book is definitely recommended to all lovers of romance and even to those who have not read this sort of book before. I shall await with eager anticipation the next book by this excellent author. Five stars from me!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.
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