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Dear Reader, Like many writers, I couldn’t work for weeks after 911. I kept asking myself why I was writing this light, fun book. When the headlines screamed of terrorism and anthrax, did romantic comedy have any importance? But it helped me get through, and the story was published two years later. Soon afterwards, I received an email from a reader who said books like mine helped her escape her troubles for a few hours. Need I say more in behalf of romance? Cheers, |
Marcus Redwyck, seventh Earl of Amberley, doesn’t fancy arranged marriages. But his family’s fortunes depend on a quick wedding to Juliana Hutton, an heiress known for rejecting all her suitors. But after their first meeting is postponed due to “illness”, there seems no harm in his going to the theater to see an opera dancer who is the latest rage.
It’s not as if Amberley would ever do anything more than look. And besides, none of the young bucks has yet won the favor of the famous and mysterious Mademoiselle Juliette Lamant, whose beauty is perfection itself.
Unbeknownst to him, Miss Hutton is in the midst of an adventure of her own - one designed to determine whether the man to whom her grandfather has promised her hand is worthy of her love...or if he’s the sort of fortune-hunting cad who would neglect his wife in pursuit of the loveliest opera dancer imaginable.
“A warm and lovely romance...Don’t miss it!” Karen Harbaugh
“Greene takes a complicated situation and renders it both believable and enjoyable in its untangling, as the lovely Juliana falls victim to The Redwyck Charm.” Romantic Times
“The Redwyck Charm lives up to its title: it is, indeed, a charming book. It’s a story of honor and duty, expectations and deceptions, and love. Marcus and Juliana are engaging, likeable characters, with fears and foibles, hopes and dreams to which readers will readily relate. Marcus is a surprisingly unconfident, endearingly vulnerable hero. He doesn’t believe he possesses any of the legendary Redwyck charm; he’s far more conversant with crop rotation, sheep, and account books than with fashion and gossip; he walks with a limp that cost him the only lady he’s ever courted; he’s never even kissed a girl. Juliana has more confidence, and she’s endured a kiss or two, but she’s equally unaware of her appeal. She is also strong-willed and remarkably resourceful. A large cast of secondary characters, comprised mostly of Marcus’s and Juliana’s families and friends, adds depth and texture to this delightful tale.
Believable double deception plots are few and far between, but Ms. Greene has written a very creditable one. Not only that, she has added her own unique twists by tying it to a wealthy heiress-impoverished nobleman plot. Although the story is loosely connected to the author’s last book, The Incorrigible Lady Catherine, and contains references to events in that novel, The Redwyck Charm stands well alone.
I highly recommend The Redwyck Charm. Regency fans will adore this story, as will all readers who enjoy entertaining, well-written romances with marvelous characters and a dash of intrigue.” Susan Lantz, in Romance Reviews Today
“I very much enjoyed this unusual storyline, and took pleasure in watching poor Amberley deal with his conflicting desires. Juliana Hutton, the lady he must woo, has her own difficulties--many of them, as with most people, of her own making. The story has enough humor to keep it light, but the characters experience enough peril to keep the reader turning the pages.
I consider The Redwyck Charm one of the best Regencies I’ve read in the past few months.
Elena Greene is a reliable author who delivers the kind of story Regency readers love.”
Barbara Hume, for Rakehell Reviews
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