– are rather stock-in-trade and never really transcend that. On the downside though, the storyline is rather predictable (and goes off the rails a bit towards the end), and the characters – outspoken American heiress, stuffy (but hot) duke, bluestocking cousin etc. Naturally, it’s not as polished as her later work, although the writing is confident and there are flashes of the humour for which she has become renowned. I’ve read many of her most recent books, but not her earliest ones, so I was interested to listen to this to find out how it would compare. Splendid, the first book in Julia Quinn’s Blydon trilogy (the others being Dancing at Midnight and Minx) was issued in 1995 and is Ms. But true love tends to blossom just when one least expects it, and passion can melt even the most stubborn of hearts. She never dreamed she’d find herself in the arms of a dangerously handsome duke… or that he’d be quite so upset when he discovered her true identity. When she slipped out of her cousins’ home, dressed as a kitchen maid, all she wanted was one last taste of anonymity before her debut. But she’s a servant, completely unsuitable for a highborn duke-unless, perhaps, she’s not quite what she seems…Īmerican heiress Emma Dunster might be surrounded by Englishmen, but that doesn’t mean she intends to marry one-even if she has agreed to participate in one London Season. She’s everything Alex never thought a woman could be-smart and funny, principled and brave. That is until a redheaded American throws herself in front of a carriage to save his young nephew’s life. And two, he has no plans to marry anytime soon…
There are two things everyone knows about Alexander Ridgely.
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