A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior
by Suzanne Enoch
Rules. If there’s one thing Theresa Weller knows everything about, it’s rules! She is
the expert on the rules of proper behavior for young ladies in Regency England. She’s even
written a book about it! She knows the proper way to talk, dance and act. She knows how to
laugh, dress and juggle several interested gentlemen at the same time. And Tess’s friends
and family know that she never, ever breaks the rules. Until she meets Colonel Bartholomew
James and realizes that her beloved rules are sometimes not enough. The rules just don’t
cover Tolly James and how he makes Tess feel. He’s surly, blunt, and not proper in any way.
He has recently returned from ten years in India under a cloud of suspicion and is at odds
with both the government and the powerful East India Company. Words like 'treason' and
'cowardice' are whispered about him. In spite of these odds, Tolly and Theresa begin a
cautious, surprising and thoroughly rule breaking courtship as they try to clear his name.
Will love and loyalty be enough against the lies told and the might of a powerful corporation?
Suzanne Enoch’s A Lady’s Guide to Improper Behavior really takes readers into
Tess and Tolly’s world. It is a world of flirtation and romance, of glittering balls and
the constant social whirl of the Season. It is also a world of dangerous warfare, grueling
medical practices and secrets that can kill. Enoch recreates this world with skill and charm.
She allows us to stroll through the drawing rooms with her realistically drawn characters and
feel what life was like in London at this time. We hold our breath with Tess as Tolly steps
into danger to clear his name. And... I found myself whispering to Tess, "Go ahead. Break
the rules!" |
The Book |
Avon Books / an imprint of HarperCollins |
April 27, 2010 |
Mass Market Paperback |
978-0-06-166221-8 |
Historical Romance / Regency |
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Excerpt |
NOTE: Some sexual content |
The Reviewer |
Elaine Broome |
Reviewed 2010 |
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