Almost Perfect - Softcover

Hampton, Denise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060509112 ISBN 13: 9780060509118

Publisher: Avon, 2003

Synopsis

"An Almost Perfect Escape"

 ALMOST PERFECT is the delightful debut Regency romp by versatile author, Denise Domning .... Filled with compelling, believable characters and storyline, Ms. [Domning] yet again proves herself as a romance author at the top of her game.---Carla Arpin

Ms. Domning's latest book is a fun regency romance with fun characters and engaging plot.

Overview
One broken urn, one fallen earl and a kiss for a wager. Add Scotland, an ace up a noble sleeve and a runaway card sharp, and let the chase begin.

About this title

From the Author:

I must admit to really liking these two characters.  Even better, they're story takes place in one of the most beautiful and desolate landscapes I've ever seen.  The border area between Scotland and England has been a place of dissension for eons, probably starting long before the ice bridge between England and the Continent thawed.  Why did Hadrian build that wall of his?  Because it slows down the inhabitants from either side of the wall as they carry stolen cattle, property and, yes, women, back to their own side of the border.  Of course, if we hadn't had the border folk we'd by poorer by some great words, like blackmail, or games, like rugby.  Lucien's lodge, the pele tower, is an actual style of home for the area.  The way the hills fold behind his home is referred to as a "beef-tub", which is essentially a hidden place where the denizens who did manage to carry cattle over Hadrian's wall stashed their stolen beef.  And, the abbey Devanney's house party goes off to visit is based on the lyrical ruins of Melrose Abbey.

So, for what it's worth I hope you've enjoyed my stab at a Regency Era romance.  Thanks for trying it!

About the Author:

I was ten before I realized the cosmos played a terrible joke on me. I was in the wrong century! While everyone else studied computers and listened to rock music, I wrote a history assignment in Egyptian hieroglyphics and spent endless hours designing ball gowns for Marie Antoinette. I taught myself what every true lady must know: how to sew a fine seam (by hand), to embroider skillfully, and to play an instrument (piano, and nothing later than Beethoven, thank you). I did my best to fit in with the rest of modern society, running two property managements and inventing an electric lock, only to realize happiness meant historical research. Now, writing is my time machine and words re-create the vitality of an era where I feel at home. Not only do I experience the drama of their time, but I do so with indoor plumbing. Enjoy!

Denise lives with her husband on a soon-to-be farm in Northern Arizona along with various cats, chickens and one dog.  You can follow their exploits on her blog: Living with the Other Ed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060509112
• ISBN 13: 9780060509118
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 384