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Signet, Oct 2002, 6.50, 352 pp.
ISBN: 0451207203
After her mother died Lilah Chadwick and her father Sir Horace became very close having no secrets between them. She assumes she is the only “woman” for her dad until she learns he is marrying a “harpy” whom she knows obviously bullied him into wedlock. Lilah plans to stop her father from foolishly wedding this trickster in a relationship she assumes he neither needs nor wants.
Earl Adam Harleston is appalled to learn his cousin is marrying an older gentleman when he himself has plans to wed Eugenia. He will stop this nefarious act by rescuing his cousin and stop this womanizing seducer from ruining Eugenia's life.
Due to misfortune or perhaps a Cupid like kismet, Adam and Lilah meet in their respective mad dashes to London. However, instead of halting Horace and Eugenia, Adam and Lilah have a new problem to confront. They are falling in love.
DUEL OF HEARTS is a madcap Regency romantic romp that never takes itself seriously (to the delight of the audience) as Diane Farr relocates those crazy 1930s movies into an amusing quite pleasing historical tale. The story line focuses on the plans of Lilah and Adam going astray as their own hearts take the duo on a detour away from what they started to accomplish. Sub-genre fans will laugh a lot at this charming novel that surely stars K. Hepburn.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Love Triangles/Polygons
Yes
What kind:
- 2 or more women-2 or more men
Who:
- poppa
Family focus?
Yes
Family, loving
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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