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Berkley, Nov 2001, 5.99, 337 pp.
ISBN: 0515131806
In 1816, Lady Arielle Stanford wants to become a doctor though England has never had a female physician. Her goal has turned obsessive as she ignores everything else in her life except her pursuit of medicine. Even Arielle's friends consider her a harmless eccentric who they expect will end up on the shelf because she neglects the important things in society.
Marquess Hunter Braxton has just returned home from the victory over Napoleon. All he wants right now is to tend to his estate and forget about the affairs of state. Arielle concludes she needs help from a hero and chooses Hunter, whose reputation for providing assistance to people is well known among the Ton. Though he agrees to see Arielle achieve her dream, he has his own idea about what profession suits Arielle. He prefers she practice medicine on him only because he wants his beoved's job to be his wife.
DEAREST BELOVED is an exciting Regency romance that those readers who do not mind a medical anachronism or two (Christine Holden admits to taking poetic license) will find quite delightful. The story line moves forward rather quickly and fans will find the lead couple likable and admirable. This novel will please the Regency audience, who are beholden to the author for her powerful historical romances.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
Making a living subplot
Yes
Making a living:
- attempting to get higher position
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Who seduces whom?
- mutual seduction
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very 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
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- doctor/medical
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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