A Heart Too Proud

this book was one of my keepers and was inadvertently lost many years ago. i was thrilled to find it once again as well as enjoy it all over again. they are such a talent.

It's remarkably close to being a perfect Regency romance. I don't think Georgette Heyer could have asked for more. If you need details please have a look at the review written by Jasmine on 11.6.00. She says it much better than I ever could since I'm a wretched writer.

Anyone who is a fan of Laura London will have read her masterpiece "the Windflower", in my opinion the greatest romance novel ever written (see reviews for confirmation). "A Heart too Proud" comes close to reaching the perfection found in windflower. The story is of a young country girl named Elizabeth, beautiful, orphaned and living off the largesse of her father's friend. When her benefactor dies, the estate eventually comes to the rakish Lord Dearborne, where he becomes Elizabeth's guardian. The rest of the story continues with their on/off relationship, and includes an interesting mystery. Elizabeth, like most L. London heroines, rushes into intrigue and danger where angels would fear to tread. The plot is wonderfully supported by an astonishing array of secondary characters, including Elizabeth's young twin sisters, and a boy named Kit Warrington who is Dearborne's ward--the mystery is largely due to Kit's presence. Kit is remarkably like Cat from Windflower and Lord Peterby, Dearborne's rakish friend, is a facsimile for Morgan from windflower. The story has wonderful interaction between Kit and Elizabeth, the mystery is fun and interesting and is truly a wondeful read. One note: the story is written in the first person, where Elizabeth talks to the reader, which is normally a literary style I loathe, but it works well in this book. Quite frankly, even the most feeble efforts of Laura London far outshine the best efforts of other authors, and this is far from that. Don't miss this one. It leaves you wishing for more of the same.