Wicked Count (a Zebra Regency Romance): A Zebra Regency Romance

It is the end of 2003 and I just found this book at a used bookstore. It is the first Regency I have read! And I found it hilarious! If you can get your hands on a copy it is great!

The heroine is very fond of reading trashy romance novels, and wishes that her respectable and responsible fiance would take a leaf from the fictional "Count Ruerdi" and be more romantic. The hero finds out about her wishes, and tries to satisfy them, with hilariously funny results. There are several laugh-out-loud moments in the book, and it makes for a funny, yet romantic story. Eventually, of course, the heroine realizes that there is more to love than wild, dangerous adventures(and that being locked up in a gothic castle with a ghost might not be as much fun as just reading about it), and appreciates the true romantic nature of her future spouse. Definitely a book for my keeper shelf. I wish this writer would write more books. I have enjoyed this one, and The Easter Disguise is great too.