By former TC Forum Host Janet Mullany. Janet's story "Snow, the Seven and the Moon" placed first in the 1st Annual Dead of Winter Writing Contest and was published in TC 2:1.

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Product Description

Broken-hearted years ago by Adam Ashworth, Fabienne Argonac Craigmont finds solace in the works of a popular British gothic novelist. But when Fabienne begins an intimate correspondence with her idol, she has no idea that the pseudonymous author is her long lost love.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #648246 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

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Customer Reviews

Unique Regency is a definite Keeper
particularly liked this story because it was different from the usual regency plots. No rake despoiling the virginal debutant, no besotted pier mooning after a totally unsuitable girl. This is a story of long lost love, but unlike others of its ilk, this pair didn't waste years pining for each other. Fabienne and Adam have lived life to it's fullest apart and now have come full circle.

At seventeen Fabienne Argonac had been a young Frenchwoman of noble birth who had survived the terror in France and had just settled in England when she first met Adam Ashworth. Fabienne was lovestruck, and although she was aware that Adam was a rake and would soon tire of her, she soon succumbed to his seduction. Although Adam had played it cool, he too was bitten by the love bug, but through a mysterious interference (revealed later in the book) both are given to believe that the other had forsaken them.

Adam who had been betrothed at the time of the affair, married and had done the unfashionable thing and fallen in love with his wife. Now twenty years later he is widowed and has settled into the quiet life of a country gentleman.

Fabienne twice widowed is likewise unattached. She lives on the edge of the ton as a patroness of the arts whose salons have become wildly popular. The pair meets again when Adam's ward becomes obsessed with a young artist being sponsored by Fabienne. He deems the relationship to be completely unsuitable but Fabienne, still stinging from past betrayal, vehemently defends her protégé.

Rarely alone, Fabienne is nevertheless lonely. She finds something sympathetic in the works of a recent phenomenon, the reclusive writer Mrs. Ravenwood. Fabienne begins a correspondence which becomes quite intimate, and opens her heart and painful past to the writer. Mrs. Ravenwood is so sympathetic that Fabienne sets out to find her. The clues lead her to the country and Adam. Assuming that her confidant is Adam's mistress, she is crushed.

Adam who had once been a gift mathematician is actually the infamous Mrs. Ravenwood, although he would perish before revealing that scandalous fact. He realizes that he should have nipped their correspondence in the bud, had in fact tried to do so, but Fabienne's loneliness had struck a chord in him as well. Will his charade destroy any chance of winning back Fabienne's heart?

Fabienne has her secrets as well, and her letters to Mrs. Ravenworth may have revealed more that she should have shared. Who is Fabienne's mysterious protégé and who was responsible for tearing the pair apart all those years ago?

This engrossing story had enough plot for a single title novel and then some. The characters are real, complex, and emotional, seasoned by living, and more than ready to give love another chance. An excellent regency romance debut, this one is definitely a keeper. --- Reviewed for PNR Reviews

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loved it....
great, fast read! This is a wonderful contemporary regency-by that I mean if you are looking for the traditional, mild regency story-this is NOT it. What it is is a sensual, mature love story with wonderful subplots, a realistically flawed hero and heroine, and super spicy love scenes that are sexy as well as downright funny at times. Glad to have read this great new author after recently reading a series of duds.

Highly recommended for the non traditional regency fan.
4.5 stars!