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The Luckless Elopement: A hopelessly romantic Regency adventure (Dorothy Mack Regency Romances) Kindle Edition
Can Vicky foil the plans of a shameless fortune hunter?
Regency England
After breaking off her engagement, Society belle Vicky Seymour decides to return to her childhood home in the countryside.On the way, she crosses paths with the menacing Andrew Massingham, about to elope with naïve young heiress Drucilla Hedgely.
Believing Andrew to be an unscrupulous fortune hunter, Vicky decides to take Drucilla with her. Furious at the desertion, he soon chases after them.
But when disaster strikes, Andrew and Vicky are forced into uncomfortably close quarters. Each wilful and accustomed to having control, their personalities soon start to clash.
And though Vicky believes herself incapable of falling in love, it may prove difficult to protect her heart…
The Luckless Elopement by Dorothy Mack is a classic Regency Romance with a witty, spirited heroine.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 30, 2019
- File size1.6 MB
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- ASIN : B07ZTC5HC7
- Publisher : Sapere Books
- Accessibility : Learn more
- Publication date : October 30, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 1.6 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 257 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1913335625
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Part of series : Dorothy Mack Regency Romances
- Best Sellers Rank: #666,575 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,057 in Historical British Fiction
- #3,231 in Historical British & Irish Literature
- #3,352 in Historical Regency Fiction
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Customers find the book well-written with excellent character development. They enjoy the pacing, with one customer describing it as a wonderful Regency romp, and another noting its fresh presentation of old tropes.
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Customers praise the writing quality of the book, with one customer noting its flowing prose and another highlighting its excellent descriptions.
"...I read it in one sitting. The writing is wonderful. It ended too soon. Enjoy." Read more
"Dororhy Mack is an excellent author, her diction is wonderful, far outstripping most authors in this genre who use sloppy, modern language...." Read more
"...Well done!" Read more
"...Ms. Mack is an excellent author….I only wished for a few paragraphs afterwards, that described the Aunt’s reaction to the last scene." Read more
Customers appreciate the character development in the book.
"...the last several days wading through Evelina by Fanny Burney, a beautiful book ( Jane Austen’s favorite!)..." Read more
"...I would enjoy rereading this one. Dorothy Mack does a great job with character development...." Read more
"...themselves out, with flowing prose, well written dialogue, nicely drawn characters, some fresh presentation of old tropes...." Read more
"...Very progressive woman for her time yet very much a lady. Kept me guessing for quite a while on who would end up with whom." Read more
Customers find the book enjoyable, with one mentioning it kept their interest throughout.
"...This book has too much filler for my taste, but it is an enjoyable read." Read more
"I thoroughly enjoyed this story! 4.5-5 stars! I would enjoy rereading this one. Dorothy Mack does a great job with character development...." Read more
"...much internal dialog bores me, but I was astounded at how well it kept my interest...." Read more
"...Entertaining. Engaging characters. Very good writing and plot. Highly highly recommended" Read more
Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, with one describing it as a wonderful Regency romp and another noting its fresh presentation of old tropes.
"...The men are manly, the woman are beautiful, but more importantly, admirable...." Read more
"...well written dialogue, nicely drawn characters, some fresh presentation of old tropes...." Read more
"wonderful Regency romp!!!..." Read more
"Very good, three couples find love..." Read more
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"I really needed a great story today...." Read more
"No deep plotting, just couples sorting themselves out, with flowing prose, well written dialogue, nicely drawn characters, some fresh presentation..." Read more
"...Entertaining. Engaging characters. Very good writing and plot. Highly highly recommended" Read more
"...While the storyline has been done before, by others, this has some original aspects that further the story." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI really needed a great story today. I spent the last several days wading through Evelina by Fanny Burney, a beautiful book ( Jane Austen’s favorite!) about the most inept, incompetent, naive, put upon, frightened, completely useless “heroine” ever put to paper. Vicky is exactly the opposite. She knows her own mind and isn’t afraid to act to gain happiness for herself and those she cares about, including shooting a highwayman, assisting the doctor in surgery, riding bareback in breeches, and saving an injured man’s life. If that isn’t enough she tries her hand at matchmaking. The only thing missing here is that moment between Sir Hugh and his silent admirer which would have tied up every loose end. The men are manly, the woman are beautiful, but more importantly, admirable. Even little Drucilla rises to every challenge to escape her stifled upbringing, and Aunt Hetty is a treasure. I read it in one sitting. The writing is wonderful. It ended too soon. Enjoy.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021Format: KindleVerified PurchaseDororhy Mack is an excellent author, her diction is wonderful, far outstripping most authors in this genre who use sloppy, modern language. This book has too much filler for my taste, but it is an enjoyable read.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI thoroughly enjoyed this story! 4.5-5 stars! I would enjoy rereading this one. Dorothy Mack does a great job with character development. I went from disliking Andrew Massington to rooting for him quickly. I just only wish we had one more session with his POV post-shadow to emphasize his change in his thinking about women but I get why she didn’t, it led to far greater tension in the plot. Delightful tension! This is completely clean but still manages to create some wonderful chemistry between Vicky and Andrew. Well done!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2022Format: KindleSo like the broken engagement at the heart of the premise, I think this books has all the right parts to it but is essentially lacking. I'm not to be sure a fan of they hate each other now love each other stories--without a lot of explanation. There is a lot of assumptions I find problematic for a modern reader, that the male should be older than the female (that even a couple of months difference in youth is too much) and that misogynistic men who see women only for their own purposes will suddenly settle down to be good husbands is they are in love. And I think also men admiring women women's strength is worship and bad for marriage but women admiring male strength and worship is perfectly acceptable.I mean really people this is 2021. It is one thing for characters to say it but quite another to structure your plot on this concept and not do enough work to explain.
It is true that you can like and respect someone and that not turn to love but like and respect is not an anathema to chemistry.
The book throws in a third monkey wrench and then gives him nothing to do. Moreover, he's the only man who seems to actually respect her as she is (in the little lines he does get) for her true accomplishments. But he's too boring and unromantic supposedly...
There is a lot of ways this could go I'd accept. But the way that was chosen seemed predictable and unearned. I don't think it would have taken much to make it earned, just don't rely on sexist tropes. And yeah as others said, the ending was confusing, abrupt and totally out of character. It was almost as if there was a need to say, well you know women, we aren't really that brave you know.
Still many readers may be able to overlook this (or believe the tropes themselves) and will enjoy it. For those I'd rate it higher than a three.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022Format: KindleVerified PurchaseUsually a book with this much internal dialog bores me, but I was astounded at how well it kept my interest. Ms. Mack is an excellent author….I only wished for a few paragraphs afterwards, that described the Aunt’s reaction to the last scene.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2021Format: KindleVerified PurchaseNo deep plotting, just couples sorting themselves out, with flowing prose, well written dialogue, nicely drawn characters, some fresh presentation of old tropes. I'll read more by this author, when I wish for something engaging and, ultimately, fairly light.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2020Format: KindleVerified PurchaseWritten very much like a Georgette Heyer book. Vicky is a smart and quick witted woman that kept me guessing what she would say. Very progressive woman for her time yet very much a lady. Kept me guessing for quite a while on who would end up with whom.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020Format: KindleVerified PurchaseStarts in London then the journey, residing at a country estate makes for more interacting with main couple, character driven.
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- East End LadyReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful.
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis is a really accomplished story . Each of the people in the people in the book has a distinctive character , they are witty and reasonable and behave in a believable way. The plot is well worked out.
It may be the reprint of an old book, but I wish that more modern authors took such care.
- KathyReviewed in Australia on January 17, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars great story
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseLoved this book from Dorothy Mack. She has such a good imagination, her stories are so different to others. This one has a feisty heroine which was fun to read. My only criticism is the constant accidents. Gunshots, carriages overturning and sprained ankles were far too prevalent.
- Kamalpreet LikhariReviewed in India on August 16, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThoroughly enjoyable read! Though I wish we had been given a little more insight into the character and thought processes of the male protagonist. But overall worthy of 5 stars.
- ChrissieBReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2019
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book.
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseThis is an excellent read if you like regency fiction. Thank goodness the author does not waste pages of meaningless words which make no difference to the story but has instead written a well-structured, interesting story. The characters are likeable and well-rounded; period detail has been woven throughout the book which adds to the overall timbre. A thoroughly enjoyable read and an absolute relief after some of the stories that appear in this genre. I look forward to reading more books by this author.
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in India on December 10, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Frolic
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI disremember reading SUCH a fun and frolicsome romance after my favourite Georgette Heyers. Daredevil heroine, dark and brooding hero, amusing situations, horses, misunderstandings, broken engagements and match-makings and even a spirited aunt. How I enjoyed reading this one!