Difference between revisions of "Emily and the Dark Angel"

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[[Category:RITA Winning Title]] [[Category:Classic Romance]] [[Category:Regency]] [[Category:1991 Releases]]
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* '''Author''': [[Jo Beverley]]
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* '''Publisher''': [[Avon Regency Romance]]
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* '''Year''': 1991
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* '''Setting''': Regency, England
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* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0380715554/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 ''Emily And The Dark Angel]
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Emily is a spinster caring for her invalid father and running the family estate since her brother was killed in battle. Piers Verderan comes to town for the hunting -- and meets Emily while he's being tossed out of his ex-mistress's house. It's not an auspicious way to start a relationship. Though Ver has a reputation for darkness and deception, Emily does not see that side of him. Instead, he helps her at every turn.
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Beverley's early Regencies contained a light-hearted humor that her later, darker works don't.
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== Awards ==
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* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Classic Regency Romance
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== Related Titles ==
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* [[Deirdre And Don Juan]] - connected through the character, the Daffodil Dandy, and Lord Randal Ashby
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* [[Lord Wraybourne's Betrothal]]
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* [[The Stanforth Secret]]
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* [[The Stolen Bride]]

Revision as of 18:16, 4 March 2006

Emily is a spinster caring for her invalid father and running the family estate since her brother was killed in battle. Piers Verderan comes to town for the hunting -- and meets Emily while he's being tossed out of his ex-mistress's house. It's not an auspicious way to start a relationship. Though Ver has a reputation for darkness and deception, Emily does not see that side of him. Instead, he helps her at every turn.

Beverley's early Regencies contained a light-hearted humor that her later, darker works don't.

Awards

Related Titles