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Miss Lacey's Last Fling (A Regency Romance)
Miss Lacey's Last Fling (A Regency Romance) | Candice Hern
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Readers who enjoy the traditional Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer, Barbara Metzger, and Carla Kelly will enjoy this witty, award-winning Regency romp by New York Times bestselling author Candice Hern. Miss Rosalind Lacey has spent all her 26 years in the country, quietly managing the lives of her widowed father and five younger siblings. When she learns she has contracted the illness that killed her mother, she decides to spend her last few months doing all the things she's never had the time or opportunity to experience. With the help of her worldly and notorious aunt, the simple country miss is transformed into a dashing Town sophisticate who cuts a wide and wild swath through London Society. Since she won't be around to face the consequences of her behavior, Miss Lacey does and says exactly what she pleases, even becoming involved with the infamous rake, Max Davenant. It is an exciting and heady time for the one-time country mouse, until she receives a fateful letter bearing news that turns her glittering new world upside down. The ballrooms and gaiety of the London Season form a backdrop for this sparkling tale of a young woman who hasn't lived enough, and a man who's lived too much."Candice Hern never fails to deliver a well written Regency with quirky, fun characters and a romance that feels genuine to the core." The Romance Reader"A delightfully different, thoroughly entertaining romp through Regency England. Unforgettable. Fast-paced. Completely captivating." Romance Reviews Today"Thoroughly entertaining, the story wraps around you from the beginning and totally pulls you into its heart." Heart Rate Reviews
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Ha! Light and zingy and heaps of fun with some super enjoyable and some more 'er, interesting' play on romance novel tropes. YMMV spoilers (two) in comments.

I enjoyed it even when muttering at the characters for being minor dumbasses and mentally rewriting certain scenes. LOVED the heroine thumbing her nose at high society; it was practically cathartic.

esurient 1. h is tipsy prior to bedding H. H asks for, and is enthusiastically given, consent, but still: tipsy. It's probably intended to show the h being just intoxicated enough to release her inhibitions. Which, meh, not an awesome trope. (edited) 5y
esurient 2. Because of plot reasons, h believes H intends a Spurned into Suicide, so she passionately stops him. H rolls with this and slides a heeeey I must insist on a permanent and legally binding arrangement here. This is far too close for my taste to a Suicide Blackmail, but the scene itself is one of innocent madcap hilarity. Big meh. 5y
esurient HA. You can edit comments on Litsy web!!! 5y
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