A Lady of Letters: 6

by Andrea Pickens

Book Overview

The Earl of Sheffield respects the political commentator known as "Firebrand", but has little patience for Lady Augusta Hadleyr. But how would he react if he discovered they were one in the same?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451201701
• ISBN13: 9780451201706
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

The best Regency I've ever read

I have generally found single-title romances to be much superior, but this Regency is is better than many single titles. The heroine is intelligent, witty, charming, and practical. Her relationships are mature and sensible. The hero realizes he has some growing to do even before he meets her; she becomes (sometimes without their realizing it) the major impetous to his change. He even realizes that she's more intelligent than he is. Yet they are a good match...soul mates. There's also humor in addition to some very realistic soul-searching and the disbelieving responses of others to someone who's trying to make positive changes in his life. Darn near perfect in every way.

Recommended reading

The Earl of Sheffield was thought to be a shallow and selfish man. None understood the wisdom and shocking ideas that went on inside his head. None, that was, except for the anonymous writer who signed his essays as Firebrand. The man was exactly the type in which the Earl looked for as a pen pal. Someone he could actually speak intelligently with! Someone who would not look down upon his ideas because of his rank or reputation. Thus be began correspondence with Firebrand through his publisher. The Earl called himself Tinder. What he did not know was that Firebrand was female!Lady Augusta Hadley was considered to be "on the shelf". She went to balls only as chaperon for her younger sister, Marianne. No one, not even her dear sister, knew that Augusta was the famous Firebrand that all the ton spoke about.... Full of adventure, a tad of romance, and a lot of dry wit. I found this one to be highly enjoyable. Definitely recommended.

They were soulmates, but didn't recognize each other.

Their first meeting was not one they would remember fondly. Lady Augusta Hadley spilled punch all over the Earl of Sheffield. But there was more to Gussie than clumsiness, more to the earl than his rakish lifestyle. Little did they realize that they were soulmates. Gussie is the political essayist known as "the Firebrand"; the earl is her correspondent, "Tinder." Their letters kindle ideas; their public meetings strike sparks. A conflagration is the inevitable result!

Great story!

The Earl of Sheffield was thought to be a shallow and selfish man. None understood the wisdom and shocking ideas that went on inside his head. None, that was, except for the anonymous writer who signed his essays as Firebrand. The man was exactly the type in which the Earl looked for as a pen pal. Someone he could actually speak intelligently with! Someone who would not look down upon his ideas because of his rank or reputation. Thus be began correspondence with Firebrand through his publisher. The Earl called himself Tinder. What he did not know was that Firebrand was female! Lady Augusta Hadley was considered to be "on the shelf". She went to balls only as chaperon for her younger sister, Marianne. No one, not even her dear sister, knew that Augusta was the famous Firebrand that all the ton spoke about.... Full of adventure, a tad of romance, and a lot of dry wit. I found this one to be highly enjoyable. Definitely recommended.

She despises the frivolity and superficiality of Society.

Lady Augusta hides her bluestocking tendencies by writing political pamphlets under a pseudonnym. Bored and disgusted by his depraved lifestyle, Lord Sheffield begins a correspondence with the scholarly "Firebrand," which leads him to take an interest in political and social matters. At the same time, he finds himself constantly in the sphere of Lady Augusta, the sister of a friend, who despises him for his dissolute habits. Lord Sheffield, wondering why he should even care about her opinion, much less be hurt by it, finds himself constantly seeking her company, especially after he discovers that she is involved in some deadly intrigue.When Augusta discovers that the "kindred soul" who has been writing to her is none other than Lord Sheffield, she knows that she must terminate the friendship on both levels....because she has fallen in love with him in spite of the fact that logic tells her that he could never love a bluestocking antidote like her...in a million years.As intelligent as Augusta is, she has no idea how attractive she is, especially to the one man she has most vilified, insulted, and spilled punch on. Lord Sheffield's charm with the ladies is legendary, and yet, he despairs of ever winning the love of the unique lady who has captured his heart.A truly riveting story that will leave you in tears of joy. One of the best Regencies I've EVER read!