The Proper Wife

by Julia Justiss

Book Overview

The Proper Wife by Julia Justiss released on Jun 24, 2001 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373291671
• ISBN13: 9780373291670
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Sinjin's story well worth the wait!

I've been eagerly awaiting Sinjin Sandiford's story ever since I read about him in the author's debut novel THE WEDDING GAMBLE. It was well worth the wait! THE PROPER WIFE was everything I expect and enjoy in a Julia Justiss story -- multidimensional characters, elegant prose, deliciously subtle sexual tension, and best of all, a true sense of being transported back to the time of the Regency.Julia Justiss is an author to watch!

I loved every second of it!

This book was captivating and witty. The characters were so easy to fall in love with. The book was such a pleasure to read and such torture to finish. I never wanted it to end!

Another wonderful read

I discovered Julia Justiss when I read THE OFFICER'S WIFE anthology. From that I went on to read THE WEDDING GAMBLE, the precursor to THE PROPER WIFE. In reading those two books, Julia Justiss became one of my autobuy authors--I love her writing: its clarity, its truth, the way I just sink into the story when I'm reading it.Because of the things I love about her writing, she reminds me very much of Mary Jo Putney and Jo Beverley. Like them, she creates characters who come alive on the page, as complex and contradictory as real people, and as capable of growth as real people. And, like them, she creates situations that arise from the characters, rather than imposing her plot onto the characters.In THE PROPER WIFE, both Colonel St. John Sandiford and Clarissa Beaumont have much to learn. Sinjin, as Colonel Sandiford is called, must learn to let go of his preconceptions and his past. Clarissa must learn to curb her recklessness and to let her kindness bloom. One of the things I liked particularly about this book was that neither Sinjin nor Clarissa is perfect, that they have light and dark sides to their personalities, and that they have room to grow over the course of the book.I stayed up far too late last night reading this book, and only put it down when I realized that, no matter how much I wished otherwise, I wasn't going to be able to finish it. I did finish it, however, as soon as I woke up. The only bad part of that is, now it's finished.... I highly recommend this wonderful book, and I am very much looking forward to anything she might write in the future.

I highly recommend this

Ms. Justiss has written another wonderful book. I absolutely loved it. It is a must read for those who have read The Wedding Gamble. It is Sinjin's story and what happens to him. I know I for one had been hoping that Ms. Justiss would give Sinjin his own book. I was also pleasantly surprised that the heroine was Clarissa from TWG. They were perfect for each other.If you have not read The Wedding Gamble, you will still be able to enjoy this book and will definitely want to get Ms Justiss' backlist. I know since reading TWG that she is an auto buy for me.