The Unofficial Suitor

by Charlotte Louise Dolan

Dolan has penned a rousing romance that will enthrall her growing legion of fans. Lady Cassiopeia is on the auction block in the marriage mart. And her only escape is into the greedy hands of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451173007
• ISBN13: 9780451173003
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Reading!

I love the way Charlotte Louise Dolan gives us a succinct description of all characters, warts and all. Each person has feelings, secrets and true depth. You come to love, respect and sometimes hate the hero, heroine and assorted secondary characters and villains! Lady Cassiopeia Anderby is being taken to London to be "sold" to the highest bidder by her spendthrift step-brother. She has been coerced into compliance by the threat of harm to her half-sister. On the trip to London, she meets Richard Hawk, a strange secretive man who both captivates and frightens her. Richard suffers because of all the terrible events that occurred in his youth - he lost his freedom at one point and the love of his life. But upon seeing Cassie's resourcefulness during this trip, he begins to fall in love again. Once in London, he must outsmart and outmaneuver her step-brother and her "official" suitors. He does so with the help of all the secondary characters - all wonderful friends and family who eventually find romance for themselves! You will particularly enjoy Lady Leticia, a grandmother and matchmaker who works her magic throughout the book! But there is much more in store for her! I enjoyed that once her matchmaking was done when newly married Richard turns to her for advice she informs him she only meddled before the wedding and not after. Some of the romances are more hurried than the main couple's but each is charming! Can Cassie overcome her anger at being "sold" and allow Richard to fully love her? What will become of her step-brother as he attempts to thwart the couple's plans to wed? Worth obtaining and reading - wonderful storyline that kept me interested until the very end.

Enjoyable read

I read lots and lots of regency novels like this one because I enjoy the period and I like romances. This novel stood out as one I enjoyed more than most because it flows naturally. The writer can tell a good story in an authentic setting without a contorted plot or stilted anachronisms. It's a story for an enjoyable read. No deep literature here, but it is interesting and better written than many.

A self made man rescues a lady in dire straights

I rather liked this one. Richard is a man who grew up on the streets who isn't in the ton and therefore cannot reasonably expect to have a bonafide "lady" fall for him. However, the old axiom of beggars not being choosers holds true. When the heroine finds herself in a no win situation, the uncouth Richard Hawke is far and away her best option. . . naturally she falls head over heels for him.I thought the underdog hero was nicely done and was happy to see him win his lady's heart.