The Valentine Charm

by Lynn Collum

The Valentine Charm (Zebra Regency Romance) This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821771086
• ISBN13: 9780821771082
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

The Valentine Charm

Delightfully intriguing Regency with charming protagonists, against a well drawn Bath background.

an enjoyable second installment

"The Valentine Charm" is a very enjoyable follow up to "The Christmas Charm". In fact I enjoyed this novel a little better. Not only was the sensible heroine much more to my taste, but the plot was as well. "The Valentine Charm" pivots on two plots that are interconnected by the hero of the piece, Sir Hartley Ross. Ross is on the trail of a thief that steals fine objects of art, and is probably a member of society. The trail takes him to Bath where he meets and find himself strongly attracted to Amy Addington.Finacial looses have forced Mrs. Vivian Reed (Amy'a aunt) to curtail her ambitious plans to launch her beautiful daughter, Helen, into London society. So Vivian, Helen and Amy repair to Bath in the hope that they will be able to find a rich and aristocratic husband for Helen there. And things finally seem to be going Vivian's way when Helen catches the eye of Lord Ruskin, Ross's cousin. However Amy hears disquieting things about Ruskin and his disreputable ways. Even Ross tries to warn Amy about his cousin. But neither Vivan nor Helen will listen to reason. And Amy resolves to do all in her power to protect her cousin from Ruskin, even if it means foreswearing Sir Hartley Ross whom she finds very attractive indeed. Will Ross be able to accomplish the tasks of unmasking the thief and keeping Helen from harm, so that he can concentrate on his future with Amy? Will Amy calmly wait for Ross or take action on her own?Not only did this novel make for exciting reading, the characters were all very richly fleshed out as well: for example Helen appears as a bit of a self-absorbed airhead as first, but is fleshed out over the subsequent chapters to make her character more interesting and more accessible. Amy Addington is a gem of course: beautiful, sensible and quite brave. She is determined to protect her female relatives in the absence of any male relaives on the scene. And while she will accept help from her friends in order to do so, she does not stand idly by waiting for someone else to do what needs to be done."The Valentine Charm" is an enjoyable second installment to the Addington trilogy, and seems to be a series that keeps getting better. And I have quite high hopes for the next installment.

Mystery and Romance

This the the second of Ms. Collum's trilogy about the Addingtons. Unlike The Christmas Charm, this story has a bit of a mystery.The hero and heroine must join forces to keep their respective cousins from creating a scandal and find the Bath thief. A delightful read. Can't wait for the final book.