The Surgeon's Lady
MARRYING THE SURGEON Coldly sold for marriage to the highest bidder, Lady Laura Taunton does not hold much faith in love and kindness. The war against Napoleon only serves to echo this feeling, until she meets intriguing Royal Naval surgeon Lieutenant Brittle – a man who’s the exact opposite of...
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MARRYING THE SURGEON Coldly sold for marriage to the highest bidder, Lady Laura Taunton does not hold much faith in love and kindness. The war against Napoleon only serves to echo this feeling, until she meets intriguing Royal Naval surgeon Lieutenant Brittle – a man who’s the exact opposite of her cruel late husband. Taking up his offer to help aid the battle’s injured, Laura starts to believe that she could have a place in the world…and a man who can show her true happiness.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780373295494 (0373295499)
ASIN: 373295499
Publish date: June 1st 2009
Publisher: Harlequin
Pages no: 277
Edition language: English
Series: Channel Fleet (#2)
A good historical romance set during the war with Napoleon. I liked the steadfast hero who brought out the heroines strength of character after she was poorly treated. Surgeon Philemon coaxes Lady Laura to join him in treating soldiers wounded from the war.
Very nice story, very noble and self-sacrificing characters, but the book didn't really draw me into the story emotionally. Too much "telling", not enough "showing". IMHO, there were too many subplots for a story of this length: - Laura and Philemon's story, which should have been the main story but...
I found this a more engaging story than Marrying the Captain, but am rating it lower because the writing had so much less sparkle. Still, a very interesting book. I especially liked seeing the continuing characters from MTC; Kelly realistically shows the hardships of their marriage, which involves m...
Carla Kelly has a way of showing not glossing over like some other regency romances the hardships of war. But not the war it’s self, but the effect it has one the lives of people. How it effects the families and love ones of soldiers- off to fight battles they don’t know their be able to come home f...
Carla Kelly has a way of showing not glossing over like some other regency romances the hardships of war. But not the war it’s self, but the effect it has one the lives of people. How it effects the families and love ones of soldiers- off to fight battles they don’t know their be able to come home f...
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