All's Fair in Love and War
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'A refreshing array of dazzling wit, hidden depths, lip curling humour and heartmelting fun, in all its entangling intimacy!!'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader praise for the Merriwell Sisters series!
'Virginia Heath's fun characters and situations will have you laughing out loud!' SABRINA JEFFRIES
'Filled with fabulously British banter, wit, and heart' EVIE DUNMORE
'Heath is carving a name for herself in historical rom-coms' BOOKLIST starred review
ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR is the first in a new Regency romp of a series from the author of the Merriwell Sisters series!
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When former naval captain, Harry Kincaid, is left in the lurch with his flighty older sister's three unruly children, he hasn't a clue how to handle it. Desperate, and prepared to pay whatever it takes, he turns to Miss Prentice's School for Young Ladies for an emergency governess who can get his formerly ordered house running shipshape again.
After a strict and miserable upbringing, fledgling governess Georgie Rowe doesn't believe that children should be seen and not heard. She believes that childhood should be filled with laughter, adventure, and discovery (. . . everything hers wasn't). Thankfully, the three Pendleton children are already delightfully bohemian and instantly embrace her unconventional approach. However, their staid, stickler-for-the-rules uncle, is another matter entirely.
Georgie and Harry are soon butting heads over their differences, but as time passes, their attraction soon becomes undeniable and, after all, all's fair in love and war . . .
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Readers LOVED the Merriwell Sisters!!
'An utterly heartwarming and hilarious romp through regency England . . . Virginia Heath's new series is the perfect blend of humour and romance that Bridgerton fans will fall head over heels for' 5⭐ NetGalley review
'A fresh, fun and a totally original take on the regency romance genre . . . the witty banter is brilliant and so entertaining! . . . I can't wait to read more from this author' 5⭐ NetGalley review
'I absolutely loved this book . . . A historical romance with humour. Looking forward to the next book by Virginia Heath' 5⭐ NetGalley review
'What a fun story! . . . Hugh and Minerva have fantastic chemistry, and they send up sparks every time they are on the page together . . . A great read all the way around!' 5⭐ NetGalley review
'The first in a new series & boy what a starter, it had me hooked & giggling from the first page . . . If you want a humorous, entertaining often farcical yet romantic read look no further' 5⭐ NetGalley review
'I loved, loved, loved this story!' 5⭐ NetGalley review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Heath (A Wedding to Stop a Scandal) launches a new Regency series with a paint-by-numbers love story that leans heavily on The Sound of Music, with dog antics substituted for musical interludes. Georgina Rowe, the literal redheaded stepchild of a nasty colonel, is sent away to Miss Prentice's academy to prepare for working life as a governess. Though lauded as the school's best-ever graduate, the independent-minded Georgie is incapable of passing a job interview. Enter desperate Captain Henry Kincaid, with two nieces and a nephew in immediate need of care. Miss Prentice foists Georgie on him; Georgie immediately radicalizes his schoolroom; and Henry is "effortlessly beguiled." Plot and characterization are minimal: the technique is to put stereotypes into a situation, run the simulation, and compile the after-action report. Events disproportionately occur offstage, and their reportage is static, even repetitive. Nor is the humor lively: a major schtick involves Henry misattributing classic military quotations, which requires explanation every time, since readers are tacitly understood not to have memorized Sun Tzu. This is formula with no fresh touch.
