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    A RATIONAL ROMANCE by MELINDA HAMMOND

    "Melinda Hammond is one of the brightest stars in the Regency firmament. Her plots are fast-paced, her characterization impeccable and her ability to evoke the past in a vivid and colorful way superb!"

    In her latest Regency, A Rational Romance, the seventh Marquis of Ullenwood, Elliot Malvern is a confirmed bachelor who has all the luck in the world. He’s rich, good-looking and a skilled card player who has won many a wager, but he has certainly never gambled on winning a lady’s hand in a game of cards!

    Miss Rosamond Beaumarsh is not surprised when she hears the news that her grandfather wagered her in a game of hazard and left her under the protection of Lord Elliot Malvern. Since the tragic death of her parents, she has lived with her grandfather and seen the once grand estate go to rack and ruin as every penny was frittered away on gambling and alcohol. In the past few years, Rosamond had found herself having to be a housekeeper to her grandfather, who was so determined to keep up appearances, that he never acknowledged the fact that his finances had dwindled.

    Now that she is free of her grandfather, Rosamond decides that the time has come for her to be an independent woman. She does not want to be dependant on any man – least of all Elliot Malvern! Rosamond knows that she’s nothing but an encumbrance to the Marquis, but little does she know that Elliot takes his duties very seriously and he will not let the innocent Miss Beaumarsh have first hand experience of the cruel world so he comes up with the perfect solution to her problem – a marriage of convenience.

    Marriage seems to be the ideal resolution not just for Rosamond, but for Elliot too for marriage wil not only give Rosamond respectability, but it will also provide him with a much needed heir.

    However, neither of them had counted on falling in love with one another…

    In A Rational Romance, Melinda Hammond is simply sublime! An enthralling romantic tale full of charm, wit, passion and adventure, A Rational Romance is sheer reading perfection!

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    		About the Book:
    Genre: historical
    ISBN: 9780709084488
    Page Count: 224 Pages
    Price: $ 18.99 (UK POUNDS)
    Reviewer: Julie Bonello

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    Sensuality Rating: Sweet
    Star Rating: 4.5 Stars
    Author's Website: www.myweb.tiscali.co.uk/melham

    posted Friday, December 21st, 2007

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