But of course things never go as planned. Her plan is to make the rake jealous, and when he comes to his senses and proposes to her, she and her friend Freddy will break off their engagement. Freddy is kind-hearted, says as little as possible, is hilariously understated with a dry, dry sense of humor, and never plans to marry. So Kitty persuades another nephew, Freddy Standen, to pretend to be engaged to her. Unfortunately, Kitty has her eyes set on the rake nephew, “rake” being short for “rakehell”, analogous in today’s language to a hell-raiser, who is in no mood to settle down. And Kitty, as she is called, will receive her guardian’s fortune if she marries one of his nephews. Miss Charing is animated, sweet, and driven to help others however she can. “Well aware that to bring the voice of sober reason to bear upon the exaggerations of agitated females was both fruitless and perilous, Freddy wisely let this pass…” That first book was Cotillion, and it is still one of my favorites with its delightful characters, engaging plot and humor. I listed several popular authors and classic authors, and she brought me to the “H” section where she introduced me to Georgette Heyer. I asked the saleswoman if she could give me some suggestions, and she asked me who some of my favorite authors were. I’d become frustrated with constant disappointments in what were considered top quality romance, and before I quit reading that genre altogether, I decided to give it one last try. One day about 15 years ago, I walked into Indigo bookstore and browsed the romance section.
Guess I should have waited a week to start it!) But it is February and, as usual, the momentum from holiday chocolate intake has resulted in somewhat of a chocolate addiction, so I’m doing a cleanse. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day-in a literary way-than to read an excellent romance? (Well, chocolate might go head-to-head with a romance novel.
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