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takethyme's review
4.0
Tacye Adlington has a beautiful younger sister, Damaris, who required a 'coming out'. Their only brother, Terry, who happens to be Tacye's twin, died a few years before during the war with France. With no living parents and a blind aunt, Tacye becomes 'Toby' and a ruse is on.
This is definitely one of the most unusual Regency romances I have read in awhile. Jeanne Savery manages to blend intrigue with some snarky humor and along for the ride is the Marquess of Worth. He is approached by another soldier who thinks he is seeing a ghost and asks Worth to confirm that Terry is dead. Terry served under the the nobleman and Worth is aware that Terry had a twin sister. He introduces himself to 'Toby'. Following up for a good portion of the book, the gentleman waffles back and forth on whether Toby is a young man or woman. Just when he thinks he has made the correct decision something will change his mind. The author manages to tastefully keep the lord guessing and with plenty of humor on the side. This makes for some very amusing mischief.
A LADY'S DECEPTION is refreshing because the hero and heroine do a great job of communicating with each other. So sit back and enjoy a clean romance with some very funny moments. At 345 pages, this story is longer than most older Regencies but if you like this genre you should enjoy this book.
This is definitely one of the most unusual Regency romances I have read in awhile. Jeanne Savery manages to blend intrigue with some snarky humor and along for the ride is the Marquess of Worth. He is approached by another soldier who thinks he is seeing a ghost and asks Worth to confirm that Terry is dead. Terry served under the the nobleman and Worth is aware that Terry had a twin sister. He introduces himself to 'Toby'. Following up for a good portion of the book, the gentleman waffles back and forth on whether Toby is a young man or woman. Just when he thinks he has made the correct decision something will change his mind. The author manages to tastefully keep the lord guessing and with plenty of humor on the side. This makes for some very amusing mischief.
A LADY'S DECEPTION is refreshing because the hero and heroine do a great job of communicating with each other. So sit back and enjoy a clean romance with some very funny moments. At 345 pages, this story is longer than most older Regencies but if you like this genre you should enjoy this book.
prationality's review
4.0
When I first read this, a decade or so ago, I read it under the mistaken belief that it would be similar to a manga I adore called Basara. All I really read of the synopsis was 'Young girl masquerades as her late twin brother and gets into trouble'--which is Basara's plot at the most simple. So yes I was mighty surprised and learned the valuable lesson to read the blurb before you read the book to avoid such mishaps again.
Regardless this trope--a lady disguising herself as a guy--tickles me pink every time. Whether made seriously or made as a lark, almost invariably the lady in question gets into some situations that are simply outlandish. I especially love it when the hero suspects the lady and purposely makes her squirm to see if she breaks. Lucius is rather like that, pushing buttons to get to the truth.
Tacye (for the record she and her sister win for exotic names in Regency Romances, at least for this month) is capable, intelligent, quick-witted and has the inner strength to make the charade work. I fully believe if Lucius hadn't become a factor nothing would have gone wrong. Admittedly the time that Tacye spends a female in Lucius' company is far shorter then what she spends with as a guy, but Lucius caught on to the guise fairly quick. So while Tacye was falling in love with him, and wondering how to explain that she isn't a guy, he was wondering how to get her not to be a guy long enough for things not to get really scandalous!
Regardless this trope--a lady disguising herself as a guy--tickles me pink every time. Whether made seriously or made as a lark, almost invariably the lady in question gets into some situations that are simply outlandish. I especially love it when the hero suspects the lady and purposely makes her squirm to see if she breaks. Lucius is rather like that, pushing buttons to get to the truth.
Tacye (for the record she and her sister win for exotic names in Regency Romances, at least for this month) is capable, intelligent, quick-witted and has the inner strength to make the charade work. I fully believe if Lucius hadn't become a factor nothing would have gone wrong. Admittedly the time that Tacye spends a female in Lucius' company is far shorter then what she spends with as a guy, but Lucius caught on to the guise fairly quick. So while Tacye was falling in love with him, and wondering how to explain that she isn't a guy, he was wondering how to get her not to be a guy long enough for things not to get really scandalous!
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