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Jennie Gallant

Författare till Imprudent Lady

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Inkluderar även: Joan Smith (2)

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(eng) Jennie Gallant is a pseudonym used by the Canadian Joan Smith, whose works are now aliased to this page.

Verk av Jennie Gallant

Imprudent Lady (1978) 69 exemplar
Aunt Sophie's Diamonds (1977) 57 exemplar
Escapade (1977) 50 exemplar
Talk of the Town (1978) 37 exemplar
Behold, a Mystery! (1994) 35 exemplar
An Affair of the Heart (1977) 33 exemplar
Lace for Milady (1980) 30 exemplar
Aurora (1980) 29 exemplar
Babe (1980) 29 exemplar
A Regency Christmas [Anthology 4-in-1] (1994) — Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare — 28 exemplar
A Christmas Gambol (1996) 28 exemplar
Memoirs of a Hoyden (1988) 28 exemplar
Murder Will Speak (1996) 28 exemplar
Lady Hathaway's House Party (1980) 28 exemplar
Perdita (1981) 28 exemplar
Blossom Time (Regency Romance) (1997) 28 exemplar
Reluctant Bride (1982) 27 exemplar
Delsie (1982) 26 exemplar
A Country Wooing (1987) 26 exemplar
Dame Durden's Daughter (1978) 25 exemplar
The Kissing Bough (1994) 25 exemplar
Autumn Loves (Anthology 4-in-1) (1993) — Bidragsgivare — 25 exemplar
La Comtesse (1978) 25 exemplar
Winter Wedding (1990) 24 exemplar
Caprice (1983) 24 exemplar
Merry Month of May (1990) 24 exemplar
Brush With Death (1990) 24 exemplar
Sweet and Twenty (1979) 23 exemplar
Midnight Masquerade (1984) 23 exemplar
Royal Revels (1985) 22 exemplar
Old Lover's Ghost (1994) 22 exemplar
Madcap Miss (1990) 22 exemplar
Strange Capers (1986) 22 exemplar
An Infamous Proposal (1996) 22 exemplar
Reprise (1982) 22 exemplar
Follow That Blonde (1990) 21 exemplar
Kissing Cousins (1600) 21 exemplar
Wife Errant (1992) 21 exemplar
True Lady (1985) 21 exemplar
Country Flirt (1686) 21 exemplar
Rose Trelawney (1980) 21 exemplar
Lovers' Quarrels (1989) 20 exemplar
Love's Harbinger (1987) 20 exemplar
Love's Way (1982) 20 exemplar
Little Coquette (1998) 20 exemplar
The Polka Dot Nude (1989) 20 exemplar
The Hermit's Daughter (1988) 20 exemplar
The Savage Lord Griffin (1993) 20 exemplar
Tea and Scandal (1996) 19 exemplar
The Notorious Lord Havergal (1991) 19 exemplar
Silken Secrets (1988) 19 exemplar
Cousin Cecilia (2010) 19 exemplar
The Virgin and the Unicorn (1995) 19 exemplar
Blue Diamond (1981) 19 exemplar
Letters to a Lady (1987) 19 exemplar
Dangerous Dalliance (1992) 19 exemplar
Romantic Rebel (1990) 18 exemplar
Bath Belles (1986) 18 exemplar
Regency Masquerade (1994) 18 exemplar
Endure My Heart (1980) 18 exemplar
Lady Madeline's Folly (1983) 18 exemplar
Lovers' Vows (1830) 18 exemplar
Drury Lane Darling (1988) 17 exemplar
Murder Comes to Mind (1998) 17 exemplar
Minuet (1980) 17 exemplar
Francesca (1992) 17 exemplar
Petticoat Rebellion (1997) 17 exemplar
Olivia (1981) 17 exemplar
Royal Scamp (1989) 17 exemplar
Valerie (1981) 16 exemplar
Friends and Lovers (1780) 15 exemplar
Murder While I Smile (1997) 15 exemplar
Wiles of a Stranger (1982) 15 exemplar
Emerald Hazard (1988) 15 exemplar
The Great Christmas Ball (1993) 15 exemplar
Destiny's Dream (1988) 15 exemplar
The Devious Duchess (1985) 15 exemplar
Prelude to Love (1983) 15 exemplar
A Whisper on the Wind (1990) 14 exemplar
Murder and Misdeeds (1997) 14 exemplar
Larcenous Lady (1987) 11 exemplar
A Highwayman Came Riding (1998) 11 exemplar
The Spanish Lady (1992) 11 exemplar
Damsel in Distress (1994) 11 exemplar
Oh Miranda! (2001) 9 exemplar
Black Diamond (1981) 8 exemplar
Love Bade Me Welcome (1983) 7 exemplar
Flowers of Eden (1979) 6 exemplar
If You Love Me (1988) 6 exemplar
WHERE THERE'S A WILL (1986) 5 exemplar
FROM NOW ON (1984) 4 exemplar
By Hook or By Crook (1988) 4 exemplar
Can't Buy Me Love (1993) 4 exemplar
Silver Water, Golden Sand (1989) 4 exemplar
Thrill of the Chase (1989) 3 exemplar
Future Perfect (1984) 3 exemplar
Best Of Enemies (1984) 3 exemplar
The Infamous Madame X (1986) 3 exemplar
Dear Corrie (1987) 3 exemplar
For Richer, For Poorer (1991) 3 exemplar
Moon Love (2010) 2 exemplar
Headed for Trouble (1993) 2 exemplar
Maybe Next Time (1989) 2 exemplar
Poor Little Rich Girl (1993) 2 exemplar
After the Storm (1988) 2 exemplar
Trouble in Paradise (1984) 2 exemplar
Next Year's Blonde (1983) 2 exemplar
Strictly Business (1983) 2 exemplar
John Loves Sally (1993) 2 exemplar
Tender Takeover (1985) 1 exemplar
Sealed with a Kiss (1990) 1 exemplar
Her Lucky Break (1991) 1 exemplar
Her Nest Egg (1990) 1 exemplar
Az örökösnő (1995) 1 exemplar
Die Konfettifrau. (2000) 1 exemplar
Dittany Bush (Gazelle Bks.) (1975) 1 exemplar
Lady Lorna (2016) 1 exemplar
Yielding Art (1985) 1 exemplar

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Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Smith, Joan Marie (née Gerarda)
Andra namn
Smith, Joan
Födelsedag
1932-08-09
Kön
female
Nationalitet
Canada
Födelseort
Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Bostadsorter
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Utbildning
Queen's University (Kingston ∙ Ontario)
Ontario College of Education
Yrken
English teacher
Kort biografi
Found two differing birth dates: 1938, 1932-08-09 .
Särskiljningsnotis
Jennie Gallant is a pseudonym used by the Canadian Joan Smith, whose works are now aliased to this page.

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PERDITA is written in an unusual way than most Regency romances. Written almost like a diary being read out loud, PERDITA is told by the title character's governess/companion/cousin Moira, as she details her younger cousin's reckless scheme to get out of her arranged marriage.

Moira describes her cousin as having the typical fairy tale life—a wicked stepmother, pushover father, loads of money and incredible beauty. Her wicked stepmother had plans to wed Perdita off to an older gentleman, to get her out of the house, but Perdita will have none of it. Dissatisfied with her countrified life she is desperate to find adventure by being an actress.

Impulsive is an understatement of Perdita's personality—she runs off with an acting troop in the middle of the night without any thought as to her reputation. Moira, determined to look after her cousin and keep her respectable, follows after her. Her first thought is to drag her back, but seeing that they are now indebted to the actors, she agrees to let Perdita be the troop's newest leading lady until other circumstances can be made.

In a genre where romance is a key to the story, PERDITA seems to dwell less on the romances of either Perdita or Moira, and more on their adventures and predicaments. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. Moira isn't prone to daydreams of romance and Perdita is too easily swayed by a handsome and cheerful compliment, so it came as a surprise that Moira fell in love at all! Especially considering her love interest's first meeting with herself and Perdita.

The only real complaint I have is with the cover artwork—I'm not certain if that is supposed to depict Perdita, who is eighteen, or Moira, who is well over eighteen but not a fair-haired female. Whomever it does depict makes her very old looking and entirely too hard.
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lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |
Cute story! Took me a while to get in to it, but I enjoyed this. It has more wit and originality than a lot of Regency chick-lit. It takes a while to figure out who should end up with who, but by the end you're rooting for the appropriate couple wholeheartedly.

The plot: Aunt Sophie dies, leaving an unusual will. In the will, she informs her hopeful heirs that her diamonds have been buried with her, and the intervening events of the next year will determine who gets her money. Everyone starts to plot: should some of them get married in accordance with what she probably wanted? Should they contest the will on the basis she was insane? Or should they just grab a shovel and go dig her up (and her diamonds)...… (mer)
 
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Alishadt | 1 annan recension | Feb 25, 2023 |
Finished this with a sigh and a smile. Such a great duo Prudence and Lord Dammler turned out to be. I had my doubts about him at the beginning, but I was besotted by the end.
A library patron recommended this book to me when we were talking about our shared love of Regency romances, and it’s a winner. I loved the way Prudence and Dammler’s relationship developed from that of colleagues to friendship to love. One of my favorite lines from Dammler came in the last few pages.
What a damned fool I’ve been all these months, Prue. Why didn’t you tell me I loved you?


The dialogue was quite funny, and Prudence’s Uncle Clarence was comedy gold. Smith’s bio said she’s an Austen fan, and I saw that influence the most in how she characterized Clarence.

I sort of wish I hadn’t torn through this book so quickly, but I think I always feel that way about books I really enjoy. Stopping and savoring is the last thing I want to do. I guess that’s what re-reads are for.
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Harks | 6 andra recensioner | Dec 17, 2022 |
2,5

Wendy and her mother lives quietly in an old elizabethan cottage rented to them by her toplofty brother in law Lord Menrod.Despite the fact that they are related they dont see much of him as Wendys sister marriage to Lord Menrods brother was seen as a bit of a mesalliance and the couple moved to India.

Now the both of them have died and left behind two children who are being brought back to England.Wendy not trusting that Menrod will be relied on to fetch the children in person and will probably just hand them over to servants to be raised decides that the children will cone and live with her.
Of course Menrod doesnt think this is a good idea.Of course the children will be allowed to visit

All this is not helped by the fact that Wendys admirer a rich cit "Mr Everett) turned squire has started renovating the cottage staircase something that is sure to enrage Menrod. Wich he does find out no matter how much Wendy tries to distract him.

Not till he was actually into the hall did I recall the surprise awaiting him there. I heard an anguished howl, not unlike the squeal emitted by a stuck pig. It was Menrod, catching his first glimpse of the brass railing, the white paint, the gold rosettes. “What have you done? What is this—abhorrence?” he demanded.

Things between the couple go a bit wrong when Menrod thinks Wendy is only after to be supported through her niece and nephew and Wendy thinks he on the other hand is spoiling the Children by giving them sweets and things but no emotion.

This is a Joan Smith book I had been waiting for Regencyreads to release as I am a great fan of many of her books. Some more than others admittedly and sadly this one turned out to be not so great as I had hoped.

True there are some nice Little scenes between Wendy and Lord Menrod and while I love this subtetly in books like [b:Reluctant Bride|2789609|Reluctant Bride|Joan Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1298523455s/2789609.jpg|2815376] but have enough scenes together to make you realize that yes they do like each other.

LIKE like each other.

FaL shows the like but there arent enough of those significant scenes to make the last minute confession seem credible.. I say if you like me like the books of JS and want to read her whole backlist ,then this is preferable to lets say [b:Talk of the Town|891426|Talk of the Town|Joan Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1329379791s/891426.jpg|876667] but its not one of my top ten favorites.
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Litrvixen | Jun 23, 2022 |

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Statistik

Verk
132
Medlemmar
2,163
Popularitet
#11,880
Betyg
½ 3.4
Recensioner
56
ISBN
354
Språk
3

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