"Entertaining Regency romance featuring an interesting family."
A Gentleman by Any Other Name
By: Kasey Michaels
Genres: Romance Historical
Posted: March 15, 2006
Set in 1811, during a time when many a smuggler banded together and England was at war with France, Chance Becket works for the War Office. He's been charged with investigating the smuggling that's taking place in Romney Marsh, his home. Chance has many secrets and Julia is an extremely smart woman who's never learned to hold her tongue.
The Becket family stands strong together, and Julia isn't sure whether or not she's accepted or will forever be the outsider to this tight-knit family. But when Chance returns to secrets of his past, and the Becket family tests Julia, true colors are exposed and danger stands in the way of their futures.
In this entertaining story, Ms. Michaels introduces readers to an interesting mix of Beckets, whom I hope to read about in future stories, and a match between two people who are meant to be together.
Book Summary
Old enough to remember his beginning, Chance Becket has spent all of his thirty years trying to forget, hiding his unsavory youth behind a society marriage and a prestigious position with the War Office. But now the widower must confront his past and return to the windswept coast of Romney Marsh... where the ghosts of his childhood still linger.
Newly hired governess Julia Carruthers is delighted to be in charge of Chance's young daughter and eager to escape the confines of London. Yet the excitement of the journey to her employer's strange home is nothing compared to the attraction between them. And when Julia sees something she should not, she wonders if Chance's sudden intentions are prompted by ungentlemanly desires or his need to protect his family's secrets.
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by: Kasey Michaels
The Beckets of Romney Marsh #1 HQN
March 1, 2006
Featuring: Julia Carruthers; Chance Becket
384 pages
ISBN: 0373771002
Paperback