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This is another charming story where Mary Balogh has taken secondary characters from another story and made them bright stars in their own tale. I love Francis and Cora, both delightful individuals that are warm and caring and just a little bit different. It is a good story, with all the angst of being put into situations that are less than decorous that lead to unintended consequences. Francis is a bit slow to let go of the dream of an old love. Cora thinks he's "different" based on his bright wardrobe and meticulous manners. But they become friends and things progress from there through troubles and triumphs. I particularly liked Cora because she has a really sweet nature and an image problem being a girl who is tall and curvy at a time when the fashion was for petite and thin. She can still laugh at herself. I love Francis for setting her straight even if it was a little late in the book. It took him a bit longer to see the pearl of great price - his own Cora not his former love, but I still find him a dear soul who finds reality is better than holding onto a dream long dead.


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The Famous Heroine Signet Regency Romance Mary Balogh 9780451187734 Books Reviews

THE FAMOUS HEROINE was the fifth romance in the Stapleton-Downes series and was Lord Francis Kneller's story. At the beginning, Kneller was still having a hard time getting over his one true love, Samantha, from LORD CAREW'S BRIDE. He had proposed to her numerous times but she had always turned him down even though she dearly loved him. As. A. Friend. Instead, she happily married landscaper-extraordinaire Lord Carew.

Kneller had returned to London and had been approached by the Duke of Bridgwater, another secondary character from LC'sB. He wanted Kneller to partner Miss Cora Downes on her first dance at a ball that all of them were to attend. The Duke's mother was sponsoring the young woman; she had saved her great-nephew's life. Cora, extremely rich but a tradesman's daughter, had become the lady's protégée. Her Grace was determined to find Cora a husband.

Cora was ian in height with large feet, attractive but not beautiful and had a habit of saying and doing things that, for lack of a better word, was non-plussed. Kneller was fascinated by Cora's common sense, her laughter and easy-going personality. Still somewhat depressed over Samantha, when he was in Miss Downes' presence his moodiness cleared.

In turn, Cora had never met anyone like Lord Francis. Simply put, Kneller loved color in his wardrobe. The ton kept a careful eye on what he wore and he was emulated. The best words to describe him would be a clotheshorse, fashion plate, and a macaroni a dandy. But not in the way you would typically think. He was also very much a man he practiced at Gentleman Jackson's gym and had several mistresses in past years. Of course Cora did not know any of this; she innocently thought of protecting him.

As I have said in some of my other reviews with this series, I highly recommend you read the books in order of sequence. Various characters are introduced and I believe most everyone would enjoy the stories if they are read in order. THE FAMOUS HEROINE was a tale of opposite's attract. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing these two good people suffer through quirky moments and eventually surrender to love.

#1. The Ideal Wife
#2. A Precious Jewel
#3. Dark Angel
#4. Lord Carew's Bride. **My Personal Favorite So Far**
#5. A Famous Heroine
#6. The Plumed Bonnet
#7. A Christmas Bride
I love Mary Balogh's books and I have got nearly all of them. However, this is not my favorite. I suppose it is a matter of taste. I do not like the hero and heroine here as much as the ones in other stories like ' A Counterfeit Betrothal', "Courting Julia', 'The Incurable Matchmaker','A Christmas Bride' ...etc. because I think the characters are rather shallow.Nevertheless, this book is quite enjoyable.The others are excellent.
It's a good comedy with likable main characters. I don't know how historically accurate the book is, but the situations do seem plausible. The only thing that annoyed me was a minor character, the Duke and his opinion that this respectable woman belongs with courtesans because being near her revved his motor.
While Balogh's longer, more involved novels are usually a far better purchase than the standard 200-page Regency, she is an author who can alter her style to fit this genre if necessary, and in 'The Famous Heroine' she's done just that. Cora is a wonderfully amusing and enjoyable heroine, and Francis a rather unexpected but thoroughly likeable hero. Cora's misconception about Francis is actually very plausible, and the scene in which this gets straightened out between them is one of the most amusing in any Regency I've read. It's also good to see a heroine who isn't a simpering miss in the bedroom.
Don't expect the usual Balogh angst in this book; but for a comedy with a light touch this is wonderful.
This is another charming story where Mary Balogh has taken secondary characters from another story and made them bright stars in their own tale. I love Francis and Cora, both delightful individuals that are warm and caring and just a little bit different. It is a good story, with all the angst of being put into situations that are less than decorous that lead to unintended consequences. Francis is a bit slow to let go of the dream of an old love. Cora thinks he's "different" based on his bright wardrobe and meticulous manners. But they become friends and things progress from there through troubles and triumphs. I particularly liked Cora because she has a really sweet nature and an image problem being a girl who is tall and curvy at a time when the fashion was for petite and thin. She can still laugh at herself. I love Francis for setting her straight even if it was a little late in the book. It took him a bit longer to see the pearl of great price - his own Cora not his former love, but I still find him a dear soul who finds reality is better than holding onto a dream long dead.