![]() ![]() It’s not as if she doesn’t want to live anymore, and she doesn’t know the man who attacked her. And Celia, instead of being frightened, resigned, or even angry, banters with her assailant. It’s a serious illness, usually accompanied by other symptoms, but in this case, it’s the old knock on the head stuff. I’m not too keen on amnesia stories, and this one didn’t treat amnesia properly. I didn’t like the start of the book overmuch. ![]() ![]() ![]() Except that he takes Tarquin’s memory, too, by knocking him on the head. He does the same thing to Tarquin Compton, society dandy, when he encounters him. But Constantine takes all her money and possessions, leaving her with next to nothing. We first meet Celia when she’s been kidnapped by a man called Constantine. Me, I’m a sucker for those stories, if done properly. The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton is an old story about the society dandy and the parvenu outsider. I know she’s not new, but she’s new to me, and that counts, right? However, I read my first Miranda Neville this week. Well, I read the new Loretta Chase and loved it, but she didn’t count, because I’ve loved her books for years. You might recall, I spent a lot of last year looking for a new historical romance author to love. Historical Romance published by Avon 26 July 11 LynneC’s review of by The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton (The Burgundy Club, Book 3) by Miranda Neville ![]()
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