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A Shadow's Bliss

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Time: Summer, 1748

Foreign Titles:
Doch es bleiben meine TrŠume German

Synopsis:
She had dreamed of that magical experience called falling in love. And, dreaming, she had conjured up a dashing and handsome gentleman ... A far cry from Crazy Jack, a penniless and nameless vagrant, haunted by disgrace and the shadow of some terrible tragedy.
Dreams are all that the graceful Jennifer Britewell has had of love and marriage since a childhood accident left her barren. Now, try as she might, the generous lady cannot bring herself to believe the gossip about "Crazy Jack." It would be beneath her to consider him anything but a servant. But when he allows her to see traces of his honesty, intelligence, and gallantry, all warnings of her possible disgrace fade into the mists of Cornwall.
Starving, badly beaten, and destitute when he dragged himself to the village, Jonathan claims to remember little of his previous life. But as he and Jennifer begin to uncover the secrets of his past, they become embroiled in the dangerous dealings of the League of the Jewelled Men. Was Jonathan mixed up in their traitorous plot? Why is the lecherous Lord Hibbard Green interested in Jennifer and her father's estate? Patricia Veryan continues her marvelous Georgian series in a spellbinding new tale of conspiracy, adventure, and romance.


Foreign Synopses:
German
TrŠume von Ehe und Mutterschaft sind alles, was Jennifer Britewell geblieben ist, seit ein Unfall in ihrer Kindheit sie unfruchtbar gemacht hat. Als der geheimnisvolle Jonathan in ihrem kleinen Dorf in Cornwall auftaucht, kann sie nicht glauben, da§ er so verrŸckt und gefŠhrlich sein soll, wie die Bewohner glauben. Jonathan und Jennifer versuchen gemeinsam, das Geheimnis seiner Vergangenheit aufzudecken - und kommen einem dŸsteren Komplott auf die Spur. Ein neuer Roman um Verschwšrung, Liebe und Abenteuer dieser Autorin von Geschichten aus dem georgianischen Zeitalter!


Main Characters:
Jonathan Armitage
Jennifer Britewell
Hibbard Green
Jamie Morris
August Falcon



Rating: (out of 5)


Reviews:
Laura Henry's Review

Quotes:

Title Source:
"Some there be that shadow's kiss
Such have but a shadow's bliss." The Merchant of Venice Shakespeare

Trivia:
  • Cornwall: Patricia Veryan took her pseudonym "Veryan" from the Cornish Veryan Bay.
  • Veryan states that the village of Veryan has 5 cottages that are round, thatched with crosses on the roof. A picture of one of those cottages is below.
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Links:
Bliss at Regency Novel Database
Laura Henry's Review and Character List