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A Lady's Choice: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance Book (Second Chance Romances 1) Kindle Edition

by Fanny Finch (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 9: Second Chance Romances

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She has to marry at all costs before the season is over. He has to ensure a wife for himself in order not to lose everything he is about to inherit. When they meet, their lives will never be the same again..

Emma Wentworth has a task to complete. She has to marry before her father, the Duke of Corning, passes away, so that her family will prosper under the direction of her future husband.

Nigel Baldwin, the Duke of Lox, has also been presented with a task. This is the last season he has in order to marry and receive his rightful inheritance before it’s rescinded.

When Emma and Nigel meet at a ball, they are both attracted to each other. But Emma finds herself in doubt about Nigel’s intentions. Despite his good looks and status, she feels uncertain about whether he will be a good husband. Nigel pursues her but is utterly confused by her puzzling behavior. She seems to reciprocate his feelings one minute and get distant the other.

Will Emma’s research for a proper husband come to an end before her father passes away? Is Nigel the man he claims to be or is there something to hide? And what happens when an unforeseen enemy threatens to shutter Emma’s life for good?

If you like engaging characters, heart- wrenching twists and turns, and lots of romance, then you’ll love “A Lady's Choice!”

A captivating regency romance of 90,000 words written by Fanny Finch.

No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a sweet happily ever after.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07JM8RS73
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3310 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 338 pages

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Fanny Finch was born in United Kingdom but moved to Denver, Colorado when she was very young. She attended Washington University where she studied for several years and lives with her husband and their bulldog.

Upon leaving university, Fanny found a job as a proof reader for a small press. There, she honed her skills and also met and worked with author Abby Ayles, helping to polish her books to perfection.

But she is also an author in her own right and is working hard to become recognized as such as she starts to publish her own novels through her website. Her genre is in the Historical Regency Romance category and if you like your reading material to be emotionally clean then you will be undoubtedly thrilled by the characters and scenarios Fanny develops.

When she has time to relax, Fanny enjoys listening to opera music and taking long walks in the outdoors. She writes almost every day as well and hopes to produce many more great books in the future.

You can contact Fanny Finch through her website, or download a free copy of her books at:

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Caroline Doig

An enjoyable read.

Reviewed in Australia on 28 October 2018

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I enjoyed this historical regency romance, I’m used to stories these days having hot and heavy sex scenes but this one doesn’t and that’s a nice change of pace for a story. Lady Emma’s father is sick and he told her to marry before the season is done, she needs to marry a man who has the money to look after her family. The Duke of Lox Nigel Baldwin is given his last chance to marry before he loses his inheritance, he meets Emma at a ball and they are both attracted to each other but because of the things he says Emma wonders if he will make a good husband or not. A great story I enjoyed it immensely and I highly recommend this book it’s well worth the read.

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MJP

Can Emma make up her mind?

Reviewed in Australia on 30 October 2018

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This is a clean sweet Regency romance. The writing is good and respectful of the period eg the way they talk in a very formal way.
Lady Emma has been told she needs to marry soon as her father is ailing and there is need for someone to look after both her and the families businesses.
The Duke of Lox also has to marry soon to get his full inheritance.
Emma is a little silly at times and cannot make her mind up.
I really enjoyed this book and how they get to work it all out.

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Ali

Beautiful Story beautifully written

Reviewed in Australia on 28 October 2018

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It is a simple short romantic story, one that I could not put down and definitely need to know what happens next. It is an era which leaves everything to the imagination and I love reading Fanny's stories.

Reviewed in Australia on 25 October 2018

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I only read the first couple of chapters of this, then gave up because I was put off by their stilted-feeling, childish conversations and Emma's idiocy in taking one word ('obedient') said by Nigel, quoting someone else, mind you, to mean that if she married him he would expect her to be his slave. The absurd proliferation of dukes was also offputting - it felt like every second person was a duke or duchess, which seemed highly unrealistic. Don't think I'll be reading more by the author.

Reviewed in Australia on 26 October 2018

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Unfortunately I did not particularly enjoy reading this story as I got hugely frustrated and irritated with her dithering. It really overshadowed the whole book for me. The storyline would have been quite good except for this.

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Elke Schindhelm

Das Buch entsprach ganz meiner Vorstellung von Regency Romances

Reviewed in Germany on 27 November 2018

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Die Abhandlung fand ich fesselnd und spannend, die Charaktere waren gut herausgearbeitet. Ich konnte das Buch kaum beiseite legen.

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Mrs S J Sheldon

A Lady’s Choice by Fanny Finch.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2018

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Emma, a young daughter of an ailing Duke. Baldwin, also a Duke see’s Emma at a ball and is intrigued by her. Both need too marry for different reasons. Also, a stepmother with a secret, a wonderful stepsister, special friends, an abdication and a twist to the story that I did not see coming, all go to make this a very interesting and enjoyable read. Highly recommend. I received this book for free and voluntarily reviewed.

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Sassy Septuagenarian

Pleasant story somewhat lacking in tension in parts

Reviewed in the United States on 29 October 2018

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Found myself repeatedly taken out of the story by contradictions, questionable historical references as in Regency etiquette faux pas, awkward phraseology and modern language not appropriate to the time frame. etc. Here is a short list of my complaints:

1. Lord Archibald introduced as an Earl but Emma refers to him a handful of times as "Sir." (boo-boo). An Earl definitely rates being addressed as "my Lord." Also, he is originally introduced (I believe at the end of Chapter 2) as being poor but from chapter 3 onward is mentioned a couple of times as being wealth wealthy. Huh?
2. Emma removes her dance card from her handbag. Really? I don't think so. The word handbag is way too modern a designation. At the time of the Regency this item would be called a reticule. Trust me on this.
3. Other language peculiarities include the phrase "zone out." Seriously? This phrase didn't originate until the 20th century I'm sure. Also, "Grand Duchess" was used a couple of times but that title refers to European royalty. I think the title the author was shooting for was "Dowager Duchess" since when referenced one of the duke's mothers was being discussed. And anyway, she wouldn't strictly become the Dowager Duchess until her ducal son married. She would remain the Duchess of whatever until that time,
4. Breaches of etiquette:
a) When Emma first meets up with Lord Archibald in the ballroom she gives him air kisses. I hope not since such
a display (especially in such a public arena) would be the kiss of death for a young lady as far as the Ton was
concerned. One simply did not do that with any unmarried male who was not a close relative or your
betrothed, and even then would be questionable.
b) The Dukes of Lox and Rabney introduced themselves to Emma and Camilla at the ball but this would be a
serious breach of protocol. They would have needed to be introduced by someone who already was
acquainted with both girls. There would be no skirting around this requirement, dukes or not, and any such
disregard of the rules would be considered "bad Ton" by the aristocrats who witnessed it.
5. Author repeated the use of the phrase "South London." Not sure what she was trying to indicate. I have read many hundreds of historical romances over 40 years and have never seen this before. If a peer came to London for the season, it was just that, London. (For those not in the know, Mayfair, where most aristocrats lived, is in the West end of London). South London, as the crow flies, would be across the river Thames and the south bank was not known for being home to many peers of the realm. It was for working class citizens and industrial areas, etc. It was a very awkward phrase and inaccurate.
6. Titles and Business: Aristocrats did not usually engage directly in business, or if they did they could also be considered as bad Ton depending on where their title fell in the great scheme of things and how much influence or political clout they possessed. But it was generally frowned upon. They might invest in business enterprises but left the day to day handling of management to others. So Emma's reference about Lord Archibald getting a job because he was poor and apparently lived on the largess of his aristocatic art patron was ridiculous. She would have known better being the daughter of a duke. A peer working for a living just was not done if he wanted to preserve his good name in the Ton.
7. Forms of Address were all over the place. Emma and Camilla were repeatedly addressed by the two dukes as Lady Wentworth and Lady Fielding but when being spoken to directly should have been called Lady Emma and Lady Camilla. then there was the two dukes being introduced as "Lord so-and-so, Duke of whatever. Again incorrect. Dukes were never referred to as "lords" at all (only "Duke" or "His Grace/Your Grace" and would certainly never refer to themselves as "Lord" so-and-so. That would be pretty much tantamount to an insult and mark the protocol violator as an idiot or a fool. Camilla also at one point introduced herself incorrectly: she used her Christian name & surname (Lady Camilla Fielding) which is okay, but hen flubbed the rest when she added "daughter of Duke Fielding of Cooksey." Just no. It should be just plain "daughter of the Duke of Cooksey." Emma especially seems to have been schizophrenic when talking to the Duke of Lox. She varied between "your Grace" and "my Lord." Skip the my lords when speaking to a duke.

I realize this is a lot of "stuff" but when you are a stickler for historical accuracy (as I am) these kinds of things can be a real turnoff. If you cant' get the historical details correct why write in that genre?

Still, I liked the characters and the story line, even though as mentioned earlier there seemed to be a low level of tension when things got ugly with Emma's stepmother and then the kidnapping. A bit more anguish on everyone's part would have made it all more believable. But the story held my interest enough that in spite of all the little gaffes I wanted to see how it all worked out. Don't regret the purchase and regard it overall as a 3 or maybe 3.5, but since there is no 3.5 rating felt like I should round up to the 4 category to be fair since otherwise the writing was good and the story held together.

Mrs. S. Hall

A Lady's Choice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2018

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This is a very good story, strong characters and a good storyline. This is another of those books that if you want to read an extended epilogue of the story then it is click this, or click that!!! I consider this a waste of time, why click and click when the author can add the extended epilogue to the story. There is already a short epilogue, so why not just finish the book properly with an extended epilogue. No more clicking and having to leave your email address and promising to keep in touch, when all you want to do is read! For that reason and that is the only reason, I am giving this story 4 stars. had it not been an extended epilogue saga then it would have been 5 stars.

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Terry Rose Bailey

Enjoyable Read!

Reviewed in the United States on 29 July 2023

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Interesting characters, written with many human foibles, making them quite interesting and likable! The plot is twisted and tangled with great skill that allows the reader to follow it over hill and thru the woods! Well done Ms. Finch!

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