The Secret Bluestocking

Posted on 20 January 2017 by Alicia Quigley

What would you do if you were intelligent, independent, wealthy and had an interest in archaeology If you re the Honorable Miss Isobel Paley, you do as you please, but you would keep it as your most guarded secret Isobel s story is set in a time of social change, after Mary Wollstonecraft published her famous A Vindication on the Rights of Woman, positing correctly, of course that women were not inferior to men Even so, Society hadn t yet changed to the degree that a free thinking woman of means could be open about her unseemly interests Isobel happily pursues her intellectual passions without a care for marriage She s perfectly capable of tending to her own life as a trendsetter in fashion during the Season and an archaeologist in Scotland during the summer Marriage, she believes, is only the surrender of her legal identity, independence and fortune to the whims of a man Then an accident outside her country estate brings Major Lord Francis Wheaton into her life and her home Lord Francis, recently back from the Peninsular Wars, must convalesce at Isobel s manor, being too injured to travel What follows is the tale of two strong willed individuals, both harboring secrets of their own, and their undeniable attraction to one another Will Isobel succeed in keeping her secret Will Lord Francis find what he needs And just who is the mysterious Marcus Paley Written as an homage to Georgette Heyer, this is the first novel written by Alicia Quigley After years of being filed away, we re happy to present it for your enjoyment Please note, this is a Traditional Regency Romance the spice sex level is very low, a G rated movie, if you will. Free Read The Secret Bluestocking Author Alicia Quigley For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I have a great weakness for Traditional regencies, that being said I found Alicia Quigley s The Secret Bluestocking a fun little read While not perfect it still held my attention to the end In the vein of Heyer, Quigley tried to be as authentic to the period with speech and mannerism I felt at times she tried a little to hard that the speech felt still and didn t flow ...This is a clean historical romance novel set in Regency England It is the story of Isobel Paley who is a blue stocking and part of aristocracy She meets Lord Francis Wheaton after an accident with his curricle in f...I got quite annoyed with the hero He was rather smug and manipulative.A lady of Passion Isobel s After Dark Recency Romance.In this book we find a rich and intelligent woman living in the time when women did not have any rights to their own money or property when they married At the time she married her money and property became her husband s to do with as he pleased Isobel had decided not to ever marry You se...I read many romance novels with rogues reformed by love, so this is the first time I read one on bluestockings reformed.Isobel has a very poor opinion of marriage She is sure a husband would hinder her studies in archeology, over, as her best friend is experiencing abuse and economical ruin because of her husband, she is scared of how adoring suitors show their true colors after the marriagedrinking, gambling and humiliating their wives.Isobel is sure But, I truly do not want to put my I read many romance novels with rogues reformed by love, so this is the first time I read one on bluestockings reformed.Isobel has a very poor opinion of marriage She is sure a husband would hinder her studies in archeology, over, as her best friend is experiencing abuse and economical ruin because of her husband, she is scared of how adoring suitors show their true colors after the marriagedrinking, gambling and humiliating their wives.Isobel is sure But, I truly do not want to put my person and fortune at risk by marrying, nor, in our moden age, do I deem it necessary for a woman who can support herself, to submit to the rule of a man pos 2078 Francis is a gentleman, a thoughtful guy potentially a good husband but Isobel tries to avoid him He is attracted, charmed by her qualities, even as a scholar, but Isobel ...I just finished A LADY OF PASSION and I enjoyed the story The story is of two people coming to know one another The hero, Lord Francis was found injured in a carriage accident outside the home of the heroine, Isabelle That is where the story begins In fell in love with the hero but had problems warming up to the heroine I found the heroine, Isabelle was a little too independent and out spoken for me Don t get me wrong I like a spunky heroine but I felt Isabelle took it to the extreme Lord I just finished A LADY OF PASSION and I enjoyed the story The story is of two people coming to know one another The hero, Lord Francis was found injured in a carriage accident outside the home of the heroine, Isabelle That is where the story begins In fell in love with the hero but had problems warming up to the heroine I found the heroine, Isabelle was a little too independent and out spoken for me Don t get me wrong I like a spunky heroine but I felt Isabelle took it to the extreme Lord Francis was a real sweetheart There were times I wondered why he put up with Isabelle.I liked how the story finally came together The side characters wer...This is an enjoyable read Closer to 3 1 2 stars Miss Isobel Paley is a strong minded, independent woman who is a closet scholar She publishes under a pseudonym, Marcus Paley, an imaginary invalid cousin Lord Francis Wheaton is drawn to Isobel but she spurns his proposal twice He proves himself to be an honourable gentleman who would allow her the freedom to pursue her historical and archaeological interests but because of her dear friend, Letitia s, disastrous marriage, Isobel doubts the si This is an enjoyable read Closer to 3 1 2 stars Miss Isobel Paley is a strong minded, independent woman who is a closet scholar She publishes under a pseudonym, Marcus Paley, an imaginary invalid cousin Lord Francis Wheaton is drawn to Isobel but she spurns his proposal twice He proves himself to be an honourable gentleman who would allow...Meh The previous one of these that I read was much better than this one We are told farthan are shown, yet we are not told enough to make the relationship or even Francis credible On the other hand, I discovered that Prime Members can borrow certain titles for free, which is how I came to read this at all I liked Isobel, and thought she was reasonably well depicted, but all the rest was far too shallowly drawn to be really good The editing was appalling, particularly with regard t Meh The previous one of these that I read was much better than this one We are told farthan are shown, yet we are not told enough to make the relationship or even Francis credible On the other hand, I discovered that Prime Members can borrow certain titles for free, which is how I came to read this at all I liked Isobel, and thought she was reasonably well depicted, but all the rest was far too shallowly drawn to be really good The editing was appalling, par...I really enjoy this book It kept you on the edge of the seat You never know what Isobel would come up with to hid the fact that she is an archeologist and a published writer in argeology journals She finds it harder to hide as she has a suitor that would not leave her alone Will she finally shar...I do like that this book had a strong, progressive female main character Other than that I found it a bit dull and tiresome I found the characters to be very one dimensional If you like Georgette Heyer novels you will probably like this.

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20 January 2017

Alicia Quigley