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Exeter's Daughter
Beautiful Lady Marissa Portemaine may have made many mistakes in her young life—but she found herself on the brink of the greatest folly of all when she fell in love with a man who made it cruelly clear how much he loathed her.
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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July 23, 2018
This story taught me a lesson: to not give up on the main characters too soon. Shame on me, as I almost cast aside Exeter's Daughter after the first 2 chapters. But then I wouldn’t have discovered a wonderful slow-burn romance using the ‘I hate you’ trope. The story, set during Regency times, is all about misunderstandings, er, no, misconceptions. I am not a big fan of this but oh! does Ms. Lange write some exquisite adversarial matches with verbal fencing.
The author skillfully named Marissa, the Duke of Exeter’s daughter. In case you didn’t know, ’the duke of Exeter’s daughter’ was a nickname for a torture rack used during the 15th and 16th centuries in the Tower of London. Even though this same device had a history as far back as the early Greeks, some gave its credit to the third Duke of Exeter and onetime constable of the Tower. It was a cruel means used to get a confession.
Marissa and Tristan first met when she was fifteen years old and he was 23. It was a lamentable situation. Five years later, they met again when the viscount’s mother was asked by the duchess to take temporary guardianship of the young woman. Her Grace was at wit’s end. Lady Lynton accepted but the responsibility befell Tristan.
Lady Marissa loathed Lord Tristan Lynton. In turn, he regarded her with disgust. And yet, there was spark of attraction the size of a dust mite that neither one wanted to unearth.
Exeter's Daughter was devoted to the strong emotional development of its MCs. Granted, Marissa had a few episodes that made you wonder what she was thinking but for the most part, there was a logical reason behind each situation. As for Tristan, I loved watching him oh-so-slowly solve the puzzle of ’Rissa’. *The only thing the story lacked was an epilogue.*
The author skillfully named Marissa, the Duke of Exeter’s daughter. In case you didn’t know, ’the duke of Exeter’s daughter’ was a nickname for a torture rack used during the 15th and 16th centuries in the Tower of London. Even though this same device had a history as far back as the early Greeks, some gave its credit to the third Duke of Exeter and onetime constable of the Tower. It was a cruel means used to get a confession.
Marissa and Tristan first met when she was fifteen years old and he was 23. It was a lamentable situation. Five years later, they met again when the viscount’s mother was asked by the duchess to take temporary guardianship of the young woman. Her Grace was at wit’s end. Lady Lynton accepted but the responsibility befell Tristan.
Lady Marissa loathed Lord Tristan Lynton. In turn, he regarded her with disgust. And yet, there was spark of attraction the size of a dust mite that neither one wanted to unearth.
Exeter's Daughter was devoted to the strong emotional development of its MCs. Granted, Marissa had a few episodes that made you wonder what she was thinking but for the most part, there was a logical reason behind each situation. As for Tristan, I loved watching him oh-so-slowly solve the puzzle of ’Rissa’. *The only thing the story lacked was an epilogue.*
May 25, 2015
My first novel by Emma Lange and I enjoyed it very much. Marissa was the epitome of a spoiled beauty, but Lange really portrayed why she acted that way and showed how honorable she truly was. Tristan was a bit of a cad, but again, Lange was able to turn it around and make it understandable and believable. The tension build-up between them was superb.
July 29, 2020
This is great for the "misunderstood but rebellious" ward or young cousin heroine type books. I think the writing is on pointe and I like the characters. Just not my cup of tea.
December 17, 2015
A Very enjoyable traditional regency.
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