700 pages and hours of reading in one collection — books 1-3 of The Daughters of Allamont Hall, a series of traditional Regency romances, drawing room rather than bedroom.Amy is a shy, timid soul, browbeaten by her domineering father until she’s terrified to do or say anything without his approval. When he dies suddenly, his will leaves large dowries for his six daughters, but only if they marry … his six daughters, but only if they marry in the proper order, the eldest first. Amy must now find herself a husband, and soon, so her younger sisters can marry in their turn. There are several possible suitors, but will any of them come up to scratch? And how will Amy choose without her father to guide her?
Belle is the plain one of the six Allamont sisters, happy with her books. With Amy betrothed, now Belle must find a husband. Reluctant to parade herself at balls and card parties, she intends to accept the offer of her cousin, James, a pragmatic but loveless choice on both sides. But fate and poetry and the gentle tendrils of friendship combine to overturn her careful plans.
Connie’s older sisters have managed to find husbands, but now it’s her turn and she’s not sure she wants to marry at all. Having only just escaped her late father’s restrictive regime, she’s reluctant to surrender her freedom to another man just yet. If only she could find one who would fall so adoringly in love that he would do anything for her.
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Predictable plot.
Clean
didn’t get much out of it
I am sorry, but I couldn’t even get past the first chapters of the first book in the series. I am sure there are readers who will enjoy these characters, but to me they were annoying.
I love a good, clean romance novel with interesting characters. That’s what this set provided.
A good book to read. Characters we great. The concept was original. I have purchased the whole series. I now reading the last book in the series.
These sisters are awful.
The main characters are, each in their own way, downright unlikeable if not maddening. And so changeable as to be totally unrealistic. The writing and plotting were fine, but without likeable characters, tough to take.
The sentence structure and language was stiff. Good story.
When their domineering father dies, his Will provides unexpected doweries to each of his 6 daughters, but only if they marry in birth order, as well as some other odd provisions. This box set is about Amy, Belle and Connie.
It was a good plot but dragged down a bit in the details.
Most of the characters act much too modern for the time period. Not believable
This series improves as you move through the books. I almost didn’t finish the first book because of the meek, almost fearful of everything, heroine. As the series progresses, the younger sisters prove to be stronger and better developed individuals.
Nice clean romances with enough unknowns to keep you scratching your head.
This series is better than some of the copy-cat Regency books. Not any graphic sex scenes, thank goodness. Interesting characters. Different in several ways.