FINALIST in the 2012 International Digital Awards contest for long historical* * Description:Humorous Regency Romance MysterySensuality Level: SweetApproximate word count: 82,000With His Lady’s Assistance is a delightful blend of humor, romance, and mystery, a romp through Regency society, sprinkled with appealing characters and colorful figures from British history. Protecting the eccentric … from British history. Protecting the eccentric Prince Regent from an unknown assassin has never been so entertaining. – Kay Hudson, In Print
“A delightful Regency romance. . .The mystery is nicely done, the romance is enchanting, and the secondary character are enjoyable.” 4 Stars. Romantic Times
“Bolen is a masterful storyteller who brings us enchanting love stories that offer fresh outlooks on love, while combing humor and mystery.” – Regency Inkwell
5-Star Hall of Fame book. – Historical Romance Critic
“This book is funny, sweet, romantic, mysterious, and historical. . . .I found myself laughing out loud several times.” – The Indie Bookshelf
To help him mingle in the highest echelons of English society to investigate threats on the Prince Regent’s life, super spy Captain Jack Dryden must feign an engagement to the exceedingly plain spinster, Lady Daphne Chalmers. Together they embark on an investigation which brings them into grave peril – and makes the captain reevaluate the skinny maiden who has a most amorous effect upon him.
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WHAT THE CRITICS SAY ABOUT CHERYL BOLEN’S BOOKS:
One of the best authors in the Regency romance field today. – Huntress Reviews
Bolen’s writing has a certain elegance that lends itself to the era and creates the perfect atmosphere for her enchanting romances. – Romantic Times
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This was a fun read.
Enjoyed the story and the characters.
Good, fun read
A fast flowing romantic story with wonderful characters. Not so complicated, that if you had to stop to do errands, the story was easy to continue reading.
Lovely !
She can write a Victorian era book with romance and suspense but not overly sexualized. Excellent characters.
Enjoyable read
Cute story. Likable characters. I would read it again.
I stopped in the middle.
I like romantic books that have a good story line without having to fall back on sexy scenes to carry the day. This books was well written and enjoyable.
Fairly typical regency romance. Light reading. Not particularly realistic in terms of female character freedoms for the time period.
With His Lady’s Assistance is a phenomenal historical romance by Cheryl Bolen. Ms. Bolen has delivered a well-written book. The characters are outstanding, I love them. Jack has been called by from the war to find the person trying to kill the prince. Daphne is a spinster that knows everyone and she is secretly helping Jack. Their story is …
Kept me turning pages. Stayed up most of the night to finish it!
A fun read, not too much steam and often points of humor which made the characters interesting. Story line moved along and kept my interest.
Enjoyed this book very much!
It had a slow start where not much happened. About mid-way through the book, the action picked up and got better. The ending was very good with a happy ending.
Barely worth reading once. You mostly want to smack her.
A great start to a promising series
A Charming 3 1/2 Star Read.
Captain Jack Dryden, a master spy for England, is called back home by the Prince Regent to find out who has been making attempts on the Regent’s life. Jack must assume an alias and has to rely on the Regent’s suggestion of Lady Daphne Chalmers to aide him in his entry into society so he can covertly investigate them. …
The mystery was good. I did not guess the ending. I enjoyed the back and forth between the two main characters