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Jennie Gallant

Author of Imprudent Lady

132 Works 2,163 Members 56 Reviews

About the Author

Also includes: Joan Smith (2)

Disambiguation Notice:

Jennie Gallant is a pseudonym used by the Canadian Joan Smith, whose works are now aliased to this page.

Works by Jennie Gallant

Imprudent Lady (1978) 69 copies
Aunt Sophie's Diamonds (1977) 57 copies
Escapade (1977) 50 copies
Talk of the Town (1978) 37 copies
Behold, a Mystery! (1994) 35 copies
An Affair of the Heart (1977) 33 copies
Lace for Milady (1980) 30 copies
Aurora (1980) 29 copies
Babe (1980) 29 copies
A Regency Christmas [Anthology 4-in-1] (1994) — Contributor; Contributor — 28 copies
A Christmas Gambol (1996) 28 copies
Memoirs of a Hoyden (1988) 28 copies
Murder Will Speak (1996) 28 copies
Lady Hathaway's House Party (1980) 28 copies
Perdita (1981) 28 copies
Reluctant Bride (1982) 27 copies
Delsie (1982) 26 copies
A Country Wooing (1987) 26 copies
Dame Durden's Daughter (1978) 25 copies
The Kissing Bough (1994) 25 copies
Autumn Loves (Anthology 4-in-1) (1993) — Contributor — 25 copies
La Comtesse (1978) 25 copies
Winter Wedding (1990) 24 copies
Caprice (1983) 24 copies
Merry Month of May (1990) 24 copies
Brush With Death (1990) 24 copies
Sweet and Twenty (1979) 23 copies
Midnight Masquerade (1984) 23 copies
Royal Revels (1985) 22 copies
Old Lover's Ghost (1994) 22 copies
Madcap Miss (1990) 22 copies
Strange Capers (1986) 22 copies
An Infamous Proposal (1996) 22 copies
Reprise (1982) 22 copies
Follow That Blonde (1990) 21 copies
Kissing Cousins (1600) 21 copies
Wife Errant (1992) 21 copies
True Lady (1985) 21 copies
Country Flirt (1686) 21 copies
Rose Trelawney (1980) 21 copies
Lovers' Quarrels (1989) 20 copies
Love's Harbinger (1987) 20 copies
Love's Way (1982) 20 copies
Little Coquette (1998) 20 copies
The Polka Dot Nude (1989) 20 copies
The Hermit's Daughter (1988) 20 copies
The Savage Lord Griffin (1993) 20 copies
Tea and Scandal (1996) 19 copies
The Notorious Lord Havergal (1991) 19 copies
Silken Secrets (1988) 19 copies
Cousin Cecilia (2010) 19 copies
The Virgin and the Unicorn (1995) 19 copies
Blue Diamond (1981) 19 copies
Letters to a Lady (1987) 19 copies
Dangerous Dalliance (1992) 19 copies
Romantic Rebel (1990) 18 copies
Bath Belles (1986) 18 copies
Regency Masquerade (1994) 18 copies
Endure My Heart (1980) 18 copies
Lady Madeline's Folly (1983) 18 copies
Lovers' Vows (1830) 18 copies
Drury Lane Darling (1988) 17 copies
Murder Comes to Mind (1998) 17 copies
Minuet (1980) 17 copies
Francesca (1992) 17 copies
Petticoat Rebellion (1997) 17 copies
Olivia (1981) 17 copies
Royal Scamp (1989) 17 copies
Valerie (1981) 16 copies
Friends and Lovers (1780) 15 copies
Murder While I Smile (1997) 15 copies
Wiles of a Stranger (1982) 15 copies
Emerald Hazard (1988) 15 copies
The Great Christmas Ball (1993) 15 copies
Destiny's Dream (1988) 15 copies
The Devious Duchess (1985) 15 copies
Prelude to Love (1983) 15 copies
A Whisper on the Wind (1990) 14 copies
Murder and Misdeeds (1997) 14 copies
Larcenous Lady (1987) 11 copies
A Highwayman Came Riding (1998) 11 copies
The Spanish Lady (1992) 11 copies
Damsel in Distress (1994) 11 copies
Oh Miranda! (2001) 9 copies
Black Diamond (1981) 8 copies
Love Bade Me Welcome (1983) 7 copies
Flowers of Eden (1979) 6 copies
If You Love Me (1988) 6 copies
WHERE THERE'S A WILL (1986) 5 copies
FROM NOW ON (1984) 4 copies
By Hook or By Crook (1988) 4 copies
Can't Buy Me Love (1993) 4 copies
Silver Water, Golden Sand (1989) 4 copies
Thrill of the Chase (1989) 3 copies
Future Perfect (1984) 3 copies
Best Of Enemies (1984) 3 copies
The Infamous Madame X (1986) 3 copies
Dear Corrie (1987) 3 copies
For Richer, For Poorer (1991) 3 copies
Moon Love (2010) 2 copies
Headed for Trouble (1993) 2 copies
Maybe Next Time (1989) 2 copies
Poor Little Rich Girl (1993) 2 copies
After the Storm (1988) 2 copies
Trouble in Paradise (1984) 2 copies
Next Year's Blonde (1983) 2 copies
Strictly Business (1983) 2 copies
John Loves Sally (1993) 2 copies
Tender Takeover (1985) 1 copy
Sealed with a Kiss (1990) 1 copy
Her Lucky Break (1991) 1 copy
Her Nest Egg (1990) 1 copy
Az örökösnő (1995) 1 copy
Die Konfettifrau. (2000) 1 copy
Lady Lorna (2016) 1 copy
Yielding Art (1985) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Smith, Joan Marie (née Gerarda)
Other names
Smith, Joan
Birthdate
1932-08-09
Gender
female
Nationality
Canada
Birthplace
Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Places of residence
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Education
Queen's University (Kingston ∙ Ontario)
Ontario College of Education
Occupations
English teacher
Short biography
Found two differing birth dates: 1938, 1932-08-09 .
Disambiguation notice
Jennie Gallant is a pseudonym used by the Canadian Joan Smith, whose works are now aliased to this page.

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PERDITA is written in an unusual way than most Regency romances. Written almost like a diary being read out loud, PERDITA is told by the title character's governess/companion/cousin Moira, as she details her younger cousin's reckless scheme to get out of her arranged marriage.

Moira describes her cousin as having the typical fairy tale life—a wicked stepmother, pushover father, loads of money and incredible beauty. Her wicked stepmother had plans to wed Perdita off to an older gentleman, to get her out of the house, but Perdita will have none of it. Dissatisfied with her countrified life she is desperate to find adventure by being an actress.

Impulsive is an understatement of Perdita's personality—she runs off with an acting troop in the middle of the night without any thought as to her reputation. Moira, determined to look after her cousin and keep her respectable, follows after her. Her first thought is to drag her back, but seeing that they are now indebted to the actors, she agrees to let Perdita be the troop's newest leading lady until other circumstances can be made.

In a genre where romance is a key to the story, PERDITA seems to dwell less on the romances of either Perdita or Moira, and more on their adventures and predicaments. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. Moira isn't prone to daydreams of romance and Perdita is too easily swayed by a handsome and cheerful compliment, so it came as a surprise that Moira fell in love at all! Especially considering her love interest's first meeting with herself and Perdita.

The only real complaint I have is with the cover artwork—I'm not certain if that is supposed to depict Perdita, who is eighteen, or Moira, who is well over eighteen but not a fair-haired female. Whomever it does depict makes her very old looking and entirely too hard.
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lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |
Cute story! Took me a while to get in to it, but I enjoyed this. It has more wit and originality than a lot of Regency chick-lit. It takes a while to figure out who should end up with who, but by the end you're rooting for the appropriate couple wholeheartedly.

The plot: Aunt Sophie dies, leaving an unusual will. In the will, she informs her hopeful heirs that her diamonds have been buried with her, and the intervening events of the next year will determine who gets her money. Everyone starts to plot: should some of them get married in accordance with what she probably wanted? Should they contest the will on the basis she was insane? Or should they just grab a shovel and go dig her up (and her diamonds)...… (more)
 
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Alishadt | 1 other review | Feb 25, 2023 |
Finished this with a sigh and a smile. Such a great duo Prudence and Lord Dammler turned out to be. I had my doubts about him at the beginning, but I was besotted by the end.
A library patron recommended this book to me when we were talking about our shared love of Regency romances, and it’s a winner. I loved the way Prudence and Dammler’s relationship developed from that of colleagues to friendship to love. One of my favorite lines from Dammler came in the last few pages.
What a damned fool I’ve been all these months, Prue. Why didn’t you tell me I loved you?


The dialogue was quite funny, and Prudence’s Uncle Clarence was comedy gold. Smith’s bio said she’s an Austen fan, and I saw that influence the most in how she characterized Clarence.

I sort of wish I hadn’t torn through this book so quickly, but I think I always feel that way about books I really enjoy. Stopping and savoring is the last thing I want to do. I guess that’s what re-reads are for.
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Harks | 6 other reviews | Dec 17, 2022 |
2,5

Wendy and her mother lives quietly in an old elizabethan cottage rented to them by her toplofty brother in law Lord Menrod.Despite the fact that they are related they dont see much of him as Wendys sister marriage to Lord Menrods brother was seen as a bit of a mesalliance and the couple moved to India.

Now the both of them have died and left behind two children who are being brought back to England.Wendy not trusting that Menrod will be relied on to fetch the children in person and will probably just hand them over to servants to be raised decides that the children will cone and live with her.
Of course Menrod doesnt think this is a good idea.Of course the children will be allowed to visit

All this is not helped by the fact that Wendys admirer a rich cit "Mr Everett) turned squire has started renovating the cottage staircase something that is sure to enrage Menrod. Wich he does find out no matter how much Wendy tries to distract him.

Not till he was actually into the hall did I recall the surprise awaiting him there. I heard an anguished howl, not unlike the squeal emitted by a stuck pig. It was Menrod, catching his first glimpse of the brass railing, the white paint, the gold rosettes. “What have you done? What is this—abhorrence?” he demanded.

Things between the couple go a bit wrong when Menrod thinks Wendy is only after to be supported through her niece and nephew and Wendy thinks he on the other hand is spoiling the Children by giving them sweets and things but no emotion.

This is a Joan Smith book I had been waiting for Regencyreads to release as I am a great fan of many of her books. Some more than others admittedly and sadly this one turned out to be not so great as I had hoped.

True there are some nice Little scenes between Wendy and Lord Menrod and while I love this subtetly in books like [b:Reluctant Bride|2789609|Reluctant Bride|Joan Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1298523455s/2789609.jpg|2815376] but have enough scenes together to make you realize that yes they do like each other.

LIKE like each other.

FaL shows the like but there arent enough of those significant scenes to make the last minute confession seem credible.. I say if you like me like the books of JS and want to read her whole backlist ,then this is preferable to lets say [b:Talk of the Town|891426|Talk of the Town|Joan Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1329379791s/891426.jpg|876667] but its not one of my top ten favorites.
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Litrvixen | Jun 23, 2022 |

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ISBNs
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