Best Laid Schemes

by Emma Jensen

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"Girls grow into ladies, dearest. It happens all the time." "That is not a lady, madam. That is Sibyl Cameron." So says Tarquin Rome, a rather stiff, superbly handsome earl who has been harassed by this irrepressible mishap-prone chit since boyhood. Why then would his mother invite Sibyl to his artfully planned house party? Why, indeed. The lofty earl is hardly likely to notice that the beautiful Sibyl is no longer in pinafores and pigtails--especially since he has invited three show more Incomparables from which he will choose his bride. But when embarrassing and awkward moments transpire at his gathering, Tarquin can only blame Sibyl. Which hardly explains his increasing desire for her company--and her affection. . . . show less

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Canonical title
Best Laid Schemes
Original publication date
1998-09
People/Characters
Tarquin Theodor Fitzmorris Rome, Earl of Hythe; Sibyl Cameron
Dedication
For my father - the real Julius and a true gentleman.
First words
The Earl of Hythe, who took a great deal of pride in the fact that he had never succumbed to awkward and messy inconvenience of falling in love, was on the verge of salivating.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Oh, Sibyl.

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Romance, Historical Fiction
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3560 .E57 .B47Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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