A Debt to Delia
by Barbara Metzger
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Wounded and trapped behind enemy lines, Major Lord Tyverne was rescued by Lieutenant George Croft, who subsequently died. Trying to repay the enormous debt he owed, Tyverne offered marriage to Delia Croft. Though her obnoxious cousin kept her on insufficient monies and George's fiancé was devastatingly pregnant and abandoned by her family, and Diablo terrified everyone in sight, Delia insisted on love, not obligation. Regency Romance by Barbara Metzger; originally published by Signet.
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Delia's brother saves Major Tyverne on the battlefield, then dies himself, so the major decides to repay the debt by marrying Delia, whom he believes is pregnant. I found this book to be tasteless, with its convenient deaths, misplaced humour, and sentimentality. There are happy endings for multiple characters, some of whom require personality changes to achieve them.
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- Canonical title
- A Debt to Delia
- Original publication date
- 2002-04
- People/Characters
- Major Archimedes St Ives, Viscount Tyverne; Lieutenant George Croft; Delia Croft; Belinda Gannon; Agamemnon St Ives; Thea Dunsley (show all 7); Diablo
- Dedication
- Not a debt, but a dedication: to Edith, Lady Layton whose heart is as big as . . . her dog.
- First words
- He was a dead man, or as near as made no difference.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Especially the one who rescued him from that traveling circus.
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- English
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