Heather Cullman - Sharon and Tom Curtis
Cullman, Heather - FOR ALL ETERNITY (Topaz - 1998) (4)
Nicholas Somerville, Earl of Lyndhurst, gets caught up in
the game of trying to win the heart of Sophie Barrington,
a young, vain girl who is the toast of the London Season.
He offers for her, but Sophie secretly loves another. Her
family insists that she marry Lyndhurst, however; or face
prison for the debts they have incurred. In desperation,
she goes unescorted to the bachelor's quarters of the
man she loves, convinced he will marry her. When he finds
out Sophie has no money, he not only spurns her, he also
ruins her in the eyes of the ton...and humiliates Nicholas.
Nicholas leaves for Scotland, and when Sophie's guardians run off to America with what is left of her money, she is forced to find employment. She's hired as a maid at the home of the Marquess of Beresford, unaware it is actually the home of Nicholas' parents. Sophie feels far superior to the other servants and very put-upon to be forced to work, but she is even more dismayed when Nicholas returns from Scotland and she discovers his relationship to her employer. He wants to humble Sophie, and tells her she must stay on as a maid or be sent to prison. She takes that as a challenge, and eventually realizes that the servants are people, too, causing her to regret her past behavior. Sophie also starts to notice Nicholas more and more, but wonders if he can ever forgive her for being the shallow person she once was.
This book is about the journey of two people whose growth and maturation leads them back to one another. It features a cast of lovable characters and some very humorous matchmaking schemes. FOR ALL ETERNITY is a delight for Regency aficionados and romance fans alike. ~Karen Witkowski for Bookbug on the Web
Curtis, Sharon and Tom - SUNSHINE AND SHADOW (1986) (5)
Another excellent book featuring an Amish heroine and a world-weary hero (a movie director). The career of the hero provides additional interest. The authors (a.k.a. Laura London) write well-crafted prose, but this is actually the only book I've read by them where I didn't find the heroine's innocence and the hero's lechery annoying. ~Elena P.
Curtis, Sharon and Tom - SUNSHINE AND SHADOW (1986) (3)
Unusual book with wonderfully unique characters. I thought the story of a sheltered, naive Amish woman versus a jaded, worldly-wise Hollywood insider would be too much of a stretch, but it worked for me. I enjoyed this book very much and I really got a kick out of the ending. ~Kathy G. (kathy@cs.utexas.edu)
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