The Constant Companion

Although Lindy Nettleton is by far my favorite regency romance narrator, even her excellent reading couldn't make me really like the main characters. They squabble and bicker and pick fights with each other to the very end. The story was engaging and had colorful characters, but I prefer a happier match.

I see that most readers (at least reviewers) agree on two issues: they love Peter (a supporting character) and they don't like Philip (a main hero). And because of it (especially because of the second reason) they rated the book low. I liked Peter also but I am not against the idea of a hero who wasn......more

I'm usually a fan of Marion Chesney books but this one left me a little disappointed. I read her books only for light reading as they are usually mostly fluff. But they're usually good fluff. This one...eh. I'm not crazy about the whole "fall in love at first sight" style when it's also combined wit......more

I forgot I read this one but I went back and looked at it again recently. It’s a very typical Chesney story, but the main characters are especially appealing. The H is an absolute dolt, but he’s not going anywhere else – he’s madly in love/in lust with her.......more

The book was nice till they got married and book turned boring and silly. Constance, poor lady left out with nothing after her aunt died, forced to work as a companion to a shrew wicked relative. She was humble and sane character after she got married to the haughty lord Phillip, who her relative was......more

I secretly hoped Peter would overcome the planned hero... I liked him much better.......more