Kate's Progress

ISBN: 0727883097

Author: Harrod-Eagles

Condition: Used

Product DescriptionA quest for a quiet life in the country is thwarted by two mysterious but alluring brothers. Replete with the authors trademark wit and compelling dialogueKate's latest failure on the London dating scene leads her to escape to an idyllic Exmoor, West Country village where she finds her 'Cinderella Project' - a run-down cottage on the edge of the moors.Her attempt to lead a quiet life there is, however, thwarted by a town seething with passion and intrigue. Competition for her affections leads to her entanglement with the Blackmore family, the local landowners consisting of the hostile and brooding Ed; his gorgeous, divorced, playboy brother Jack; and their flighty, shopaholic step-mother Camilla.Kate's new life is threatened to be turned upside-down by something rotten in the Blackmore estate. Will she be forced to scuttle back to London or prevail and find serenity and happiness in renovating her cottage? It seems that, between them, Jack and Ed may hold the key.From BooklistAfter a series of disastrous love affairs, Londoner Kate Jennings decides to move to the village of Bursford in Exmoor, a place that holds fond memories of childhood holidays. A bequest from her grandmother allows Kate to buy a fixer-upper cottage, where she plans to use the building skills her father taught her to remodel the place and sell it, after which she will move back to London with a fresh outlook. But once installed in the cottage, Kate finds herself drawn into the local community-particularly to the wealthy Blackmore family. At first attracted to the younger Blackmore, Jack, Kate soon realizes hes a flirtatious lightweight. The real draw is older brother Ed, who is moody, brooding, and almost unbelievably handsome. But Kate soon finds herself at the center of a vicious campaign aimed at scaring her out of Bursford. Growing ever more attracted to Ed, Kate must decide if she will give in to whoever is trying to frighten her off, or stick it out and see where her love for Edward leads her. A heartwarming, charming, and thoroughly engaging modern-day romance. --Emily MeltonReviewA heart-warming, charming, and thoroughly engaging modern-day romance - BooklistRomancer Harrod-Eagles, updates Jane Austen so gently and firmly that fans will lap it up - Kirkus ReviewsAbout the AuthorCynthia Harrod-Eagles is the author of the internationally acclaimed Bill Slider mysteries and the historical Morland Dynasty series. She lives in London, is married with three children and enjoys music, wine, gardening, horses and the English countryside.