Heatherington seems to be almost a 'bad guy' in the opening scene, but turns out to be someone quite likable. Helen is an interesting character, and is written fairly consistently. There were, like most in the series, some absurd plot trails, but overall, I think there was more plot going on in more layers than in most of the other books in the series, which was refreshing. I read 'The Courtship' in audio format on CD- and the last of any of the books about the Sherbrookes. Indeed, Heatherington, unused to being thwarted, takes drastic steps to change his 'big girl's' mind.ĭo they find Helen's lam? Is there more to this treasure than either of them knows?

When she throws him to the ground and sits on him, and he finally admits that he will succumb to her, she informs him, to his chagrin, that she doesn't want a lover, she wants a partner.īut things work out a bit differently than either of them expect. He is a renowned womanizer, a resolute bachelor, and really enjoys his life. Spenser Heatherington, Lord Beecham, enjoys Helen's pursuit of him. It is her only passion - until she meets Heatherington. She adores her father, Lord Prith, and wants to find the lamp more than anything. Helen is a big girl - only two inches shorter than Heatherington - a resolute taskmistress, owner of her own inn. Now the two get together to track down a mystical treasure that Helen calls King Edward's Lamp. You met Heatherington in The Sherbrooke Bride and Helen Mayberry in Mad Jack.

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