Fallen Angel (Signet Regency Romance)

What a great story! Verity is so sweet and loving. Gabriel is so bitter and doesn't believe in love -- at least he feels he can't love! But he believes Verity is the woman who will be a perfect wife and wants her to fall in love with him. It will only take a couple weeks, right? Other women seem to fall in love with him right away! Little does he know, by courting her he shows the side of himself that is loving and accepting! Of course Verity thinks he just wants a friend and hides her growing attachment! Every incident that occurs in this book is handled so well and is so interesting. A keeper and well worth reading and re-reading. You come to love both hero and heroine and the assorted cast of well fleshed out side characters. (Well, you love the nice characters and enjoy the descriptions of the bad ones!) My favorite phrase from Gabriel -- "Tell me what kind of a husband you want and I will be that man." -- wouldn't you fall in love with that man!!

No matter how many times I read this book, I still enjoy it. Verity's unexpectness and Gabriel's determination to get his way always make me smile. I only wish the author was still writing and had more books for me to read.

Fallen Angel was a read of desperation--I could not find anything else--what a sleeper! To date I have reread this book 4 times. Jaded arrogant Gabriel, Lord Rainsford thinks quiet, mousy Verity will make him a great wife who will know her place, fill his nursery, and cause him no trouble. And it's true. She will do those things but she has more to offer, such as loyalty, devotion, and compassion. And this hard-hearted man soaks it up like rain in the desert. Gabriel takes what he wants and he wants Verity. By asking nothing and offering everything, Verity brings healing to a bitter man. This is a Regency that plays a little fast and loose with the genre but in this instance it makes for a great read. And I have only mentioned a tiny part of the plot. You'll want to know about Gabriel's parents, his years at sea, and his finding his grandmother. But the best part? When Verity wakes after her wedding night to find Gabriel beside her and "her eyes widened and filled with joy, like a child who has received a most wondrous present". What a love story!

She's sweet, yet practical. He's arrogant and experiences. Together, they are perfect. I love this book because she proves that a lamb can tame the lion, and does not have to be a beauty to do so. Instead, you see that beauty inside shows itself on the outside when there's love.