This is Joan Smith's first book (Dec 1976) and you can see that she is just getting started in her trademark style - there's the banter between the main characters; the slightly dim male friend; the independent heroine. From the book blurb on Amazon: The Marquis of Claymore had been rejected by the Beauty of the Season and he was determined to marry the first beautiful … [Read more...] about An Affair of the Heart By Joan Smith
Joan Smith
Aunt Sophie’s Diamonds by Joan Smith
The blurb: Claudia Milmont has lived most of her joyless life with her grandparents, though her mother enjoys the fringes of society in London. When Claudia’s Aunt Sophie dies, a whole new world opens up for her. Cantankerous Sophie has instructed that her diamonds be buried with her—and Claudia is determined to help her cousin retrieve them. But the charming Sir Hillary … [Read more...] about Aunt Sophie’s Diamonds by Joan Smith