Publisher's Weekly Review
Bestseller Brockway (The Other Guy's Bride) delivers an unlikely Regency romance that works despite social class divisions. As the result of a marquess's promise, gamekeeper's daughter Avery Quinn has received more education than most men and women of her time. When the marquess dies, she begs his heir, Giles, to help her stay on the path to independence and academic freedom. Giles knows that he should keep Avery at arm's length, but even her cross-dressing masquerade in order to become a member of the Royal Astronomical Society doesn't prevent Giles from being very aware of her womanly qualities. Avery can't quench her feelings for Giles, despite the social chasm between them and the gorgeous women who throw themselves at him. When Avery's life is endangered because of Giles's past work as a secret operative, the two discover that they have more to lose than they thought. A heroine without social filters and a smooth-talking rake make a delightful pair, even if their egalitarian banter is anachronistic. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
The latest from RITA award recipient (The Bridal Season, 2001, etc.) and Minnesota resident Brockway. After Avery Quinn, his father's brilliant protge, saves him from an unwelcome marriage, Giles Dalton, the Marquis of Strand, feels honor-bound to help her infiltrate the male-only British Astronomical Society and gain credit for her discovery of a comet, despite his deep reservations about the plan, including his attraction to the girl. It's been years since Giles visited Killylea, his estate in Cornwall, and he's not terribly thrilled to be bringing his bride-to-be with him on this trip. Sophie and her father have entrapped him in an engagement, but as wrong as the match seemed in London, it seems even more so in his beloved Killylea. Resentful yet resigned to the marriage, he is amused and surprised when Avery, the eccentric, brilliant scholar who lives on the estate, manages to trick Sophie into calling off the engagement. Avery is too educated for the working class yet too common for any hope of marriage within the nobility. Giles has resigned himself to taking care of her for the rest of her life, allowing her to pursue her studies on the remote estate. However, Avery is determined to take her academic achievements to London and earn credit under her own name for the discovery of a comet-- a complicated endeavor, since the Astronomical Society is male-only. Leveraging Giles' gratitude, she convinces him to take her to London disguised as a man and introduce her to the right crowd in order to earn entry to the august institution. Giles is just audacious enough to take on the mission, and he has a few plans--and secrets--of his own to sort out. He's spent years cultivating a reputation as a dandy to hide some covert activities, but perhaps the time has come to let his true nature, and his heart, be known. At least to Avery. Brockway is a master of the wounded alpha hero. She delivers a unique, engaging historical storyline with fun, intriguing elements and with a delicious arc of two star-crossed misfits who share a deep love and deserve an exceptional future. Clever, sexy, fun and breathtakingly romantic.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* Avery Quinn is counting on the fact that a gentleman always honors his debts, and Giles Dalton, the Marquess of Strand, is definitely in Avery's debt. If it wasn't for Avery's flair for drama, Giles would find himself married to the vain, venal, and very annoying Sophie North. Now all Giles has to do to settle his debt is to help Avery present her findings on the comet she discovered to the Royal Astronomical Society. There is just one small problem: the misogynistic idiots at the Royal Astronomical Society refuse to accept any scientific work from a woman. Of course, if Avery were to disguise herself as a young man and Giles were to then present Avery to the society as his new protege, there wouldn't be any problems. At least that is Avery's plan. Expertly threaded with danger and desire, imbued with simmering sensuality, and richly seasoned with wicked wit, No Place for a Dame in which Giles claims his place as hero after appearing in Brockway's Promise Me Heaven (2013) and All Through the Night (2013), both available in new editions is top-drawer historical romance from an author who never disappoints.--Charles, John Copyright 2010 Booklist
Library Journal Review
In 1819, the Royal Astrological Society is definitely "no place for a dame," but solitary astronomer Avery Quinn has discovered a new comet and will do anything to see her discovery recognized, even coerce the scandal-plagued son of her late mentor into helping her. His plan, however, is not what she anticipates-and neither are the stunningly successful but hilarious results. A brilliant heroine, far too well educated for her sex and her working-class birth, and a jaded, infamous nobleman foil multiple obstacles and end up as unlikely soul mates in a passionate love match he never saw coming. VERDICT From the first outrageously fortuitous scene to the soul-satisfying conclusion, this funny, touching, often outrageous romp satisfies as no other and flawlessly wraps up a memorable series the best-selling Brockway began nearly two decades ago. Award-winning Brockway (The Other Guy's Bride) lives in Minnesota. Note: This book follows Promise Me Heaven (1994) and All Through the Night (1997)-both of which have been revised and recently released by Montlake -Romance. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
