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A Fateful Connection: A Short Regency Kindle Edition

by Elizabeth Bailey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 149 ratings
A woman betrayed. Reduced to earning her bread. Bereft of hope.
Clarice arrives in Bath to find her services rejected. A stranger insists on coming to her rescue. A French émigré, he recognises her loneliness, poverty and despair.
Gervais finds her a post. But an introduction has a startling effect, reviving the hideous past.
All is set at risk. Will the growing friendship survive?

By the author of the bestselling Lady Fan Mystery series
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  1. Print length
    38 pages
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    English
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  4. Publication date
    June 11, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07SZ2WKXV
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 11, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 38 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 149 ratings

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Elizabeth Bailey

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Elizabeth Bailey grew up in Africa with unconventional parents, where she loved reading and drama. On returning to England, she developed her career in acting, theatre directing and finally writing.

Elizabeth's latest venture is The Lady Fan Mystery series, published by Sapere Books. The novels feature amateur sleuth Lady Ottilia Fanshawe and a cast of family members including her husband and champion Lord Francis Fanshawe. She originally published Regency romances with Harlequin Mills & Boon and has many titles in her Brides by Chance Regency Adventures series, now also published by Sapere, as well as standalone Regency and Georgian romances.

Elizabeth also writes edgy women's fiction: Her dual time novel Fly The Wild Echoes, which deals with past lives, and For One More Tomorrow, where the ghost of the real Macbeth returns, protesting his villainous portrayal by Shakespeare. And she has published a romantic suspense novella, Silence of a Stranger.

Elizabeth lives in Sussex, England. She is still an inveterate reader with eclectic tastes and she spends her spare time helping other writers improve their craft.

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Customers find the book's story heartwarming, with one mentioning it has a sweet and happy ending. The book receives mixed feedback for its length, with several customers noting it's a very short story.

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Customers enjoy this sweet story with a good premise, and one customer mentions it has a clean romance.

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"...It's a very brief and clean romance about a genteel young lady fallen on hard times and the French chevalier who comes to her rescue at the moment..." Read more

"A quick read with several twists. Definitely a "feel good" story with a delightful and unexpected ending leaving the reader to want just a little..." Read more

"What a sweet story! Clarise lost her family & fortune due to her fathers gambling, Gervaise due to the French revolution...." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the length of the book, with several noting it is a very short story, while one customer describes it as a quick read with several twists.

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  • B. McKee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lost and found
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2022
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    This is a very short story but it contains a heartwarming tale that is complete in every way.

    As the story begins, Clarice Ryde has applied for a teaching position in Bath. From the letter she received, she is confident that the position is hers. However, upon her arrival, she learns that she is being interviewed for the position along with several other applicants.

    She has used her meager funds to travel to Bath, which she would not have done had she not been assured that she would have employment.
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  • K. Loves2read
    4.0 out of 5 stars too short
    Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2022
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    This is a very short story of a girl alone, a French emigré, an old wrong righted, a lesson to be learned and a happily ever after.
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  • A Lady
    3.0 out of 5 stars A FATEFUL CONNECTION by Elizabeth Bailey (A Regency Romance Short Story)
    Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2022
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    Rating: 2.5 Stars

    Note: This story was originally published in a 2015 multi-author collection called THE CHOCOLATE HOUSE - Regency Anthology... which is still available for sale at the time of this review and only $0.99 last I checked.

    It's a very brief and clean romance about a genteel young lady fallen on hard times and the French chevalier who comes to her rescue at the moment she needs its the most.

    Hmmm, I'm a little confused by all the great reviews to tell you the truth. This was an okay little tale that had a nice twist near the end but in no way, shape or form is it a five star one. I also liked Gervais a lot more than Clarice who seemed to let her pride get in the way of common sense at times.

    As for the romance it was way too rushed to ever truly establish a connection between our couple who meet and supposedly fall in love in a matter of a few days at most. I also found the writing and dialogue very stiff and strange too. It just didn't seem to flow well and had the odd word thrown in every now and then.

    Overall it wasn't terrible but it's also not something I'd ever recommend and I'm glad I found it for free. On a positive note though at least it wasn't real boring and it only took me about an hour to read. I'm not sure the author and I are a good fit though and doubt I'll pick up anymore of her books.

    Length: The story itself ended at the 97% mark on page 36 and location 746.
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  • Martha B. Jackson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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    A quick read with several twists. Definitely a "feel good" story with a delightful and unexpected ending leaving the reader to want just a little more.
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  • MomShawn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Short & chocolaty
    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2024
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    What a sweet story! Clarise lost her family & fortune due to her fathers gambling, Gervaise due to the French revolution. They meet, fInd kindred spirits & wrongs are righted in a delightful twist of coincidence!
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  • liss martin
    3.0 out of 5 stars Half a tale
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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    Story has a good premise but lacks background and depth. Ending is too abrupt. Almost like an outline that was not filled in. It needs more work.
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  • carol
    5.0 out of 5 stars short and sweet
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2022
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    A very short story but it left no questions or situations unfinished. It told of the meeting of our hero and heroine and concluded with a sweet and happy end
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Careful Connection
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019
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    Life has been difficult when she was left destitute with the death of her father followed by the death of her mother. Then came love.
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  • Christina M
    3.0 out of 5 stars Sweet novella
    Reviewed in Australia on November 21, 2024
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    This sweet novella features a down on her luck governess and a French immigrant in a chance meeting in a chocolate shop in Bath. An enjoyable, quick read.
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  • Kindle Junkie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet
    Reviewed in Germany on February 22, 2020
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    This is a very short story, perfect for bedtime. Chance encounters between Miss Ryde and Gervais in Bath lead to a reversal of Miss Ryde's dire straits.
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