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What Meg Smiles lacks in wealth she more than makes up for in audacity and determination, both quickly harnessed when Jean-Marc, Count Etranger, and his sister take up residence next door. Now gainfully employed as companion to the count's madcap sister, Meg discovers it is not her charge who occupies her thoughts, but the older brother. When Meg becomes the victim of a series of strange accidents, Jean-Marc vows to ensure her safety, even if it means keeping her close to him day and night.
Author Notes
Stella Cameron was born and raised on the southern coast of England where she met her American husband at a party in London. After their marriage, she left England and went with husband Jerry to Washington State to make a home and raise a family. Like many authors, Stella began her literary career as a reader. As a young girl, Stella was a self-professed reading "addict", devouring all types of literature. She learned very early to retreat from the demands of others into a gentler world -- her own. As a child and a young adult, books saved her because they helped free her while they entertained her. Her love of reading always went side-by-side with her love of writing. Nineteenth-century author Jane Austen was a particular favorite, and Stella admits that she particularly enjoys reading and writing books set in the 1800s, as well as contemporary novels. In 1980, Stella decided she wanted to write professionally. She attended writing classes and wrote short literary fiction for a year. It was during this period that Stella discovered how well-written and intense romantic fiction could be. Using her newly acquired writing skills, she began to write contemporary romantic fiction for Harlequin Americans and Intrigues. After several years, she moved up to Harlequin SuperRomances. In 1992, she made the switch to single titles with her first historical, Only By Your Touch. She has also authored a series entitled Rossmara Quartet along with several other romance titles. Stella Cameron sees herself as an entertainer and historian who adds her perspective to contemporary values through writing.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Booklist Review
Jean-Marc, Count Etranger, has taken up residence in London's elite Mayfair Square so his half sister, Princess Desiree, will be there for the season. He hires Meg Smiles, a clergyman's daughter, as her companion, and he expects Meg to turn his shy, Ugly Duckling sibling into the toast of the town. But someone has other plans, and Meg soon finds herself the target of highly suspicious accidents. Jean-Marc is drawn to his resourceful employee, and his feelings grow even stronger as he tries to protect her from an unknown assailant. This fast-paced Regency romance has an interesting structure the story is interrupted occasionally by a ghost, Sir Septimus Spivey, who has his own tale to tell. Cameron's many fans will be happy to see All Smiles available in hardcover.--Mosley, Shelley Copyright 2014 Booklist
Library Journal Review
An impoverished parson's daughter who fears her life is in danger becomes the companion to a graceless, difficult debutante princess and is attracted to her arrogant brother in this humorous, mystery-laced Regency-set romance. Second in Cameron's popular "Mayfair Square" series featuring the disgruntled matchmaking ghost Sir Septimus Spivey, this delightful romance is sure to attract fans of the series. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.