Although Henry tries to scare him off the land in some hilarious antics, her straight-forward nature wins him over. Readers of Quinn’s earlier books already know he is an unconventional man (a friend of women) of great humor, but he really comes into his own in this story. Henry has overseen the estate since she was 14, and, six years later, is doing such a fine job she doesn’t want a foppish dandy taking her beloved Stannage Park away from her.īut Dunford is no fop. Minx is the delightful love story of hoydenish “Henry” (Henrietta) Barrett and handsome, wealthy Dunford (sorry, he is known only as “Dunford” throughout much of Quinn’s trilogy, and that’s how I see him), who has inherited a landed title in Cornwall. That’s why I liked Dancing at Midnight less than Splendid, and why I like Minx better than Dancing at Midnight. Julia Quinn writes wonderfully witty, sexy books that work best when there isn’t a plot, or a traditional “villain.” That’s why Splendid is one of my all-time keepers.
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