Claws and Contrivances
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Average rating3.5
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Ratings2
Average rating3.5
Passionate, idealistic Rose Tregarth may have been invited into her uncle's remote home in the heart of Wales as an act of kindness to a poor relation, but it doesn't take her long to realize that her newly-met family members are eccentric, creative, deeply lovable - and in need of all the help they can get. If the crumbling medieval walls of Gogodd Abbey aren't to collapse around their heads at any moment, someone will have to step up and take charge of the situation. Fortunately for all of them, Rose has never lacked in determination.
Add in more and more mysteriously appearing little dragons and a threatening new neighbor who could easily star as the villain in one of her aunt’s fabulous Gothic novels, and Rose is soon up to her ears in plots and schemes to save all the people and beasts she’s come to love…with the help of a sweet, baffled dragon scholar whom Rose has swept into a fake betrothal - for purely practical purposes, of course.
With her fierce, loyal heart, Rose is more than ready to take care of everyone around her, dragons and humans alike. However, it may take an act of true magic to clear her eyes to the future - and the gentleman - she desires for herself.
Claws and Contrivances is the second book in a series of standalone fantasy rom-coms that can be read in any order.
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2 primary booksRegency Dragons is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Stephanie Burgis.
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A delightful, cozy, charming, two-evening comedy-of-manners read where we get to see what Mr Aubrey was so desperate to discover when the events of Scales & Sensibility waylaid him. You don't need to read the first book, but I did think thid book more entertaining knowing what Aubrey knew, and Rose didn't know, and waiting to see how it would all come out.
I really enjoyed the dragons in this book, they somehow reminded me of my dearly departed dogs. If this had been a Heyer story, it might have been about illegal dog handling instead of dragons, which really lent credibility to the story. I love this type of low fantasy story, and it's a cute way to jump into fantasy if you're typically a Regency historical fan.
