| Sir Charles Bunbury called on her, and insisted on walking out with her, and became rather particular, but our heroine was inflexible. |
| His role has become that of an evil seducer taking advantage of a virginal heroine. They claim, in true soap style, he is only after her money. |
| There are some wonderful turns of phrase in this fast-moving novel, powered by sassy dialogue and the jaunty mindset of its heroine. |
| Farnol's usual spunky heroine is on the run from the rakehell and drunkard Lord Barrasdale, who would marry her by force to claim her lands. |
| Unhappy at work and in love, our heroine has been the worst imaginable advertisement for women's independence. |
| Unlike the usual heroine, she has been given enough scope to perform and she acquits herself well. |
