Lady in Waiting

Overview

Lady's maid Jenny Penny, a lord's illegitimate daughter, is a lover of fine frocks. But her credit's been cut off at the shops, forcing her to sell her homemade facial cream at night without her employer's knowledge. How could she know it would become the sensation of the ton when society ladies applied "tingle cream" to a most intimate part of their bodies?

Editorial Reviews

In Caskie's far-fetched second Regency romance (after Rules of Engagement), Jenny Penny, illegitimate daughter of an unnamed baronet, and lady's maid to the two fluttering Featherton sisters, strives for a life above her station. While wintering in Bath with her employers, she spends her slim earnings on "earbobs" and muffs in the town's most exclusive shops. But she also reveals great skill as an amateur chemist, mixing up gallipots of peppermint face cream for her employers. The ton's most exclusive ladies soon discover that this "tingle cream" can be used elsewhere, and thanks to an underground servants' network, Jenny finds her discretionary revenue increasing along with her mysterious reputation as Lady Eros. Then Lord Argyll, a lusty Scottish baron, discovers Jenny one day as she's modeling a dress for the Feathertons. The two ladies immediately seize upon a plan to match Jenny to the Scottish baron, to whom she's introduced as Lady Genevieve. Days ironing, evenings at balls and nights filling gallipots soon bring Jenny to the end of her rope. How will Lady Eros, Lady Genevieve and plain old Jenny Penny finally reunite for one happy ending? Those willing to completely disregard rigid English rules about social class will delight in the fairy tale answer to this question. Agent, Jenny Bent at Trident Media. (Jan.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Author Information

Bio of Kathryn Caskie

Kathryn Caskie invented the dime novel. Or so she thought...until she was about thirteen and learned that the first dime novels were actually published by Beadle and Adams in 1860. Before this revelation, as a child growing up outside Washington, DC, Kathryn amused herself by writing and illustrating her own fanciful stories. Sure, lots of kids did the same thing. But Kathryn made color copies (by hand of course--being a budding Martha) and proceeded to press friends and neighbors into buying her 'novels' for a dime each--which also happened to be the going rate for a strawberry Popsicle from the Good Humor man. Just a coincidence. Really. As she reached high school, her creative writing caught the eye of an English teacher who steered her toward journalism class and the school newspaper. Writing for publication was exciting, especially since it provided an excuse to run through the halls while the other kids were stuck in class. And, interviewing cute football players and wrestlers, well, that was what reporters did, right? It seemed it was the freedom Kathryn enjoyed more than journalism itself, because as a Communications major in college, she soon realized that she didn't much like to write the truth--the 'just the facts, ma'am' sort of reporting newspapers embody. Her first job out of college plunked her firmly down in the world of Marketing, a field where she would remain for years. During that time, she worked as a magazine editor, television producer, wrote copy for radio, television, commercials and even the internet. She tried it all in her search to find an outlet for her writing. Eventually her career path led her to America Online, where it was her job to find new and annoying ways to blanket the world with AOL software. Ever find a CD in your delivered pizza? Have one fall out of your cereal box...or bank statement? If so, you can likely blame Kathryn and some of her more creative deals. Around this time, Kathryn and her family moved into an old stone house in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She had no way of knowing that she was about to make an abrupt career change. Being a devotee of things of old, she started researching life in the early 1800's, the period when her home was built. And, as writers' minds will do, stories began to swirl. There was no help for it. She had to write a novel. No more facts, figures or product blurbs. She was going to stay at home with the kids and write a Romance. Luck was on her side. Kathryn's first attempt at a novel earned her dream agent, if not that elusive publishing contract. Her second effort won the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart award for Best Long Historical--and the keen interest of several publishers. In the end, she accepted a contract, then another, from Warner Books, her publisher today. Kathryn is quick to remark that she is not writing dime novels anymore. Hers are $6.50--which also happens to be the going rate for ...a strawberry daiquiri. Just a coincidence.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Forever

Filesize

1.91 MB

Number of Pages

320

eBook ISBN

9780446553568