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Romance · 1994 · G

Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand

by Carla Kelly

A widow rebuilding quietly — and the lord next door who wasn't supposed to notice

Roxanna Drew, a recently widowed woman with two daughters, is grateful for the small house on Lord Whitcomb's estate where she can begin again — and equally grateful that the neighboring lord seems to have no interest in her. Gradually, interest develops on both sides. A Carla Kelly Regency romance: quieter and more character-focused than the typical genre novel, deeply invested in how ordinary people find happiness after loss.

For12+GenreRomanceLength296 pagesRead time~8.2 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

None

Mild Regency period language

Sexual Content

None

Completely clean; a gentle courtship

Substance Use

None

No significant substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Grief over a lost husband; rebuilding self and family after loss

What this book is about

Roxanna Drew, recently widowed with two daughters, is grateful for the modest cottage on Lord Whitcomb's estate where she can begin again. Lord Whitcomb intends to ignore her. Neither plan survives the winter. Kelly's Regency romances are quieter and more character-focused than the genre's typical fare — genuinely sweet, emotionally warm, and completely clean.

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