The Gift of Loving
by Patricia Wilson
★ Top 25 book of 1991 · #18 on Best Books of 1991
Lucy distrusts the rude Comte de Chauvrais, and she cannot fathom why her aunt accepted his invitation to stay at his chateau. When he scorns love as a cover for desire, she fears being trapped.
Best for: Fans of wary heroines and prickly, guarded heroes in classic category romance
The Gift of Loving is #18 on BookWard's Best Books of 1991, out of 23 1991 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Gift of Loving is about
Lucy does not trust Guy, the Comte de Chauvrais, and she has good reason to say so: he is the rudest and most insensitive man she has ever met. Yet her Aunt Wanda has accepted an invitation to stay at his chateau, and Lucy cannot understand why he takes such an interest in the two of them.
Guy insists that love does not exist and is only a respectable cover for desire. Lucy, wary and unsure, fears she may not be able to escape the trap he has set, or the pull she feels toward him. A romance built on suspicion and sharp words, for readers who enjoy a heroine holding her ground.
The Gift of Loving on the Best Books of 1991
The Gift of Loving came out in 1991. Of the 23 books first published in 1991 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #18 on our Best Books of 1991 list.
Why it made the list: 177 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.8 out of 5 (26 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1991 list
- The River Gary Paulsen, #16
- Maus II Art Spiegelman, #17
- Sojourn R. A. Salvatore, #19
- Perilous Refuge Patricia Wilson, #20
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 100 want to read it, 11 are reading it now and 66 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.8 out of 5 from 26 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 30 | 55% |
| Reader love | 26 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 52 | 20% |
Questions about The Gift of Loving
When was The Gift of Loving published?
The Gift of Loving by Patricia Wilson was first published in 1991.
Was The Gift of Loving one of the best books of 1991?
The Gift of Loving is #18 on BookWard's Best Books of 1991, out of 23 1991 books that cleared our data bar. 177 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.8 out of 5 (26 ratings).
Why is The Gift of Loving on the Best Books of 1991 list?
177 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.8 out of 5 (26 ratings).
More of the best books of 1991
- Outlander Diana Gabaldon, #1
- Needful Things Stephen King, #2
- American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis, #3
- Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, #4
- The Firm John Grisham, #5
- Reaper Man Terry Pratchett, #6
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How we know
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