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Lord Rogue
Alicia could feel the passion in his lips as he moved them in feather-light caresses across her mouth. Even when he deepened the kiss, she still craved more...
Alicia Stanford thought she could never trust a man again after she had been so terribly violated. But the beautiful Philadelphia heiress had never met a man like Travis Longtree. Son of an English lord and an Indian princess, this tantalizingly handsome Mississippi riverman was a startling blend of virile power and healing tenderness. The gulf between their social stations... the fear Alicia felt... melted when he took her in his arms and carried her on a rising tide of passion... through the crosscurrents of nineteenth-century frontier life... through adventure and intrigue... to a love that merged the hungers of her flesh and the longing of her heart...
Alicia Stanford thought she could never trust a man again after she had been so terribly violated. But the beautiful Philadelphia heiress had never met a man like Travis Longtree. Son of an English lord and an Indian princess, this tantalizingly handsome Mississippi riverman was a startling blend of virile power and healing tenderness. The gulf between their social stations... the fear Alicia felt... melted when he took her in his arms and carried her on a rising tide of passion... through the crosscurrents of nineteenth-century frontier life... through adventure and intrigue... to a love that merged the hungers of her flesh and the longing of her heart...
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First published January 3, 1989
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Patricia Rice
157 books515 followersWith several million books in print and New York Times and USA Today's bestseller lists under her belt, former CPA Patricia Rice writes emotionally-charged contemporary and historical romances which have won numerous awards, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice and Career Achievement Awards.
Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA® finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories.
A firm believer in happily-ever-after for good reason, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, she currently resides in Southern California, and now does accounting only for herself.
She also writes under the pen name Jamie Quaid
Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA® finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories.
A firm believer in happily-ever-after for good reason, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, she currently resides in Southern California, and now does accounting only for herself.
She also writes under the pen name Jamie Quaid
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February 14, 2012
I cannot give more than two stars to a book where the hero "rapes" the heroine, no matter how good his intentions, how much I like the author, or even how much I like the book.
March 10, 2019
A Hero🐺🔪🔫 Of The Times
Travis Lonetree🐺🍆🌋🔪🔫, half Shawnee, half British Lord. Which world does he belong in? Brought up with the speech and manners of his father, he's also a half wild Frontiersman.
He's a keel-boatman on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, hauling goods and passengers up and down both rivers on board a boat he hand built himself.
Sometimes he's a pirate, he's killed🔪🔫 to protect his men and his boat from outlaws along the rivers. He was rejected by his tribe as being an outsider, and rejected by the white settlers at times, too. He's a man with no people.
When Alicia💃💔, a gentlewoman from Philadelphia, fleeing a horrible rape from a suitor, arrives in Travis' 🌎world on The frontier, he knows she is the adventurous lady he has been seeking to become his wife.
Travis🐺🍆🌋🔪🔫 is tall, strong, and devilishly handsome, a womanizer, and he can drink with the worst of men, but he knows what he wants, now!
The book is a long, tumultuous courtship between the two young people in the early 1800s wilderness of The Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. This period is when the British were recruiting and agitating the Indians into helping them in another war against the young United States.
I just could not like the character of Alicia💃💔. She was hare brained to say The least. Her constant mistrust and jealousy of Travis🐺🍆🌋🔪🔫 made me wonder why he didn't give up on her. Way too much angst and coincidence marred this wonderful story of the settling of the frontier.
I liked this book because of its value as a realistic piece out of that time period. I also had ancestors that settled in this area in The same time period. With nothing but local roads, the rivers were the highways upon which goods and people traveled between towns.
Travis Lonetree🐺🍆🌋🔪🔫, half Shawnee, half British Lord. Which world does he belong in? Brought up with the speech and manners of his father, he's also a half wild Frontiersman.
He's a keel-boatman on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, hauling goods and passengers up and down both rivers on board a boat he hand built himself.
Sometimes he's a pirate, he's killed🔪🔫 to protect his men and his boat from outlaws along the rivers. He was rejected by his tribe as being an outsider, and rejected by the white settlers at times, too. He's a man with no people.
When Alicia💃💔, a gentlewoman from Philadelphia, fleeing a horrible rape from a suitor, arrives in Travis' 🌎world on The frontier, he knows she is the adventurous lady he has been seeking to become his wife.
Travis🐺🍆🌋🔪🔫 is tall, strong, and devilishly handsome, a womanizer, and he can drink with the worst of men, but he knows what he wants, now!
The book is a long, tumultuous courtship between the two young people in the early 1800s wilderness of The Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. This period is when the British were recruiting and agitating the Indians into helping them in another war against the young United States.
I just could not like the character of Alicia💃💔. She was hare brained to say The least. Her constant mistrust and jealousy of Travis🐺🍆🌋🔪🔫 made me wonder why he didn't give up on her. Way too much angst and coincidence marred this wonderful story of the settling of the frontier.
I liked this book because of its value as a realistic piece out of that time period. I also had ancestors that settled in this area in The same time period. With nothing but local roads, the rivers were the highways upon which goods and people traveled between towns.
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September 3, 2018
Excellent!
Even though it is historical, it addresses many issues in today's violent way. It is super fast moving, well development of main and secondary characters, and truly full of suspense. I HIGHLY recommend this book to ALL READERS!.
Even though it is historical, it addresses many issues in today's violent way. It is super fast moving, well development of main and secondary characters, and truly full of suspense. I HIGHLY recommend this book to ALL READERS!.
September 10, 2018
No Desperados Here
My mind needed some lighter reading so I opted to try “Lord Rogue” expecting some romantic historical fluff. Whoa, did I ever miss that target! This is a complex plot, romantic and based on history but there’s lots more going on. Maybe too much more, which is part of the problem. I loved the historical background and the rigors of early 19th century wilderness life. The main characters are strong and well drawn, with customs and mores in keeping with the provincial times and territory. Travis, often reviled as a “half-breed” is fascinating, complex, and somewhat of a chameleon - adapting to and becoming part of whichever world he chooses at any given time. Alicia is equally strong and complex in her inimitable judgmental, intolerant and reluctantly passionate way.
I missed the point of the segment covering Travis taking Alicia to his tribal homeland. Except as it pertained to that side of his heritage and life experience, it seemed unnecessarily callus and served real purpose. The narrative is delivered in third person and the dialogue is in keeping with the era but the writing style itself is stilted and not without some structural hiccups. But all in all, an enjoyable read.
My mind needed some lighter reading so I opted to try “Lord Rogue” expecting some romantic historical fluff. Whoa, did I ever miss that target! This is a complex plot, romantic and based on history but there’s lots more going on. Maybe too much more, which is part of the problem. I loved the historical background and the rigors of early 19th century wilderness life. The main characters are strong and well drawn, with customs and mores in keeping with the provincial times and territory. Travis, often reviled as a “half-breed” is fascinating, complex, and somewhat of a chameleon - adapting to and becoming part of whichever world he chooses at any given time. Alicia is equally strong and complex in her inimitable judgmental, intolerant and reluctantly passionate way.
I missed the point of the segment covering Travis taking Alicia to his tribal homeland. Except as it pertained to that side of his heritage and life experience, it seemed unnecessarily callus and served real purpose. The narrative is delivered in third person and the dialogue is in keeping with the era but the writing style itself is stilted and not without some structural hiccups. But all in all, an enjoyable read.
November 23, 2017
I was lucky enough to follow the author and down load this on a free day. I LOVE THIS AUTHOR’S WRITINGS. I have yet to be disappointed or set one of her books down unfinished... just go buy them, the Magic series is my favorite if you need a starting point. Really adore both her historical and contemporary books, and I feel like there are few authors that are so good at switching back and forth.
When I first started reading this title, I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy it as much as the others. The frontier time period is not really my favorite setting for historical fiction, and I don’t tend to pick them up. Patricia Rice has a writing style that just plunks me down in the characters life, and I just have to read until the end of the story.
There were times when I wanted to smack the characters, but in this case it was a good thing. Some good plot twists for a romance, and a nice long book that still reads really fast.
When I first started reading this title, I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy it as much as the others. The frontier time period is not really my favorite setting for historical fiction, and I don’t tend to pick them up. Patricia Rice has a writing style that just plunks me down in the characters life, and I just have to read until the end of the story.
There were times when I wanted to smack the characters, but in this case it was a good thing. Some good plot twists for a romance, and a nice long book that still reads really fast.
August 30, 2020
A unique couple
After her mother's death, Alicia heads out west, to St. Louis, to try to find her father. The last leg of her trip necessitates that she find a boat to take her down the Mississippi to her destination. She finds hers both drawn to and repelled by the half Indian man who appears to be her only hope of teaching her destination before winter.
I like Patricia Rice's books, normally, but was ready to give up on this one an hour and a half before I'd finished it. Fascinating story with wonderful details of river travel and heritage, but somehow it seemed to get lost in the details and angst. I do become tired of authors using the device of misunderstandings and lack of communication to separate two people who are supposedly "in love."
Still, a well written book that just wasn't able to hold me to the end.
After her mother's death, Alicia heads out west, to St. Louis, to try to find her father. The last leg of her trip necessitates that she find a boat to take her down the Mississippi to her destination. She finds hers both drawn to and repelled by the half Indian man who appears to be her only hope of teaching her destination before winter.
I like Patricia Rice's books, normally, but was ready to give up on this one an hour and a half before I'd finished it. Fascinating story with wonderful details of river travel and heritage, but somehow it seemed to get lost in the details and angst. I do become tired of authors using the device of misunderstandings and lack of communication to separate two people who are supposedly "in love."
Still, a well written book that just wasn't able to hold me to the end.
January 28, 2018
Historical American countryside story with a smart but naive heiress from Philadelphia who gets lucky when meeting a mixed race honorable man that helps her get to her father in Saint Louis while falling in love. Miss Alicia Stanford understands her own life, but when that betrays her, she goes on an adventure to find her father who is all the family she has left to protect her from the evils of society and evil selfish people. Mississippi keelboatman, Lonetree starts to help Mrs/Miss Stanford because he decides to make her his wife, and they have a lot of adventures before settling down on their own land near St. Louis.
I mean there is a LOT of events in town, on the river, on the side of the river, again on the river and then with estranged family members and then death threats. I mean there is an epic amount of story in this book, but Alicia deals with each event with strength and smarts.
I liked the story, but it could have had less events and more Lonetree/Alicia being together in relative peace. Crazy wild ride of a journey.
430 pages and kindle freebie
3 stars
I mean there is a LOT of events in town, on the river, on the side of the river, again on the river and then with estranged family members and then death threats. I mean there is an epic amount of story in this book, but Alicia deals with each event with strength and smarts.
I liked the story, but it could have had less events and more Lonetree/Alicia being together in relative peace. Crazy wild ride of a journey.
430 pages and kindle freebie
3 stars
April 14, 2020
The violence thing was weird
Far better for her to take issue with him not loving her. But overall it was really good. I enjoyed the first half of the book very much. And the everything after the homecoming was good. Just that middle part was something minor that continually got blown out of proportion till they couldn't see a way around it. And she is the one that should have apologized.
Far better for her to take issue with him not loving her. But overall it was really good. I enjoyed the first half of the book very much. And the everything after the homecoming was good. Just that middle part was something minor that continually got blown out of proportion till they couldn't see a way around it. And she is the one that should have apologized.
February 4, 2026
I liked this form a while, but then I lost interest. Both the H and h got to be annoying, and I can't stand when the couple's married and don't sleep together for one dumb reason or another. Meanwhile, they're both so horny they should be putting ice cubes down south to cool themselves off.
When you reach the point where you don't give a damn if they get a HEA, it's time to stop reading, and that's what I did.
When you reach the point where you don't give a damn if they get a HEA, it's time to stop reading, and that's what I did.
November 13, 2017
I liked the basic story, but the details were a bit much. The heroine was just too quick to judge and worked so hard to destroy her own happiness. I just got tired of her. Found myself liking Travis. I also thought the coincidence of all the reunions a bit much to believe. The historical facts about the earthquake was a nice touch.
January 1, 2018
Alicia meets Travis/Lonetree as she is trying to get to her father from her mother's home in Philadelphia to St Louis where his last letter originated. He doesn't tell her of his background and of course she needn't tell him a thing. Several keel-boat rides and adventures later they find that their parents actually know each other...
July 7, 2018
I liked the idea of the half noble, half aboriginal hero. Travis was a man caught between two worlds and having to survive in limbo.
Alicia trusted the wrong man and paid dearly. She sets out to escape him and join her father. She travels on the river by keelboat, which Travis owns and is a captain of.
The book was ok.
Alicia trusted the wrong man and paid dearly. She sets out to escape him and join her father. She travels on the river by keelboat, which Travis owns and is a captain of.
The book was ok.
March 6, 2019
I didn’t love this book but I liked it. I enjoyed the river sequences very much. I didn’t like the mistreatment at his hand in the Indian village and the rape.
I enjoyed the river sequences but I didn’t like the mistreatments in the Indian village or the rape. No man should be allowed to force his wife.
I enjoyed the river sequences but I didn’t like the mistreatments in the Indian village or the rape. No man should be allowed to force his wife.
March 9, 2019
Detailed historical romance
This story is a lot longer and a lot more detailed than I was expecting. There's almost an entire book worth of material before the big reveal of Travis' background even occurs, then there is a whole other book worth of material to reach the conclusion. If you like long and detailed romance, you'll probably enjoy this book.
This story is a lot longer and a lot more detailed than I was expecting. There's almost an entire book worth of material before the big reveal of Travis' background even occurs, then there is a whole other book worth of material to reach the conclusion. If you like long and detailed romance, you'll probably enjoy this book.
November 30, 2017
I liked the book. It had too much self decriminalization. Alicia based her life with Travis on her mother's view of men. Travis was the kind of man that protected his family and she didn't understand him until she was faced with protecting someone she loved.
March 20, 2019
Very well developed sense of characters and place. Intricate book with lovely prose. Upfront the author explains about tweaking time a bit concerning the Roosevelt's steamship and the New Madrid earthquake. I am off to read more about those events.
May 21, 2020
Ik vind Patricia Rice meestal wel leuk om te lezen, maar dit boek vond ik wat minder te verteren. Het was te lang, de heldin vond ik tegen het eind bijzonder mutserig worden. En sorry hoor, maar als je naar bed gaat met een vrouw die duidelijk niet wil, laat maar, dat hangt tegen verkrachting aan.
March 25, 2023
This was originally written in the 80s and it shows. Without giving too much away, the hero never seems to respect the heroine's wishes about their relationship and this really bothered me. I'll stick to more recently-written books from Rice from now on.
December 26, 2025
What an interesting hero and his lady fair
The story is perhaps a bit of a stretch regarding some of the travels of the lady, but a fun read. Most of the characters are well developed and the plot interesting enough to propel the story.
The story is perhaps a bit of a stretch regarding some of the travels of the lady, but a fun read. Most of the characters are well developed and the plot interesting enough to propel the story.
November 7, 2017
Lord Rogue
I loved this story, I recommend everyone to read this book. I look forward to reading more of her books. Kattie 11/6/17.
I loved this story, I recommend everyone to read this book. I look forward to reading more of her books. Kattie 11/6/17.
November 15, 2017
Read to 54% and gave up. Boring. No chemistry between Alicia and Travis
November 23, 2017
Now thats what I call a fantastic read. loved it. It was well written. I couldn't put the book down.
November 29, 2017
Fantastic read.
Well it took the Lord long enough to realize how much he loved his wife. Loved how this story turned out. This is one book that I'll read again.
Well it took the Lord long enough to realize how much he loved his wife. Loved how this story turned out. This is one book that I'll read again.
December 1, 2017
Intriguing start, but rapidly devolved into an endless mishmash of angst and melodrama.
March 26, 2019
Great!
Enjoyable story line. Always stories of romance in the old west are fun to read, especially when they are exceptionally written.
Enjoyable story line. Always stories of romance in the old west are fun to read, especially when they are exceptionally written.
March 10, 2019
Loved the hero
March 15, 2019
Good story
I enjoyed the characters and plot. It was different. The author added some history to the story. I enjoyed the book.
I enjoyed the characters and plot. It was different. The author added some history to the story. I enjoyed the book.
April 6, 2019
Could not possibly finish. I can’t stand the main character, her actions, or thoughts and overreactions. I tried skimming to the end but even that was beyond my endurance.
March 14, 2018
It is a great book to read
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