Milady Hot-at-Hand

by Elizabeth Chater

Andrea is devastated when her father, the count, and sister, Pola, are murdered. Determined to unmask the killer, Andrea puts her very honor at stake when she disguises herself as a young, fair-haired boy. It is a dangerous facade, but necessary if she is to exact her revenge. Andrea has only one suspect, her stoic brother-in-law, Lord Kyle. But she doesn't expect the handsome Scotsman's gaze to be so penetrating or his arms so powerful. Soon Andrea finds herself falling in love with a man who may have murd

Genres: Regency, Clean Romance, Historical Romance, Historical, Romance

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Elizabeth Chater (1910-2004) was the author of more than twenty-four novels and countless short stories. She received a B.A. from the University of British Columbia and an M.A. from San Diego State University and joined the faculty of the latter in 1963 where she began a lifelong friendship with science fiction author Greg Bear. She was honored with The Distinguished Teacher award in 1969 and was awarded Outstanding Professor of the Year in 1977. After receiving her Professor Emeritus, she embarked on a new career as a novelist with Richard Curtis as her agent. In the 1950s and 60s she published short stories in Fantastic Universe Magazine and The Saint Mystery Magazine, and she won the Publisher’s Weekly short story contest in 1975. At the age of sixty-eight, she began writing in the romance genre and published twenty-two novels over an eight-year period. She also wrote under the pen names Lee Chater, Lee Chaytor, and Lisa Moore. For more information, please visit: https://elizabethchaterbooks.com.

Reviews

[Joan · Rating 1 out of 5]

First published in 1981

What idiot thought it would be a good idea to republish this load of sexist, abusive, vile claptrap??

FFS . The 'Hero' (who is an alpha male of the WORST kind) whips her with his riding crop, deliberately aiming at her face. He kidnaps her, throws her in his dungeon, threatens to have her stripped and horsewhipped, starves her, treats her with utter utter contempt (even when he discovers she is a woman and not a man)

And of COURSE she falls MADLY in LURVE with him.

I'd have taken my jewel encrusted family dagger and sliced off his goolies - verra verra slowly. And then I would have stuffed them in his mouth.

Enough of this author. This is simply VILE.

[Lisa Whitehead · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic read on a freezing day by the warm fire. A novel idea and well written characters.

[Rachael · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the best story, but an easy read.

[suzi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would have been a solid four but there were parts near the end that I didn't like. More of personal preference (ML harming FL, FL suddenly beciming TSTL)

[Conny W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

a very exciting and thrilling, historic Romance !

[Hafiza · Rating 2 out of 5]

First published in 1981, was free when I downloaded it.
Heroine disguises herself as a boy to see if her brother-in-law killed her sister.
Weird third person/omniscient narrative style makes the story feel distant.
Skimmed to finish.

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

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