The Calico Countess

by Barbara Hazard

An outspoken young beauty vows that a certain notorious lord will never be her master!!!... When Miss Lorna Jarrett met Lord Peter Truesdale, the Earl of Norwell, they detested each other at first sight. The Earl was certain he had never met a young lady so unbending in manner and so shockingly outspoken in opinion as this country-bred miss. Lorna was convinced she had never met a gentleman so infuriatingly arrogant and so thoroughly conceited as this smug lord from London. Needless to say, they both did everything in their power to escape being matched with each other. Needless to say, everything was not quite enough!

Genres: Romance, Regency

221 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1984

About the author

Barbara (Booth) Hazard, a resident of Exeter, NH, died on October 25, 2019 in Boston, MA surrounded by family. Born in 1931 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of Albert L. and Lillian (Holland) Booth, she was raised and educated in New England. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1953 and was briefly employed by Ginn & Company in Boston as a Technical Editor. She married Donald T. Hazard in 1954 and next worked as a Graphic Designer/Artist for a Concord, NH advertising firm.

Originally trained as a musician, Mrs. Hazard also studied oil painting with Amy Jones and for a time had several shows in New York and Vermont. She began to write historical fiction in 1978. First published in 1981, she went on to write and publish 48 books, several of which are also in circulation abroad. She won several awards for her writing.

Mrs. Hazard wrote that there were several things in her life that she was most proud of; being Concertmaster of the MA All State Orchestra in Symphony Hall in Boston, having a successful career as an artist and as a writer, which was her greatest love besides her husband, three sons and their wives.

She loved New England and in particular, Cape Cod, which she visited every year for most of her life. Her other loves included her family, reading and music. She also wrote under the pen name of Lillian Lincoln.

Reviews

[Spazfungus · Rating 2 out of 5]

liked the managing aunt and her posse, liked the heroine, never warmed to the hero, even though all of his overbearing actions were due to being too much in what he thought was unrequited love. felt the tension was a little contrived, and the book a bit too long.

peter calls on the wrong miss Jarrett, Lorna doesn't correct him in order to save her shy cousin melanie from the overbearing forceful man, peter's aunt agatha, sets a trap faking malanie's kidnapping and forcing Peter and Lorna alone overnight, they marry, they love/hate each other, neither knowing the other's true feelings, Aunt agatha again decides to take matters in her own hands, provides Lorna with rakish cousin Geoffrey to flirt with, forcing Peter to declare his possessiveness, which Geoffrey explains to Lorna is actually love

[Biv Abellana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's like Pride and Prejudice, with the cat and mouse game between the hero and the heroine. Their love-hate relationship are fun to read, with it's thick sexual tension. Love the supporting characters like the Dowager Duchess and her minions. The older historical romance authors like Barbara Hazard are way better writers I can honestly say.

[LemontreeLime · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed the Dowager Aunt Agatha and her partners 'in crime'. But i just could not like the hero, or his barbaric actions towards the heroine.