Sabelle

by Veronica Sattler

The handsome Duke of Haverleigh has no idea that the masked woman he has roughly bedded in a brothel is actually his bride-to-be, Sabelle Corstairs, a tempestuous heiress who vows revenge on the nobleman

Genres: Historical Romance

Paperback

First published May 1, 1992

About the author

Veronica Sattler is the best-selling author of nine historical romances and two contemporaries. A native of New Jersey with an MA in English Literature from Rutgers University, Veronica lives in rural Pennsylvania with her daughter, Alyssa, two sassy cats and an Irish Wolfhound that weighs more than she does. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Novelists, Inc. and the Writers Union.

Reviews

[Bookophiliac · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rounded down from 2 1/2 stars.

I didn't care for the huge age gap - 17/34. I guess I didn't really care or notice when I was a 17 year old myself. The story is not so amazing or well written that I can look past it.
Might not have been a big deal if the author wasn't constantly alluding to it and how imperative it was for a dukedom to have a [young] virgin.

Of course this is all part and parcel with the pre-Regency Era but the story did not serve to save it.

[Stacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I LOVE Veronica Sattler. The Bargain remains one of my all-time favorite books. But for some reason, Sabelle just didn't do it for me. I found the timing of Justin's switch from innocent boy to jaded male to be ridiculously quick. Really...2 bad events in your 14 years and now you're a jaded, heartless, bastard? I don't know...I also found Sabelle to be silly...maybe I'm just too old :)