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The Curious Rogue
It was a strange experience for Elizabeth Jeffries to have a rogue jump into her carriage on a rainy night--and kiss her passionately. She was disturbed more by the excitement of his embrace than fear of him. And though he vanished, the memory of him lingered, making it difficult for Elizabeth to marry the foppish Comte de Cavilon--though Cavilon's tender ways intrigued her. Georgian Romance by Joan Vincent; originally published by Dell Candlelight Georgian Special
- GenresHistorical Romance
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First published April 1, 1981
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July 15, 2015
I wouldn't marry the heroine for the world!
The story is simple enough: a mysterious man jumps in a lady's carriage while on the run, and steals a kiss before he leaves. There is no lasting damage to both though he is intrigued enough to find out the lady's name. Then, he assumes his other identity as the wealthy Comte de Cavilon and encounters the same lady in London, and just after two meetings has professed himself in love with her and asks her to marry him - but she refuses because she hates all Frenchmen (for her brother is a soldier imprisoned in France) and dislikes his dandyish ways. But, with the help of Cavilon's friends (hero and heroine of Honour's Debt), Elizabeth begins to regret her harsh treatment of Cavilon.
First odd, the characters have no personality. Elizabeth is a cut board figure of what I don't even know, as she is outrageously rude, mean, and stubborn but her aunt and uncle actually lets her behave so in public. Cavilon is not so mean, but it makes no sense how he even fell in love with Elizabeth and then tries to test her to see if she would marry him even when she abhors him - to prove that she is not solely interested in his wealth (see? It makes no sense). He also continues to play his dandy role to a tee for reasons that are never explained.
What's worse, Elizabeth requests Cavilon's help repeatedly, and she doesn't even seem grateful for them, but instead insult him when he refuses to go to France to help her imprisoned brother.
This girl is a mean nitwit! England is at war with France and she wants someone who is still barely more than a stranger (since she refused to marry him) to risk his life and break into a French prison. Hah!
Don't waste your time with this. I was misguided by the positive reviews but the characters are too idiotic to be believed.
The story is simple enough: a mysterious man jumps in a lady's carriage while on the run, and steals a kiss before he leaves. There is no lasting damage to both though he is intrigued enough to find out the lady's name. Then, he assumes his other identity as the wealthy Comte de Cavilon and encounters the same lady in London, and just after two meetings has professed himself in love with her and asks her to marry him - but she refuses because she hates all Frenchmen (for her brother is a soldier imprisoned in France) and dislikes his dandyish ways. But, with the help of Cavilon's friends (hero and heroine of Honour's Debt), Elizabeth begins to regret her harsh treatment of Cavilon.
First odd, the characters have no personality. Elizabeth is a cut board figure of what I don't even know, as she is outrageously rude, mean, and stubborn but her aunt and uncle actually lets her behave so in public. Cavilon is not so mean, but it makes no sense how he even fell in love with Elizabeth and then tries to test her to see if she would marry him even when she abhors him - to prove that she is not solely interested in his wealth (see? It makes no sense). He also continues to play his dandy role to a tee for reasons that are never explained.
What's worse, Elizabeth requests Cavilon's help repeatedly, and she doesn't even seem grateful for them, but instead insult him when he refuses to go to France to help her imprisoned brother.
This girl is a mean nitwit! England is at war with France and she wants someone who is still barely more than a stranger (since she refused to marry him) to risk his life and break into a French prison. Hah!
Don't waste your time with this. I was misguided by the positive reviews but the characters are too idiotic to be believed.
August 26, 2018
The Curious Rogue is just a simple historical romance. The characters are standard to the point that nowadays they would be almost parodies of themselves. You have the dashing rogue, the mature yet innocent maiden and the all the supporting characters who have been waiting for the rogue or maiden to find their true love.
Elizabeth isn’t the most likable of heroines and there wasn’t enough depth to Martin or the Comte de Cavilon. What I did like was that the author didn’t waste my time overly discussing scenery that I have seen in other historical romances. The characters meet, have their standard conflicts and finally find peace together.
This book was a good brain break for me after a very stressful past few weeks so I was easy on the review.
Elizabeth isn’t the most likable of heroines and there wasn’t enough depth to Martin or the Comte de Cavilon. What I did like was that the author didn’t waste my time overly discussing scenery that I have seen in other historical romances. The characters meet, have their standard conflicts and finally find peace together.
This book was a good brain break for me after a very stressful past few weeks so I was easy on the review.
February 18, 2021
Looks can be deceiving
Really enjoyed this book. The characters are exciting and believable and there is plenty of adventure. I look forward to reading more from this author.
Really enjoyed this book. The characters are exciting and believable and there is plenty of adventure. I look forward to reading more from this author.
August 30, 2013
The rogue or the Comte? What a dilemma for Elizabeth but in the end honour and true love win out. This was an intriguing tale of secret identities, clandestine trips between England and France during war, and, of course, romance. A very satisfying read overall. The story is developed at a nice pace and by the time the big reveal happens at the end it feels natural unlike other novels where everything is quickly wrapped up and all is resolved in a short period of time.
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