THE EARL & THE EMIGREE [Mass Market Paperback]

Elizabeth Chater (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 1985

The Earl of Stone and Hammer has always led a peaceful and undisturbed life. That is until a gorgeous young French woman shows up on the doorstep of his home. She brings news that his brother, who has been missing for years, is dead in the streets of France and that the young boy in front of him is his nephew. Cozette has brought the young boy all the way from France to save his life, for the French Revolution has seized Paris and virtually everyone is in danger. From that day on, the Earl has had to put up with this saucy young Frenchwoman who so tempts and torments his heart. But as the two grow closer, Cozette reveals her real reason for having so desperately escaped from France: she bears a message for the King of England himself! As Cozette comes closer and closer to danger, like a fly being tempted toward a spider, she and the once icy Earl become entangled in a web of their own making, one of mounting desire for each other.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 185 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett Crest Books (April 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449205428
• ISBN-13: 978-0449205426
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,387,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good intention but bad execution, December 1, 2011

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This review is from: The Earl and the Emigree (Paperback)

The blurb: The illustrious Earl of Stone and Hamer is quite uncharacteristically beside himself. This little French trollop, this ragamuffin Cozette, brings staggering news: his long-lost brother lay slain on the streets of Paris, and the forlorn little boy in front of him was his dear dead brother's son--papers prove it. Cozette, from sheer friendship, has gallantly smuggled the tiny orphan out of France, at great risk.

Now the icy young Earl finds himself awkwardly indebted to a saucy French chit, who becomes the boy's governess and prettily proceeds to drive the Earl mad--by flouting his commands, mocking his noble birth...and spurning his advances.

But Cozette springs a shocking surprise: she bears a secret French message intended for the King of England himself--an impossible mission! Boldly, she beseeches her proud master's help, little suspecting she already holds his heart hostage...

I found this blurb was actually better than the writing itself. The story had a promising beginning but soon fizzled and scattered apart: It had unbelievable events, unconvincing observance of proprieties, and unlikable characters (mostly the Earl and his aristocrats). Also the story was overly-ambitious--it had a Hodge-podge of too many happenings, this is is the case I would recommend "Less is More".