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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very interesting,
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This review is from: The Return of the Earl (Mass Market Paperback)
This is not a book filled with sex, zany characters, or anything paranormal. It is a traditional book. It is filled with good strong characters with a story to tell. You will enjoy the build up to the ending.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
enjoyable Regency romantic suspense,
This review is from: The Return of the Earl (Mass Market Paperback)
In 1800, Sir Gideon accused Lord Geoffrey Sauvage and his twelve year old son Christian falsely of stealing. Geoffrey and Christian are convicted and placed on the Retribution, heading to the South Seas. Geoffrey provides strength to his son and two other boys Amyas and Daffyd as they set sail as convicts. However, because of Geoffrey's skills to make money for his clients honed as an aristocratic working class soul, he makes a fortune for himself and his three charges.
Fifteen years later, Christian arrives in England to claim the Earldom from his cousin Hammond, whose future in-laws are irate. Christian points out the so-called accidents that have eliminated the last five earls and plans not to be number six. Hammond sends for Julianne Lowell, sister of Christian's best childhood friend now dead, to identify whether he is the real thing. As Julianne and Christian fall in love, she is not sure though he looks somewhat like the person she knew in childhood. Whether he is or is not does not matter to someone who plans to add the upstart to the list of dead earls. This is an enjoyable Regency romantic suspense that will remind readers of the movies The Return of Martin Guerre and Somersby as Julianne is not certain if the man she loves is an imposter or the real Christian. The story line action-packed, but the characters make the tale with many containing negative feelings towards others. Fans will enjoy this delightful tale in which the earldom is apparently the most dangerous position in England in spite of the Napoleonic War. Harriet Klausner
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Something was Missing.....,
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This review is from: The Return of the Earl (Mass Market Paperback)
Christian returns to England after 15 years of exile. He, along with his father and two other boys, were sent to New South Wales after being convicted of theft. He returns with the knowledge that he has inherited the Earldom of Egremont, a grand estate. However, the Earls of Egremont do not seem to be living very long. A cousin also lays claim to the Earldom and Christian must prove his existance.
Enters Julianne. To her, Christian is a connection to her brother, who died in the war. A former childhood friend, she befriends Christian in hopes of keeping her brother alive and to discover if he actually is the boy she vaguely remembers. There is family intrigue and lots of "getting to know" you moments in this book. However, something is missing from the main characters. To me, there is a lack of passion between the main characters. The kisses were luke warm and the consummation was ho-hum. I did not feel that this couple felt a burning for each other. I also did not think that Christian did much to earn Julianne's loyalty so quickly. This type of love may work for some readers though. I, however, prefer more passion in my books. THE RETURN OF THE EARL is my first book by Ms. Layton and will probably be my last.
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