The Scoundrel [Hardcover]

Claire Delacroix (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 362 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books; Book Club edition (2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739436422
• ISBN-13: 978-0739436424
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,820,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

NYT bestselling author Claire Delacroix always loved stories, both telling them and hearing them. She sold her first romance novel - THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE - in 1992 and has been happily writing romances ever since. She makes her home with her family, a number of incomplete knitting projects and a lot of overgrown houseplants. Claire loves to travel, to cook, to ride her bike and to read.

In 2011, Claire has been re-releasing many of her historical romances in digital format. For more information about these releases, please visit her website at http://www.delacroix.net. You can also search for Kindle editions of her books right here on Amazon.

Visit Claire's website, Chateau Delacroix, at
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Claire also writes as Deborah Cooke:
http://www.deborahcooke.com

She blogs most weekdays at her blog, Alive & Knitting, at
http://www.delacroix.net/blog

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative medieval romance, August 5, 2003

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Scoundrel (Mass Market Paperback)

In 1371 THE SCOUNDREL Gawain Lammergeier offers for sale what his father stole years ago from its locale in Inverfyre, Scotland, the Titulus Croce. Lady Elspeth near death informs her daughter Evangeline that her father died over the theft and that the legendary icon will affirm her unborn grandson's rightful place and bring prosperity to the area. Evangeline vows to make it right.

Evangeline catches up to Gawain and seduces him, but when he awakens the next morning the Titulus Croce is gone. Angry that he was duped by sex, albeit the best he ever had, Gawain goes after the female scoundrel who stole his prize possession. Gawain catches up to her and so begins a contest of wits and some physical interplay between two obstinate individuals who fail to see that Aphrodite may have solved the issue of ownership as love has entered the battle.

Fans of fourteenth century Scottish romances will enjoy the battle of sexes due to the lead characters, both heroic and rogues in their own ways. The prime plot is clever and the war of words fun, however the rotating chapters first person narrative seems to slow down the action even as it enables the audience to better understand the principal protagonists. Claire Delacroix provides an engaging whimsical tale that an appreciative audience will cherish.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get in touch with the Scoundrel again, you'll be glad you did, April 13, 2011

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Deborah Haupt (Portage des Sioux, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Scoundrel (The Rogues of Ravensmuir) (Kindle Edition)

Gawain Lammergeir is a thief and a scoundrel, he's been driven out of many places even his own brother's keep so when he's totally and entirely seduced by who he thinks is a woman of ill repute he looses more than a night's sleep.
Fifteen years ago a thief came to Inverfyre and took not only it's hospitality but it's most cherished and treasure relic, one that has cost Inverfyre everything and Evangeline is willing to do anything to get that relic back and if that means seducing the scoundrel, so much the better because maybe she may get more than just the relic.
Welcome back to medieval Scotland and welcome back to the Lammergeir family of scoundrels and rogues. This is the story of Gawain the Scoundrel and Evangeline of Inverfyre his lady fair and what a tale it is with all the pageantry and pain that was the era. Ms. Delacroix is most accurate in her recounting of the simplicity as well as the enormousness of the period. With her storyline set in medieval Scotland where her readers will revel in castles and lords and ladies she continues her saga of the Lammergeir family in splendid detail. Her characters are also period accurate in their manner, speech and attire as well as the dialogue which is hard to understand at first but totally necessary and quite enjoyable after you get into the read. Her hero Gawain and heroine Evangeline are two exceptionally developed characters very in depth and detailed. Their romance is however at times a comedy of errors and at times a true tragedy for their seemingly unattainable love. The love scenes are sensual, sexy and sizzle on the page and at times are quite naughty for your reading pleasure.
If it's been a while since you've read a historical romance or a while since you read Claire Delacroix, now's the time to get reacquainted with her, her characters and her beautiful tales as two of her historical series are being re-released for the Kindle and there will be others to follow so stay tuned.
Ms. Delacroix, I only have one thing to say, well okay two things, Thank You and keep them coming.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dynamite Second Installment on the Series!, December 28, 2003

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M. Rondeau (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Scoundrel (Mass Market Paperback)

Setting, 1371 Scotland ---- In THE SCOUNDREL, the second book in the Ravensmuir series, Gawain Lammergeier has stolen from his brother Merlyns keep the legendary Titulus Croce. Gawain feels that this is his due from a father who was to me the real scoundrel! Stopping for the night in an inn Gawain is approached by a stunningly beautiful whore who boldly set her sights on him acting as if she was there just waiting for his arrival. Gawain, being the scoundrel and thief that he was noted for, went along with her and they had a truly memorable night of bed sport made more memorable in the morning once he awakened and found the Titulus Croce gone!

The stunningly beautiful whore, turned out to be the Lady Elspeths daughter, Lady Evangeline of Inverfyre. Elspeth on her dying bed informed Evangeline that her father had died from a fit of apoplexy when after the theft of the legendary icon, the thieves offered to sell it back to him at an exorbitant price. Evangeline vowed to make it right, remembering from childhood the golden-haired thief whom she had once suffered a crush over. On her way to Ravensmuir to steal it back, it was by chance that she recognized Gawain entering the inn so she seized the moment and seduced him. The story is so lively after that with Gawain  who truly is a scoundrel (though charmingly so) himself - going boldly back again, and again, to steal it back from her. In some instances it was quite comical as these two matched wits against each other, even against the backdrop of some truly treacherous acts going on.

Claire Delacroix provides a truly imaginative tale that her legion of fans should truly appreciate in this second installment in the Ravensmuir series! Having read the third and first installments already, I can testify to the fact that these all stand-alone and are surely worth the effort of locating and enjoying both the sensual delights and wonderfully witty dialogs of this series.