Description
From Library Journal After the Earl of Waverly, blue-deviled and thoroughly intoxicated, encounters Lisette Colling escaping from a Paris convent one night, he rashly promises to take her to her wealthy grandpere in England. Returning to a country he had fled in disgrace four years earlier, the earl, through a strange twist of fate, finds himself indebted to and aided by the very man whose wife he had once tried to seduce. Action-filled and classically witty, this delightful story takes traditional Regency fare a gamine heroine and an older, jaded hero (shades of Heyer's These Old Shades!), a marriage of convenience, a kidnapping, and a chase of grand proportions adds some refreshingly unexpected twists, and elegantly serves it up with charm and flair. The third in South's "Weaver" series, this romp is sure to garner new readers and please former fans, who will enjoy seeing the villain from The Weaver Takes a Wife (PrinnyWorld, 1999) turn into an honorable man and a marvelous hero without losing his rakish charm. South (Brighton Honeymoon) lives in Saraland, AL. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. Sheri Cobb South has a talented, witty and refreshingly original voice. -- Romance Reviews Today, October 2001 From the Inside Flap Forced by bankruptcy and scandal into exile in France, Lord Waverly expects never to return to his homeland until, staggering home from a gaming hell in the wee hours of the morning, he encounters a young novice escaping from a convent. When she asks him to escort her to England, promising him that her English grandfather will reward him handsomely for her safe conveyance, Waverly reluctantly agrees. Alas, Waverly soon realizes the enormity of his task. When he delivers the irrepressible Lisette to her grandfather's home only to discover that the old man is dead, Waverly is left with no alternative but to offer her the protection of his name. And when he is unexpectedly reunited with the woman whose marriage precipitated his flight to France, Waverly begins to discover that his marriage of convenience is likely to prove very inconvenient indeed... Sheri Cobb South is the author of five young adult novels, but her first love has always been the Regency. Her titles in this genre include the critically acclaimed THE WEAVER TAKES A WIFE and the award-winning MISS DARBY'S DUENNA. She lives in Mobile, Alabama with her husband and two children. Read more
Features & Highlights
- When a rogue assists--and unintentionally compromises--a young Frenchwoman escaping from a convent, the only hope for salvaging her reputation lies in a most inconvenient marriage.
