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Scoundrel in Disguise (Hardcover)

by Annette Blair (Author)
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It seems as though Lady Jade Smithfield has ice water in her veins. She has no use for the men in her early Victorian world and has no compunctions about her unmarried state, habit of wearing men's clothes, or the unwanted, abused women and children she takes into her household. Marcus Fitzalan applies to Lady Jade to be her man of affairs, but, secretly, he is attempting to find out who is behind the accidents preventing the railroad from coming to their village in southeast England. What he discovers is that Lady Jade is behind the sabotage. Jade's senile grandmother signed over land to the railroad that Jade desperately wants to get back. Her negative feelings toward the male gender only increase Marcus' determination to win her over. He succeeds, but they still keep their secrets from each other. What begins as a typical bodice ripper turns out to be an enjoyable romp as Blair's characters grow beyond first impressions. Maria Hatton
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5.0 out of 5 stars OMG! This is outstanding!, Mar 21 2006
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This story is set on the East Sussex Coast, England, 1847. Jade Smithfield's grandmother unwittingly sold a land option to the South Downs Railroad before she died. When Jade learned that her man of affairs, Neil Kirby, engineered it, she discharged him. However, when Kirby left he took her inheritance, her copy of the land option sale, and the money from the sale with him. Jade needed that money and receipt if she was to have any hope of stopping the railroad from laying track on her property and keep them from uncovering her grandmother's secret. Then there is Giles Dudley, her fourth cousin twice removed. He intends to inherit the Peacehaven Estate by proving Jade's grandmother insane at the time she made her will. If he succeeds, Dudley inherits everything. Jade and all the people who depend on her will be thrown into the streets.

Marcus Fitzalan wants to save his disabled brother's railroad, and the families who will lose their living without it, by investigating into the railroad accidents halting construction. To do so, Marcus applies as Jade's new man of affairs. But Marcus finds out upon meeting Jade that his philandering days are over. The more learns about Jade and the women and children she takes care of, the more he knows that Jade must have a very good reason for wanting to stop the railroad's construction. However, he cannot help Jade if she does not trust and confide in him.

***** Author Annette Blair combines action and romance with strong characters and a bit of comedy to give her readers a story they will never forget! I could not help but fall in love with little Emmy and her puppy's antics. Nor could I stop myself from feeling as though I knew all the main and secondary characters for real. The story is written so smoothly that I felt as if I was a part of their circle. Such writing talent is rare and I am grateful to have come across this novel. It is heading straight for my Keeper Shelf, never to be loaned out, and hoarded for my future reading pleasure alone. Annette Blair is a master (or is it mistress?) of the Historical Romance genre. I cannot recommend this tale highly enough and I plan to tell everyone I know about it. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

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