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Ravensdale
Lucinda
Elliot
Genre: Spoof Historical Romance
Publisher: Elliot
Date of Publication: April 2014
ISBN: 9780992736125
ASIN: B00JSPXQV8
Number of pages: 327 pages
Word Count: 86, 000
Cover Artist: Streetlight
Graphics
Tagline:
A satire on the old tropes of the wild young Earl, wanted for murder through
the machinations of a conniving cousin, turned higywayman and seeking to clear
his name.
Book Description:
The
author is proud to announce that this novel has become her second to win a
B.R.A.G medallion for outstanding self-published fiction.
For those who love a satire on
the cliches of historical romance, which at the same time draws them into the
adventure.
When the group of highwaymen,
headed by the disgraced Earl Ravensdale hold up the hoydenish Isabella Murray’s
coach, she knocks one of them down and lectures them all on following Robin
Hood’s example. In fact, she has been long resisting the urge to escape from
her parents' plans for her advantageous marriage and become one herself.
The rascally Reynaud Ravensdale –
otherwise known as the dashing highwayman Mr Fox – is fascinated by her spirit.
He escaped abroad three years
back when he fell under suspicion of shooting a friend dead after a quarrel.
Rumour has it that his far more respectable cousin was involved. Now, having
come back during his father’s last illness, the young Earl has largely lost
hope of clearing his name of murder, living as an outlaw as he is, and having
sworn to protect someone else who was involved in the quarrel.
Isabella’s ambitious parents are
eager to marry her off to Ravensdale’s cousin, the next in line to his title.
The totally unromantic Isabella is even ready to elope with her outlaw admirer
to escape this fate – on condition that he teaches her how to be a highwaywoman
herself.
This hilarious spoof uses vivid
characters and lively comedy to bring new life to a theme traditionally
favoured by historical novelists – that of the wild young Earl, who, falsely
accused of murder by the machinations of a conniving cousin and prejudged by
his reputation, takes up life as an outlaw.
‘Ravensdale’
is a fast paced, funny and light hearted read from the writer of ‘That
Scoundrel Émile Dubois’, and follows the adventures of Émile Dubois' equally
roguish cousin just prior to the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. It
can be read as an independent novel.
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