Emerald by Lauren Royal

Posted by Mrs Giggles on October 17, 2000 in 2 Oogies, Book Reviews, Genre: Historical

Emerald by Lauren Royal

Signet, $6.50, ISBN 0-451-20142-6
Historical Romance, 2000

Scotland. Scottish heroine named Cait.

Regency London. English nobleman masquerading as highwayman/secret agent/whatever.

Heroine who is book smart and unladylike. Forced to marry or her money will go to her incompetent brother.

Hero trying to solve Big Conspiracy. Mistakes heroine as Emerald, secret agent rogue temptress, accidentally injures her, and takes her under his wing.

Love.

Chases.

Boinking after brushes with death.

Confusing narration, haphazard chase scenes, and one-note characterization.

ZZZZZZZZZZZ…

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