Francis Rohan, Comte de Giverney, Viscount Rohan, Baron of Glencoe, is an Englishman living in exile in France. He's also known as the King of Hell for the secret society of aristocrats that he hosts for dark parties at his large estate. At the ripe age of 39, he's seen and done it all and is bored until he meets Elinor Harriman, also an English expat, who crashes one of his parties looking for her crazed mother. She reluctantly accepts his help if only to protect her beautiful younger sister from his attentions, but Rohan has set his sights on Elinor.
This is the first book that I've read by Stuart and really enjoyed her writing. Elinor and Rohan made a very interesting hero and heroine. There was lots of verbal sparring with a tug-of-war quality to their relationship. Throw in surprises on both sides, assassination attempts, as well as an ordinary looking heroine who has what is referred to as "The Nose," and a much better than average historical romance is born. 409 pages.
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