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Source: my own shelves
Beauvallet
by
Georgette Heyer
historical romance in a paperback edition that was published by Arrow on January 5, 2006 and has 272 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include These Old Shades, Bath Tangle, Lady of Quality, The Black Moth, Venetia, The Spanish Bride, Simon the Coldheart, A Civil Contract, Regency Buck, An Infamous Army, Frederica, The Unknown Ajax, Black Sheep, Sprig Muslin, Sylvester or the Wicked Uncle, The Grand Sophy, These Old Shades, Arabella, Powder and Patch, The Reluctant Widow, The Nonesuch, False Colours, The Corinthian, April Lady
Second in the Beauvallet historical romance set on the high seas.
My Take
It’s a pirate’s li…er, privateer’s life for me! A second son, Nicholas Beauvallet has acquired quite a reputation on the Spanish Main and Phillip II has put a high price on his head. Which explains why Don Juan puts his ship at risk even though he’s carrying the ex-governor of Santiago and his daughter.
Nick’s promise to set the governor and his daughter, Doña Dominica, onto Spanish soil simply confirms his bravado. Doña Dominica hopes this is enough to sustain her while she awaits Beauvallet’s arrival in Spain to carry her off to England.
After making the royal and family rounds, Nick heads back to Spain undercover for Walsingham as he seeks his bride. Grand adventures are afoot as Nick meets the Spanish king and parties around Madrid searching for Dominica looking to steal her out from under her greedy family’s nose.
Grand, exaggerated characters with realistic dialog makes for an exciting read; this follows Georgette Heyer’s Simon the Coldheart as part of a family series.
The Cover
The cover on my version seems absolutely perfect with its burning ship forming a background for an arrogant, well-dressed English pirate protecting his bejeweled Spanish lady. I’m incredibly unimpressed with the current version.
