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Simon the Coldheart
by
Georgette Heyer
historical romance in a paperback edition that was published by Arrow on January 5, 2006 and has 303 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, Beauvallet, 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
The first in the Beauvallet Dynasty historical romance series.
My Take
Not a typical Heyer romance for two reasons: it takes place in the early 1400s and whatever romance exists occurs in the last bit of the story. Still, it’s a good story as the dialog and descriptions of the people, their actions, and the scenery feel accurate for the time period.
Simon is a bastard whose noble father, Malvallet, has forgotten his existence and so Simon forces himself onto Malvallet’s enemy, Fulk of Montlice, as a page.
I rather like Simon’s approach to life, “I have not, yet I hold”, and it applies to everything, even as he is discovering love. A prickly, stabbing sort of love but, then, how very suitable for Simon of Beauvallet.
Enjoy Simon the Coldheart for its history.
