English Heiress

by Roberta Gellis

Book Overview

First in the Heiress series.Leonie de Conyers' life had been destroyed by the French Revolution. Her mother and brother died in the prison where she had been raped and starved for no greater crime... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440121418
• ISBN13: 9780440121411
• Release Date: September 1980
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 379 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Richly written historical romance

Half-French and half-English, Leonie de Conyers is caught in France during the Revolution. Her father murdered and she brutalized by rebel soldiers, she is saved however, by Englishman Roger St. Eyre, who was sent to find Leonie and her father when the man inherits a title and an estate. But the violence catches up with them and Roger and Leonie are forced to remain in Paris under the pretense of siding with the Revolution. In the process, they become lovers, and then their position is compromised when they are swept away in a plot to free Marie Antoinette. In The English Heiress, Gellis bring the French Revolution to life in all its glory. I was on pins and needles throughout the entire book for the setting was utilized to a degree where it could have been possible for Roger and Leonie to be caught out and guillotined. The relationship between the two leads is fascinating as Leonie, despite her past, is strong and independent, which leads to much clashing of personalities between she and Roger. Forever on the list of comfort reads, The English Heiress is a marvelous book.

Great historical from 18th Century

year is 1791 Europe. An English nobel is confronted with odd taskof saving Marie Antoinette and Leonie De Conyers from guillotine.Step out of Roberts Gellis usual period. But very well worth thetrip. She brings you there, the struggles of people during governmental outrage and growth. Intense characters, dynamicstory movement, excellent historical romance.

wonderful book

This is a very good book. This book as well as all the books of Roberta Gellis. I recommend this book. Read and enjoy.