Yankee Earl

by Shirl Henke

A proper English miss is horrified to discover her father has promised her hand in marriage to a brash American privateer who?s set society aflame with his daring exploits and her own heart racing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843952415
• ISBN13: 9780843952414
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Vivid characters and Ever evolving storyline.

I agree with the above reviews wholeheartedly.The hero is delightful and the heroine is a very strong woman. I can't give this a 5 only because one wonders why the hero puts up with the constant barrage of namecalling from his "betrotheed". It gets a bit old after awhile.She made her point clearly over and over and over.............Fortunately jason had a great sense of humor and a lot of tolerance..........

exciting historical romance

The Honorable Miss Rachel Fairchild is horrified to learn that a colonial nobody is the new Earl of Falconridge. She wonders how this Jason Beaumont from America will know the proper deportment of an English aristocrat when he was living in some barbaric land. To make matters worse for the athletic Rachel, her father expects her to marry this "American nobody".From the moment they meet with Rachel lying in mud staring up at Jason, sparks fly, not all positive. In fact more are negative as Rachel makes it clear how she classifies this intruder. Jason sees Rachel as a hellcat probably not worth the trouble, but taming this shrew sounds so sweet. As they fall in love encouraged by their families, neither he nor Rachel ever expected that she would tame him..YANKEE EARL is an exciting historical romance that the audience will enjoy due to the intelligent acerbic exchanges (perhaps barbs might be more accurate) between the two lead protagonists. Though similar tales have been told, Shirl Henke's entry stands out due to the strong cast from the lead dueling duo to the meddling matchmakers from each respective family to the shocked Ton not sure how to react to the behavior of Jason and Rachel. This battle of the sexes is fun to observes as this is one time a tie is a win for both participants and the reader.Harriet Klausner

The Countess and the Yankee Earl - Pure Delight

Jason Beaumont, an American heir to his grandfather, the Marquess of Carlyle, was now the Earl of Falconridge. Dubbed by the ton as the `Yankee Earl'. Rachel Fairchild was none too pleased that this had occurred as her beloved estate of Harleigh adjoined Falconridge. Rachel, tall, dark-haired, eldest daughter of Viscount Harleigh was something of an ape-leader. She'd rather be working in the stables or getting her hands dirty working the soil than attending a ball, batting her eyelashes or flirting with any of the ton's eligible males. Quite outspoken, she'd chased off every suitor who had the temerity to ask for her hand. Rachel definitely had other plans for her life, which did not include a husband who would take away her independence. Rachel met Jason by accident. Riding hard to avoid being shot he ran into Rachel and knocked her into the mud. When he finally got a good look at the person he'd knocked down - dressed in britches, with mud on her face, Jason mistook her for a `country wench'. Rachel was not impressed with him either as his arrogance, bold looks and manner did not endear him to her. However, the real surprise would come when between her father and Jason's grandfather, they would find themselves the main attraction of their `surprise' betrothal ball! Furious at having the choice of his bride taken from him, Jason had no intention of getting married. Rachel was none too pleased either over hearing the news and dumped her glass of champagne on Jason's head! Trying to make the most of a bad situation, Rachel, not wanting to give up her independence or the running of her estate, joined with Jason in plans to thwart both the patriarchs and help Jason and his brother escape England and return to America. But, before that happened the antagonistic sparring began to turn into `foreplay'-- for both of them!I truly enjoyed the verbal sparring and double entendres the two protagonists had in the dialog of this book. This battle of the sexes between Rachel and Jason while often used as a vehicle in many romance books was extremely enjoyable here. Jason's arrogance was a perfect foil for Rachel's cutting wit. I loved her independence at taking care of herself, what with her hounds as bodyguards, the stiletto she kept in her boot, or the brace of guns she carried tucked into her waistband. Not your typical countess but totally unique - I loved her! The mystery of who was trying to 'off' the Earl was a bit of a twist but clues were there. Obviously, the plot has been used before but the sparkling dialog and double entendres made the story original and speed along and hard to put down. Very Enjoyable.