Adventurers

Rating:
Summary: A really great book.
Review: An heir who may be an imposter, and adventure and intrigue along England's shires.
Isabel is the protector to young Jamie, come to claim his inheritance from his grandfather, after his father is murdered by his own brother. While travelling through England they are met by Jamie's guardian-Lord Brett.
Various adventures, mishaps and imbroglios commence and they barely make it to Brett's home alive.
But, is Jamie the *real* heir? Or is he an imposter? And will Isabel and Brett fall in love?
I loved Isabel, she is feisty, smart, and not above hitting a man where it counts. Brett complements her and Jamie is a bright lad, who deserves his own book, someday.

Rating:
Summary: Lovely adventure - weak on history
Review: I have to agree that with the other reviewers that the characters are delightful and that the adventure carries you along - I even finished the book! I say this because I found a lot to annoy me along the way. The book takes place from late in 1803 until early 1804 - and while there is reference to the war going on, never is the short lived Peace of Amiens mentioned (1802-3) in relation to travel on the Continent by: 1) the lawyer 2) the hero or 3) the wicked uncle (who claimed to have been in France). Plus nothing about how the rival claimant may have got out of Europe.

I was also annoyed that the author couldn't make up her mind if the inheritance was a barony or a baronetcy - plus the villain could not have been disinherited in favor of the cousin who shouldn't have been able to inherit trhough the female line, etc, etc.

So 4+ stars for the characters and the adventure and 2 stars (or less) for the historical inaccuracy - at least the period is early enough that men still wore long hair -else the heroine would have had a problem.