- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Harlequin, Mills & Boon (18 Sep 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0263875369
- ISBN-13: 978-0263875362
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"Once again Cornick delivers a delightful journey to Regency England." - Romantic Times"
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His innocent mistress...? Discovering that she is the true heiress to the castle of Glen Clair puts orphaned Catriona in terrible danger. Knocked unconscious, she wakes to find herself bound, on a ship, in a dark cellar! As she comes to, she realizes she's not alone - Neil Sinclair, Master of Ross and heir to the Earl of Strathconan has been kidnapped also! Neil and Catriona escape on to a desert island. Forced to stay together in a small hut on the island, they grow closer but the sexual tension between them is almost too much to bear! When they are finally rescued by a passing ship, Neil claims they are betrothed to save Catriona's reputation. But will a convenient marriage really be the end of Catriona's adventures?
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first Nicola Cornick novel I have read, and when I began it, I was slightly put off by the present-tense approach (a personal preference) which I wasn't expecting in an historical romance.
However, I was soon glad I stuck with the story. This is a very clever romantic spin on the classic novel 'Kidnapped' by Robert Louis Stevenson (explained by the author in her 'Author's Note) and the writing style as well as the nicely paced content of the story keeps you turning pages.
Before I knew it, I had come to the end of the tale! The adventures of the rural heroine and tough, charming hero, their shipwrecked interlude and its following effects all add up to a wonderful story of which the main thread is the building, believable romance. The co-stars in this story are just as well painted as the main protagonists, each playing their part in descriptive prose which is almost lyrical at times.
It is a slightly different style of historical romance, admittedly, but totally engaging in its own unique way. Based on this fresh take on an old swashbuckling tale, I look forward to meeting some more of Cornick's characters...
However, I was soon glad I stuck with the story. This is a very clever romantic spin on the classic novel 'Kidnapped' by Robert Louis Stevenson (explained by the author in her 'Author's Note) and the writing style as well as the nicely paced content of the story keeps you turning pages.
Before I knew it, I had come to the end of the tale! The adventures of the rural heroine and tough, charming hero, their shipwrecked interlude and its following effects all add up to a wonderful story of which the main thread is the building, believable romance. The co-stars in this story are just as well painted as the main protagonists, each playing their part in descriptive prose which is almost lyrical at times.
It is a slightly different style of historical romance, admittedly, but totally engaging in its own unique way. Based on this fresh take on an old swashbuckling tale, I look forward to meeting some more of Cornick's characters...
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Robert Louis Stevenson's "Kidnapped (Penguin Classics)" was one of my favourite stories as a boy: that story of high adventure and the sequel, "Catriona" are two of his best-loved tales.
The author also loved Stevenson's book and she wrote this one as, in her words, "a homage to both Robert Louis Stevenson's wonderful story and to Scotland, one of the most beautiful countries on Earth."
Stevenson's classic begins in Summer 1751 as young David Balfour leaves the home where he grew up, following the death of his parents. Nicola Cornick's book begins in Summer 1802 as young Catriona Balfour buries her father and prepares likewise to leave her own childhood home.
This book is more of a romance than an adventure story, but many of the most enjoyable scenes in the original story, from the siege of the roundhouse to the wreck of the Cormorant, find an echo in Nicola Cornick's book.
The development of the story, characters, romantic tension and the depiction of the beauty of Scotland are alike well done: the historial era in which the story is set, fifty one years later, is of course a little different. Instead of the aftermath of the '45 rebellion, Nicola Cornick's hero and heroine are living through the brief Peace of Amiens which punctuated the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
Mostly this period is well described, there is just one significant clanger. One of the main characters, a naval officer, is given the rank of lieutenant commander which was not introduced into the Royal Navy until a hundred and twelve years after the date this book is set. (The first navy to introduce the rank was the U.S. Navy in 1862, and the Royal Navy did not follow suit until 1914.)
This mistake aside, it is an enjoyable, well written romance. If you do enjoy it, you should also try Stevenson's original, which is a work of genius.
The author also loved Stevenson's book and she wrote this one as, in her words, "a homage to both Robert Louis Stevenson's wonderful story and to Scotland, one of the most beautiful countries on Earth."
Stevenson's classic begins in Summer 1751 as young David Balfour leaves the home where he grew up, following the death of his parents. Nicola Cornick's book begins in Summer 1802 as young Catriona Balfour buries her father and prepares likewise to leave her own childhood home.
This book is more of a romance than an adventure story, but many of the most enjoyable scenes in the original story, from the siege of the roundhouse to the wreck of the Cormorant, find an echo in Nicola Cornick's book.
The development of the story, characters, romantic tension and the depiction of the beauty of Scotland are alike well done: the historial era in which the story is set, fifty one years later, is of course a little different. Instead of the aftermath of the '45 rebellion, Nicola Cornick's hero and heroine are living through the brief Peace of Amiens which punctuated the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
Mostly this period is well described, there is just one significant clanger. One of the main characters, a naval officer, is given the rank of lieutenant commander which was not introduced into the Royal Navy until a hundred and twelve years after the date this book is set. (The first navy to introduce the rank was the U.S. Navy in 1862, and the Royal Navy did not follow suit until 1914.)
This mistake aside, it is an enjoyable, well written romance. If you do enjoy it, you should also try Stevenson's original, which is a work of genius.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Kidnapped: His Innocent Mistress by Nicola Cornick
10 Mar 2009
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Meh. Nicola Cornick is an author I can normally count on to provide a couple of hours of good historical romance reading, but "Kidnapped: His Innocent Mistress" wasn't one of her better stories. She states in her intro that this book is her homage to RLS and it was easy to see that, however, the light-heartedness usually present was just missing for me in this tale.
When Catriona is left destitute and homeless after the deaths of both parents, she discovers her father actually had a brother! She's bookish and rather more fiery that most young women of her day, but she's very glad that she has a family to fall back on, even if it was one she never knew about before. The only downside she can see is the arrogant rogue that's sent to escort her to her new family. Why, less than 48 hours after meeting her, her's offering her carte blanche!
Sinclair will be an Earl one day, but he refuses to live the life of leisure his uncle, the Earl, demands. Instead he joined the British Navy at sixteen and has spent his years since then sowing his oats. He's captivated by Catriona's fire from the first, so when they end up kidnapped and shipwrecked together he has a devil of a time controlling his 'urges'.
I think I enjoyed the play on RLS's Kidnapped more than anything else in this book. By writing in the RLS style, it was hard for me to get a good 'feel' for the characters and their relationship. It had a more stilted tone and the hero and heroine stayed figures on paper rather than coming alive for me. The romance part of the book was definitely G-rated and the nasty plot at the end seemed more contrived to force a happy ending than something that came up naturally. But even though this one wasn't a winner, I'll continue to read Cornick's books because her normal writing style is one I enjoy.
When Catriona is left destitute and homeless after the deaths of both parents, she discovers her father actually had a brother! She's bookish and rather more fiery that most young women of her day, but she's very glad that she has a family to fall back on, even if it was one she never knew about before. The only downside she can see is the arrogant rogue that's sent to escort her to her new family. Why, less than 48 hours after meeting her, her's offering her carte blanche!
Sinclair will be an Earl one day, but he refuses to live the life of leisure his uncle, the Earl, demands. Instead he joined the British Navy at sixteen and has spent his years since then sowing his oats. He's captivated by Catriona's fire from the first, so when they end up kidnapped and shipwrecked together he has a devil of a time controlling his 'urges'.
I think I enjoyed the play on RLS's Kidnapped more than anything else in this book. By writing in the RLS style, it was hard for me to get a good 'feel' for the characters and their relationship. It had a more stilted tone and the hero and heroine stayed figures on paper rather than coming alive for me. The romance part of the book was definitely G-rated and the nasty plot at the end seemed more contrived to force a happy ending than something that came up naturally. But even though this one wasn't a winner, I'll continue to read Cornick's books because her normal writing style is one I enjoy.
lovely story
8 Dec 2010
Format:Paperback
This is the first Cornick I have read, and I loved it. Very well written, very amusing. I loved the dialect it was told in. I'm looking for it in hardback I liked it so much. Because I so enjoyed this one, I read a few other Cornick novels and was less impressed...so many explanation points!!!! So much improbable drama. If there are explanations points after nearly every spoken line, its an indication the story probably won't be good. So, I'm sticking with Mary Balogh for my Regency stories (and of course, the original, Georgette Heyer!).
Gender-reversed homage to Stevenson's classic, "Kidnapped."
25 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
It's a brave man or woman who attempts to put their own slant on a classic such as Robert Louis Stevenson's "Kidnapped (Penguin Classics)," which was one of my favourite stories as a boy. That tale of high adventure and the sequel, "Catriona" are two of his best-loved tales.
The author also loved Stevenson's book and she wrote this one as, in her words, "a homage to both Robert Louis Stevenson's wonderful story and to Scotland, one of the most beautiful countries on Earth."
Stevenson's original story begins in summer 1751 as young David Balfour leaves the home where he grew up, following the death of his parents. Nicola Cornick's book begins in Summer 1802 as young Catriona Balfour buries her father and prepares likewise to leave her own childhood home.
This book is more of a romance than an adventure story, but many of the most enjoyable scenes in the original book, from the siege of the roundhouse to the wreck of the "Cormorant", find echoes in Nicola Cornick's book.
The development of the story, characters, romantic tension and the depiction of the beauty of Scotland are alike well done: the historial era in which the story is set, fifty one years later, is of course a little different. Instead of the aftermath of the '45 rebellion, Nicola Cornick's heroine and hero are living through the brief Peace of Amiens which punctuated the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
Mostly this period is well described, but there is just one significant clanger. The hero is given the rank of lieutenant commander which was not introduced into the Royal Navy until a hundred and eleven years later. (The rank was first adopted by the U.S. Navy in 1862, and the RN followed in 1914.)
This mistake aside, it is an enjoyable, well written romance. If you do enjoy it, be sure to try Stevenson's original, which is a work of genius.
The author also loved Stevenson's book and she wrote this one as, in her words, "a homage to both Robert Louis Stevenson's wonderful story and to Scotland, one of the most beautiful countries on Earth."
Stevenson's original story begins in summer 1751 as young David Balfour leaves the home where he grew up, following the death of his parents. Nicola Cornick's book begins in Summer 1802 as young Catriona Balfour buries her father and prepares likewise to leave her own childhood home.
This book is more of a romance than an adventure story, but many of the most enjoyable scenes in the original book, from the siege of the roundhouse to the wreck of the "Cormorant", find echoes in Nicola Cornick's book.
The development of the story, characters, romantic tension and the depiction of the beauty of Scotland are alike well done: the historial era in which the story is set, fifty one years later, is of course a little different. Instead of the aftermath of the '45 rebellion, Nicola Cornick's heroine and hero are living through the brief Peace of Amiens which punctuated the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
Mostly this period is well described, but there is just one significant clanger. The hero is given the rank of lieutenant commander which was not introduced into the Royal Navy until a hundred and eleven years later. (The rank was first adopted by the U.S. Navy in 1862, and the RN followed in 1914.)
This mistake aside, it is an enjoyable, well written romance. If you do enjoy it, be sure to try Stevenson's original, which is a work of genius.
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