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Dear Reader:Lord Harry, one of my first novels, was originally titled Lord Harry's Folly. I've rewritten the story extensively, adding to and changing dialogue, actions, and descriptions, yet the original plot is still here. I'm convinced-and I'm sure you will be too-that the characters are much happier now that they've lived with me for fifteen years and taught me more about themselves.Lord Harry is really Henrietta Rolland, a young aldy who assumed the guise if a gentleman to track down and kill Jason Cavander, the marquess of Oberlon, the man she believes responsible for her brother Damien's death at the Battle of Waterloo. She wants to challenge him to a duel. When he's lying at her feet, then and only then will she tell him why she's killed him, and who she really is. Unfortunately, there's a really big snag.You will laugh at Lord Harry's outrageous adventures. Together, Jason and Henrietta Rolland will touch you-they did me and still continue to do so. Do let me know what you think of my rewrite. Enjoy!
Author Notes
Catherine Coulter was born on December 26, 1942 in Cameron County, Texas. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and a master's degree in early 19th century European history from Boston College. Her first novel, The Autumn Countess, was published in 1978. Before becoming a full-time writer in 1982, she worked on Wall Street as a speech writer. Since then she has written over 65 books including The Aristocrat, Afterglow, False Pretenses, Impulse, and Born to Be Wild. She also writes the FBI Thriller series and numerous historical romance trilogies including the Song, Star, Magic, Night, Bride, Viking, and Legacy Trilogies. She writes A Brit in the FBI series with J. T. Ellison.
(Bowker Author Biography)
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Lord Harry is introduced as an adventurous young buck from northern England who shoots and parties as well as or better than his peers. As Coulter's novel progresses, it turns out that Lord Harry is actually Henrietta Rolland, disguised to set a trap for the man she believes responsible for her brother's death. She is convinced the marquess of Oberlon, Jason Cavander, used his connections to arrange her brother's transfer back to active service and his fatal assignment at Waterloo. She challenges him to a duel, and in the aftermath her gender is uncovered by Cavander, who falls in love with her, protests his innocence concerning her brother's death, and swears to help her discover the truth. Incredulous but entertaining romantic fiction that is an extensive revision of one of Coulter's earliest novels, Lord Harry's Folly. ~--Denise Perry Donavin
