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PINNACLE BOOKS
The
Devereux Trilogy
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Highland
Fire
ISBN: 1-55817-783-3
At the Battle of Waterloo, Lord Iain
Randal promises his dying cousin David, that he will return to his
lands in Scotland.
Upon his return, Rand is set upon by
a band of brigands intent on mischief. Rand has no way of knowing
that one member of the outlaws has an intense dislike for the English
Sassenach, even though he is now the Chief of the Clan Randal.
Granddaughter of Glenshiel, but illegitimate
by birth, Caitlin Randal is an independent, shrewish, somewhat dowdy
young woman, with many facets to her character. When this stubborn
miss and the arrogant lord meet, there is a resounding clash of
tempers.
Forced into marriage by her grandfather,
neither can deny the sexual current that crackles between them.
They become husband and wife and lovers, and hide what is really
in their hearts. But there is a mystery to be resolved, and can
Randal stop an unknown presence before Caitlin's life is destroyed?
Sensual and with a well matched
hero and heroine, Highland Fire
is a delightfully witty joy of a book from a most gifted storyteller.
(Joan Hammond, Romantic Times, 1994)
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Cherished
ISBN: 1-55817-748-5
This is the third book of a trilogy that follows
the fortunes of three young members of the Devereux family as they
escape from the violence of revolution-torn France to England and
North America.
Leon's story:
At sixteen, high-born Lady Emily Brockton had been forced by circumstances
to wed the notorious, seductive Leon Devereux. But theirs had
been a marriage in name only, and the handsome rakebell had soon
set sail for America, leaving his chaste young bride alone and
at the mercy of every fortune-hunting scoundrel in the ton. Five
years after, they would meet againt at a society ball, when a
masked stranger swept Emily into his virile embrace. But it was
a dangerous destiny that had brought Devereux back to England
and to the woman he'd sworn to possess at all costs. And even
as Emily found herself surrendering to his searing caress, a treacherous
enemy threatened to tear her forever from the arms of the man
she'd vowed never to love, but now could no longer live without!
A glorious, wonderful book! I defy
anyone reading the opening chapter not to feel compelled to read
the whole book. I consider Elizabeth Thornton a major find. (Mary
Balogh, bestselling author of Heartless,
1993)
Elizabeth Thornton blends suspense,
mystery, sensuality, and colorful historical details to produce
an intriguing tale. (Kathe Robin, Romantic Times,
1993)
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Velvet is the
Night
ISBN: 1-55817-598-9
This is the second book of a trilogy
that follows the fortunes of three young members of the Devereux
family as they escape from the violence of revolution-torn France
to England and North America.
Claire's story: She swore
she'd never love him. He was cold, ruthless, evil . . . and as
the newly appointed commissioner, Phillipe Dubet had the power
of life and death over the local aristocracy. In return for her
family's safe passage out of the country, the breathtakingly lovely
Claire Devereux agreed to be his mistress. She had to live in
his luxurious quarters, be seen with him about town, and accommodate
his desires whenever he wished. Claire surrendered her body to
Dubet, but swore he'd never break her spirit. What she didn't
know was that the real Dubet had been abducted, and his American
twin brother, Adam Dillon, installed in his place as a spy. And
she was devastated to find that her body was not at all immune
to the pleasures of "Dubet's" caress, nor her heart
to his intoxicating comapny.
Sweeping from France to America,
Velvet is the Night
is a banquet for those who adore French history. Ms. Thornton gives
the reader great insight into this turbulent era in both France
and America . . . Velvet is the Night
continues to show Ms. Thornton's growth as a consummate historical
romance writer. (Romantic Times 1992)
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Tender the
Storm
ISBN: 1-55817-516-4
This is the first
book of a trilogy that follows the fortunes of three young members
of the Devereux family as they escape from the violence of revolution-torn
France to England and North America.
Zoë's story:
She was an engaging young lady of the French arsitocracy. He was
a daring Englislh nobleman turned secret agent. Together, Zoë
Devereux and the man she knew only as "Rolphe" fled
across wartorn France to the safety of England. Finding it impossible
to abandon the innocent girl to London's streets, Rolphe Brockford,
the Marques of Rivard, scandalized society by making Zoë
his wife, though in name only. But as Zoë blossomed from
waif-like child to passionate and desirable beauty, the rules
of the game changed. And nothing would ever be the same again.
The shining star
of Elizabeth Thornton takes on additional luster with the publication
of her latest gem of a book. In a stellar performance, Ms. Thornton
lures us into her magic world of love triumphant, and demonstrates
her complete mastery of the historical romance format. (Romantic
Times, 1991)
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Scarlet Angel"
ISBN: 1-55817-392-7
As the granddaughter of a highly placed
French diplomat, Gabrielle de Brienne was a valuable political pawn.
She was also the same Gabrielle who as a child had inadvertently
taken from Cam Colbourne, Duke of Dyson, the two people he loved
best in the world. The handsome nobleman had vowed to make her pay
for his suffering, and now the perfect opportunity presented itself.
He would abduct this eighteen-year-old hoyden - with the looks of
an angel and the manners of a ragamuffin - and hold her prisoner
in his Cornwall castle in order to manipulate her traitorous grandfather.
For years he had dreamed of having her at his mercy, and now nothing
less than her complete surrender would satisfy him.
The dazzling talent of Elizabeth
Thornton will make the cash registers ring like church bells in
August with this intensely passionate romance of an English duke
and a beautiful French termagant. This is Thornton's best work to
date. Beautifully integrating dramatic historical events into a
superbly developed plot, Ms. Thornton gifts us with a simply splendid
love story, one that epitomizes the very best in romance. Don't
miss it! (Romantic Times, 1990)
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