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China Series #2
The Scarlet Princess
She had the pride of a princess -- and the hungers of a woman.
Beautiful young Adela Wynne was a woman divided. Her father had been Chinese royalty, her mother an American missionary. Now, after having finished her American education, Adela returned to a China where she was both prize and pawn in a vast struggle.
So many men wanted her -- each for his own needs. Yuan, the ruthlessly strong warlord, who lusted first for her imperial heritage, then for her exquisite body. Osborne, the reckless English adventurer who used her as a plaything of twisted ambition. And her foster brother, Charles, whom she lured into her bed, then could not keep out of her heart...for never before had a lover filled her with such excitement.
Adela had the power to rule all China -- but only wanted the one man she loved by her side
Beautiful young Adela Wynne was a woman divided. Her father had been Chinese royalty, her mother an American missionary. Now, after having finished her American education, Adela returned to a China where she was both prize and pawn in a vast struggle.
So many men wanted her -- each for his own needs. Yuan, the ruthlessly strong warlord, who lusted first for her imperial heritage, then for her exquisite body. Osborne, the reckless English adventurer who used her as a plaything of twisted ambition. And her foster brother, Charles, whom she lured into her bed, then could not keep out of her heart...for never before had a lover filled her with such excitement.
Adela had the power to rule all China -- but only wanted the one man she loved by her side
508 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 4, 1984
About the author
Christopher Nicole
225 books58 followersChristopher Robin Nicole was born on 7 December 1930 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), where he was raised. He is the son of Jean Dorothy (Logan) and Jack Nicole, a police officer, both Scottish. He studied at Queen's College in Guyana and at Harrison College in Barbados. He was a fellow at the Canadian Bankers Association and a clerk for the Royal Bank of Canada in Georgetown and Nassau from 1947 to 1956. In 1957, he moved to Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, where he currently lives, but he also has a domicile in Spain.
On 31 March 1951, he married his first wife, Jean Regina Amelia Barnett, with whom he had two sons, Bruce and Jack, and two daughters, Julie and Ursula, they divorced. On 8 May 1982 he married for the second time with fellow writer Diana Bachmann.
As a romantic and passionate of history, Nicole has been published since 1957, when he published a book about West Indian Cricket. He published his first novel in 1959 with his first stories set in his native Caribbean. Later he wrote many historical novels set mostly in tumultuous periods like World War I, World War II and the Cold War, and depict places in Europe, Asia and Africa. He also wrote classic romance novels. He specialized in Series and Sagas, and continues to write into the 21st century with no intention of retiring.
He signs his books as Christopher Nicole and uses several pseudonyms, some of them female. Pseudonyms used include: Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C. R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He wrote disaster thrillers in collaboration with his wife, Diana Bachmann, under the penname Max Marlow. Under his different pseudonyms he has worked with many publishing houses: Jarrolds, Hutchinson, Simon & Schuster, Coward-McCann & Geoghegan, Jove, Michael Joseph, Mills & Boon, and Severn House.
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On 31 March 1951, he married his first wife, Jean Regina Amelia Barnett, with whom he had two sons, Bruce and Jack, and two daughters, Julie and Ursula, they divorced. On 8 May 1982 he married for the second time with fellow writer Diana Bachmann.
As a romantic and passionate of history, Nicole has been published since 1957, when he published a book about West Indian Cricket. He published his first novel in 1959 with his first stories set in his native Caribbean. Later he wrote many historical novels set mostly in tumultuous periods like World War I, World War II and the Cold War, and depict places in Europe, Asia and Africa. He also wrote classic romance novels. He specialized in Series and Sagas, and continues to write into the 21st century with no intention of retiring.
He signs his books as Christopher Nicole and uses several pseudonyms, some of them female. Pseudonyms used include: Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C. R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He wrote disaster thrillers in collaboration with his wife, Diana Bachmann, under the penname Max Marlow. Under his different pseudonyms he has worked with many publishing houses: Jarrolds, Hutchinson, Simon & Schuster, Coward-McCann & Geoghegan, Jove, Michael Joseph, Mills & Boon, and Severn House.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christop... and
http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1009...
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June 19, 2025
I’ve liked other books by Mr Nicole, but this one just didn’t do it for me. Flat characters, too many political infodumps, & a background that I struggle to engage with…nope. DNF, pg 130-ish. I’ve got plenty of other chunky epics to read—it’s not worth battling through my disinterest.
{Note: This book is part of my ongoing quest to pluck tomes I’ve had unread for 7+ years & either love-and-keep or DNF-and-donate.}
{Note: This book is part of my ongoing quest to pluck tomes I’ve had unread for 7+ years & either love-and-keep or DNF-and-donate.}
October 8, 2022
Survivalist
Another great story by this author hence the 5 stars. So many twist and turns who is a friends and who is the enemy it's hard to work out as they all want to be in charge. Who will be that person you will have read the book to find out.
Another great story by this author hence the 5 stars. So many twist and turns who is a friends and who is the enemy it's hard to work out as they all want to be in charge. Who will be that person you will have read the book to find out.
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