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Scarlet and Gold
Captain Lochiel Blackmoor will do anything to possess the beautiful untamed, and headstrong Athena Cortland, in a story of passion and peril set in colonial New York during the French and Indian War
480 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
About the author
Ellen Tanner Marsh
34 books30 followersEven though Ellen was born in Germany, she was raised in New Jersey (insert Jersey joke here). That’s probably why she suffered extreme culture shock when her family moved to South Carolina when she was sixteen.
After all, it's hard to be uprooted from a pretty colonial town, say goodbye to lifelong friends, and be dragged 800 miles south by your parents. Ellen freely admits that the transformation from Jersey Girl to Southern Belle was a rocky one.
But steeped in history, the Lowcountry of South Carolina is the perfect place for a writer to live, because Charleston’s gorgeous historic houses, cobblestone streets, and moss-draped gardens serve as the ultimate “romance laboratory.”
So 40 years later has Ellen acclimated to living here? "Heck yeah, y’all."
After all, it's hard to be uprooted from a pretty colonial town, say goodbye to lifelong friends, and be dragged 800 miles south by your parents. Ellen freely admits that the transformation from Jersey Girl to Southern Belle was a rocky one.
But steeped in history, the Lowcountry of South Carolina is the perfect place for a writer to live, because Charleston’s gorgeous historic houses, cobblestone streets, and moss-draped gardens serve as the ultimate “romance laboratory.”
So 40 years later has Ellen acclimated to living here? "Heck yeah, y’all."
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November 27, 2010Great cover, very racy, lots of skin and it was the fab 80's baby!!!
August 25, 2024
Have a conversation, please! Not my favorite trope in old historical romance, but this one was pretty action-packed so still entertaining. Miss Athena Courtland lived at Courtland Grace in NY with her spinster aunt since both her parents had died and her three brothers were off fighting in the French and Indian War. Athena missed her brothers terribly and made the foolish decision to infiltrate the fort/camp in order to see one of her brothers. She was disguised as a boy, but she ran into Captain Lochiel Blackmoor who saw through her disguise.
After this, Lochiel and Athena would see each other at different times, like at balls, dinner, when he saved her brother, etc. Sparks always flew but each had some cause to pull away. At one point a persistent suitor of Athena's decided to get back at her by sending a letter meant for her brother to Lochiel instead. It said things like darling, please come to me and I will await you in the garden. Who writes that to a brother? But Lochiel did come and they came together in passion.
So why did Stephen do this? He hoped to marry Athena and had to figure that something like that would happen. What did that gain him? Was he hoping that Athena would be "soiled" and then turn to him? Very bizarre, especially because he was jealous. Lochiel really knew that the letter was not meant for him and became very upset when he saw a shirtless man put his arm around Athena in the stables. He made instant assumptions and Athena did not try to explain that it was her brother come home for a visit. These assumptions followed these two across the book and became tedious after a while.
I also did not understand why Athena left the camp so quickly at one point in the book. Two men came to tell her that her aunt had died and they were to accompany her home. She did not even leave word with her trusted stablehand who had been traveling with her. Then when she gets home she accepts that Stephen had a marriage by proxy with her as her aunt's final wish. It went against her temperament that she would accept this without complaint. And of course, Lochiel thought she was in love with him. Ridiculous.
But I did enjoy this and loved the cover!
After this, Lochiel and Athena would see each other at different times, like at balls, dinner, when he saved her brother, etc. Sparks always flew but each had some cause to pull away. At one point a persistent suitor of Athena's decided to get back at her by sending a letter meant for her brother to Lochiel instead. It said things like darling, please come to me and I will await you in the garden. Who writes that to a brother? But Lochiel did come and they came together in passion.
So why did Stephen do this? He hoped to marry Athena and had to figure that something like that would happen. What did that gain him? Was he hoping that Athena would be "soiled" and then turn to him? Very bizarre, especially because he was jealous. Lochiel really knew that the letter was not meant for him and became very upset when he saw a shirtless man put his arm around Athena in the stables. He made instant assumptions and Athena did not try to explain that it was her brother come home for a visit. These assumptions followed these two across the book and became tedious after a while.
I also did not understand why Athena left the camp so quickly at one point in the book. Two men came to tell her that her aunt had died and they were to accompany her home. She did not even leave word with her trusted stablehand who had been traveling with her. Then when she gets home she accepts that Stephen had a marriage by proxy with her as her aunt's final wish. It went against her temperament that she would accept this without complaint. And of course, Lochiel thought she was in love with him. Ridiculous.
But I did enjoy this and loved the cover!
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