
Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley #2)
Georgette Heyer's Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley #2) (1932) is a historical romance novel. It takes readers to England and Great Britain in the 18th century. It features Lord Dominic Alastair, Marquis of Vidal, Mary Challoner and Marquis de Vidal. Readers will find themes of marriage proposals and Nobility.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, and 137 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 45 editions across 4 languages.
At about 288 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.
About Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley #2)
Dominic Alastair, Marquis of Vidal and fiery son of the notorious Duke of Avon, has established a rakish reputation that rivals his father's, living a life of excess and indulgence. He is a bad lot a rake and seducer, reckless, heedless, and possessed of a murderous temper. He is known by friend and foe alike as the "Devil's Cub." Yet as the handsome and wealthy heir to a Dukedom, he is considered a good prospect on the marriage market. Vidal currently has his eye on the young, lovely, and unintelligent Sophia Challoner, and Sophia's greedy mother is more than happy to encourage his dubious attentions. Banished to the Continent after wounding his opponent in a duel, Vidal decides to abduct the silly aristocrat bent on seducing him into marriage and make her his mistress instead. In his rush, however, he seems to have taken the wrong woman? Intelligent, practical Mary Challoner knew wicked Vidal, wouldn't marry her sister, despite her mother's matchmaking schemes. So Mary coolly prepared to protect her naive sister by deceiving Vidal. Substituting herself for her young sister, she certainly hadn't expected the nobleman to kidnap and take her to France. She had little notion he would grimly hold her to her part of the bargain. Now he had left her, and she was alone, a stranger in a strange land, prey to the intrigues of glittering, heartless, 18th century Paris. Only one person could rescue her--the Marquis himself.
Quick answers
Who wrote Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley #2)?
Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley #2) was written by Georgette Heyer and first published in 1932.
What genre is Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley #2)?
It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.
How long is Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley #2)?
The median edition has 288 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley #2)?
Readers who like it often enjoy I Thee Wed, When Beauty Tamed the Beast and Mine Till Midnight (Platinum Romance Series).
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