Devil on Horseback

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Summary: Don't Be Fooled by the Title!
Review: Don't be fooled by the title! I was wary about this one until my cousin told me it wasn't satanic or have anything to do with the occult.

This book is about Minella, the daughter of a schoolteacher in England. One day, she meets the Comte, a meeting that will change her life. He is arrogant and mysterious, and instantly attracts her attention. Through a chain of events, she comes and lives with him in his chateau with his wife and daughter. After refusing to be his mistress the Comte's wife mysteriously dies. Did he kill her? Then, the French Revolution breaks out, and their love - and life - is in danger.

This Holt novel is different than her other ones because the "mystery" isn't the main issue. It is mostly about the revolution.

Rating:
Summary: Very Nice :)
Review: It was very very very good. A romance novel. No sex scenes like I had been expecting (darn), but there was very good plot. Good use of characters. Very vivid and personal.

Rating:
Summary: The Devil On Horseback
Review: This was the first Victoria Holt I have ever read, and I certainly plan to read more of them! Right from the start I became engrossed in the story, trimmed with interesting characters, a dramatic setting, and a solid, twisting plot. It is one I would highly recommend. Holts style of writing is so seamless and realistic that one gets an illusion that they are there. I liked it so much, I am in the middle of two more of her books ( The King of the Castle and The Black Opal) right now.Intriguing, engrossing novel!