Product Description

Lady Victoria Arbuthnot has always done exactly what she wants. So she's delighted when she bags drop-dead-gorgeous Lord Malfrey before she's even got off the boat from India. But then a dashing young sea captain starts spreading stories about her man. Could it be that Vicky's happy-ever-after with Lord M. might not be so happy after all?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7743319 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-05
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 3
• Binding: Audio Cassette

From the Inside Flap
VICTORIA--Growing up in far-off India, wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbutnot was accustomed to handling her own affairs--not to mention everyone else's. But in her sixteenth year, Vicky is unceremoniously shipped off the London to find a husband. With her usual aplomb, however, Lady Victoria gets herself engaged to the perfect English gentleman, even before setting foot on British soil.

THE ROGUE--Hugo Rothschild, ninth earl of Malfrey, is everything a girl could want in a future husband: he is handsome and worldly, if not rich. Lady Victoria has everything just as she'd like it. That is, if raffish young ship captain Jacob Carstairs would leave well enough alone.

Jacob's meddling is nothing short of exasperating, and Victoria is mystified by his persistence. But when it becomes clear that young Lord Malfrey just might not be all that he's professed to be, Victoria is forced to admit, for the first time in her life, that she is wrong. Not only about her fiancé, but about the reason behind the handsome ship captain's interference.

About the Author
Meg Cabot is a very funny young author who has the Midas touch when it comes to hilarious teenage fiction. She lives in New York City with her husband and one-eyed cat, Henrietta. She writes for both teenagers and has become a world-wide best-seller with THE PRINCESS DIARIES series and for adults. Her novel for adults, THE GUY NEXT DOOR, was published in October by Pan Macmillan.

Customer Reviews

Another wonderful Avon True Romance.
Victoria Arbuthnot was just four years old when her parents died while the family was visiting India. Since then, she has been raised in India by her uncles, but now that she is sixteen, she has been sent back to England to find a husband. On the long sea journey from India to London, Victoria meets Hugo Rothschild, the ninth early of Malfrey, who proposes to her shortly before the journey's end. Victoria is thrilled with the proposal. But why is Jacob Carstairs, who was also a passenger on the ship, trying to get her to end her engagement? Now that they are in London, why won't he just leave Victoria alone? And why is she even attracted to such an infuriating man as Jacob? And is Hugo hiding a terrible secret? I enjoyed this book even more than Meg Cabot's first Avon True Romance. It had a really good romance and also a good mystery subplot.

A WELL READ ROGUISH ROMANCE

British actress Serena Gordon becomes the voice of Victoria, she's perfect. Gordon is appropriately regal and reads this romance for teens and tweens with relish.

Lady Victoria Arbutnot is a wealthy sixteen year old who knows her own mind, and thinks she knows everyone else's, too. She's a privileged miss having grown up in India where she's been pampered and given her own way. That comes to an abrupt halt when she's sent off to London to find a husband.

Victoria doesn't waste a minute as she's barely aboard ship before she sets her eyes on and her cap for good looking Hugo Rothschild (he's the rogue of the title, although she doesn't know that yet). He doesn't put up too much of a battle and their romance is off to a fine start.

Ooops - there's unexpected interference from the captain of the ship, Jacob Carstairs. He's also young and handsome, and a self-appointed guardian of Victoria's heart and future.

Listen to find just what that future may hold.

- Gail Cooke

Victoria and The Rogue
Meet 16 year old wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbuthnot. Since her parents died when she was 4, she has been living with and was raised by her 3 army officer uncles. That is until recently, when her uncles send her off to England to find a hushand! And find a husband Vicky does! During her journey to England on the ship the Harmony she meets Hugo Rothschild, the ninth earl of Malfrey, and Victoria thinks he is absolutely perfect for her. And Hugo seems to agree since he asks Vicky to marry him. Victoria is absolutely thrilled with her life now, well she would be if Jacob Carstairs, who is far too handsome for her state of mind, would just leave her alone! Is Hugo really a rogue like Jacob says? Is he hiding some secret? And why is Jacob so determined to get involved?

This was another great book by Meg Cabot. I liked it even better than her first Avon True Romance!