The Wicked Cousin
- Series: Rockliffe, Book 4
- Series: Rockliffe, Book 4
- Category: Fiction » Romance » Historical » General
- Published: May 31, 2017
- Words: 110,690
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781370810529
B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree and Readers' Favorite award-winning author Stella Riley trained as a teacher in London and now lives in Kent. She enjoys theatre, dancing, reading and travel. She is fascinated by the English Civil Wars and has written six books set in that period. She loves the extravagant fashions of the mid-Georgian period, likes men with long hair and her current passion is for Baroque harpsichord music.
All 6 books of the Rockliffe series (recommended in The Times newspaper!) are also available in audio, narrated by Alex Wyndham - as is the first in the new Brandon Brothers trilogy, A Trick of Fate
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Reviews of The Wicked Cousin by Stella Riley
An outstanding book meriting a 5-star review.
From the moment I began reading the Prologue, one of the best and most moving I have read for a very long time, Stella Riley’s words transported me into her world of pure magic. She has to be one of the best Georgian storytellers currently writing.
The hero in this, the fourth book of the superb Rockliffe series, is Sebastian Audley – who is just eight years old when his twin brother dies and Sebastian’s life takes a dramatic turn. For what follows is that Sebastian has little control of his life and this continues until he graduates from Cambridge with a first class degree, freedom and a plan. And boy how he enjoys his plan!
However, after a thoroughly good romp throughout Europe where he has lived life to the full, performing dare devil escapades, enjoying many liaisons and learning to excel at chess – something that becomes so relevant and touching at the end of the book - fate plays a hand and Sebastian finally returns home realising he would like a less hectic life.
Once back, he enters London society – but the young bucks challenge him with absurd wagers and all wait with eager anticipation to see what Sebastian will do next. Needless to say it’s not what one expects … after all, this is a Stella Riley story.
I’ll say no more as this would spoil the entertainment but Ms Riley once again writes a terrific story with several twists.
What I will add is that Stella Riley is a tremendously talented writer and deserves a wider audience. Ms Riley’s writing is concise and articulate, avoiding irrelevances to concentrate on her characters. Her strength in creating dialogue between her characters results in people who actually live off the page.
Thank you once again Stella Riley because this book is wonderful and merits 5-star review.