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Reviews:

Nominated for Best Book with Historical Elements in the eHarlequin Readers Choice Awards 2005!

"The first chapter really grabs your attention and carries you through the rest of the story. This was a wonderful read. The secondary characters are wonderfully written. I can't wait to find out who is involved in the next two books." Rakehell

A four star review from Romantic Times Magazine! "...Intense sensual tension between friends who are discovering they're actually in love... A very entertaining book that promises a highly readable series."

Five blue ribbons from RomanceJunkies!

"THE NOTORIOUS LORD made me laugh at the very beginning and completely drew
me right into the story, visualizing it in full color as if a dream.
Nicola Cornick magically weaves dialogue between a spunky heroine and an
irresistible rake that had me hooked through the entire book."

"The Notorious Lord is a captivating Regency romance that you will not want to put down. Nicola Cornick draws her readers into her story with her vivid evocations of the Regency and with richly drawn and believable characters which you will hate to say goodbye to when you reach the final page." 4.5 stars, Julie Bonello, Cataromance

"I fell in love with Nicola Cornick’s newest series. The Notorious Lord is the first book and it will make you eager for more. Ms. Cornick has a writing style that comforts you. It was fun, exciting and thought provoking. She has a full cast of characters that tempt you to continue reading just to spend more time with them." Writers Unlimited
 

About the book

Miss Rachel Odell and Cory, Lord Newlyn, are childhood friends but when Cory comes to Midwinter Royal to assist Rachel's antiquarian parents in the excavation of the famous burial site, they find their feelings for each other have changed.

Rachel and Cory want different things in life. Rachel detests the travelling that has always been a part of her parents' profession. To Cory the quest for adventure is as necessary as breathing. But now Cory has another pursuit on his mind... How can he make Rachel see that they could be so much more than just good friends?

Nicola's Notes

The site of the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk is a hauntingly atmospheric place. It was a visit to Sutton Hoo on a frosty February morning that made me want to set a book around an archaeological excavation.  With the cold mist rising from the river and the white fronds of the reeds stirring in the breeze, it was easy to believe that the ghosts of the past were stirring...

The Notorious Lord was published in August 2004 in the UK and in July 2005 in the US. It was reprinted in the UK in a 2-in-1 volume with The Last Rake in London in May 2008.