The Raider

Jude Deveraux is an author I first read many years ago and while some of her books definitely do not age well I do think the Montgomery/Taggert saga books do continue to be basically enjoyable to read. I have always enjoyed the interactions her characters have had and the places she sets the story. The plot can be a bit thin but overall I think it's a good beach read.

This is a Taggart and Montgomery love story. Jessica Taggart and Alexander Montgomery make a wonderful couple and a very compelling read. Jessica works hard to make ends meet to take care of her herd of younger siblings. Alexander works hard to hide the real him who runs around playing a dashing hero outfoxing the redcoats who are running rampant in the town. This is a really great adventurous romance.

I thought it was pretty good but the characters kept doing stupid things

A very forgettable story that blends and blurs in with all the rest of Deveraux's books.

There has not been a book by Jude Devevereaux that i haven't fallen completely and hopelessly in love with, and this book is no exception1

From BackCover:
Returning to Warbrooke, Maine, after ten years abroad, Alexander Montgomery doesn't like what he sees. Redcoats are running rampant over the town, intimidating citizens and imprisoning patriots. Alexander vows to take action. By day, padding his coats, he's the fat, foppish fool devoted to drink and indolence. By night, masked, astride a black horse, he's the fearless Raider, striking terror into the hated Redcoats.

What Alexander hasn't counted on is his childhood friend Jessica Taggert, who's grown into a beautiful and sensuous woman. Jessica despises the coward she thinks Alexander has become, but she thrills to the midnight kisses of the Raider. Then Jessica's home is destroyed by the British and she must marry for show more protection. show less

En la Nueva Inglaterra colonial, los británicos persiguen a un intrépido patriota enmascarado, cuyas hazañas los burlan a cada paso: el Corsario.
Jessica Taggert, mujer bellísima y de orgulloso temperamento, vibra a medianoche en brazos del Corsario, pero desprecia Alexander Montgomery, a quien todos consideran un alcohólico y el bufón de la ciudad.
En verdad, el astuto Montgomery lleva dos vidas... y solo su su triunfo contra los odiados ingleses le permitirá, por fin, conocer en su plenitud el amor de Jessica.