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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451227928
ISBN: 0451227921
Label: NAL Trade
Manufacturer: NAL Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: October 06, 2009
Publisher: NAL Trade
Studio: NAL Trade
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From the New York Times bestselling author-the fourth passionate romance in the Border Chronicles series.
Lady Cicely Bowen, daughter of the Earl of Leighton, is sent away by her father when her jealous stepmother threatens her safety. Soon the exiled Cicely becomes best friends with Lady Joan Beaufort, the king's cousin-and when Joan is married to King James I of Scotland she chooses Cicely as one of the ladies accompany her north...
At the Scot's court Cicely finds herself pursued by two men-elegant Andrew Gordon, the laird of Fairlee, and Ian Douglas, the laird of Glengorm, a rough-spoken border lord. When Ian kidnaps Cicely just as Andrew is about to propose, the royal court is sent into an uproar. The queen is demanding the return of her friend and the Gordons are threatening to set the border on fire. But the border lord is difficult to tame-and the lady's heart is even harder to claim.
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I look forward to Bertrice Small's book and this was no disappointment. She has a way of bringing you to a different world.
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I agree that it is predictable. I just got to the point where the first husband dies and I don't know if I'm even interested in finishing the book.
I have all of Ms. Small's books, and like the other reviewer I've watched them fall into this predictable format.
Please Ms. Small, give us some of your older style with the history, color, drama, and love. I'm going to buy the next book. How could I not, but please bring us back to your older styles that captured my imagination and made me stay up all hours reading.
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First of all, I would like to say that Bertrice Small is one of my favorite authors.
This book, however, is too much in a pattern which several books have already followed: The first husband is not really what she wanted, but she falls in love. Then he dies and she starts out disliking the new husband she is given, but eventually she falls in love with him, too. There is a crisis and afterwards, they both admit their love. (Reminds me of Blaze Windham and some other books...) And then there is, of course, the hateful servant she let go and who plans revenge (in other books this position is filled by rejected suitors or other jealous people who try to harm the heroes or heroines).
I am a bit disappointed...
There was no spirit in this book as there was in such wonderful stories as "Enchantress Mine", "The Kadin" or "Skye O'Malley". Or at least it was lost on me (I could NOT find any twists that were unexpected, as a previous reviewer stated!)
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The Earl of Leighton worries his brilliant teenage second wife Luciana Maria Pietro, whom he married for her money and for giving him sons, will harm his beloved young daughter, Lady Cicely Bowen. To keep her safe he sends her away from her stepmother. Cicely and Lady Joan Beaufort become friends.
When Joan and King James I of Scotland marry, Cicely is selected as a lady-in- waiting to the new queen. At the Scottish court, two lairds with opposite demeanors pursue Cicely. Andrew Gordon is a suave aristocrat while Ian Douglas is a border lord. Although she plans to marry Andrew, Ian abducts her. She finds border life complex and harsh while her other suitor declares clan war and the queen demands the return of her lady in waiting.
This is an entertaining fifteenth century romance starring strong lead characters and real historical figures especially Joan who was married to James I. The story line provides a deep look at the era when intrigue and clan disputes and hostilities were the norm. Vivid with the real persona enhancing the triangular relationship, Bertrice Small provides a wonderful romance with Stockholm syndrome implications.
Harriet Klausner
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Beware that this is a sequel to "Betrayed". So you may want to read it to refresh your memory.
This is a good book with some twists that I certainly didn't expect. I thought Mrs. Small could have showed a little more romance between the couples.
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