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Summary: Bloodthirsty
Review: Mrs. Graham/Drake was in a bloodthirsty mood when writing this novel. But the violence and bloodshed, though graphic, was mediocre, failing to capture the reader, beckoning her/him to turn the page. I actually put this book down, something I seldom do when reading Graham or Drake. But even upon completion of the novel, I found that the characters never became actual heros or heroines, in my opinion. Historically typical, his fathering an heir was more important than a loving relationship with his reluctant bride.
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Summary: Drake does it again!
Review: Once again I have walked away having learned historical facts about a time of fantasy and folk lore!
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Summary: Historical Scottland and Romance
Review: One of the few unabridged offerings in the historical romance category, and a good choice from Brilliance. First off if you don't like romance stories this one is not for you. But, if you like Scottish/English romances this one is for you. You will follow the story of one of the King's champions (King David of Scotland that is) as he is finally "given his prize" for being a champion all these years. He is to get the Castle of Blue Isle and along with it the Heiress. But the heiress has other ideas and thinks that she can govern the lands herself, as she is the daughter of a Viking. She commences to run away which allows for an interesting first meeting of the warrior and the heiress.There is a lot of intrigues, vengeance as well as history in this story. The author takes the time to talk a lot about the difference in what is happening in Scotland as well as England at the time. She also goes into the history of the isle and how things have changed over the years. I liked the story though at times it seemed a bit long.
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Summary: Historical Scottland and Romance
Review: One of the few unabridged offerings in the historical romance category, and a good choice from Brilliance. First off if you don't like romance stories this one is not for you. But, if you like Scottish/English romances this one is for you. You will follow the story of one of the King's champions (King David of Scotland that is) as he is finally "given his prize" for being a champion all these years. He is to get the Castle of Blue Isle and along with it the Heiress. But the heiress has other ideas and thinks that she can govern the lands herself, as she is the daughter of a Viking. She commences to run away which allows for an interesting first meeting of the warrior and the heiress. There is a lot of intrigues, vengeance as well as history in this story. The author takes the time to talk a lot about the difference in what is happening in Scotland as well as England at the time. She also goes into the history of the isle and how things have changed over the years. I liked the story though at times it seemed a bit long.
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Summary: What an entertaining read!
Review: Out of all of Miss Drake's books, this one has to be my favorite! I love this book so much, I'm not even sure how many times I've reread it in the past years, and I couldn't put it down the first time I read it. In a way, the story IS kind of typical. You've got the strong arrogant knight and the stubborn rebellious maiden who are forced to get married over duty. I found the book to be really fast paced. As with all of Shannon Drake's books, there's a lot of battle scenes involved so if u like a lot of that "brave and handsome knights in battle" stuff, this one's the one for you. I really liked the heroine even though I hear a lot of complaints about how immature, bratty, and childish she was. I can actually understand how she must have felt living in an age where woman were considered weak and were powerless. She had such an exceptionally strong will to be free to rule her father's lands that it made her seem bratty. The key to the book is that she didn't hate her husband for who he was, but absolutely dispised the idea that she had been COMMANDED to marry him. Throw this heroine in with a mature but arrogant and fiery hero and you've got a really fun and entertaining read. I love their first encounter when the heroine tries to escape her fate of marriage by fleeing the King's castle. I've read so many books where the two main characters are clawing each other in the throat one minute and then sleeping with each other in the next, totally forgetting the fact that they're suppose to be hating each other. I can say that this one's definitely different. You see a slow but gradual change in how the two characters feel toward each other...no jumping around. I felt that their personalities were more true and it made them seem more realistic. I hate the fact that by the end of most books, the characters who u fall in love with at the beginning of the book have totally changed...almost to the point where u feel as if they've become totally new characters. Shannon Drake did a good job of graduallly shaping her two main characters. At the end of the book, they're still the same two from the beginning even though it's obvious they've changed their ways and have fallen in love. I would definitely recommand this book to anyone
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Summary: Super Scottish Saga!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Pseudonymous Drake's first hardcover novel, a fictional account of the life of the first Graham, Waryk de Graham, Laird Lion, hits close to home, since Drake is actually Heather Graham/Heather Graham Pozzessere. It all begins when a dazed young Waryk is knighted for his courage on a blood-soaked battlefield in the Borderlands of Scotland while mourning the loss of all his kin. King David declares him his champion and eventually offers him prosperous Blue Isle. But there's a catch: David must marry heiress Mellyora MacAdin, a Viking's daughter. Mellyora is outraged that she will not have control of her own destiny, but Waryk is ruthlessly determined to have her home with or without her. Amid a tangle of lies, treachery, and obvious villainy, these two strong-willed people must come to terms so that there can be peace throughout the land. Fans of Johanna Lindsey's medieval and Viking novels will relish this tale, the first novel in a series about the Graham clan. WISE Writers and Readers Book of the Month March 2000. Graham can spin a wonderful tale.
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Summary: True Strengh
Review: Shannon Drake's "Come The Morning" has all the esstentials needed to be a non-stop page turner. Her book truly transports you back to the Scottish Age of Knights and Kingdoms. I loved the Maiden and Brave Knight, there characters were strong and unfailing through out the story. After reading "Come The Morning", Shannon Drake has become my favorite author.
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Summary: True Strengh
Review: Shannon Drake's "Come The Morning" has all the esstentials needed to be a non-stop page turner. Her book truly transports you back to the Scottish Age of Knights and Kingdoms. I loved the Maiden and Brave Knight, there characters were strong and unfailing through out the story. After reading "Come The Morning", Shannon Drake has become my favorite author.
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Summary: Not her Best Work
Review: Some areas were so loaded down with facts that it detracted from the story line and was actually boring. The story line did not flow as it usually does in her books.
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Summary: Her Best
Review: The best Shannon Drake ever! I can't wait for the sequel, Conquer The Night. Shannon Drake again show how Scottish historicals should be done.
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