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Summary: The singing Duchess
Review: Madelyn Worth (Maddie) is a World famous opera singer also known as La Reina the singing Duchess. She journeys out to the West to rescue her sister, Laurel, who has been held hostage. She must sing in 6 towns and deliver letters at each post.
Captain 'Ring Montgomery has been assigned to escort her across the rough terrain by General Yovington. He's none to pleased to be babysitting a 'travelling singer', not knowing the purpose of her journey into the West. At first he tries to scare her so that she goes running back to safe East. He fails and stands by his duty and escorts from one town to the next.
Maddie does not want 'Ring to travel with her as she thinks that he will put Laurel's life at risk by attempting something dangerous like chasing after the kidnappers. She does all she can to dismiss him but fails. As the journey across the West in search of Laurel, they find a growing attraction for each other that they cannot deny.
It's a pleasure always to read a Jude Deveraux book, especially ones that concern the Montgomery clan. Those Montgomery men sure are to die for. Always handsome, gentle, caring gentlemen. However, I was not drawn into the love story. I could not believe that these two people really cared for each other. Neither did I warm to Maddie who I thought was rather spoilt. However, the plot runs smoothly and the secondary charachters add flavour to the book. 'Ring Montgomery also makes an guest appearance in "Eternity" also by Jude Deveraux which I thought was a much better book than the present.
Lea Ling Tsang
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Summary: Good, but not good enough...the heroine just wasn't there!
Review: Mountain Laurel was a pretty good book...but I just didn't thought it was complete enough because the heroine, Maddie, just wasn't the heroine that should have been there. In my opinion, I think Jude made Maddie way too concieted, selfish, and and way too vain. First of all, Maddie keeps on saying that her voice is the best in the world, and in my opinion, that's way too vain! I couldn't stand it! And she's selfish because all she cared about was herself and not anything about 'Ring. She just wanted him to follow her around the world to listen to her sing, and she didn't care a cinch about 'Ring's Warbrooke Shipping Co. All she cared about was her own life, and how she has to sing...blah blah blah! But I'll give Jude some credit on 'Ring, the hero. He was nice, kind, and sweet. All he did was think of the best, but no...Maddie didn't care. All she thought about was herself. In my opinion, this book does not even deserve a star.
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Summary: Best Romance Novel Ever
Review: Now you know from my "Knight in Shining Armor" review I'm a huge Jude fan. But this book stands alone in her series and no romance book I've ever read makes me cry so much, laugh so hard, or fall in love with the same man so often (just don't tell my future husband that).'Ring isn't dreamy, he's too straitlaced and perfect. Tall, dark, handsome, devoted to his duty as an army officer and to his men he needs excitement. Enter LaReina, the singing duchess. She's actually a mountain girl, daughter of famous explorers who's sister Laurel has been kidnapped. For ransom she must transport gold in her giant coach under the cover of a singing tour. Her friend sent for one man to escort her but since he died Ring the tight-butt comes along to spar verbally with her and warily watch her three hired companions. Filled with beautiful descriptions of Native Americans, really colorful secondary characters, and great humor that will have you giggling this is a timeless escape. And the love between these two characters is so real it will instantly make you remember how it feels to fall in love. No hate-love here it's simple attraction and two very well rounded characters with their own wounds and insecurities coming together in desperate times. The sex is very minimal and towards the end but this is the most sensual thing I've ever read. The anticipation that builds between these two will have you chasing your honey that night. How I wish they'd make a movie of this novel! But for now, I'll keep reading it, and it would be so terrible if you missed this one. Admitedly, the follow up "Wishes" about their son is very funny but lackluster in comparison, but you revisit with these heroes. And twenty some odd years later in the second book, you feel their love just as strongly. Don't miss this or you will be sorry!
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Summary: Dumb and Then, It Got Dumber
Review: Sorry I finished this one. A total waste of paper. I never did understand why the Montgomery chap went West or why he stayed so long. The ego of the heroine was only exceeded by her general stupidity, and when the hero and heroine get together, it's amongst the most disgusting couplings imaginable. (A log cabin, with a force that pushes the heroine across a floor---full of either splinters or dirt---and bangs her head up the wall while 100 or so miners are outside taking bets on when they'll come out. YUK.) The little sister is also a strange character. She speaks with a hill billy accent, even though she grows up in the Rockies and has a cultured mother and an educated father. Apparently Ms. Deveraux watched "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" one too many times.
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Summary: My favorite Deveraux hero
Review: The hero in this book is my favorite in all the Deveraux books I've read. He is absolutely a dream. And the heroine is gutsy, loving and brave. I almost never read a book more than once, but this is one that I would consider reading again, because I enjoyed it so much! And it has some great humor in it as well!
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Summary: Laugh out loud dialogue
Review: This book was a good read. The dialogue had me laughing outloud. The author portrayed a very real dilemma between a dual career relationship. It was nice to see a historical romance take the heroins career and give it equal importance to the hero. Opera parts were a little boring, but all in all, this book was worth reading.
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Summary: Great Funny Romance
Review: This is one of my top five favorite Jude Devereaux books. 'Ring Montgomery is a priceless character; a sexy, stubborn Dudley DoWright. I love his little cameos in Jude's other books. Enchanting, hilarious reading.
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Summary: Great Funny Romance
Review: This is one of my top five favorite Jude Devereaux books. `Ring Montgomery is a priceless character; a sexy, stubborn Dudley DoWright. I love his little cameos in Jude's other books. Enchanting, hilarious reading.
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Summary: The best Jude Deveraux novel
Review: This is the best Jude Deveraux novel. I have read most of her books, and this is by far the best. It is the least sexist, and the man is not as arrogant as some of her other men have been. The fact that most of her men are arrogant -- along with other non-desirable qualities -- turns me off from some of her books. So if you want to read a Jude Deveraux book, read this one.
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Summary: Carmen!
Review: Wow! This book is about the romance between 'Ring Motgomery <Yet another great Montgomery male> and a wonderful singer. What a book
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