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Summary: Maddening start...Suspenseful and Amusing Ending
Review: Although I could empathized with the circumstances surrounding heroine (Duchess / Josephina) being emotionally withdrawn in the beginning, as a child, however as a woman her stoic - self taught freeing herself from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity - was maddening for the hero (Marcus). Although Marcus was full of resentment and exceedingly verbally abusive throughout most of the book, however, in the end he took as much as he gave once Duchess' character developed some backbone and became feisty. My goodness, that practical joke he played on the Duchess with his hypothetical mistress coming to visit with them had me laughing out loud - that is, once I finished reading the scene. At first I wanted to clobber him too, but afterwards when I found out the truth I could not stop laughing at the new, lively, spirited Duchess.
The sub characters, especially Aunt Wilhelmina, had me busting out the seams every time she open her mouth and covered up her supposed "Tourettes Syndrome" with shrewd rhyming responses. Duchess AND Marcus made a good tag team against her imaginary syndrome in the end.
Once Marcus came to accept his "doom" to be Earl of Chase through marriage to Duchess; his character developed into a very caring and considerate lover, generous friend and playful husband.
I felt the same as the sharp-witted maid, Miss Maggie, did...the villain deserved more of a slow, excruciatingly painful demise. In my opinion, he got off too easy.
If you're looking for an entertaining read, you've definitely found one in CC's Wyndham Legacy.
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Summary: My Favorite Catherine Coulter Ever
Review: Catherine Coulter is my favorite author and this is my favorite book of hers....Duchess and Marcus are hilarious and completely unforgetable.....
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Summary: Unromantic and dull
Review: Catherine Coulter is pretty much a hit or miss with me. I loved the other two stories in this series. The Valentine Legacy was a favorite of mine. This was such a horrible story, I had a hard time finishing.The hero is the most horrible, petty, controlling, abusive ...I have read about in a long time. He spends almost the whole story saying the meanest things to the heroine. For example, he calls her a "stupid cow" when he is angry. Sorry, verbal and emotional abuse do not pass for romantic conflict with me. The heroine takes this treatment in silence until the hero goes too far, and she explodes in violence. So romantic huh?
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Summary: Finally! A Good One!
Review: I agree with both the positive and negative commentary for this book. Overall though, I believe while it may not deserve 5 stars it doesn't deserve 1 or 2 stars only!
The beginning was a bit disturbing to me..Marcus the newest Earl of Chase was a complete idiot! He acted like a foolish child and deserved to be coshed! Duchess herself was a bit odd and I can see how some would see her as a complete weakling. While all that did bother me at first, I was happily disproven as the book continued and the characters grew. The only real problem I had was how close Marcus came to raping Duchess...but I suppose that would be for you the reader to decide.
I think it takes great talent for an author to round out her characters so very nicely. Marcus, you will discover is not such a bad bugger after all but is a bit immature for his age and has a quick temper. Duchess, well:) she finds her confidence and her own strength and I'm sure you will love her in the end.
The BEST part of this books are the characters! Mr. Badger, Mr. Spears, Miss Maggie are so very wonderful! You will enjoy their spirit and mischief even if you find you don't like Marcus and Duchess!
The romance is enticing.
The mystery is superb.
The characters even better.
If you can brave out the first more rougher part of this book you will definitly enjoy yourself!
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Summary: This book is more a tragedy than a romance
Review: I can't believe how wild, petty, and such a brood Marcus is. The new earl is such a child in character that I got bored after a hundred pages and threw the book away. This obviously was not thought out by the author. This is not a romance, but a calamity.
Boo! Boo! on the author. This is terrible writing. I do not recommend this book.
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Summary: Another Great Coulter Book
Review: I must disagree with all the negative reviewers. Apparently much of the point of this book was missed. It had love, humor, a hunt for treasure, and a wonderful cast of characters. I found the interchanges and conniving between the characters, especially Spears, Badger, Maggie and Sampson very funny. Yes, Marcus was hot tempered and did "verbally" abuse Duchess but she finally gave him his just desserts. This is the kind of writing that novels are all about. Life is not all pleasant, so we have to learn to accept the good with the not so good. I love Catherine Coulter's books and have everyone of them.
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Summary: The First Of A Winning Trilogy!!!
Review: I'm an avid fan of Catherine Coulter, and this book, along with the other two in the Legacy Trilogy, is the reason why. Packed with colorful characters (who could ever forget the Duchess?), an amazing plotline, and a romance that will warm even the coldest heart...who could ask for more? The Duchess, as she is known, had no control over being the bastard daughter of the Earl of Chase, no more so than Marcus had over being forced to marry her after the Earl's death. But the two did marry, and what a match they made. Their verbal sparring is witty and fun, and will have everyone laughing out loud. Don't miss this gem of a book, or the subsequent ones, "The Nightengale Legacy" or "The Valentine Legacy"...they'll be forever implaned in your hearts and minds.
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Summary: Just okay
Review: This is just an okay romance. The first part when Marcus wanted to take care of Duchess and second half when they were at Chase Park was more engaging. As expected, Marcus was quite a jerk until Duchess was hurt, the more serious her injuries, it flashed out more feelings he had for her. As for Duchess, she was quite annoyingly frigid in her responses, not enough initiatives to say what was on her mind until being thoroughly enraged by Marcus. Still, it was had for the reader to understand when they started to feel for each other. Marcus seemed not to care much about Duchess' feelings by continuing to see his mistress, by saying all the hurtful things and using her body to satisfy his lust and then scorned her after. But it must be frustrating to deal with Duchess too; she built a wall around herself. There were some romantic moments towards the end, but it felt kind of too late in a way. Furthermore, the peppering of political characters during that time throughout the story could be confusing and distracting to the story. The ending felt like an anti-climax too, who cares about the outcome of Maggie's romance, which was barely mentioned earlier anyway. Also, I found it a bit stretched for Trevor to smuggle two unconscious human beings out of the mansion without rousing anyone.
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Summary: Just okay
Review: This is just an okay romance. The first part when Marcus wanted to take care of Duchess and second half when they were at Chase Park was more engaging. As expected, Marcus was quite a jerk until Duchess was hurt, the more serious her injuries, it flashed out more feelings he had for her. As for Duchess, she was quite annoyingly frigid in her responses, not enough initiatives to say what was on her mind until being thoroughly enraged by Marcus. Still, it was had for the reader to understand when they started to feel for each other. Marcus seemed not to care much about Duchess' feelings by continuing to see his mistress, by saying all the hurtful things and using her body to satisfy his lust and then scorned her after. But it must be frustrating to deal with Duchess too; she built a wall around herself. There were some romantic moments towards the end, but it felt kind of too late in a way. Furthermore, the peppering of political characters during that time throughout the story could be confusing and distracting to the story. The ending felt like an anti-climax too, who cares about the outcome of Maggie's romance, which was barely mentioned earlier anyway. Also, I found it a bit stretched for Trevor to smuggle two unconscious human beings out of the mansion without rousing anyone.
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Summary: My absolute Favourite
Review: This is my favourite romance, I guess because I can relate to the Duchess. Also because my nickname is the Duchess. Anyway, I cried because Marcus was so HORRIBLY horrid to her. I'd whip him to death. But I tend to like guys who are rude, so what can I say? The characters are lovely and the mystery was good except I was pissed that I couldn't solve it. I'm usually good at that. Yeah, well it was an awesome book!
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