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Summary: Gritty, Real and wonderfully Romantic!
Review: Rarely do you see an author who can wed gritty realism with the happily ever after so familiar in most romances. I love the history, the depth of characters and sensory landscape evoked by Ms. Howard in this book!
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Summary: Time travel with that special Howard touch!
Review: Linda Howard is a great writer of contemporary and historic romances, and here she successfully tries another subgenre - the time travel romance. As a general rule, it's not my favorite genre, but Howard does a wonderful job. This is the story of Grace St. John, an academic who is translating a mysterious ancient Scottish manuscript. After her husband and brother are murdered in an effort to get the manuscript, she realizes that it contains valable and powerful secrets. She learns to live in hiding and continues her translation. She begins to have shockingly realistic dreams about Balck Niall, the Scottish warrior that features prominently in her translated text. Meanwhile, hundreds of years ago in Scotland...Niall is having the same dreams. Eventually Grace deciphers a formula for going back in time and shows up most unexpectedly in the midst of a bloody battle. Naturally Niall is fiercely attracted to her, but he has reason to be suspicious of her sudden appearance and her motives.There are so many things about this book that I like. First, Grace is not one of those dingbat heroines who dashes headlong into dangerous situations just to show how spunky and independent she is. Grace recognizes and appreciates the risks she faces and diligently does her best to survive. Second, the time travel doesn't just "happen". That's always been my pet peeve with most time travel romances - suddenly one of the characters finds themselves traveling through time for no apparent reason. Howard's explanation may be somewhat fanciful, but at least it IS an explanation. Third, Howard doesn't tidy up 14th century Scotland. This isn't modern times with old fashioned clothes. This Scotland is dangerous and dirty and primitive. Not that these things alone make the book great; it just that they minimize the distractions from the imaginative and sensual story Howard has created. And that's another big point - there aren't alot of sex scenes in this book, but the ones that are there are incredibly hot. Don't say I didn't warn you.
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Summary: Fascinating!
Review: Not only was this book particularly well-written, it was also particularly fascinating! I loved the character of the heroine, Grace, an over-weight scholar with a heart of gold (more hefty heroines, please!) When her beloved husband and brother are murdered protecting her from a diabolical "Foundation", Grace finds herself homeless and on the run. By necessity she immerses herself in survival techniques, her only joy being the translation of old manuscripts dealing with a Scottish hero, Black Niall. Over time, Grace realizes only Black Niall and his "Power" can provide her wtih the justice and revenge she craves so desperately against the Foundation for the loss of her loved ones. My only question was whether the title of the book refered to Black Niall or Parrish, the villian ("How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!") since the head of the Foundation was usually evil and "son of the morning" often refers to evil. Oh, well, at any rate Niall was certainly a devil in bed!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I loved it! I could not put it down! The first one I read was "All The Queens Men" and I was hooked! I read all of her books and now waiting for the new ones! I loan them out and they get passed around to everyone! I recommend all of her books!
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Summary: HOT! HOT! HOT!
Review: This book grabs you right from the start and takes you on a wonderful journey. I truly enjoyed the historical aspects of the book. Time travel stories are my favorite type of novels and this one ranks with some of the best. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Hot and Historical
Review: Hot--so hot it burns your fingers. Thrilling--characters that get into your bloodstream and overtake your life. Filled with all the delicious minutia that set the hearts of Brit-niks and Histormaniacs a-flutter. And a nice dolop of mystery too. I don't know how many times I re-read the last few chapters of this book, because I could not bear to let go of the characters and their story. After reading the book all day, I found myself dreaming about it at night. And don't even get me started on how much in love I am with Black Niall.... Read it--you won't be disappointed. ...Now what was the percentage of salt in that solution...
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This book was recommended to me on the Amazon.com Discussion Board, and boy was I happy I got it. This books is simply wonderful. Linda Howard does an excellant job of writing the change of Grace, from a little loveable wife and "bookworm" to the independent courages sensual woman. Howard's hero, Black Naill is sexual, strong and all male. The sensuality between these two characters heats up the pages of the book. These two characters are written to make something unbelieveable as going back in time believeable. This book is a keeper.
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Summary: Best time travel ever...
Review: I finally read this book (it's been sitting on my TBR pile forever) and now I wish I'd read it years ago! My God it's good! I wish more of the story would have taken place in the past, but other than that this book was so good that words fail me. Black Nial is the sexiest hero ever written.
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Summary: I Love It!!!
Review: Son of the Morning. How do I find the words... If you buy only one book in your lifetime, make it this one! I have been reading books for nearly 30 years, and I have to tell you that this is absolutely the best book I've ever read. I couldn't tell you how many times I've re-read it. The atmosphere generated by Linda Howard between the two main characters is electric and the sensualness leaves me wishing for my own Black Niall. The storyline blends Grace's and Niall's worlds together so well that their desire for each other is felt across the centuries. On the whole it's a very believable work of art. Thanks Ms Howard, I will treasure this gift of words forever.
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Summary: Not as gripping as her other novels
Review: I guess I'm the odd man out, but I did not find this book as riveting as some of Ms Howard's other novels. It was good, just not great. I would also classify it more as a mystery rather than a romance (Grace and Niall don't actually meet until 3/4 through the book). Again this book is a good read, it just not one of those "I have to stay up all night and finish this" kind of books.
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