Ransom

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Summary: ANOTHER CAN'T-PUT-DOWN BOOK
Review: ONCE AGAIN JULIE GARWOOD HAS WRITTEN A BOOK WHERE I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN. ALL I WANT TO DO IS READ, READ, READ. I FEEL THAT I AM BEING TAKEN BACK IN TIME AND THAT I AM ACTUALLY A PART OF THE STORY, A THIRD PARTY, OF COURSE. RANSOM WAS A FUN-LOVING BOOK WITH OLD CHARACTERS RETURNED FROM THE SECRET, AND THEY HAVE A MAJOR ROLE, NOT JUST A FLY-BY- NIGHT MENTION.

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Summary: WONDERFUL!
Review: I love the continuation books! I loved reading about characters that Julie Garwood had already introduced us to! Wonderful reading! More please!

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Summary: a book in keeping with garwood's great ability
Review: I first read The Secret a few weeks ago and was thrilled to discover i had co-incidentally purchased ransom as well. this book starts out great and only gets better. I have fallen in love with these strong spirited but soft hearted highlanders and hope that garwood will bring them back to us in yet another story soon. Ransom takes us on another journey through the Scottish highlands at a time when honor and loyalty were of utmost importance. The characters in this book are loveable and fun as well as deep. I highly recommend it to anyone but a word of adivise read The Secret first to understand fully some minor character development.

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Summary: Has all the charm that was missing in Come The Spring
Review: Well worth reading. I was very disappointed with Garwood's last book; however, she certainly redeemed herself this time. A light, easy read with likeable characters.

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Summary: She wrote this in her sleep!
Review: I have every book Julie Garwood has ever written. I am puzzled, why sometimes (and this book is one) it appears she has lost her zest for writing; using the same format and wording from prior stories. Your price however, makes this a very good buy, within this novel you learn about old friends, from some of her other works. It is worth reading, but I wouldn't rush out and pay full price a second time.

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Summary: WONDERFULL BOOK - A MUST READ FOR ALL ROMANCE LOVERS
Review: This was a wonderfull book and a great romance story. They have reviewed this book as a sequel to "The Secret" but it's not realy a sequel-we do revisit a few old friend from there. It's the story of Brodick and Gillian (and a side story of Ramsey and Bridgid - a very small part of the book), two of Ian's best male friends that were introduced in the Secret. The story is centered around finding a missing jewel box (known as Arianna's treasure that belong to King John's mistress Arianna). I enjoyed this book very much - expecially the part when Brodick and Gillian get married - and when she finds out that she is married. My only disapointment was that Ramsey's and Bridgid story was such a small one - I think they deserved their own story. But it's still a great read and worth the money for a hardcover.

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Summary: Excellent. I expected nothing less!
Review: Ransom, like all of Julie Garwood's books, kept me in one place for the entire reading. My husband kept asking me why I was smiling to myself? I loved the easy banter between all of the characters and the fierce loyalty that they always portray. Julie Garwood always makes her heriones strong willed yet feminine women. Which is something many authors seem to forget. We want to be kissed breathless but listened to!! It is such a delight to read about charachters that you have already glimpsed in other books. Julie Garwood brings you home!

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Summary: LOVED IT!!
Review: I have read all of Julie Garwood's books and this one doesn't disappoint. I love her writing and I love all of her characters.

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Summary: A new favorite author for me!
Review: Ransom is set in the 13th century. The English heroine, Gillian, and her older sister are seperated at a very young age as their father tries to get them out of harms way when the unscruplous Baron Alford attacks their family home stealing not only their home and her father's life, but also his reputation. More than a decade later Gillian is trying to save the uncle who raised her by finding her sister, Christen, and a treasure box her father gave to her sister for safe keeping. Gillian is aided on her quest by two Scottish chieftains who have their own agenda with not only Baron Alford but also with the highland traitor who is working for the Baron. The book is as unforgettable as the love discovered between Gillian and one of the chieftains. To find out if their love can survive, if the highland traitor is discovered, and what is the mystery behind the treasure box, be sure to read "Ransom" by Julie Garwood.

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Summary: Wonderful, a must read for the romance lover in all of us!
Review: This book was truly wonderful. I loved meeting back up with Judith and Ian. I laughed and I cried. I also got thrown for a loop because I thought Brigid was someone that she turned out not being. Way to go! Keep 'em coming!