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Summary: One of the best!
Review: This book was great! I enjoyed every moment, and actually read it twice. Gillian is a strong character, and is a perfect fit for Brodick. In the first book that featured Brodick, "The secret", I did not think much of the character. He seemed gruff and slow-witted, in this book. J.G. builds a splendid well-developed character, which makes you want to swoon. If you like your men strong, kind, protective yet not overpowering- this book is for you. The storyline is intriguing and suspense holds until the end. In a nutshell- BUY IT NOW! Its one the best and I've read many, it takes a really good book to get me to write such a review. While you're at it- get the first book to, and read them together.
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Summary: great...wish it were longer!
Review: Julie has done it again! The sequel to The Secret was amazingly done, if it did end a bit quickly. I guess she got tired towards the end and just decided to cut it.The beginning was so heartwrenching I couldn't help but cry. Two helpless little girls. Such loyal soldiers. A kind and loving father. It was so devastating. They were torn from their home and Gillian had to witness the murder of her father. Forward to the future and she is saving little Alec Maitland from death. Alec's talkativeness is very heartwarming and you can't help but smile. Once she runs away with him toward Scotland, she enlists the help of Brodick, Laird Buchanan, to bring the boy back to his parents. Along the way, they fall in love. All through the story, Gillian tries to find her estranged sister, who is said to live in the Highlands, with the Macphersons. Ramsey Sinclair is also in this story. He falls in love with the beautiful Bridgid. Since his land borders the Macphersons, Gillian travels there with Brodick after parting with the Maitlands. On their way there, Brodick tricks her into marrying him. Gillian and Bridgid become fast friends, and since Bridgid had blond hair, I thought that she might have been Gillian's long-lost sister. But that was an anticlimax. Gillian's sister didn't want her. It was very disappointing that Gillian couldn't have had a perfect ending. Some of the shortcomings of this book were the fact that Gillian kept on retelling the story of how she was abused by Baron Alford, the same one who captured Alec. There were so many instances where she repeated part of the story or it was written that she repeated the story. Garwood even made Alec repeat what happened to them over and over again. I got so sick of that. Another thing was how they never returned to Buchanan land. I really wanted a description of her home and how the people accepted her. In Ramsey and Bridgid's love story, the details were few and far between. I had no chance to see their relationship develop and throughout the book, it was frustrating how they never came together as a couple until the very end, and even then, all I got was them talking for about two pages, and then it ended with him proposing. Garwood didn't even show me her response. It just skipped right over to Brodick and Gillian, with Brodick narrating that Bridgid and Ramsey went home to get married. I felt that the author could have further developed Ramsey's story. But don't despair. Despite the drawbacks, the good still outweigh the back, and I would definitely read this book again. It has a lot of appeal and emotion. Well-written, if a bit abrupt.
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Summary: I could not give this book enough stars!!!!
Review: I started reading Julie Garwood at the suggestion of an aunt, and boy am I glad that I did. She never dissapoints!! Every time I buy one of her books, I read it immediately because i know it is going to be awesome. Ransom kept me intrigued from start to finish...I dont remember Brodick being so aggresive in The Secret, but, then again, I havent read it in a few years!! Time to get it out and refresh my memory. I loved getting the update on Judith and Ian, and their little boy was adorable!! Brodick was such a good hero for Gillian. And Gillian's character had me laughing out loud!! She is not afraid of anyone. I was also thoroughly pleased with Ramsey and Bridgid. What a great couple. This one will go on my never ending pile of favorites, to be read again a thousand times!!
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Summary: My Favorite!
Review: I've read every single one of Julie Garwood's books, and Ransom has to be my favorite over all. All things considered, the book is idyllic yet realistic at the same time, making a dazzling combination. From the very beginning, Gillian, a young English woman, and daughter of a late Baron, and Brodick, a Scottish Laird from the Highlands, (and an original character from the Secret) had sparks sizzling between each other, and although they both had rather different personalities, they didn't clash at all, but made one of my favorite Garwood couples. Gillian faced many fears throughout the book, but Brodick, a true Scot at heart who thoroughly despised the English, generously helped her try to overcome all of them. The story of Ramsey, (also from The Secret), is in the book, too. I admit, I was disappointed that Ramsey and Bridgid didn't have their own novel, but all in all, it was still a great story with two very charismatic characters. The beginning of the story started out wonderful, and it just continued to get better and better. Throughout the story there are many surprises, and a great plot to go with it. There are also a few disappointments like in any decent book, but you are too caught up in the story to pay any mind to it.
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Summary: A Gem
Review: I love Julie Garwood, but I think this is my absolute favorite. Gillian saves the life of a little boy and has to enlist the help of powerful Scottish Laird Brodick to get him home. And as they travel into the Highlands, Gillian can find her long-lost sister. The sister is key to finding a royal treasure that Gillian needs to save a beloved uncle from evil clutches. We see favorite characters from previous books and meet new characters we learn to love. Grab this book, even if you haven't read the earlier books in the series.
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Summary: Fast paced- great read!
Review: I do believe Julie Garwood is quickly becoming my favorite Romance writer. This was the 2nd one of her books I have read and I am headed to the library to get another one. But I messed up. I read Ransom and now am headed to get Secrets, which is opposite of how I should have read them. There is love, humor, sadness, adventure, etc. in Ransom. I loved Brodick being good looking but not with the the best of personalities, infact he has a hard personality. Gillian was strong, beautiful, carrying, and devoted. It is a great read!
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Summary: --A "sweep you off your feet" historical romance--
Review: This story is set in England and Scotland between the years 1198 to 1215. It begins during the reign of King Richard the Lion-Hearted of England, and takes the reader into the reign of his younger brother King John.
Gillian and Christian are two innocent little English girls who lose their father and their ancestral home when Baron Alford, a friend of King John's, goes on a murderous rampage. He thinks their father is in possession of a treasure box filled with jewels. The jeweled box once belonged to the beautiful Arianna who was the lost love of King John. The sisters are separated; Christian is taken to Scotland, and Gillian remains in England with her Uncle Morgan and near her old home which is now ruled by Baron Alford, her father's murderer. Baron Alford has never been able to locate the treasure and finally comes to realize that it must be in Scotland with Christian. Gillian is now a beautiful and intelligent young woman and Alford sends her to Scotland to find her sister and locate the treasure box. She's threatened with the death of her beloved Uncle if she does not return with the information about the location of Arianna's box. Gillian is well received in Scotland because during her flight from England, she managed to save a young Scottish boy was also being held hostage by the evil Alford. One of the Scots who she meets is Brodick Buchanan, a handsome warrior who lets her know from the beginning that he's very interested in her and does not plan to let her return to England. The attraction between them is pretty intoxicating and Gillian falls in love with him; however, she's determined in her quest to find her lost sister and return the box to England. Brodick and the other Scottish warriors have their own ideas on how to deal with Baron Alford. This is the first book that I've read by Julie Garwood and I found it to be a fast-paced and exciting story. As an avid reader, it's a thrill to discover an author who you've somehow missed. Now, I'll go back and read her earlier books.
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Summary: on the edge of your seat
Review: Gillian claimed to be Brodick's bride to spark his curiousity. He tricked her into marriage to claim her heart. What Brodick didn't know was that in order to claim her heart, he had to give her his. He had to show her he cared. This is a truly heartstopping romance, one that I found I couldn't put down. It's about the brave, stubborn young Gillian who is the only key to finding King John's beloved jeweled box, and the only key to the toughest Hilander Lord, Brodick Sinclair's heart
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Summary: Great sequal!
Review: This book lets you have another look at some of the characters from "Secrets". You can continue in their lives and see what happened after the book ended. Broderick was a interesting choice for the second book, but he was mentioned frequently in the first book. Gillian is a wonderful herione. She is strong and gets muddled when she is twitterpated just like everyone else does. Humor as always is in this book. What romance fictional or real doesn't have some. The setting is one of my favorites-Scotland.
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Summary: I love Julie Garwood
Review: I have only read 2 of her books first I read Ransom and I just finished The Secret I would never suggest you to read it in that order read The Secret first and then read Ransom YOu will fall in love with the characters so quickly. Julie Garwood is so good at adding humor and romance and drama into her novels. These two novels compliment each other and once you pick these books up they are hard to put down. I promise that they are a great buy.
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