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Summary: Wonderful Escapism
Review: Ms. Lindsey has a magical way of taking unlikely situations, implausible circumstances, and making you believe that it is a stunning, superb story line like no other. This is her gift and her books are wonderful escapism from daily life. She is one of the few romance authors who write what readers WANT to read, not what are politically correct and acceptable social norms. PRISONER OF MY DESIRE is no exception and is a great reader escape.
Rowena Belleme is forced to marry Godwine Lyons, Lord of Kirkburough, a very old and decrepit man, in order to secure her lands by producing an heir by her cruel stepbrother, Gilbert. Finding herself on her virginal wedding bed, her old husband surprisingly dies on the spot. In order to ensure she produces and heir Gilbert has his men find a man similar hair and eyes to replace the deceased as the father of her child. Rowena finds herself forced to seduce the man chained to her bed, a handsome man with strong features and body. Warrick de Chaville is no serf however, Dragon of the North, the Lord of Fulkhurst, he is a man not to be trifled with. But trifle with him Rowena will! Ms. Lindsey flips the tables, placing the heroine in a position of power. When Warrick makes his escape he vows to exact revenge on Rowena and when he returns, taking the Rowena prisoner he does exactly that. There are many love/hate elements in this story and through if you step back and say, "this is appalling" you'll quickly step back into the story with delight. It's fascinating and intoxicating read. This book originally was published in 1991 but has been reissued this year in a collectible hardback, testament to the popularity of Johanna Lindsey and her delightful books filled with the unexpected and fun. If you are looking to be swept away, this is the book for you!
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Summary: Prisoner of My Desire
Review: I thought this book was outstanding.. After reading other reviews from customers who bought this book I was dissapointed in the effect this book has made. I thoroughly enjoy Johanna Lindsey and am always on watch for her next release. I feel her historal writings are her best and what she is most talented at, as in this book "Prisoner of My Desire". I gave this book 5 stars and can't wait to read her next!!! If your looking to read her best, here it is! I hope her writing style in the future doesn't change due to the lack of good response she receives due to the graphic nature of her books, because her fans will always be here to buy and she will always be my number one author! And buy with baited breath we shall!!! Until then....
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Summary: Hard to put it down
Review: This is a re-publication but that should not take away from the fact that it is a very good read. I read this book in two sittings and one went into the wee hours of the morning on a work night. Any book that keeps me up at night, no matter what the subject matter, is worth a 5 rating. Yes, Rape is rape by any other name so if you at all squeamish about the subject, pass on this one. There was no brutality in this book, however, and the rape of the Knight Warrick was essential to the story line. This is a romance novel for romance readers and Lindsey carried it off in her usual riveting style. The only problem I have with the book is that the synopsis on the jacket was re-written. The change made me think the book was a re-write instead of a re-publication and I could find no obvious revision from the 1991 book club edition. If the deception was intentional, it was unecessary. I would have bought the book anyway because I am a fan and it was a full size hardback copy of what was originally only published in paperback & bookclub. I hope more of her early work will be re-released.
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Summary: Disgusting!
Review: I'm a huge JL fan, but her mind must have been in the gutter when she wrote this one. How anyone can find this book tolerable is beyond me. The characters were bitter, and there was nothing at all sexy or romantic about these forced love scenes. A total disgrace. It took no imagination on JL's part to create this one because there was absolutely no plot to speak of. Rape is rape and is never ever justified.
One thing about JL - at times she goes too far in making the main male character an absolute pig. Warrick is certainly that!
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Summary: enjoyable medieval romance reprint
Review: In 1152 England, her odious stepbrother Gilbert D'Ambray forces Rowena Belleme to marry the elderly Godwynne Lyons because her sibling wants to use his new in-law's vast estate to fight a tough enemy. To force her to bend to his wishes, he threatens Rowena's mother Anne with brutal punishment. However, on their wedding night, her new spouse, old enough to be her grandfather, dies. To produce an heir, her stepbrother kidnaps Warrick deChaville. For the next three nights, Rowena has her way with her prisoner, who tries not to cooperate, but cannot stop his desires. Though Rowena frees Warrick, he thirsts for vengeance for his humiliation. He abducts Rowena to give her a taste of her own medicine. For the next three nights he has his way with her, but instead of freeing Rowena he makes her his servant. However, as she teaches him to enjoy life, Rowena and Warrick fall in love, but her stepbrother like a serpent in Eden has other plans for this couple. This reprint of a decade old medieval romance is entertaining due to the numerous period piece tidbits cleverly interwoven into the plot so that the audience feels as if they are actually in the mid twelfth century. The story line is well written but contains soft bondage (oxymoron?) and also implies rape though both participants act willingly in the heat of the moment. Fans of historical romances with plenty of lust, and a bit of chains and ropes will delight in Johanna Lindsey's tale of love ruining a perfect case of revenge. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Good book but beware, its a reissue!!!!!
Review: I liked this book when I first read it about 6 o 7 years ago. So if you are like me and read each and every Lindsey book when it comes out then make sure you don't already have it or read it before shelling out 20 bucks or so. Other than that if you are new to this author by all means please read this book because it is good. I can still remember Rowena and Warrick after all this time. That is how I knew it was a reissue. The only thing is that the first time this book came out it was a paperback. Why reissue in hardcover? Hmmmm.
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Summary: This is a good book. But, beware, its a reissue!...
Review: This book was really good when I read it about 6 or 7 years ago. So if you are like me and have EVERY book by Ms. Lindsay then make sure you haven't already read it...
Anyway, if you are new to this author, then by all means this is a book you will enjoy. I know I did.
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Summary: Sexy & Breathtaking with lots of action!
Review: I really enjoyed Prisoner of My Desire. The book draws you in from the first, never allowing you to put it down. I found that every new chapter kept me wanting more. Never have I disliked the hero so much at the first of a book and then fallen so "in love" with him at the end. This is my first Johanna Lindsay novel and I am very impressed. Rowena has an extremely tough go of it throughout her life, but her courage and strength to go on in the face of such horrific circumstances is amazing. Though Warrick seems so terrifying in the beginning, she does not cower, she accepts her fate. Watching Warrick slowly turn from the monster bent on revenge against Rowena to a gentle man falling in love with her was breathtaking! There was plenty of action and a great plot, not to mention some pretty awesome love scenes between these two. Definetely a must read.
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Summary: Controversial but keeps you at edge
Review: This is not a book for gentle readers. It has multiple scenes where some readers may find offensive. However, the pace of the book and the near combustion between the hero and heroine made the book hot with sustained romance between the hero and heroine. It did its job of engaging its reader to make the emotions and scenes tangible and gripping. Satisfying novel to the end.
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Summary: Has the Whole World Gone Insane?! This is Disgusting!
Review: I feel that I must say something due to the popularity of this novel and other Lindsey books. I don't like her style, her characters, or her plots. I find nothing sexy about her rapist heroes, and I'm shocked that one could like this book about a brutal vengeful man and a dimwitted heroine.
While Rowena I could sympathize with because she was between the probervial rock and a hard place, she also irrated me because her miniscule brain couldn't come up with the solution to just explain her reasons for her actions to Warrick in the first place. Warrick is brute, plain and simple. He's a rapist, and bad tempered, he tortures a pregnant woman, and he made a few passes at his illegitamet daughter who he makes work as a kitchen slave. He's completely hateable.
I read this book with the openmouther horror usually reserved mega-disaters. I was even more horrified to see how many people find this book the sexy thing in world! Has the whole world gone insane?! What is wrong with you people? Ask yourself, 'would I find it erotic to be chained up and raped by a man who hates me?' What disgusts me the most is that Lindsey makes the rape sound like it's no big deal and there is nothing wrong with it. Warrick doesn't even hurt her while he's doing it! I'm no doctor, but I'm pretty sure he would have done some major damage to her.
I hate these books with forced seduction and 'slipping aphrodisiac' into her tea (Secret Fire). It's rape. 'No' means 'No. Can you imagine what it would be like to have this happen to you in real life? It wouldn't sexy; it would be traumatic. Maybe if this were in the erotica genre I wouldn't be pitching a fit, but don't call it romance. This is not in the least about love.
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