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Summary: The best historical romance that I have ever read. More!
Review: 'The Windflower' is miles in front of any other historical romance I have ever read. The characterisation is utterly brilliant and the plot wonderful with all its twists and turns. It makes you laugh and then cry and then laugh again. 'The Windflower' is one of those rare books that you wish will never end and when it does, you re-read until it is practically falling apart.It is a book that cries out to be part of a series. Having heard Devon and Merry's story I sincerely hope the authors now sit down and write Cat's story, as there is a book just begging to be written, if ever one was. Cat is one of the most intruiging, best written, characters I have ever read about and I would love to find out what happens to him after 'The Windflower' ends. I also long to hear Morgan's story in more detail as I think it would be fascinating reading and hope the authors can find time to give him his own book. Altogether, if you're a fan of historical romance and you can get a copy of 'The Windflower' buy it and read it. It will be money well spent.
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Summary: Definitely NOT a WALLflower!
Review: A collaboration of the husband and wife writing team of Thomas and Sharon Curtis, "The Windflower" is arguably their best effort to date. It is post-War of 1812 and we are introduced to 18 year-old Merry Patricia Wilding who was raised by her maternal aunt and influenced by her mostly-absent brother and father, both key figures in American military intelligence. Merry's skills as a portrait artist are utilized by her brother to expose British spies and agents. On one such mission in a seedy beachside tavern, Merry, much to her horror, meets the notorious pirate captain Morgan Rand and his half-brother Devon Crandall (Duke of St. Cyn) by accident. Devon captures her when she attempts to escape the tavern, and although she is released unharmed, memories of this man haunt her dreams and thoughts. When Merry's aunt decides to travel to England with her niece, Merry is kidnapped from the ship by cutthroats hired by Captain Morgan Rand to steal sensitive documents from the officer's cabin she had been unwittingly given to sleep in. Once aboard the BLACK JOKE, Merry recognizes her captors and schemes to escape. She is given to Devon to "question" about her association with the officer in whose cabin she slept on the ship from which she was taken. Merry knows Devon is a British spy and realizes the peril to her family should she expose her identity. She steadfastly keeps her secret, yet yearns for Devon's touch. Her courage and innocence endear her to the ship's crew and especially the seemingly emotionless Cat, rescued from a brothel by Morgan as a child. Devon's quest to learn the girl's true identity and Merry's stubborn loyalty to her family cause many problems. By the time Devon learns Merry's identity, both are secretly in love with the other. Both learn that Morgan has manipulated them and has known from the beginning that Merry was the child of a woman he once loved dearly. Devon also learns that Merry's trip to England had been orchestrated by his grandmother (even though she had no idea that the two had previously met) to see him finally married and begotten of an heir. Merry and Devon's marriage, it seems, was fated from the beginning... This book ranks among my all-time favorites because of it's humanity and realism--especially with Cat's character. A boy born in a brothel, thrown away until his teenage body became an asset for the business, cruelly used for men's sexual pleasure, forced to grow up far too early and finally saved by Morgan Rand, manipulator extraordinaire. Cat finds an outlet for his never-before-felt emotions and love in Merry, an innocent and a pawn--much like himself. Cat's non-sexual love for her is something pure and unsullied, his hope for the future. Oh, how I would love to read a sequel with Cat as the main character! A beautiful, well-written story that demands an emotional committment from the reader and is not cheapened by repeat and unnecessary graphic sex scenes. This is a true ROMANCE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Summary: A must read!
Review: A wonderful book. Every time I read it, I can't put it down. Even after numerous reads, I laugh (often out loud) and cry every time. You fall in love with all the characters. Would love another story about Cat, Raven and Morgan and the rest of the crew on the Black Joke. I love to read Johanna Lindsey and Kathleen Woodiwiss but I put The Windflower on the top of my list! My copy has been read so much, it's falling apart. I hate that Sharon and Tom Curtis's books are out of print. It's so hard to find copies of any of their work. The publisher is missing the boat. What has happened to Sharon and Tom Curtis? I eagerly await their next book. Whatever it is, it will be a great read.
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Summary: Highly Recommended
Review: As a long time reader of the romance genre, I can honestly say that this is the best romance novel I have ever read. On the surface, it is a "young maiden kidnapped by pirate" book. However, the twists and turns of the story go beyond mere romantic development and each of the wide cast of characters is portrayed in sympathetic and realistic detail. I re-read it every now and then, and I have yet to find it wanting. I only wish that these authors were more productive
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Summary: OFF THE SCALE!!!!
Review: As a prolific reader with an interest in several different genres, I can honestly say this is one of the best books I have ever read. Although it seems to follow the typical "pirate formula" of a heroine kidnapped and held hostage on the high seas, it is in no way predictable. The author manages
to write about many fascinating characters while never losing the main thread. A high level of tension is maintained
between the protagonists from beginning to end. I would love
to read the stories of at least two other characters, who were magnificent "bad boys" in this one. I most heartily recommend this book to anyone!
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Summary: A romp of a romance....
Review: First off, I should warn you: I DON'T READ ROMANCE NOVELS! I love historical novels such as Kathleen Koen's "Through a Glass Darkly" and MM Kaye's "The Far Pavillions" but I avoid bodice rippers like the plague.
Despite it's lurid (at least in my copy) cover and breathless back cover summary, "The Windflower" doesn't belong in the bodice-ripper class at all. It's historical details aren't quite well-researched enough to place it in the historical category, but it tends closer towards that than romance.
The story of Merry, an American Revolutionary Patriot reluctantly packed off to England by an Anglophile aunt, and her adventures aboard a rather genteel privateer, is funny, charming and exciting. The pirate ship is crewed by various aristocratic bad-boy scions; one of them, Cat, is one of my all-time favorite fictional characters. Merry makes friends, gets sick, and does her best to avoid the attentions of Devon Crandall, second-in-command to the feared Reed Morgan who is not quite the black-hearted devil he appears.
By the time they arrive in England, Merry is still a virgin, but has had her worldly education considerably expanded by her fellow sailors. All eventually ends happily, although not in the least predictably, and, unusually in these books, the adventure continues after Merry's marriage to Devon.
The writing of the team calling themselves "Laura London" is so much better than the usual romanctic writer that it is a shame they never put their pens to weightier works. All in all, "The Windflower" is light-weight enough to blow off in a breeze, yet it's humor and wonderful characterisations will stay with you long after you close the book. I guarantee, this is a novel you will want to own!
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Summary: My Favorite romance novel
Review: i am an avid reader of historical romance novels. this is by far my favorite! =)
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Summary: The Best
Review: I could NOT put this book down! It held my interest and enthusiasm as no other has (and there have been many, many others!). I am dying to know more about Cat. He was was definitely the stuff dreams are made of. The tortured soul, the strength and the awakening of the heart. I fell in love with him in short time and found myself missing him as I read the final lines. I am trying to find more about the authors of this book. Are they planning a sequel?
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Summary: On my top ten list of favorites!
Review: I detest pirate books. I loathe heroines that fall for the man that constantly berates her. However, this book is so much more. Wonderfully round, diverse characters, lots of action, steamy and suggestive sex scenes, touching secondary stories, historically relevant details, sub-plots and suspense and the result is a novel I couldn't put down. I've been rereading it several times a year ever since. Whatever happened to Sharon and Tom Curtis? This is their best novel and it is a shame they stopped writing. They were a wonderful team capable of producing believable, diverse characters from male and female, cynical and naive perspectives. The female characters were somewhat stereotyped but the heroine in this novel does evolve. The male characters in THE WINDFLOWER are incredibly round and interesting. The Curtis' other books were pretty good but this one outshines all of them as well as most of the historical and romantic novels I've read in the past and present. **Does anyone know what happened to Sharon and/or Tom Curtis?**
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Summary: A TRUE KEEPER!!!!
Review: I first picked up this book as I "bide some time as I lie by the pool" thing... I wasn't able to put it down. A classical pirate tale with some true romance and wild adventures. You know a great story when you are just as fond of the secondary characters as the main...If I could only find a replacement for my tattered buried treasure...
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