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Summary: Definitely TAMING...
Review: SEQUEL: THE CONQUESTIt's been awhile since I've read a Jude Deveraux book and I sure missed her style. She's in my top 3 favorite author list and reading THE TAMING reminded me of why. I've read plenty of romance book with humor in it but only a few can really make me laugh out loud. In this one, you smile, chuckle, giggle and yes, laugh out loud. I won't even try to relate a scene or two here. I highly recommend you pick up this book and find out (laugh out) yourself. This book is not only full of humor, it's heart warming, heart soaring and highly provocative. READ Amazon for book synopsis: Rogan, oh my... I have a lot to say about this guy! Filthy-as in defiled with dirt and fleas!, very ungentlemanly, dull, harsh, barbaric, ungrateful, lout, full of hate.... oh i can go on and on with a long list of his deficiency but i must say, I enjoyed his character immensely. Just as I have enjoyed Lianna. The rich, beautiful and the daring Lianna. She who is sensible, capable, CLEAN, organized and oh so hopelessly in love, Lianna. Both unmatched yet benefitted each other in the end. Yes, yes, Rogan is definitely FLAWED but... well, you must read this book to understand and to see through him. Despite all this rough exterior, he is actually a very sensitive man. He is very capable of tenderness, capable of showing affection. Unconsciously, he craves for love. All he needed was a gentle TAMING, just as the book is titled. This isn't like those usual DARK-hero-longing-for-love-and-then-tamed kindda story though. It's different. It's more profound. Intriguing with mixture of humor. My favorite part of this book is Rogan and Lianna's getting to know one another, their adjustment to each other - full of internal conflicts that makes their love for each other more convincing. I was also very surprise to read that one part of Zared's twist. Oh my, I think readers shouldn't read THE CONQUEST synopsis before reading this book, that way you too will be surprise. The Conquest is Zared's book and the sequel for THE TAMING, by the way. My only compaint here is how the book ended. I think that was a bit rush, I was not satisfied. I wanted a deeper emotional confession. I wanted more goose-bumps alert scenes for the conclusion. Or perhaps I just didn't want this book to end? Anyway, the reason why I still rated this book a fiver despite that small complaint was because I really did enjoy it. In fact, I love this book and shall reread it anytime soon. Also, this book has sequel, THE CONQUEST, so perhaps it was meant to end that way, as hanging to induce reader to read the sequel. I sure am piqued and will definitely read the second book. Afterall, ZARED alone had already piqued my interest. Read THE TAMING, you won't regret it. I sure didn't.
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Summary: Devereaux is one of my favorite romance writers, but...
Review: This book was pretty disappointing. For one thing, it took me over a week to read it. I put it down, forgot about it, remembered the next day.. I NEVER do that with a good romance. Devereaux's style is less melodramatic than that of most historical romance writers that I've come across, and in this particular book, the writing is very smooth. I just didn't like the hero at all. He was one of the least appealing heroes I've ever read about in a book. But that wasn't really the problem for me. What it comes down to is that I felt "yucky" reading this book. Instead of lifting my spirits, this book depressed them. The hero was pretty degraded and he treated the heroine with such disrespect that I stopped pitying her and started hoping she'd leave him. While I don't recommend this book, I can easily recommend other Jude Devereaux books, "Remembrance" and "The Heiress" come to mind as excellent examples of good, fun historical romance.
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Summary: Could Not Put This Book Down!
Review: This book was so exciting I could not put it down. I read it in one day. Liana was so funny, she made me laugh out loud. Jude Deveraux did an excellent job of making me laugh,cry, and all kinds of emotions.Loved this book and now I can't wait to read the sequel 'The Conquest'.
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Summary: Oh wow.
Review: This is one good book, man
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Summary: My First and Favorite Romance Novel
Review: This is the first romance novel I ever read and all I can say is, what a wonderful way to start! I love the way Liana takes charge of everything and becomes the "firewoman". Rogan is hard to be liked by the reader at first, but he soon becomes one of the best characters in the book. I also loved Severyn, Iolanthe, and Zared
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Summary: My First and Favorite Romance Novel
Review: This is the first romance novel I ever read and all I can say is, what a wonderful way to start! I love the way Liana takes charge of everything and becomes the "firewoman". Rogan is hard to be liked by the reader at first, but he soon becomes one of the best characters in the book. I also loved Severyn, Iolanthe, and Zared
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: This was the first book I read from Jude Deveraux and I loved it! I bought some more books of hers later, some were good some not so good, but this one has a special place in my heart. I read it over and over and I never get bored of it. It's very interesting to see tenderness and love developing in such a hard man, and I think Liana's character, as presented by the author, totally justifies this change in Rogan. For me it's a must have for funs of romanting literature.
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Summary: Not Your Typical Romance...
Review: We have to face it as readers that various genres have annoying cliches and characters that pop up ALL the time. One of my many pet peeves has been the scholarly sensitive viking/warrior. So the man has been taught to fight all his life, but he's a kind intellectual deep down. I didn't have that problem with this book at all. Rogan is very definatly not a sensitive intellectual. In modern times he would be a real bastard, but considering the times... At the same time Liana is not a shrinking flower. Once she realizes she has to be firm with Rogan she pushes and prods and is a very strong heroine in her own right. Rogans horror at her affection and cleaning is funny to watch. And her exasperation at his inablilty to remember her name is equally amusing. Of course the book isn't perfect, but it is definatly one of my favorites.
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