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Summary: adorable!
Review: Another great story from the pen of Jill Barnett. To set the stage - The heroine, Lady Clio has been in a convent two years longer than she was originally led to believe. Having never met her betrothed, she had a young girls dreams of romance, of a hero Knight that would come to woe her, etc. etc. Unfortunately, she has lost that feeling of being wooed and hears that her betrothed is on his way to claim his bride. Insulted and her pride damaged by the embarrassment that it has taken him so long to claim her she decides that she shall teach him a lesson.
Lord Merrick, after fighting for so long in the Crusades, is just so happy to finally be coming home to claim his 'calm and peaceful' life along with a biddable betrothed bride, or so he thinks. Well, that isn't about to happen, because Lady Clio is nothing like what he expected and she has a bone to pick with him for being 2 years late.
This story is so rich in humor and secondary characters, including brothers Thud and Thwack, a one eyed cat called Cyclops, and a bird that can't fly and hangs and swings along on her long braid. Of course,there are also Lady Clio's attempts to make the legendary `heather ale' - ales that do not come out quite right and do strange things to people. Parts of this book have such outrageous dialog and funny scenes that it had me laughing so hard the tears in my eyes wouldn't let me continue reading. This book was simply WONDERFUL. It deserves the HIGHEST of a 5 Star rating. Definitely a keeper!
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Summary: Wonderful IS WONDERFUL!
Review: Another great story from the pen of Jill Barnett. To set the stage - The heroine, Lady Clio has been in a convent two years longer than she was originally led to believe. Having never met her betrothed, she had a young girls dreams of romance, of a hero Knight that would come to woe her, etc. etc. Unfortunately, she has lost that feeling of being wooed and hears that her betrothed is on his way to claim his bride. Insulted and her pride damaged by the embarrassment that it has taken him so long to claim her she decides that she shall teach him a lesson.
Lord Merrick, after fighting for so long in the Crusades, is just so happy to finally be coming home to claim his 'calm and peaceful' life along with a biddable betrothed bride, or so he thinks. Well, that isn't about to happen, because Lady Clio is nothing like what he expected and she has a bone to pick with him for being 2 years late.
This story is so rich in humor and secondary characters, including brothers Thud and Thwack, a one eyed cat called Cyclops, and a bird that can't fly and hangs and swings along on her long braid. Of course,there are also Lady Clio's attempts to make the legendary 'heather ale' - ales that do not come out quite right and do strange things to people. Parts of this book have such outrageous dialog and funny scenes that it had me laughing so hard the tears in my eyes wouldn't let me continue reading. This book was simply WONDERFUL. It deserves the HIGHEST of a 5 Star rating. Definitely a keeper!
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Summary: Wonderfully entertaining....
Review: Clio waited six long years in a convent for her betrothed (Merrick) to return and marry her - two years longer than originally planned. The headstrong and curious girl tested the patience of the nuns without even trying... and when Merrick finally arrived to claim his bride, Clio is determined to make him pay for two years worth of waiting. She comes up with various shenanigans to continuously attempt to annoy the Earl. The story is very funny, and Clio comes up with numerous nicknames for her betrothed Earl... Earl of Lips, Earl of Grumps, and more... This was my first Jill Barnett book, and I'll be anxious to check out others. The writing is unique and very entertaining. The romance between the two is almost fairytale-like once they give in... maybe a little too much like a fairytale. There were a lot of things happening at any one time, and that kept the story interesting and moving. The supporting characters were interesting and lively enough to have their own stories. These wonderful characters keep the reader entertained when it would otherwise be a slower moment between the two main characters. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Wonderfully entertaining....
Review: Clio waited six long years in a convent for her betrothed (Merrick) to return and marry her - two years longer than originally planned. The headstrong and curious girl tested the patience of the nuns without even trying... and when Merrick finally arrived to claim his bride, Clio is determined to make him pay for two years worth of waiting. She comes up with various shenanigans to continuously attempt to annoy the Earl. The story is very funny, and Clio comes up with numerous nicknames for her betrothed Earl... Earl of Lips, Earl of Grumps, and more... This was my first Jill Barnett book, and I'll be anxious to check out others. The writing is unique and very entertaining. The romance between the two is almost fairytale-like once they give in... maybe a little too much like a fairytale. There were a lot of things happening at any one time, and that kept the story interesting and moving. The supporting characters were interesting and lively enough to have their own stories. These wonderful characters keep the reader entertained when it would otherwise be a slower moment between the two main characters. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Wonderful medeival
Review: Ever read one of those books that have you giggling out loud throughout the entire book? This is one of those books. Lady Clio is so funny that I had to laugh at everything she did. After six years in a convent waiting for her bethrothed to return to wed her, Lord Merrick has finally arrived to retreive Lady Clio. The problem is, Lady Clio has already left for her home. When Lord Merrick finally catches up with Lady Clio, he walks in on her as she's talking to herself, about the fine earl himself. The two clash at first sight. Lord Merrick is expeting a meek woman who will be quiet and have children. Lady Clio has no intension of doing so. She is a mischief maker and enjoys to make Lord Merrick's life miserable. Lady Clio's claim to fame is making ale for the castle. She makes such a fine ale that the entire castle is either giggling or falling asleep. Merrick and Clio clash several times before they finally marry, and each time is guaranteed a laugh. My favorite scene is when Lady Clio decides to sing for castle. What a voice she has! After reading Wicked, another great book in this wonderful series, I had to go back and read the book that started it all. Next I plan to read the second in the series, Wild. I highly recommend this series. Jill Barnett has definetly found a fan in me.
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Summary: It IS "wonderful"!
Review: Fast-paced, funny, and sexy--the sort of book to keep you up late into the night. Clio and Merrick are as entertaining as your favorite romance movie--you'll love them. :)
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Summary: A keeper.
Review: First book in the series: "Wonderful", "Wild" and "Wicked". When Lady Clio of Camrose got betrothed to a legendary English knight she had never met, she believed that love was something magical. But after waiting for her intended in a convent for six long years, without hearing a work from her knight, her feelings weren't the same. Merrick de Beaucourt was weary of war and was looking forward to a simple life of peace and quiet with a docile wife at his side, but he finds little peace guarding the wild Welsh borders, and even less with his wife whose trust he destroyed. Merrick and Clio will battle together and discover a rare and wonderful love.
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Summary: A keeper.
Review: First book in the series: "Wonderful", "Wild" and "Wicked". When Lady Clio of Camrose got betrothed to a legendary English knight she had never met, she believed that love was something magical. But after waiting for her intended in a convent for six long years, without hearing a work from her knight, her feelings weren't the same. Merrick de Beaucourt was weary of war and was looking forward to a simple life of peace and quiet with a docile wife at his side, but he finds little peace guarding the wild Welsh borders, and even less with his wife whose trust he destroyed. Merrick and Clio will battle together and discover a rare and wonderful love.
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Summary: This book is terrible!!!
Review: Having read the other reviews I can see I have a minority opinion but this is one of the worst romance novels I've ever read. The plot is contrived in the extreme and the characters are cartoonish at best. If I'm suppose to be charmed by the heroine's lack of common sense it must have passed me by. My guess would be that this book should be labeled a write by the numbers effort of an otherwise competent author
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Summary: Just didn't do it for me.....
Review: Hmmm... this one just didn't do it for me. I see that it got pretty good reviews here on Amazon, so maybe it's just me. It did have a few humorous scenes & the ending wasn't bad. But - to me the heroine, Clio, was an immature BRAT!! She sulked, she pulled stupid tricks, & did not in any manner act like a woman of the 13th century. Things she did that were supposed to be a result of pride really should have just embarrased her. More than one of her stunts really put her life (& the life of others) in danger; Considering the time period they lived in, it just showed a real lack of intelligence. I guess I just need a more intelligent heroine in my reading... Naive is ok, pulling funny stunts is fun, but showing a complete lack of intelligence just doesn't make me admire them.
The hero, Merrick, was really a hard man at first - not unjust or cruel, just very hard. However, set as it was in the 13th century, with the life he had led, it was justified.... or if not justified, at least more realistic. He came around or grew a lot faster than Clio did.
I suppose I've just gotten use to authors who either write a much more in-depth plot, a more in-depth love story, or at least has a spunky heroine that I can have fun reading about AND have a little respect for...
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