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Summary: BEAUTIFUL AND HEARTWRENCHING
Review: This book got my attention when I read its "free" excerpt. It so intrigued me that I ordered the novel immediately. I just knew it was going to be romantic, sensual and adventurous. I was not disappointed. This is historical power and romance at its truest and best; a beautiful, spitited, yet honorable lass, two men who love her, and a king with much power and little mercy. Ms. Smalls is a genius in the arena.
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Summary: BEAUTIFUL AND HEARTWRENCHING
Review: This book got my attention when I read its "free" excerpt. It so intrigued me that I ordered the novel immediately. I just knew it was going to be romantic, sensual and adventurous. I was not disappointed. This is historical power and romance at its truest and best; a beautiful, spitited, yet honorable lass, two men who love her, and a king with much power and little mercy. Ms. Smalls is a genius in the arena.
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Summary: Some beautiful scenes, but I couldn't understand...
Review: This book started off great, exciting when she agreed to be Angus's mistress for stealing his cattle. But what I couldn't understand is how could she be with Nairn for so long, and be happy if she really loved Angus. That's what I didn't understand. She was with Nairn more than the man she loved, or thought she did. There were some interesting scenes with Nairn and Fiona, but I felt like she was cheating on Angus, for some reason. Overall it's a good book, but it seems like Fiona doesn't know what she wants or who she loves.
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Summary: Romance at it's best
Review: This book was more typical of Bertrice Small's recent romance novels. I still prefer her earlier novels like The Kadin or Adora. Romance readers should be prepared for the explicit sex when they pick up one of her books. Bertrice Small is a wonderful writer with vivid historical descriptions.
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Summary: Great Read If You Want Something A Little Spicy!
Review: This book was very gripping from the first page to the last. What distinguishes Bertrice Small from otherhistorical romances is in most of herbooks she broaches the question if a woman or a man can love someone and still enjoy sexual relations with another person.
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Summary: Disgusting.
Review: This was a sad excuse for gratuitous sex. Almost zero plot, a young girl sleeps with two men she 'loves' in dozens of places, positions and situations. They may have had their clothes on for maybe 1/2 of the book. Maybe. All in all, a waste of time.
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Summary: Ok, but not her best work.
Review: This was an ok story that Ms Small told us but it seemed to me that she was trying to capture the essence of Skye O'Malley in this story. I really enjoyed the Skye O'Malley saga but there is only one Skye and I'd like to see a little more originality. I don't want this to come off as a really negative review because I do have the greatest respect for Ms. Small and throughly appreciate her work. I absolutely have all her works listed in her books as former titles and will continue to patronize her work, I feel her work is always of that quality. This book just didn't hold me captive as her others have.
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Summary: Not Impressed
Review: Though the plot has the potential to be intersting, this book is horribly mired in historical detail. It is true that the author seems to have done the appropriate historical research for her story, and that is normally a good thing, but this author feels the need to drone on for pages and pages in proof of her efforts. Instead of using historical facts and societal practices in the easy, off-handed manner of the best romance writers, Ms. Small treats us to endless explanations of things that even those with only glancing historical knowledge should have no problem understanding. The characterization is thready, clinging to one or two endlessly re-iterated traits to distinguish one person from another. Finally, and most gratingly, the use of "ye" and "yer" to distinguish brogue (which is acceptable if one has only one or two characters with an accent) in a book which is composed entirely of characters of Scottish origin, quickly becomes irritating--in my opinion it would be better done to simply use "you", "your", and "you're" with the brogue assumed, or occasionally implied.All in all, not a read I would recommend to any romance fan.
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Summary: Not Impressed
Review: Though the plot has the potential to be intersting, this book is horribly mired in historical detail. It is true that the author seems to have done the appropriate historical research for her story, and that is normally a good thing, but this author feels the need to drone on for pages and pages in proof of her efforts. Instead of using historical facts and societal practices in the easy, off-handed manner of the best romance writers, Ms. Small treats us to endless explanations of things that even those with only glancing historical knowledge should have no problem understanding. The characterization is thready, clinging to one or two endlessly re-iterated traits to distinguish one person from another. Finally, and most gratingly, the use of "ye" and "yer" to distinguish brogue (which is acceptable if one has only one or two characters with an accent) in a book which is composed entirely of characters of Scottish origin, quickly becomes irritating--in my opinion it would be better done to simply use "you", "your", and "you're" with the brogue assumed, or occasionally implied. All in all, not a read I would recommend to any romance fan.
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Summary: Bertrice Small at her best !
Review: While I have enjoyed every book Ms. Small has ever written, this is by far my favorite ! I have already re-read three times...and unable to put it down between readings ! Fiona Hay is a woman between a rock and a hard place throughout her life, doing her duty by her sisters, and to uphold her own honor. She makes mistakes, learns from them and is rewarded by being loved by the two most magnificent men one can possibly imagine. Interestingly enough, I enjoyed the character of Colin MacDonald even more than Black Angus Gordon...what a dynamic, rich character he is ! If you want to be swept up in medieval Scotland, and experience first hand of the 'taming' of the wild northern clans, then "Betrayed" will captivate you completely !
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