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Summary: LOL time travel romance.
Review: Magnus Ericsson, the third brother from "The Last Viking" and "Truly, Madly Viking", was a crude man, a farmer and a father of thirteen children he had had with several wives, mistresses and "passing fancies". Definitely not hero material!But when he time travelled to the kingdom of "Holly Wood" with nine of his children, he really became Angela's hero. This is a humorous and sensual tale. The wordplay beetween the characters is well written and it makes you laugh out loud.
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Summary: Cute
Review: Magnus is so cute, he's a strong viking, funny, gentle in other words great leading man. I could see a romantic comedy (movie) being made from this. I enjoyed this book from the get go. Angela is also very believeable and you don't dislike her, she's not the usual back biting leading lady. She takes Magnus for who he is and doesn't try to change him like others do. Wonderful, I'm so glad I found Sandra Hill last week at the local used book store. I've read three of these Viking Sagas and can't wait to read more!
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Summary: Cute
Review: Magnus is so cute, he's a strong viking, funny, gentle in other words great leading man. I could see a romantic comedy (movie) being made from this. I enjoyed this book from the get go. Angela is also very believeable and you don't dislike her, she's not the usual back biting leading lady. She takes Magnus for who he is and doesn't try to change him like others do. Wonderful, I'm so glad I found Sandra Hill last week at the local used book store. I've read three of these Viking Sagas and can't wait to read more!
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Summary: Utterly Abyssmal
Review: One of the worst books that I have ever read, this novel is poorly written and contains some of the creepiest, though boring and unsexy, sex scenes that I have ever read. The puns are lame and the characterizations shallow. Bad, bad, bad. Save your money, save your time, and save your IQ by steering clear of this steaming pile. I'll give it one star since it did not spontaneously combust and burn my house down.
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Summary: Sandra goes scores a bullseye!
Review: Sandra Hill goes for tongue through cheek with this charming book and scores big! This is her best work yet and a definite keeper! Magnus Ericsson is a simple farmer. He loves the land, how to make things flourish and multiply...oh, boy does he....a father with 11 kids from 4 wives and six lovers and various one night after too much mead stands! Worse, he has no mother for his herd of kiddies after all the parade of females through his life, because they had died or possibly run for their sanity when faces with his rambunctious kiddos. Magnus has just been presented with a baby about a year old, told it's his, so he is somewhat of a joke in his Viking settlement. Taking his pride - and 9 of his children - he boards a longship and heads out to find Vineland in the new country. Cut to present day, you meet Angela and her grandmother Rose, trying to save their family Vineyard and Winery. They are all that is left of their family. Angela is divorced, working as a real estate salesman just so she can plough the money into saving Blue Dragon Winery, her grandmother's love. Rose wishes for lot of grandchildren, but see no hope as Angela has divorced "the Creep" the year before and shows no interest in men. What a grandmother to do?? She make a wish on her rosary for a big strong man and lots of grandchild...asap please. Off on the other side of the country, having found Vineland and left in shame because of the kids antics, Magnus and his brood hit a strange fog that seems to have no end. Suddenly they enter a bright area, so blinding, and find they have landed in Holly and Wood a most strange and adventuresome country. Naturally, Rose's wish has summoned him to where he and the children are very needed, but will Angela wake up and smell the wine?? It is so charming and utterly witty, the droll humour is absolutely brilliant. Considered Hill had to juggle so many secondary characters with the children, you fear the leads would get lost in the stampede. Not. She gives life to the kids of all ages - makes them adorable without being Stephen Spielberg smaltsy - and yet more than deals with the love interest of the leads, is very sexy fashion. An Absolutely must for Hill fans. For those who have not discovered this wonderful lover of Vikings that refuse to stay in their own time, you cannot do better that this one for an introduction. Simply divine!!!
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Summary: Clever and Fun
Review: Sandra Hill takes the basic format of a romance novel and turns it on its ear to create a funny, clever, and thoroughly readable time travel/love story. The hero, Magnus, isn't the strong, silent type. In fact, he's a Viking pushover who has been saddled with eleven children (many of whom aren't even his). The heroine, Angela, isn't an innocent virgin with an idealistic view of life. Instead, she's a divorced realtor trying desperately to save her family's vineyard. When the two miraculously meet, apparently in response to a prayer by Angela's grandmother for a virile man for her granddaughter, the attraction is immediate. However, neither is willing to admit their feelings. Magnus (who appears in modern-day California with most of his motherless children in tow) has sworn himself to celibacy. And Angela is afraid to commit herself after the disaster of her first marriage. Their awkward courtship, with the help of Magnus' children and Angela's grandmother, is often hysterically funny and yet feels right to modern readers---many of whom have experienced "blended" families themselves. Read this book--and then go back and read its prequels, The Last Viking and Truly, Madly Viking. You'll love them all.
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Summary: Clever and Fun
Review: Sandra Hill takes the basic format of a romance novel and turns it on its ear to create a funny, clever, and thoroughly readable time travel/love story. The hero, Magnus, isn't the strong, silent type. In fact, he's a Viking pushover who has been saddled with eleven children (many of whom aren't even his). The heroine, Angela, isn't an innocent virgin with an idealistic view of life. Instead, she's a divorced realtor trying desperately to save her family's vineyard. When the two miraculously meet, apparently in response to a prayer by Angela's grandmother for a virile man for her granddaughter, the attraction is immediate. However, neither is willing to admit their feelings. Magnus (who appears in modern-day California with most of his motherless children in tow) has sworn himself to celibacy. And Angela is afraid to commit herself after the disaster of her first marriage. Their awkward courtship, with the help of Magnus' children and Angela's grandmother, is often hysterically funny and yet feels right to modern readers---many of whom have experienced "blended" families themselves. Read this book--and then go back and read its prequels, The Last Viking and Truly, Madly Viking. You'll love them all.
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Summary: Very Virile Indeed! :-)
Review: The most recent (and heaven forbid, not her last!) installment of Sandra Hill's Viking Saga's, this story quickly became very dear to my heart. Once again, Sandra has not disappointed us. Magnus'endearing brood of 9, along with his commitment to maintain his vow of celibacy keeps you laughing out loud, at one point and wiping the tears at another. His unexpected adventure and eventual "Destiny" will keep you entertained to the end. I could not put this book down, and when I had to leave, all I could think about, was how soon I could pick it up again...Well written, fun and not to mention very steamy, the author has once again come through for us. If you are a fan of time travel, and especially Sandra Hill you will not be disapointed...Sandra, Please, Please, Please don't make this the last! We love your Viking stories and look forward to every new one!
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Summary: Very Virile Indeed! :-)
Review: The most recent (and heaven forbid, not her last!) installment of Sandra Hill's Viking Saga's, this story quickly became very dear to my heart. Once again, Sandra has not disappointed us. Magnus'endearing brood of 9, along with his commitment to maintain his vow of celibacy keeps you laughing out loud, at one point and wiping the tears at another. His unexpected adventure and eventual "Destiny" will keep you entertained to the end. I could not put this book down, and when I had to leave, all I could think about, was how soon I could pick it up again...Well written, fun and not to mention very steamy, the author has once again come through for us. If you are a fan of time travel, and especially Sandra Hill you will not be disapointed...Sandra, Please, Please, Please don't make this the last! We love your Viking stories and look forward to every new one!
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Summary: Cute, but not mindblowing...
Review: Things at the Blue Dragon Vineyards are rough: a series of strange accidents have left the place in dire financial straits, Grandma Rose is lonely living there alone since the death of her husband, and our heroine, Grandma Rose's grandaugher, Angela, has given up hope of finding a good man.
In the year 1000, things are tough at the keep of Viking Magnus Ericcson. Disgruntled, but loving father of 11, Magnus sets out with nine of his kids to recover his two brothers who dissapeared years before, but not before taking a public vow of chastity.
When Magnus and his kids end up on a modern day film set and meet Angela, who is trying to get the director of the film to use the vineyard as a set, Grandma Rose's prayers are answered.
While some of Angela and Magnus's motivations aren't clearly explained, the strengths of the book are the clear definition of each of the kid's personlities, no easy feat, the steamy sex scenes,and the incessant humor. The weakness of the subplot is overshadowed by the scenes in which Magnus personality is delineated by his generosity with his love, and his money. And Angela holds her own, too.
This book, which I picked up because of the unusual cover, isn't my normal type of read, and can't stand up to the likes of some of the more popular authors. At times, the dialogue is poorly written (the characters often say ha, ha, ha to indicate they're
laughing),some of the references to modern people and things can grate on the nerves(George Clooney, etc), and the typical
"time traveler interacts with the modern world scenes" are included (fear of riding in cars, fascination with tv, etc.).
Despite all that, this is still a humorous and heatwarming read that I would recommend to those who enjoy time travel romances.
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