ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

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Summary: a book that engages your emotions...
Review: The first time I read this book was when I first started to read romance. At the time I wasn't mature enough as a reader to recognize what a poignant, emotional story I had in my hands. Re-reading it again two years later made me realize that Penelope Williamson is one of the best writers of today. The story revolves around Jessalyn Letty and McCady Trelawny, two people whose passion is as wild as the cornish moors they love and as rare as a blue moon. It is unfortunate that they found this love at the wrong time in their lives for Jess is at sixteen too young and Mac is too tortured by a legacy of failures in his family. It is with Jess that Mac shares his dreams of railroad transportation and eventually his dreams becomes hers. Because neither of them come from fortune Mac must marry into it in order to fund his dreams, and though Jess is heartbroken she doesn't stop loving him. It seems that their love would be the star-crossed type and though we know that they will end up together at the end, I was worried that Williamson would do away with Mac's wife in an easy fashion, but she didn't. The events are all well written and believable and engaging. Williamson's characters not only say "I love," but also show it through actions. When Jessalyn sets out to save Mac from debtors prison, Williamson allows us to feel the bittersweet pain of giving up something that is cherished to save that which is loved. I understood the characters, I even understood the villian, and that is rare.

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Summary: a book that engages your emotions...
Review: The first time I read this book was when I first started to read romance. At the time I wasn't mature enough as a reader to recognize what a poignant, emotional story I had in my hands. Re-reading it again two years later made me realize that Penelope Williamson is one of the best writers of today. The story revolves around Jessalyn Letty and McCady Trelawny, two people whose passion is as wild as the cornish moors they love and as rare as a blue moon. It is unfortunate that they found this love at the wrong time in their lives for Jess is at sixteen too young and Mac is too tortured by a legacy of failures in his family. It is with Jess that Mac shares his dreams of railroad transportation and eventually his dreams becomes hers. Because neither of them come from fortune Mac must marry into it in order to fund his dreams, and though Jess is heartbroken she doesn't stop loving him. It seems that their love would be the star-crossed type and though we know that they will end up together at the end, I was worried that Williamson would do away with Mac's wife in an easy fashion, but she didn't. The events are all well written and believable and engaging. Williamson's characters not only say "I love," but also show it through actions. When Jessalyn sets out to save Mac from debtors prison, Williamson allows us to feel the bittersweet pain of giving up something that is cherished to save that which is loved. I understood the characters, I even understood the villian, and that is rare.

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Summary: IT WAS THE BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: The story of innocent Jessalyn Letty falling in love with cynic/pessimist MacCady Trelawny, an ex-soldier and an Earl, from a long line of "live hard-die young" men. The two must overcome their seperate obstacles (I won't tell because it's better to read the book to know them. I would just be ruining the effect of the book if I did.) and they end up meeting in the end for a love that is so strong that it happens...of course, ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

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Summary: moncog
Review: This book is in my top five all time favorite book list. I have read this book at least ten times and I love it as much now as I did when I was 16. I highly recommend this book to all romance lovers this is what a romance book is suppose to be like. ENJOY!!!!

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Summary: One of the most beautiful books I have ever read!!!!!!!!!
Review: This book is touching and romantic in away the defy's explanation. It will make you cry and laugh and smile deep inside. It touched my heart in a way that no other book I have ever read has. The characters live in my mind long after I have finished. I have read well 4 to 5 romances a week for the last 27 years of my life and this one was by far the best.

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Summary: An awesome book
Review: This book was great, I loved Jessalyn and McCady. They went through so much to be together. I couldn't put this book down. You won't be disappointed. It touched my heart in so many ways that I will never forget this wonderful story.

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Summary: Gawd, who could be disappointed in this book?
Review: This was my 4th PW book read (Emma is still waiting) and the one that led me to find the earlier 2 out of print books. I was a bit concerned that earlier books often don't have the maturity or fully developed style but, even if without, they will still be good stories if they came from PW's romantic, meant-to-be, passionate heart.

I didn't notice Jessalyn's character being underdeveloped. If true, then the raw passion of McCady more than made up for it. Some of their scenes together just took my breath away, the emotion was so soul-wrenching. But then I have come to expect nothing less. I actually think this is one of her better books if it is even possible to grade PWs stories; they are all so beautiful.

I keep repeating myself on every PW book review. Just buy it; buy them all. A great passionate, grown up romance novel from a great writer. Her men are real men.

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Summary: One of the most beautiful books I have ever read!!!!!!!!!
Review: While a well written book, it doesn't capture your heart the way that her other works do. The descriptions that I have read on this book really don't paint the correct picture of the story. While he was devoted to the steam locomotive, Ms. Williamson doesn't show how devoted he was or how he was torn between the woman and his dream. There's too much else going on for you to really get a handle on this relationship. Also, there was no depth to the female lead character. The story picks up five years later and she still seems to be the same naive and clumsy young girl at 21 that she was at 16. Heart of the West and The Outsider are by far Penelope Williamson's best work.

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Summary: Not Penelope's Best
Review: While a well written book, it doesn't capture your heart the way that her other works do. The descriptions that I have read on this book really don't paint the correct picture of the story. While he was devoted to the steam locomotive, Ms. Williamson doesn't show how devoted he was or how he was torn between the woman and his dream. There's too much else going on for you to really get a handle on this relationship. Also, there was no depth to the female lead character. The story picks up five years later and she still seems to be the same naive and clumsy young girl at 21 that she was at 16. Heart of the West and The Outsider are by far Penelope Williamson's best work.

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Summary: Incredible!
Review: Wow, I love this author! I had read some of her more recent titles but by sheer luck I found this one at a used shop as it's no longer available through the publisher. I liked The Passions of Emma and the Outsider very much but this book was just sheer magic! None can write like Penelope Williamson, incredible passion and intense emotions that ring true with unforgettable characters are hallmarks of this author. Remarkable book.