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Summary: What a disappointment!
Review: After hearing many raves as to Ms. Moore's writing talent, I decided to purchase this book. I wish I hadn't been so influenced by the comments of others. This book was so slow going for me that I found myself skipping paragraphs at a time, something I've never done before.I found the heroine irritating, argumentative, bossy, and razor tongued and lost sympathy for her early on. Its hard to believe that a woman who supposedly lived in that day and age could be so sharp tongued and opinionated - even to the king. While I liked the hero for the most part, he seemed wishy-washy at some points. The weak willed sort who doesn't really seem to stand for anything or stick to any opinion. He would be angry or annoyed at something one moment then in the bat of an eye he would become good-humored again and give in to the heroines whims. If you really feel you must read this book, do yourself a favor and borrow it from the library first to see if you like it. I wish I had left it on the bookstore shelf.
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Summary: Awful...
Review: Sir Richard Blyth, who lost his family's estate while he was out of the country with the king when the king is exiled, is told by this same king to marry Elissa, whose husband was the person who bought Richard's family estate, as a way to regain his home. Several things are wrong with this book. For starters, Richard was the heir to the family's estate so how could any transaction of sale be legal if it was done without his authority? It was his to sell, not his uncle's. Besides that, as a reward for Richard leaving England with the king and his support, wouldn't you think a king could get his home back? So the king forces Elissa to marry Richard. So now Richard can go home, of sorts. For Richard is not legally the owner nor would any children of his and Elissa become the new heir as she already has a son. Then Richard is forced to sign the marriage agreements moments before the wedding without reading it. It bascially emasculates Richard, gives him 0 dollars and no authority as his wife's advisor or any say so in the running of the estate. Please, the king would not have the ability to overturn that agreement either? Then, it seems that Richard's parents were orgy loving folks. And everyone from his old neighborhood, including Richard, thinks he is evil because of that. And, someone is trying to kill Elissa's son and she tells Richard that she thinks it is!...
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Summary: Nice read but nothing special
Review: This is Moore's first big book, having written dozens of excellent Harlequin Historicals. She is widow with child, who hold the estate of Sir Richard Blythe. After the Reformation they cannot take the estate, illegally sold to her husband from her, but it actually belongs to Richard, a favourite of Charles II. So he does what all kings do - orders them to marry
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