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Summary: A well researched swash buckler!
Review: Ms. Canham has taken her clue from the recent influx of Scottish romances and given readers one that is both historically quite accurate and an excellent story. From the first pages, which provide the background for Alexander and Catherine's "unorthadox" marriage, to the cliff-hanging end, the story is fast paced and enjoyable. Although one realizes love will conquer all, the ins and outs of the couple's relationship set against the beginnings of the Rising of the '45 is extremely entertaining. I rate Ms. Canham directly under Diana Gabaldon for her research and story line. This is a goody!
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Summary: WOW!
Review: None of the historicals I've read over the years could have prepared me for the emotional roller coaster that this book and its sequel put me through. I'm also left wondering why it has taken me so long to discover this incomparable author.Beautiful, pampered, spoiled and aristocratic Catherine Ashbrooke is shocked to discover a tall, muscular half naked stranger bathing in a creek that runs through her father's lands. She's even more shocked to discover that this
breathtakingly handsome stranger is seemingly immune to her
charms. How dare he! does he not realize she's the toast of London. No matter that she's supposedly in love with Hamilton Garner, a handsome officer, no man alive has ever met Catherine and not fallen instantly to his knees in worship. She would certainly show him! and in the process she would finally bring the reticent Lieutenant Garner to propose. Except that Catherine's devious plan backfires and she finds herself both being kissed senseless by the raven haired stranger and the cause of a duel to the death between the dashing Mr. Montgomery and the infatuated Lt. Garner. While Lt. Garner is an experienced swordsman he is no match for Mr. Raefer Montgomery and soon finds himself wounded but alive. Montgomery refuses to deliver the killing blow humiliating Lt. Garner and winning the hand of the pampered Miss Ashbrooke in the process. The mysterious Mr. Montgomery does not want or need a wife and in his current situation it could prove to be deadly for both of them. He must keep his temperamental new wife from finding out his true identity so he must annul the marriage as soon as humanly possible. Except that the intrepid Catherine already knows his secret, her handsome new husband is not Raefer Montgomery but Alexander Cameron the legendary Dark Cameron of Scotland. Exiled and wanted for murder,a spy for the Jacobite rebels with a hefty price on his head, Alexander can't risk having his pretty wife reveal his identity. So, Catherine is taken to Scotland virtually kicking and screaming the whole way. Meanwhile,Catherine makes a great show of her dislike for her husband and her circumstances but increasingly she finds herself flustered by his presence, burning for his kisses and admiring
the complex, enigmatic man she married. On the other hand, Alex has had to force himself to keep his hands off of his desirable wife. She's an unwanted complication, spoiled, selfish and vain and slowly working his way into his heart a heart he thought he had buried some fifteen years before. This book is first and foremost a romance but it's also a historical novel rich in detail which some readers may not find quite as interesting as I did. The romance doesnt suffer from the detailed descriptions but is instead brought to life in such a way that you can almost see the wild moors of the Scottish Highlands and feel the tension of a country poised for war. The only bad thing about this book is that Ms. Canham has spoiled me for any other heroes. After reading about the larger than life Alexander Cameron I'm afraid every hero I read now or in the future will be sadly lacking because he's that unbelievable. She has also created a worthy heroine in Catherine. The reader is able to see the spoiled, pampered girl evolving slowly into a young woman in love. In short, I can't recommend this book enough, it has churned my emotions as no other book ever had. If you love historical romance do not miss this book. A piece of advice, buy this book along with the sequel you'll kick yourself in you don't (as I did). Highly recommended. :)
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Summary: One of the most touching stories you will ever read!
Review: The entire story (The Pride of Lions and The Blood of Roses) was amazing! Alexander and Catherine had one of the most beautiful and tortured love stories I have ever had the pleasure to read. I will admit however, that the scene of Deirdre O'Shay and Aluinn MacKail on the battlefield made me cry more than I have ever cried over a book in my life! I have never been so touched by secondary characters in all my years of reading. I cried so much I had to stop reading until I could calm down. Even years later, all I have to do is think about that scene and I get choked up all over again! Loved it, truly!
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Summary: Good story; disappointing "ending"
Review: The Pride of Lions gives a different look at the period of history so magnificently written about in Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. While Catherine and Alex do not capture the heart as Jamie and Claire did, they are intelligent, passionate and very much in love with one another and I found myself caring deeply about them. On the negative side: the main story is not concluded in this book but ends abruptly in mid-story. In order to have an end to the story, you must also purchase The Blood of Roses.
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Summary: 4 On it's own but more when combined with it's sequel
Review: This was a good story. I found myself disappointed in Catherine's spoiled, annoying personality. She really only becomes likeable towards the end...
BUT...
this is, I'm sure, an intentional evolution by the author which really culminates in the sequel, Blood of Roses, which I would have to give a 5 or close to it. Read both and you will have a wonderful, if heartbreaking (in terms of the way the Culloden history always breaks my heart) love story. Even the secondary characters steal your heart and there is no shortage of drama or action...or tenderhearted love. I may give this story a 4 but the 2 combined are an 8.
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Summary: Reviews and excerpts on web pages.
Review: www.tlt.com/authors/mcanham/pride_x.htm
www.interlog.com/~tborges/marsha/book4.htm
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