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Summary: What Happened?
Review: By the description on the back of this book, it had so much potential. A woman is convicted of a crime and shipped to the colonies and is bought as an indentured servant by the man who caused her downfall and they fall in love. However, from about the first page this book was bad. The characters were never eally developed, they were just annoying. Tony was way too pigheaded and stupid, and Amanda would just take anything that was thrown her way, even though the author tried to make the reader believe that she was stubborn and had an overdose of pride. This was not the case. Also, the constant time changes were confusing. Worst of all was that the hero and heroine kept facing the most gruesome and horrid troubles. There is no way that a person could have as much difficulty and sorrow as Tony and Amanda. Even if it is possible for a person to be that low, I don't want to read about it. Books are supposed to have conflict, otherwise a good ending would not be appreciated. This book had too much conflict. Lastly, is the errors in the book. This is not the authors fault, but it drove me insane to see missplaced quotation marks and mistakes in capitalization all over the place. Books have a few errors each, but this was rediculous. I guess what I'm trying to say is don't read this book. An excellent book by Connie Mason is Black Knight, and that I recommend highly.
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Summary: Harsh Love
Review: Connie Mason did a great job with the characters, yet I think she underdeveloped the main character of Tony. She made Tony to be someone who is gullible towards Letty, who is obsessed with getting Tony to be her husband. Regardless of seeing Letting giving pain to Amanda, an indentured servant whom he fell in love with, he still sees Letty as innocent of giving torture. He makes Letty his mistress off and on. He believed in her lies rather than believing in Amanda. Mason does a great job with making one hate Letty easy. I hated her a lot as soon as I saw a few paragraphs about her! This book is really really harsh, so if you can handle reading it, go for it. I felt touched everytime Amanda faced pain in her life, especially at the end. At the end of the book, when it could have been the end of the story where Amanda and tony were happily married with 2 kids, Letty comes back and the story continues with more pain. Instead of Tony fighting off Letty's blackmail in which Tony has to sleep with Letty for a year and she will burn Amanda's indentured papers. It made me irritated that instead of going somewhere to think about a solution to solve the blackmail he goes and screws Letty after a few minutes of getting the blackmail. It also made me mad that Amanda forgave him to easily after he told her about the affair even though she knew about it. This is a harsh love that Amanda goes through with Tony since she has to endure him being with Letty and watching and hearing them have sex. She had to endure a lot of torture done to her throughout the book. I think Mason went to far with the blackmail, she should have ended it right before Letty arrived back. Why would she give the book more torture than it needs to? Would I suggest this book? I can only say again, if you can handle harsh treatment done to someone, then you may like this book. I don't think for me I could read this book over again. I would say this is not something worth buying, unless you borrowed from a friend or library.
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Summary: Harsh Love
Review: Connie Mason did a great job with the characters, yet I think she underdeveloped the main character of Tony. She made Tony to be someone who is gullible towards Letty, who is obsessed with getting Tony to be her husband. Regardless of seeing Letting giving pain to Amanda, an indentured servant whom he fell in love with, he still sees Letty as innocent of giving torture. He makes Letty his mistress off and on. He believed in her lies rather than believing in Amanda. Mason does a great job with making one hate Letty easy. I hated her a lot as soon as I saw a few paragraphs about her! This book is really really harsh, so if you can handle reading it, go for it. I felt touched everytime Amanda faced pain in her life, especially at the end. At the end of the book, when it could have been the end of the story where Amanda and tony were happily married with 2 kids, Letty comes back and the story continues with more pain. Instead of Tony fighting off Letty's blackmail in which Tony has to sleep with Letty for a year and she will burn Amanda's indentured papers. It made me irritated that instead of going somewhere to think about a solution to solve the blackmail he goes and screws Letty after a few minutes of getting the blackmail. It also made me mad that Amanda forgave him to easily after he told her about the affair even though she knew about it. This is a harsh love that Amanda goes through with Tony since she has to endure him being with Letty and watching and hearing them have sex. She had to endure a lot of torture done to her throughout the book. I think Mason went to far with the blackmail, she should have ended it right before Letty arrived back. Why would she give the book more torture than it needs to? Would I suggest this book? I can only say again, if you can handle harsh treatment done to someone, then you may like this book. I don't think for me I could read this book over again. I would say this is not something worth buying, unless you borrowed from a friend or library.
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Summary: Worst book I have ever Read !
Review: How can you like a book when the first twenty pages a girl is raped. Then has her clothes ripped off and tide to a pole and flogged. That is sick. The torture this poor girl went through, I cant believe anyone whould think this a good book. I love Connie Mason, I have read almost every book she has written, and this is the worst! Sorry Connie but I aint into abuse. I know you have to come up with new material but Rape shouldnt be one of them. I am sure things like this happened back then, but I like to read romance, to have hope and to know that the underdog comes out on top and Cinderella really does get her Prince.
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Summary: don't buy this book!!!
Review: I absolutely hated this book! If I could I would have given it 0 stars!!
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Summary: HORRID...
Review: I am an avid fan of Connie Mason. Before this book, I purchased a copy of the "Black Knight"...what a remarkable book. However, I have one question concerning "Caress and Conquer", what was Connie Mason thinking! This book made me what to slap both lead characters. The one character I wanted to slap both ways and tell him to be a man was Tony. The things he did to Amanda; I for one would not want to go through the things she did with this "so-called" man. In this day and age, I do not think any other woman would stand for what he did. If he only learned to keep his pants buttoned-up. Thank you for a hellish reading. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYBODY. However, I will continue to purchase any Connie Mason books since she is one of my favorite authors at my own risk....
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Summary: Caress & Conquer: It captured my heart!! Awsome
Review: I found this particular book to be very entertaining and full of a lot of twists and turns, I could not put it down. Amanda goes through so much, that you can tell she is a very strong spitited woman where no-one ane no-thing can bring her down. She is a fighter and one who will not take more than she is dealt. Tony needs to be a little more understanding and listen to the woman he loves without making false assumptions about Amanda. In the end he does bring true to her. Now Letty, she is just the most evil character in this book. She will stop at nothing to get back the ones who faulted her(Tony & Amanda)If that means leaving Amanda to the Indians, so be it. She has no heart and no feelings for none but, herself. The characters in this book you will either love or hate. I feel you should give it a try don't let the 2 star ratings stop you from reading a great book. I'm glad I didn't or I would of miised out on one of the best.....ENJOY
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Summary: The most horrible romance ever written!
Review: I wish that I had never read this book. I can't understand why Amanda loved Tony so much when all he did was treat her like dirt. Tony's mistress Letty was no better either. She did everything she could to torture Amanda, and Tony didn't do anything to stop it. Tony and Letty were one of a kind. They were both cruel, selfish, and disgusting. I kept hoping that Amanda would come to her senses and marry Nathan, a man who really loved and appreciated her. There was absolutely no romance whatsoever. Please don't waste your time with this book. It would be more fun to count the tiles on the floor.
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Summary: WARNING
Review: I'd give this minus five stars if it was an option. Anyone contemplating reading this book must be aware that the heroine is raped, beaten and flogged (the first two by the 'hero' - that's right folks, the 'hero') and cheated on (again by the 'hero') and then raped about four more times by various other men, while the 'hero'...er...what was he doing again? Oh, yes! Having sex with his skanky mistress (who later orchestrates another rape for the heroine to endure). Honestly - a WOMAN wrote this rubbish? What more can I say? Romance is is NOT.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: I'm not sure what the bad reviews were about other than the herione's tortured life (which I must admit was pretty bad.) However, one must remember that this is a book, a beautifully written book, by the way, and not take it to heart. As I have said in other reviews, if the book is all roses...how boring.
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