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Summary: Pleasantly Surprised
Review: Before I read this book, I thought it would be the typical Viking kidnapping tale. Boy, was I wrong. Unlike the previous reviewer, I didn't think the story was predictable. All that trouble was what kept the reader on their toes. Also, I liked the fact that Dag and Fiona couldn't speak to each other. They had to talk to each other in new ways, which frankly made the story one of the most sensual I have ever read! On a personal note, I am glad that when the lovers finally came together, the "maiden" wasn't shy and timid. She wanted it as much as he did and was an aggressor just as much as he was. To me, that is more realistic and fun. If you like this novel, you should also try Catherine Coulter's "Lord of Hawkfell Island."
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Summary: romantic, passionate, worth your time
Review: Gillgannon knows how to develop a story and maintain it without the reader ever losing interest. Fiona & Dag are characters you will remember long after you've read the last page and placed this book on your "keepers" shelf. They have a wonderful chemistry and a genuine love story.
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Summary: Sensual Viking meets Irish Princess
Review: I am very fond of viking romance and found this one to be sensually gripping. The story of a viking wounded in a raid and the irish princess that nurses him back to health. Dag decides to keep Fiona and take her with him back to his village (against her will). I found this to be very different from all the other viking stories I have read because Dag cared for Fiona right from the start and was a very sweet and sensual man. I found this to be a refreshing change of pace compared to the lusty, domineering barbarians I usually read about. This book is well worth your time.
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Summary: A stirring and passionate love story with enough intrigue
Review: Mary Gillgannon has written a very stirring tale of passion and love in "The Storm Maiden". She has narrated the feelings from both the protagonists' points of view and have thus effectively conveyed the feelings one harboured for another. Their love has progressed vividly from bedmates to soulmates which makes a very gratifying reading experience.There is enough intrigue, mistrust, false fear of magic which sustains the story. The tempo is quick enough to maintain the interest of the readers. I like this book very much.
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Summary: Pleasantly Surprised
Review: Started out great and went along fast paced until the arrival in Viking Territory. Then it went downhill. The plot seemed contrived and I knew what was going to happen before it happened. After awhile I got tired of it and felt like tossing the book.
How many times can one person be saved from certain death? I mean, come on already. Some of the plot and scenes were too far fetched even for me. More than halfway through the book, neither one can speak the other's language, so there is no worthwhile dialog between the main characters, just an interpeter. They fall in love too quickly and the heroine, Fiona, is too quick to make major life changing decisions.
The villain is very typical. All in all, I hate to say, I was unimpressed with this at-first promising book.The daughter of an Irish chieftian has found a way of keeping out of a marriage she does not want. Her decision(this is what I mean about life changing and too quick) is to let the Viking prisoner in her father's dungeon ravish her. Ruined, she will be unacceptable for marriage. But when the Viking refuses her, she is desperate. Delirious with fever and festering wound, Dag Thorsson thinks the woman coming to seduce him is a dreaded fairy. He must resist her charms. But after he resists he realizes she is human. Escaping his imprisonment unexpectedly, Dag captures the beautiful princess and takes her with him home.
Suddenly trapped in a rugged land with nowhere to go, Fiona becomes desperate to escape. Treachey abound and she can trust no one....except Dag, her captor. Can love save them both from certain death? Tracy Talley~@
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Summary: Started Great, but Fizzled....Typical Viking Romance...
Review: Started out great and went along fast paced until the arrival in Viking Territory. Then it went downhill. The plot seemed contrived and I knew what was going to happen before it happened. After awhile I got tired of it and felt like tossing the book.
How many times can one person be saved from certain death? I mean, come on already. Some of the plot and scenes were too far fetched even for me. More than halfway through the book, neither one can speak the other's language, so there is no worthwhile dialog between the main characters, just an interpeter. They fall in love too quickly and the heroine, Fiona, is too quick to make major life changing decisions.
The villain is very typical. All in all, I hate to say, I was unimpressed with this at-first promising book. The daughter of an Irish chieftian has found a way of keeping out of a marriage she does not want. Her decision(this is what I mean about life changing and too quick) is to let the Viking prisoner in her father's dungeon ravish her. Ruined, she will be unacceptable for marriage. But when the Viking refuses her, she is desperate. Delirious with fever and festering wound, Dag Thorsson thinks the woman coming to seduce him is a dreaded fairy. He must resist her charms. But after he resists he realizes she is human. Escaping his imprisonment unexpectedly, Dag captures the beautiful princess and takes her with him home.
Suddenly trapped in a rugged land with nowhere to go, Fiona becomes desperate to escape. Treachey abound and she can trust no one....except Dag, her captor. Can love save them both from certain death? Tracy Talley~@
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