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Summary: I'd better make more room on my bookshelf!
Review: Although I have never had the privilege to read this author, I am quite willing to say that I was hooked from the start. This story reaches out and grabs your attention from the beginning and holds it deliciously through to the end. The characters have great depth and emotional reality, which made it very hard to set the book down. Here's the major idea The duke of Ravenhurst has inherited an unwanted ward. He expects a reclusive, simpering ninny and instead comes face to face with a firebrand (Jezebel), who doesn't want anything to do with anyone who would clip her wings. The pair have quite a few wonderful confrontations written so well, I couldn't decide who to root for! I finally decided to just ride out the wave. From the anguish of love unrequited, to the joy of love realized, the book did not disappoint in the least! If this is an example of Ms. Fields' writing style, I'd better make more room on my bookshelf! -- Charlene Hess, THE OLD BOOK BARN GAZETTE
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Summary: A fun, witty and romantic adventure!
Review: As a history nut and someone fascinated by archeology and ancient Egypt, I thoroughly enjoyed this adventure with Rafe and Jezebel! It was fast, fun, funny and also heartbreaking. As the guardian of Jezebel Montclair, Raphael Sunderland, Duke of Ravenhurst can't believe his rotten luck. Who in their right mind would make him ward to a girl he's never met? Seems a brief acquaintance with her uncle years ago, and a long forgotten pledge to look after his affairs has gotten him into this mess. The only thing to do is to marry the girl off as soon as possible. But first he has to find her - the ship she was supposed to be on from Cairo has arrived, but she was not on it! And so, the Duke of Ravenhurst who has never left English soil in his life finds himself in Cairo! Thinking something terrible may have happened to his young, defenseless ward, he is shocked to see her in men's clothing, working with other archeologists and doing quite well on her own, thank you very much! She has no intention of returning to London with Rafe. She needs to stay in Egypt to prove that her uncle was onto something - a radical new theory for which he was roundly mocked by his colleagues. But Rafe is just as insistent and she leads him on the proverbial "merry chase" through Giza, the Valley of the Kings and Abu Simbel. During their travels they fall for one another, but Rafe is bound by his duty as her guardian and tries (in vain) to keep his hands off her. She doesn't like the way Rafe makes her lose control when he is near. They crave each other like forbidden fruit. By the time Rafe finally gets Jezebel to London, they are both hopelessly in love but fighting it. It's now up to the mischievous Lady Allison Mayhew and Lord Damien Marksley to pull a few underhanded stunts to get these two to see reason! My only complaint with the book is that often, in the middle of conversation, there are paragraphs of background or descriptive text that really makes you lose the train of thought that the dialog was on. I found I had to go back and reread the dialog to remember where it left off. And the book did drag just a bit at the end. But on the whole I enjoyed this book a lot. If you're into British Colonial Egypt and archeology you might also want to try Anne Rice's "The Mummy or Ramses the Damned". It's a great story as well with a little romance thrown in.
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Summary: An Irresistible Blend of Passion and Adventure!
Review: Fresh, fun, and romantic! MARRYING JEZEBEL is an irresistible blend of passion and adventure - a reader's delight! Hillary Fields is fantastic!
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Summary: Brimming with passion, determination, and fiery desire....
Review: Hillary Fields delves deep into the inner lives of her characters, evocatively exposing their thoughts, hopes, and fears. The heroines of her stories are fiercely driven, fervent women. The heroes are gloriously handsome, tough, yet tender. Together her characters strike erotic fireworks that are magic to behold. Hillary Fields writes with flair and emotion, effectively surrounding her reader in a beautifully painted and detailed historical world. Ms. Fields' second novel features a powerful duke paired with a tempestuous archeologist! What could be better? MARRYING JEZEBEL is a love story brimming with passion, determination, and fiery desire. The richly drawn settings provide a glorious tapestry for adventure and the attraction between the hero and heroine fairly crackles. Don't miss this battle of wills and of hearts!'
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Summary: The Belles & Beaux of Romance Reviews MARRYING JEZEBEL...
Review: Hillary Fields has the same freshness and sensual sparks in MARRYING JEZEBEL as she did in her pirate adventure THE MAIDEN'S REVENGE. I enjoyed every moment of my adventure in Cairo and London in 1817-1818 with Jezebel and Rafe, two larger than life characters that make the pages sizzle with romance. Jezebel Montclair's uncle, an archeologist in Egypt, has died and made arrangements in his will for Raphael Sunderland, the duke of Ravenhurst, to be her guardian, something he had agreed to years ago and had forgotten all about. When Jezebel doesn't show up on the packet from Cario, Rafe is worried, thinking anything could have happened to a young girl left on her own in Egypt. The duke, being the kind of man who is very responsible and a man of his word, sets off to see if she has run into any harm. Imagine his surprise when Jezebel is pointed out to him in a hotel bar conversing with two men, dressed in male garb. He is shocked beyond all, and at the same time he sees the most beautiful woman in the world when he approaches her table and she turns her gaze on him. She in turn sees a commanding figure of a man well over six feet tall, with glorious golden curls and very penetrating eyes. He demands that she go back to England with him and she refuses saying she has work of her uncle's to complete. As it turns out they can't get passage back to London for a while so Jezebel takes Rafe on a tour of the favorite spots so she can investigate some of the tombs and search out the information she needed. Jezebel is a very unusual woman and she leads the magnificent Rafe a merry chase. It's not too long before the attraction between Jezebel and Rafe turns into a burning desire and watch out for the fire! The two are always butting heads and there is a lot of misunderstanding between them between some periods of intense desire. Getting Jezebel out of Egypt is a lot harder than Rafe ever dreamed, and marrying Jezebel is almost impossible! I loved this story and want to read it again since I flew through it so fast the first time, and there are so many choice passages that I want to savor once again. The dialogue is snappy and fast-paced and the scenes in Cairo are magical. Rafe and Jezebel are strong characters who light up the pages of the book with fire and humor. The secondary cast is clever and entertaining. I'd especially like to see a book for Rafe's best friend, Damien, Lord Marksley, a man who will make an excellent hero! All in all, this is an adventure of the heart and mind. Suzanne "Wishing I Could Travel to Egypt and go Exploring with Jezebel and Rafe" Coleburn "Hillary Fields is an author to watch! Her characters are golden and shiny bright, just like her writing. Don't miss this author." Suzanne Coleburn, The Belles and Beaux of Romance
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Summary: Emotionally Powerful and Sensual...Readers Will Be Entranced
Review: Hillary Fields' powerful, colorful and dynamic depiction of Egypt helps her bring intriguing, fresh, strong characters to life... MARRYING JEZEBEL is so emotionally powerful and sensual that readers will be entranced.
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Summary: JEZEBEL DISAPPOINTS
Review: It looks like I'm in the minority here. What sounded like an exciting book - exotic location, original plot, romance, adventure - quickly disappoints. I'm not sure I can explain why. One of the reasons books seldom translate well into movies is because the movie cannot show what the character's are thinking. In the case of this book, however, I would have relished less lengthy "conversations" in their heads and more interaction between the characters. Also, Jezebel's constant flight from Rafe gets old real fast. This book does not make me want to seek out other books by Ms. Fields, but if the other reviews are any indication of her fan loyalty, I doubt my review will prevent anyone from purchasing her book(s).
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Summary: Wonderful, warm and funny
Review: It takes an extraordinary romance novel to actually make me cry, but "Marrying Jezebel" did just that. Just when the dramatic tension get too intense, Ms. Fields makes the reader laugh as well. It was nice to see the heroine plagued by inner demons this time, instead of the usual angst-filled hero. But Jezebel is a great character and who could ever resist Rafe. This is a great feel-good novel by an exciting new talent. Check out "The Maiden's Revenge" as well. I can't wait for Hillary Field's next book.
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Summary: Wonderful, warm and funny
Review: It takes an extraordinary romance novel to actually make me cry, but "Marrying Jezebel" did just that. Just when the dramatic tension get too intense, Ms. Fields makes the reader laugh as well. It was nice to see the heroine plagued by inner demons this time, instead of the usual angst-filled hero. But Jezebel is a great character and who could ever resist Rafe. This is a great feel-good novel by an exciting new talent. Check out "The Maiden's Revenge" as well. I can't wait for Hillary Field's next book.
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Summary: I liked this!
Review: It's a good worthwhile romance and I enjoyed it except that there seemed to be overlong descriptive text -- describing feelings, details and such. I found I was skipping through paragraphs to get to the dialog.
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