<< 1 >>
Rating: 
Summary: Impetuousness at its best -- Highly recommended
Review: Cindy Harris' miniseries Dublin Dreams brings together four penniless women who only have their anonymous benefactor in common. In addition to renovating their new homes and cultivating the central garden, their financial obligations are miraculously released by an unknown benefactor. In this second installment, a young woman estranged from her family invites in the WOLF AT THE DOOR.Millicent Hyde's impulsive nature proves quite problematic. As a child an honest word spoken at the wrong time permanently alienates her father. As an adult, a false word spoken to protect herself from her vicious stepsister results in a fake engagement to Captain Alec Wolferton, the famous Sea Wolf. Now both situations threaten to come to a head as she tries to regain her father's favor and conceal the falsity of her engagement. Never mind she would prefer it to be real. Alec arrives in Dublin with only one goal: to put Colin Rafferty in prison for the rest of his life. That would exonerate Alec and provide sweet revenge as well. On assignment for the War Office who, after fifteen years, now believes in the validity of Alec's claims regarding the incident between him and Colin while setting home aboard ship from Balaklava. Rafferty was stealing soldier's supply and selling them. Now he's guilty of treason and slave trafficking. So when an opportunity presents itself, Alec becomes "engaged" to Millicent, allowing him into the Rafferty's social world and future family. Somehow Alec must avoid guilt for using Millicent as bait, despite his growing attraction. Once again the Dublin Dreams miniseries provides sweet entertainment in the talented hands of author Cindy Harris. The juxtaposition of the brash heroine and the tightly controlled hero results in snappy repartee, peppery characters and strong sexual tension. The motivation of revenge also takes on startling freshness as Alec rethinks his purpose in light of the youth, innocence and trust he finds in Millicent. WOLF A THE DOOR comes highly recommended.
Rating: 
Summary: 0 if i could
Review: It totally baffles me that anyone would enjoy this book. It also shows how trash can so easily get published. This was perhaps the worst book I ever read. So many reasons...but I will stick with a few. First of all, does the writer do any research? Does she not have an editor? My jaw dropped open when I read on page 37, "We're told he is selling slaves for an enormous profit in the American Colonies...he's trafficking in black flesh, selling men, women and children..." Ah, this story take place in Dublin, Summer, 1870!!!!! Hello - the American Civil War ended on April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. The US was NOT purchasing slaves in 1870. My goodness - how could that have gotten by anyone? So there goes the premise of the evil Colin Rafferty. He could not possibly be selling slaves to the "American Colonies". Disgraceful. Also, the story's heroine, Millicent, is 20. Our hero, is 45. But the author goes to great pains to point out how in shape Alec still is. He moves like a much younger man. Well, just make him younger. Or her older. She is described as a flighty 20 year old. What reason could any women reading this story find of interest with a 45 year old man and and a 20 year old? Do women really enjoy this poorly written trash?
Rating:
Summary: 0 if i could
Review: It totally baffles me that anyone would enjoy this book. It also shows how trash can so easily get published. This was perhaps the worst book I ever read. So many reasons...but I will stick with a few. First of all, does the writer do any research? Does she not have an editor? My jaw dropped open when I read on page 37, "We're told he is selling slaves for an enormous profit in the American Colonies...he's trafficking in black flesh, selling men, women and children..." Ah, this story take place in Dublin, Summer, 1870!!!!! Hello - the American Civil War ended on April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. The US was NOT purchasing slaves in 1870. My goodness - how could that have gotten by anyone? So there goes the premise of the evil Colin Rafferty. He could not possibly be selling slaves to the "American Colonies". Disgraceful. Also, the story's heroine, Millicent, is 20. Our hero, is 45. But the author goes to great pains to point out how in shape Alec still is. He moves like a much younger man. Well, just make him younger. Or her older. She is described as a flighty 20 year old. What reason could any women reading this story find of interest with a 45 year old man and and a 20 year old? Do women really enjoy this poorly written trash?
<< 1 >>
| 
