Tyburn

Rating:
Summary: Extraordinary!
Review: Stewart Thomas rates another wow on this reader's scale! TYBURN is an extraordinary read.

Jessica Dearing is a strong, courageous woman caught in the center of a storm of circumstances that could end her life.

On her deathbed, Jessica's mother asks her to protect her sister, Elizabeth, a woman with a questionable reputation among men. Jessica promises her mother, but didn't realize it would also include enduring Elizabeth's hatred and protecting her from herself as well as a ruthless man who wants to marry Jessica at any price.

Morag the witch prophesies Jessica's destiny will be to choose between two men. One who hides in shadows of deception, and one who is in the company of the Devil.

Two men--Edward Stanmore the pirate and enemy of England and Richard Langhelt of the King's Royal Guard--tear Jessica's heart and loyalty. Richard despises Edward for viciously slaughtering his family and lives for the day he can see him hanged.

Morag tells Jessica hate's a powerful force, but love can always defeat it. One will put a noose around his neck; the other can remove it.

The ocean wasn't the only place wicked men roamed, and sometimes Jessica's only protection was from men who would rape her and slit her throat on a ship's deck without mercy. Things are not what they seem, and the outcome is shrouded in a haze of lies and deception until the last page is turned.

Mr. Thomas delivers an enthralling read, with a heroine every woman would love to emulate in the face of danger. This author is on my to-be-bought list!

Rating:
Summary: Passion of Every Sort
Review: Tyburn is a passionate tale of love, hate, envy, greed and almost any other emotion you can think of. Taking place in the late 1700's, Tyburn tells the story of Jessica Dearing and all the men who love her as they journey through a trail of secrets, lies, and battle. Jessica finds that she is the object of affection for both Edward Stanmore, an Irish pirate and Richard Langhelt an English military officer. While Jessica is struggling to determine which of the two men her heart truly belongs to readers will become engrossed in a tale of betrayal to friends, family, and country. With the occasional, yet perfectly timed assistance of a witch named Morag, Jessica handles every obstacle with moral fortitude and strength not often reflected in writings about women in this era. Even the characters in the book could not help but notice that Jessica had courage and valor that exceeded that of many of the men in the story. As a result of the constant drama that seems to unfold, unlikely partnerships are developed that make this story both romantic and action packed until the very end.

This book is so full of action and the story so multifaceted and complex, that I could not wait to read the next page to discover what was next to unfold. I was pleasantly surprised by this book and think that it would make an excellent movie. Stewart Thomas' writing is so intense that it immediately draws the reader in and takes them to another place and time. I look forward to more from this author in the future...

Rating:
Summary: Passion of Every Sort
Review: Tyburn is a passionate tale of love, hate, envy, greed and almost any other emotion you can think of. Taking place in the late 1700's, Tyburn tells the story of Jessica Dearing and all the men who love her as they journey through a trail of secrets, lies, and battle. Jessica finds that she is the object of affection for both Edward Stanmore, an Irish pirate and Richard Langhelt an English military officer. While Jessica is struggling to determine which of the two men her heart truly belongs to readers will become engrossed in a tale of betrayal to friends, family, and country. With the occasional, yet perfectly timed assistance of a witch named Morag, Jessica handles every obstacle with moral fortitude and strength not often reflected in writings about women in this era. Even the characters in the book could not help but notice that Jessica had courage and valor that exceeded that of many of the men in the story. As a result of the constant drama that seems to unfold, unlikely partnerships are developed that make this story both romantic and action packed until the very end.

This book is so full of action and the story so multifaceted and complex, that I could not wait to read the next page to discover what was next to unfold. I was pleasantly surprised by this book and think that it would make an excellent movie. Stewart Thomas' writing is so intense that it immediately draws the reader in and takes them to another place and time. I look forward to more from this author in the future...