Across a Starlit Sea [Paperback]

Rebecca Brandewyne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1989

From bestselling author Rebecca Brandewyne comes a passionate new tale of the star-crossed lovers whose families, lives and passions converge at Highclyffe Hall--the same windswept setting in 19th-century Cornwall as her acclaimed novel, Upon a Moon-Dark Moor. "Like fine wines, some writers seem to get better and better."--Romantic Times.#Warner Books.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Warner Books (July 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446351946
• ISBN-13: 978-0446351942
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,665,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Gothic Romance, June 24, 2006

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Leah Lane (IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Across a Starlit Sea (Candleglow) (Mass Market Paperback)

Did the other reviewers even read the same book I did? This is one of my all time favorite romances. This is a gothic-style romance and many gothic romances were and still are told from a female, first person narrative.

Secondly, Laura, the heroine, thought she loved Nicholas "Nicki" Chandler (NOT the hero, BTW). Nicki was charming but had a ruthless, cruel streak and he was the one, in a druken rage, who TRIED to rape Laura. If not for Jarrett Chandler, Nicki's brother, coming to the rescue, Nicki would have succeeded. Jarrett, the hero, loved Laura since childhood. It took Nicki's violent assault on Laura to make her realize what a total blackguard he was and that he didn't care for her at all except as a means of hurting his brother Jarrett.

So, Laura was not raped by Jarrett. Nicki was not the main male lead in the book, but a strong secondary character. Okay, that clarified, now I can move on.

This is the second book in the Highclyffe Hall trilogy which continues the saga of the Chandler family. The young people from the first book, Upon a Moon-Dark Moor, are the middle-aged adults in this book with their offspring as the focus of the romance and melodrama. I liked all the characters in their respective roles, from the notorious Nicki and selfish Lizzie to the handsome, honorable Jarrett and misguided Laura. Jarrett, especially, is one of my favorite historical romance heroes.

Ms. Brandewyne has a certain style that draws the reader in and makes you become a part of the story, as all great storytellers should do. This book is a keeper for me and I have read it many times and still enjoy it. I hope sometime soon Ms. Brandewyne writes the third book in the trilogy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Across a Starlit Sea, April 8, 2011

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Ganny Cowan - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Across a Starlit Sea (Candleglow) (Mass Market Paperback)

Any and all Rebecca Brandewyne books deserves and standing ovation because her characters jump of the pages and come to life before your eyes. The best thing to do is buy both books in the series to tie the stories together. Then, this book will make more sense.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll want to read it again and again, April 30, 2000

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Elizabeth Paul - See all my reviews

This review is from: Across a Starlit Sea (Paperback)

I first read this book several years ago and I loved it. Over the years this has been a favorite of mine that I have read time and again. A lot of this has to do with the characters the author created. I found them to be quite endearing.