BOLD CONQUEST MM [Mass Market Paperback]

Virginia Henley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1983

Dashing Guy de Montgomery's army sweeps across the British countryside, claiming all in its path. But the fairest prize is Lillyth of Godstone Hall, the sensuous, green-eyed beauty who enflames Guy's warrior blood with a passion he is powerless to resist.

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About the Author

Virginia Henley is the author of eighteen historical novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Seduced and Desired, as well as three novellas. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages. She is the recipient of more than a dozen writing awards, including a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award, a Waldenbooks' Bestselling Award, and a Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Writers. Married for forty-six years, Virginia and her husband live in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 373 pages
• Publisher: Avon (October 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380848309
• ISBN-13: 978-0380848300
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,045,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times best-seller Virginia Henley is the author of 26 lush and lusty historical romances and 5 short stories. Her books are published in 16 languages around the world. She is the recipient of a dozen awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times, A Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Writers, and a Waldenbook Award for top-selling long historical for 1994.

The St. Petersburg Times calls Henley "The Queen of Steamy Romance."

Kathe Robin, RT Book Reviews says: "Henley's gift for bringing remarkable women to life in colorful, turbulent times is what turns her romances into keepers. Henley heats up the pages with her love scenes, and her skill at portraying actual historical personages with humanity while maintaining historical accuracy wins our minds. Henley knows what historical romance is all about and always gives the readers what they want."

Henley says: "My hero is always dark, dominant and dangerous. Then I create a woman who is a match for him...or more than a match!
Men come up to me at conferences and thank me for writing my books. One man said, "I don't read them, but I always know when my wife is reading a Henley!"

My next book The Dark Earl goes on sale September 6 and is the third in the series following The Decadent Duke, and The Irish Duke.

I have just turned two of my backlist books into Kindle ebooks. Wild Hearts and Bold Conquest are historical romances. My novella Hot As Fire, also available on Kindle, is my only contemporary. I have a short story up on Kindle called Letter of Love that is FREE.

Next month I will be offering a new ebook that is a Southern family saga.
MASTER OF PARADISE tells the story of Nicholas Peacock who is disinherited of his title and wealth in England. He sails to Charleston, South Carolina, and starts a cotton plantation just before the Civil War disrupts everyone's life.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Started out good, but went downhill fast!!!, April 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: BOLD CONQUEST MM (Mass Market Paperback)

This book took a sharp turn that I just don't understand. It began as a romance (hence the 2 stars)and then swerved off course big-time! If your idea of a romance includes a hero who is a bigamist and a heroine who attempts to self-abort her baby (a task which her mother happily completes)and then sleeps with another man (and lies about it to her husband), then this book is for you.

But if not, then avoid it like the plague...I wish I had.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story line, but......, August 3, 2004

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This review is from: BOLD CONQUEST MM (Mass Market Paperback)

The story starts out interesting enough with some background history where the Normans invaded England. I always love it when there are bits of history.

Lillyth had her home invaded, her father & her boorish new husband killed (or so she thought). The exchange of conversation was interesting until Guy, the Norman invader, exclaimed that all women are bitches because she wouldn't sleep with him (not once, but twice in the novel). I find that quite annoying. What did he expect?? A welcome party with trumpets and willing females??

Guy turned out to be a selfish, inconsiderate man and a bigamist. He already had a wife and 2 kids in France but he married Lillyth anyway. His reasoning was to save her face (yeah, right). When she found out, lost their baby, got angry and refused him (good for her), he has the gall to be angrier than she is.

Until then Lillyth had been a great heroine, but in the last few chapters V Henley pictured her as a trollop who jumped into Guy's friend's (Robert) bed and lied to Robert that the baby she's carrying is his.

I won't spoil the ending although by now I'm already sick of the hero and heroine. The good thing is there are secondary characters whom love stories are quite interesting.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put it Down, May 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: BOLD CONQUEST MM (Mass Market Paperback)

I didn't think this book was one of Henley's best, but it was very enjoyable. I couldn't put it down because I kept wondering want would happen next. It was a very intricate story, however the ending was flat. It should have been better considering the complexity of the story. Lillyth is a Saxon and Guy is a Norman conqueror. Of course, he invades her home and he takes Lillyth as "his." Apparantly, everyone wanted her, but since he was the leader, he got her. She is a widow of only one day, but her evil husband shows up "not-dead" and all kinds of horrible things happen (I won't give it away, but the bedroom scene should have been longer, but I'm proud that she defended herself. Guy and Lillyth fall in love and she wants to get married, but unfortunately, he is already married. He then proceeds to lie to her and "marry" her in a fake ceremony. And this is only the first half of the book! There is alot of action and I really enjoyed it.