Beloved Embrace [Mass Market Paperback]

Cassie Edwards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989

In a romantic adventure set on the high seas, savage pirates attack a ship carrying a beautiful young woman. Pirate Brandon Seton realizes that resisting this jewel of the sea will surely drive him mad unless he can win her heart.

--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

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About the Author

After my children were grown, I found myself restless, searching for ways to busy my idle hands and mind. I discovered my love of writing, and I was drawn to the mystique of Indian lore. What I learned about the Native American people inspired me to bring their stories to life through the wonderful genre of historical romance.

Having lived in St. Louis for thirty years, my husband and I returned to Mattoon, Illinois, when he retired from teaching. My dream house is peaceful and quiet, where an occasional curious red fox ventures onto my sundeck and peeks into my office, and where I can watch swallows building their nest and raising their babies right outside my kitchen window. It is the perfect place to create my novels.

I feel blessed to have found a “second life,” the first having been spent raising two happy and healthy sons. Writing my Indian romances is my small tribute to those beautiful first people of our land who have suffered so much injustice. And I have just begun. My upcoming books will continue with more passion and adventure and rich historical settings. Enjoy!

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Zebra Books (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821729411
• ISBN-13: 978-0821729410
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,149,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Endless sex, no plot, July 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Beloved Embrace (Mass Market Paperback)

Typical pirate romance--studmuffin pirate takes 17 year old virgin captive. Too noble to force her into sex, nevertheless within minutes she's Awakened and Just Can't Help Herself. Lust is labeled love and the rest of the book is a series of redundant sex scenes. Lots of coincidental reunions and convenient deaths.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money!, June 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Beloved Embrace (Mass Market Paperback)

This is so poorly written I found myself constantly re-reading sentences trying to figure out what the author is trying to say. For example: "Both made Leana's heartbeats become erratic, so remembering how he could send her senses to reeling with the seduction of his eyes and how passion burned so within them." This may not seem that bad but is a constant writing style that gets tiring to decipher.

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed, July 23, 2009

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This review is from: Beloved Embrace (Zebra Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Having teeth pulled or studying the nomenclature of minerals would be less painful than trying to read this book. Based off of the description on the back cover I thought it would've been a great story. Unfortunately, the execution of it is horrible.

She spends too much time describing the scene and not enough into character development. Personally, I think the first 2 chapters could've been thrown out all together & the important parts worked into the story later when we actually got to know our characters and care about them. Some of the scenes appear like they are just placed in there so the characters can explain things, such as what Big Thicket is, which only makes the passage didactic (and there are plenty of these in the story).

I know when we read a book we must suspend disbelief, but I expect the character interactions to be somewhat believable. A banker in the 1800's isn't going to give a textbook answer to his 15-year-old stepdaughter about a place. And I doubt a father is going to tell his daughter things that'll make her worry. etc...

The word structure is very awkward. If I wanted to have to dissect things in a sentence instead of just reading over it once I'll read one of my upper level science textbooks. It really breaks up the flow of the story when you're trying to figure out what the author is trying to say.

Regardless, I usually try to finish the books I pick up. This book.. I didn't even try finishing it. I'll cut my losses w/the $7, I'm not going to waste hours of my life trying to get through this book.