Bound By Honor [Hardcover]

COLETTE GALE (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2009

an erotic novel of maid marian

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: SIGNET ECLIPSE (2009)
• ISBN-10: 1615230920
• ISBN-13: 978-1615230921
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,327,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Erotic Maid Marian, May 6, 2009

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H. Grove "Errant Dreams Reviews" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bound By Honor: An Erotic Novel of Maid Marian (Paperback)

Unlike some of the other books I receive for review, Colette Gale's are more toward the erotica end of the spectrum than the romance end. They're highly explicit, often with scenes of group sex, as well as elements of coercion. I'm making this clear because each reader tends to have very different ideas of the sort of sexual content that is acceptable, titillating, enjoyable, or offensive, and there's no point in your picking up a book you won't enjoy!

While I don't normally read much in the way of historical romances, Colette Gale's novels appeal because they use such familiar characters and milieus and give them fun new twists. If you're unfamiliar with the genre the prose is rather flowery, but once you get used to it, it sets the mood quite nicely.

The traditional roles of this tale are turned on their heads: the Sheriff of Nottingham is the tortured dark soul, while Robin is the arrogant hero. Alys plays the role that Marian more usually occupies of the headstrong young maiden, while Marian is an older and more experienced woman. Prince John, for his part, is a dangerous and devious lech. I enjoyed the new take on the tale, although the question of which of the two women would end up with which hero seemed somewhat drawn-out.

The debauchery of the Court of Pleasure is wild and a bit rough; the real problem I had with John is that while he's portrayed as having some attractiveness to him, I couldn't help picturing him from an old BBC series a couple of decades ago. And, well, that made any sexual content involving him a bit revolting!

Colette has a gift for both evocative narrative that draws the senses in, and wild and steamy sex. However, I occasionally found the characters a little frustratingly slow on the uptake regarding some details.

As an alternative, steamy version of the Robin Hood milieu, Bound by Honor is definitely an enjoyable book. It didn't bowl me over as much as Unmasqued did, but it's a gorgeous and evocative read!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars erotic, yet dissapointing, June 17, 2010

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netchick "Abztahz" (North Carolina, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bound By Honor: An Erotic Novel of Maid Marian (Paperback)

The story is very explicit and great in the erotic aspect. But I am too much of a robin hood admirer to deal with the couple change up. For anyone like me who cherishes the story between Robin and Marian might think twice about reading this. If you can get past it the book is well written with steamy scenes.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable medieval erotic romance, May 8, 2009

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bound By Honor: An Erotic Novel of Maid Marian (Paperback)

Knowing Lady Marian of Morlaix comes from the Nottingham area, Eleanor of Aquitaine sends her to spy on her son Prince John at his notorious depraved Court of Pleasure. Although she has distastes for her surveillance mission, Marian looks forward to seeing some long time friends. To her shock two of them Robin of Loxley and Sir William of Wendeval are adversaries on opposite sides of the law; the former is an outlaw and the latter the sheriff assigned to catch him.

Meanwhile John wants Marian in his bed. Whereas Will protects her from the Prince, Robin steals kisses though he admits he loves someone else. As Will and Marian fall in love, she wonders how to avoid John's depravity while accomplishing what Eleanor sent her to do.

Putting a couple of ingenious twists to the Robin Hood Legend yet maintaining the core tale, Colette Gale provides an enjoyable medieval erotic romance. The cast is terrific as John is a lecher, Robin a heroic highwayman, Will a cold sheriff, and Marian who touches each of these men competing for her affection. Fans will enjoy the sexual heating of Robin Hood.

Harriet Klausner