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2 1/2 Stars, June 22, 2006
This review is from: Brave Land, Brave Love (Mass Market Paperback)
Sigh. I had such high hopes for this book because of the stellar reviews, but was left cold....and bored.
I just didn't feel the chemistry between Tia (hated the name) and Ben. I thought the hero arrogant and overbearing and the heroine unlikeable. I didn't care if they ended up together or not.
Not a keeper for me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
BRAVE LAND BRAVE LOVE, April 6, 2003
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I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN I ENJOYED READING IT AND I ALSO LOVED READING WILD LAND WILD LOVE THE SECOND BOOK IN THE SERIES I GIVE BOTH BOOKS A 5 STAR RATING MRS CONNIE IS A GREAT AUTHOR AS FAR AS I AM CONCEREND.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I couldn't put it down....., December 31, 2001
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This was another one of my "maiden voyages" as I have never read anything by Connie Mason until this book. I have another book by her that I intended to read first, Shiek, but wanted to test the waters with this book.
I was pleasantly surprised in Tia's character, who dressed as a male from the streets of London, complete with the foul language to match not once, but three times: once when she lifted Ben Penrod's wallet, again when she left his house for the bad side of London, and again when she escaped Damian Fairfield's abuse for the Austrailian Outback. This says something about the type of security they had back in 1819. I admire her courage for keeping her secret marriage to Damian Fairfield until chapter twelve,when her husband came banging on the door at Penrod Station, demanding she be returned to him. I'm glad he was killed by Cress because Tia would have died by the time she was 21 if she remained with her abusive husband.
Ben Penrod's attitude toward women and marriage was appalling, even if his brothers had to fight to keep their wives, which was a bad example. I mean, he was arrogant, self-centered, and self absorbed. The woman he got caught in bed with, Caroline Battersby, was no slouch either being spoiled, coniving and down right rude to Tia during the dinner party. She planned to trap Ben in bed when her father came home early. No wonder he wanted to run. I expected more of Caroline and her father. Evidently, their tentacles didn't reach as far as Austrailia.
For someone who didn't want to be married, I find it amazing that Ben Penrod lusted after Tia's body and refused to let her leave once they were at Penrod Station. Yes, he fought the desire to marry but lost when he found out he couldn't live without Tia or stand the fact that another man was touching her body. I also found it ironic that the word love never exisited in his vocabulary until Tia came along. He even refused to admit he was in love with her, even though the signs were there.
I admire Tia's strong character, which is similar to Perdita Lyford's character in (the late) Barbra Cartland's "The Daring Deception". Both women were running from abusive situations.
I do plan to read more of Connie Mason in the near future.
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