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Brave Land, Brave Love

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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.

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.

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.

Last in a trilogy,Ben thought he was sly enough not to get hooked in love, Then along came Tia and he found out he wasn't as imuned to it as he thought that he was. Funny, heart warming, a very good book. Reading all 3 is a must.

i, too, couldn't put this book down - seriously, i was up until 430 in the morning reading it! i can't decide which is the best in this series, this or the first on (Bold Land, Bold Love), but i'm leaning towards this one. the heroine is just amazing in this book, the communication breakdowns between the two lovers frustrating enough that it really makes the payoff in the end a happy one. hurrah!

This is book # 3 in the 3 book Australian series. Although I wasn't too fond of the other 2 books this book was more to my liking. I liked Ben & Tia & their adventure. Although I liked this book I don't think I'd recommend this series. I've read many Connie Mason books & usually love them all but this series just didn't do it for me. If you've read the other 2 then certainly go ahead & read this book because in my opinion it was the best of them all but still not one I can say that I loved. Find another Connie Mason book & you'll probably be happy.

I honestly enjoyed the entire series written by Connie Mason, once I started reading the books I could not put them down, I strongly recommend this book for those who enjoy historical romance and adventure, I promise you won't be disapointed!

After reading this book, I realized this is book 3 in a series regarding the Penrod men and Robin Fletcher. Before reading this one, read the first two, I should have done that. It really doesn't matter I guess but it would have been nice to know about Dare and Robin in their youthful years before getting to know Ben. I thought the women are amazing. Very strong-willed when they are given the chance. Tia especially is a strong and round character who is considerate and thoughtful, whereas Ben is arrogant and takes what he wants. Together it is a clash of wills, with Tia no doubt coming out as the winner. This book was so good. There was Tia's secret that forced me to keep on reading, I took it to work and instead of working just read the whole day. Couldn't put it down. Now I'm reading Bold Land, Bold Love with Dare and Casey;it is equally enjoyable.

After reading this book, I realized this is book 3 in a series regarding the Penrod men and Robin Fletcher. Before reading this one, read the first two, I should have done that. It really doesn't matter I guess but it would have been nice to know about Dare and Robin in their youthful years before getting to know Ben. I thought the women are amazing. Very strong-willed when they are given the chance. Tia especially is a strong and round character who is considerate and thoughtful, whereas Ben is arrogant and takes what he wants. Together it is a clash of wills, with Tia no doubt coming out as the winner. This book was so good. There was Tia's secret that forced me to keep on reading, I took it to work and instead of working just read the whole day. Couldn't put it down. Now I'm reading Brave Land, Brave Love with Dare and Casey;it is equally enjoyable.

I never read this book, but my name is Ben Penrod and I think everyone should buy this book for that reason. My wife read it and said it was good. My mom and aunt didn't like it so much because they said it was weird to think of me in a romantic way...and that's cool, but since you're probably not related to me, please buy this book about a person with my name.