Candle in the Window [Mass Market Paperback]

Christina Dodd (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1999

When Lady Saura of Roget is summoned to the castle of Sir William of Miraval. she discovers that the magnificent knight has suddenly gone blind. It doesn't take him long to learn that she's the women he was destined to be with. Dodd's first novel Candle in the Window, won both the Golden Heart Award and the Rita, the highest award bestowed by the Romance Writers of America.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A very special romanceheartbreaking and heartwarming, original, beautiful, compassionate, and well written. It is a story you'll never forget...Ensures Christina Dodd a place in readers' hearts." -- Romantic Times

About the Author

Christina Dodd has penned eight historical romances from A Candle in the Window to Move Heaven and Earth which have gone on to win numerous industry awards, including the Golden Heart and RITA awards, and have earned her a permanent home on the bestseller lists.

Plotting a particularly juicy story will bring any conversation to a screeching halt, as she has discovered countless times while dining out with her husband and their two teenage daughters. "Should I shoot him while he's swimming in the river or after he's crawled onto the bank?; It's not an orgy if there are only two people involved; Kill him, kill her, I don't care, just make sure the dog lives!" Not many people would consider this normal dinner chit-chat, but to this Texas clan, it's one of the benefits of a having a romance writer in the family.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 437 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006108560X
• ISBN-13: 978-0061040269
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,407,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Authors, A-Z > ( D ) > Dodd, Christina

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Readers become writers, and Christina Dodd has always been a reader. She reads everything, but because she loves humor, she likes romance best.

A woman wants things like world peace, a clean house, and a deep and meaningful relationship based on mutual understanding and love. A man wants things like a Craftsman router with attachments, undisputed control of the TV remote, and a red Corvette which will miraculously make his bald spot disappear. So when Christina's first daughter was born, she told her husband she was going to quit work and write a book. It was a good time to start a new career, because how much trouble could one little infant be?

Ha! It took ten years, two children and three completed manuscripts before her first novel, CANDLE IN THE WINDOW, was published. In the twenty-two years since, her novels have been translated into 25 languages, won Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart and RITA Awards and been called the year's best by Library Journal. Christina Dodd herself has been a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle (11/18/05, # 13 Down: Romance Novelist named Christina.) Publishers Weekly praises her style that 'showcases Dodd's easy, addictive charm and steamy storytelling.'

Christina's 2011 releases include TAKEN BY THE PRINCE, #9 in the Governess Brides series, and in the tradition of Nora Roberts, a new romantic suspense series starting with SECRETS OF BELLA TERRA and REVENGE AT BELLA TERRA.

Christina Dodd is married to a man with all his hair and no Corvette, but many Craftsman tools.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Romance,Great Characters!!!, October 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Candle in the Window (Mass Market Paperback)

I really enjoyed this Great Book. I think it is one of Ms.Dodd's Greatest works. Lady Saura is a Couragous woman who overcomes the handicap of Blindness and finds a way to help someone else(Sir William of Miraval) do the same. I thought it was touching and funny when William was kissing all the girls in the castle trying to find the one he kissed and fell for in the bath. When William(who's eyesight was lost from injury) regains his sight suddenly, he cries when he realizes Lady Saura his beloved is blind. These Characters have lots of depth. You will laugh and cry , but most important of all this book is a KEEPER!! Worth your Money!!!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS A KEEPER!, July 4, 2000

By 

Nicole Miale - See all my reviews

This review is from: Candle in the Window (Mass Market Paperback)

I LOVED this book! It was well-researched, well-written, DIFFERENT, and so moving that I actually cried in places. Kudos to Christina Dodd for giving herself a tough assignment (a medieval heroine with a disability) and turning it into a story of romance, passion and tenderness. I have read other books by Ms. Dodd and enjoyed them, but this is BY FAR the best of them all. THANK YOU!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!!! Five Stars should be Platinum, August 18, 2002

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M. Rondeau (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Candle in the Window (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read just about all of Dodd's books but this story is wonderful. Lady Saura of Roget is breathtakenly beautiful, wealthy, intelligent, and living a live of servitude to the stepfather who controls her life. All this, and she is blind as well. She has been summoned to the castle of William of Miraval by his father Lord Peter. This magnificent Knight, Lord William, had been struck down in battle and now was blind.

Who better, to lead William back from the depths of his depression than another blind person, one who could teach him how to deal with his affliction. Saura was brought to William thinking that she was an elderly housekeeper for the castle, and the ruse kept up for quite a while as she slowly tore down the walls, William built around himself. Half way into the book, William does regain his sight, then he must do the healing, and the earning of Saura's trust as he becomes enraptured with this beautiful maiden as treachery abounds as a madman seeks to destroy both William and Saura. Exciting, and breath stopping suspense!

As usual for a Dodd historical, the passion and love scenes are hot. The secondary characters are a delight right down to the faithful dog, Bula! Fabulous story - I highly recommend this story to all and definitely a keeper.