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5.0 out of 5 stars
Heart-stopping adventure and intrigue!, July 13, 1999
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This review is from: Conor (Harlequin Historical) (Paperback)
When first we meet Conor and Emma, we learn of his intelligence and realize he is hiding another identity. Innocent Emma doesn't know her hero will once day become her destiny.
The dangerous game Emma and Conor are forced to play at court keeps a reader's heart pumping in her throat. It's a danger that carries through to their first volatile kiss, one which awakens scorching passions beyond the dictates wisdom allows in their situation.
Conor's character is further revealed when he tenderly watches over a wounded Emma. His manly integrity, though tested daily by his growing feelings for Emma, remain in tact. He cannot force himself upon her innocence no matter how much he physically desires her. When she's well and able to attend court once more, even drunk and miserably jealous, Conor manages to leave Emma untouched.
Emma's dilemma deepens as she realizes she is falling in love with the man she must use shamelessly so that she may spy for her wicked stepmother. The outcome looks grim indeed, but she is determined to see her father and sister again, even if it means seducing and deceiving the man she's beginning to love with all her heart.
On a midnight journey, Conor leads Emma into discovering her sister and father being held captive in unspeakable conditions, drugged and weak. Emma can't bear to leave them, but Conor wisely forces her to return to the palace with him.
Ruth Langan takes us through a heart-pounding rescue, but that's only the harbinger of this book's mounting excitement, as Conor soon finds himself in need of rescuing. Emma gives the reader a thrilling performance while saving Conor from peril.
On the return to the palace life they both hate, Conor and Emma gift each other by physically expression their growing love. Their lovemaking shatters the night with everlasting sweetness destined to warm Conor's soul for years to come.
You won't be able to stop turning the pages as disaster grows imminent and their plight becomes critical. Emma and Conor barely escape the claws of death so many times it causes one's heart to stop beating.
The author has rendered an ending that will amaze and amuse you to no end. It's another magnificent book from Ruth Ryan Langan's deft writing mind. Her work never, never disappoints.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!, January 20, 2000
This review is from: Conor (Harlequin Historical) (Paperback)
Ruth Langan has written another winner! I loved this book so much! It was so funny and romantic! I have read the whole saga and I loved it!
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