Defiant Captive (Lovegram Romance) [Paperback]

Joyce Carlow (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lovegram Romance | Publication Date: May 1, 1998

Brand, the Viking, came to Ireland to conquer--not to be conquered. Yet when Princess Dierdre first spied him, he was in a cage, brought back to her castle to be killed. As proud as she was passionate, Dierdre too felt caged, for she was to wed the loathsome King Malvin. Now, taking her healing herbs to the dungeon she went to tend the Viking--and met her destiny.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821758993
• ISBN-13: 978-0821758991
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,438,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Average - lots of history, lots of lust, not much love, April 20, 2006

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Gemma "bookworm" (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Defiant Captive (Lovegram Romance) (Paperback)

From the back cover:

A magnificent desire...in a world of danger.

Brand, the Viking, came to Ireland to conquer, not be conquered. Yet when Princess Deirdre first spied him, he was in a cage, brought back to her castle to be killed. As proud as she was passionate, as brave as she was beautiful, Deirgre too felt cage, for she was to wed the loathsome King Malvin. Now taking her healing herbs to the dungeon, she went to tend the Viking...and met her destiny.

Brand's gentleness astonished her; his kiss set her afire. And when Malvin took her castle in an act of betrayal, she helped Brand escape, knowing it would turn Malvin's wrath against her. Then Brand returned with his Viking band to claim her, making her his prisoner, making her breathless with his touch. But was she the spoils of war, or his beloved? Caught up in a battle between nations, Deirdre was a defiant captive, refusing to surrender until Brand realized that love could not be won by force...but by setting it free.

And my review:

You might enjoy this book, but it depends on what you're looking for. If you want history (big sections of this book read like a textbook rather than a romance), then you'll find it here. If you want lust between the characters, that's what this book will give you. If you want endless fighting between the hero and heroine, then you'll find that here, too.

But if you want romance, actual deep, true love between the hero and heroine, then you're going to be dissapointed. I was. I need more drawing the characters together than just "you're so hot I want you so bad that I just can't help myself". Ugh. I'm ready to give up on these captor/captive romances. They just don't measure up. If you do want an enjoyable captor/captive romance, I recommend A WOMAN'S HEART by Rosalyn West. As for DEFIANT CAPTIVE, I can't recommend it.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars By far the best Viking romance I have ever read!, September 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Defiant Captive (Lovegram Romance) (Paperback)

I found Defiant Captive to be a wonderfully entertaining read. The romance is passionate and at times quite erotic. The well defined characters and the medieval Viking setting drew me into the story. Much fun, thanks Joyce.