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The Duke's Redemption - I loved it!, January 13, 2010
This review is from: The Duke's Redemption (Love Inspired Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)
I read Carla Capshaw's debut novel, The Gladiator last fall and have been eagerly waiting for this one. I wasn't disappointed. I'm amazed at the author's ability to handle such different time periods and make both of them seem so real. Her characters have real issues, not just made up ones like you see in a lot of romance novels. I really enjoyed this book!! I'll be reading it again and again. Elise and Drake have to overcome obstacles on every level to fall in love, but they do and it just made me sigh to read their happy ending. I recommend this book for anyone who wants an exciting romantic adventure.
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Tender Romance, Adventure, Intrigue--My Favorite Kind of Historical, January 13, 2010
This review is from: The Duke's Redemption (Love Inspired Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)
To protect her sister, Prin, Eloise Cooper has been forced to serve in the South Carolina patriot underground network as a spy dubbed the Fox. She yearns for the day she and her sister are free to leave Brixton Hall Plantation and the tyrant who controls them. When she accidentally kills a Redcoat double agent in a fight for her life, she continues her covert activities, but declares the Fox is dead--a decision that threatens the hopes for freedom for Prin and herself.
In England, Drake Amberly, Fifth Duke of Hawk Haven, learns a murderous rebel spy has not only killed his brother in SC, but has also duped the British authorities there and escaped. Enraged and frustrated by the news, he travels to SC under the guise of a tradesman ship owner to secretly head a plot to flush out the notorious insurgent and bring him to justice.
Drake's mission leads him to Brixton Hall Plantation, and it isn't long before a mutual attraction between Eloise and him turns into love and marriage. But when another patriot is used to lure Eloise into a trap, she is captured and exposed. Deeply wounded and vexed by what he views as her disloyalty and betrayal, Drake must choose between giving up his cherished wife or his need for vengeance.
The Duke's Redemption offers intrigue, action, love, betrayal, and major conflicts with secondary characters--some of which I wanted to beat up--and events that keep the pages turning. But I love the author's wonderful portrayals of Eloise and Drake the best. Abused at an early age, Eloise learned to depend on the Lord. And she remains tenderhearted toward Him in impossible situations. A woman who despises violence, she grieves over the death of the double agent and agonizes over the choices she has to make as a spy. But the hardest decision is hiding her past from the husband she adores.
Drake is a man who deeply loves. Not just his wife, but his younger brother. Familial pride and honor demand he avenge the latter, but his wife is his heart. An impossible dilemma, how can he choose between them? He can't in his own strength, but through God's power and love, all things are possible. But only if the highminded and lofty duke is willing to repent and humble himself.
A great read, I heartedly recommend The Duke's Redemption to all romance lovers.
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My two cents, April 26, 2011
This review is from: The Duke's Redemption (Love Inspired Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)
I always read reviews before getting a book, even though I rarely leave one myself. Even after reading the one star reveiw I decided to give this book a try based on all of the other reviews. After finishing Duke's Redemption, I'm not sure the one star person read the same book I did and I felt compelled to write a review of my own. There was no Bible beating in this book and it's certainly not drivel. I thought the dialogue was interesting and engaging. The plot was quick paced and multi-layered. Racist?? I disagree. There were no masters loved by their slaves--quite the contrary if at all. This book is not preachy or overly religious, I know because I've read some that are. In fact, given the time period, the Christian undertone is historically accurate. I personally loved this book! It was full of adventure and heart touching romance. The love between the heroine Elise and her half-sister Prin was true to life and lovely. I was touched by the sisters' sacrifices for each other and Elise's committment to Prin even though Prin was a slave and Elise could have refused to acknowledge their connection at all. The Duke is flat out yummy and Elise is a woman I could admire and would love to have as a friend.
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