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His Duty, Her Destiny (Historical Romance)

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The book follows the relationship between Lady Nicola Coldyngham and Sir Fergus Melrose in 1473 London. Nicola has four brothers and spent her childhood runnig wild with them and trying to keep up. Fergus was a childhood friend and ring leader of the brothers. As a child, Nicola worshipped Fergus but he rarely looked her way which hurt her terribly. Their fathers agreed that they should marry when they came of age but this agreement was never made legal and both fathers have since died. Fergus has come back to claim Nicola as his bride ...

On the whole I did enjoy the book but I have only given it three stars because I disliked Fergus from the outset and although he redeemed himself, somewhat, in the second half of the book, I couldn't get passed my dislike of him from the first half of the book. He is so arrogant. Pushing and pulling Nicola around, always being right and winning at everything. I wish the author could have at least made Nicola win the horse race. Maybe it's just that I've had my fill of arrogant heros in romantic novels and Fergus was the icing on the cake!

However, I will read another Juliet Landon novel (this was my first). I hope the others heros aren't as bad.

What a marvelous read! I was so surprised to find that this book was published by Harlequin. My impression has always been that Harlequin books are inferior. I'm happy to admit that, in this case, I was wrong. Landon has drawn truly memorable, likeable characters. Their relationship is fraught with misunderstandings as the two childhood acquaintances get to know one another again as adults. But, those misunderstandings are not frustrating to read, as is often the case in other books. Landon is such a skillful writer that she develops their relationship in a slow but satisfying way, allowing the reader to understand each of the characters better while the characters themselves are learning more about each other as well. Landon also moves plot along quickly with lots of intrigue and adventure. Very, very good read.