Lady Gallant [Mass Market Paperback]

Suzanne Robinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1991

A daring spy in Queen Mary's court, Lady Eleanora Becket risks her life to rescue the innocent from a terrible fate. During an attack by a band of cutthroats, Nora is rescued by Christian de Rivers, a sword-wielding rogue who sweeps her into his arms.

"Sure to captivate . . . reader(s) of historical romance".  --Dallas Times-Herald

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Fanfare (December 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055329430X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553294309
• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 0.5 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fast-Paced, Passionate, Intriguing Story, December 5, 2000

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Fascinating. "consider the possibilities" (Eugene, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lady Gallant (Mass Market Paperback)

If this book were a stove, it'd be on at about 550 degrees. The characters are very well-drawn. There is constant interaction between them, and fireworks right from the start. The only fault, and one hardly worth noting for me, it that there isn't a terribly satisfying sexual union until relatively near the end. But that's okay. There is sexual tension by the truckload. This book is very well researched historically, which makes sense, since the author is a historian. The period details are very interesting, and the language is great. Suzanne Robinson must be a Shakespeare appreciator. The romance is very intense, and it made me cry several times when the hero acted like an imbecile. But never fear! Wouldn't you know, it all comes right in the end. The conceited hero gets better acquainted with his own sense of humility, and the outwardly timid heroine learns to present a braver face to the world, so they come to meet in the middle. Blade's character experiences growth, as well. I like it when the author takes the characters' spiritual growth into account, as well as their just "finding love" and being just really happy. The Elizabethan language adds an intellectual twist, and it is almost impossible to put down. This book is among my favorites, along with Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey,Upon a Moon-Dark Moor by Rebecca Brandewyne, Fire and Steel by Anita Mills, and Loving Julia by Karen Robards. These books all make you feel the burn, baby! Damn!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3 stars is generous....., September 28, 2009

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Krista Lyn (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lady Gallant (Mass Market Paperback)

I was so excited to read this book! It is set in the Tudor era and if you are reading this book PLEASE read Robinson's introduction. It gives a nice "back drop" to the story and describes what was going on in England during that time. It was very interesting.

Then the book started.

This is a case of "too little too late". Christian de Rivers is not a nice man. He has been through a lot in his life, but he is a mean and nasty man. Not my kind of hero material. The heroes I love don't have to be saints.....I love "bad boys", but they CAN'T be jerks, and this hero is. He is so mean to Nora...hating her for how he feels about her ect. Always believing the worst in her. Verbally assaulting her in various ways. Cheating on her with other women and the throwing it in her face! Aghhh! The list goes on and on.

I will agree that when Christian finally comes to his senses, his groveling is some of the best in the genre, but it is not enough to make me love him (or even like him)! Sorry, this one was not for me.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST-READ, March 28, 2000

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Audrey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lady Gallant (Mass Market Paperback)

Normally I do not read Tudor era romanes; I tend to stay away from the medieval and stick to Regencies and such. But this is a special case, and there are not enough adjectives enough in the world to describe Lady Gallant. I hold this book for an example to show what all romances should be. To start off, Kit and Nora are simply marvelous. The back blurb will have you believe that she is mousy and shy, and even the first few pages will lead you to that assumption. But she isn't--- Nora is a wonderful, brave character with depths; she's a heroine who is believable for her time period, a heroine whom you can admire and love. And Kit... he's delicious. Rather than being an brooding, cynical, and/or tortured alpha male, Kit is a sybarite, a 16-century James Dean. The language and the usage of everyday songs and snippets of poetry add to Ms. Stuart's wonderfully structured prose without being superfluous, and the historical background is so well researched that Lady Gallant will forever remain among my favorites.