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4.0 out of 5 stars
Lucian Knight is A Knight In More Ways Then One!!!, February 4, 2003
This is Lucian's story and Ms. Foley was very good in what she penned! Lucian is a twin but feels that he never measured up to his other twin Damian in anyone's eyes. He follows his brother into the war but decides that the Army is not for him he makes the choice to become a spy instead and fight the war on that front. Damian feels that he has taken the wrong road and turns his back on his brother. Lucian starts living his life then as if he really is a black hearted soul with no conscience. Alice has lost her mother and father, and just recently her brother has come back from the war and dies from his injuries and now she is left with his wretched wife Caro and her nephew Harry whom she loves. It is this love for her nephew that helps Alice and Lucian's paths cross. Caro has gone to London and has plans to play the two Knight twins against each other. Even though Damian does not act like he cares for Lucian, Lucian has no qualms about looking out for Damian and lets him see Caro for what she is. A player and out for herself in all imaginable ways. Caro follows Lucian to his home down near Bath to his secret society party. Alice follows Caro there because Harry is sick and wants his mama. What happens is that Alice ends up in the Grotto and Lucian thinks that she is a spy out to kill him. Of course there is more that goes on but the end result is that Lucian sees something in Alice that he has not found in his life someone that cares regardless of the circumstances. He makes a deal with her he will let Caro go home to Harry if Alice stays for a week. He promises that nothing will happen she just needs to keep him company. She stays and finds not only herself but also her best friend and Lucian finds his salvation. This is a very romantic story with plenty of emotional moments. Lucian allows himself to be seen not only as a strong hero but also as a human when he lets down his own emotional guards down. There were many tender moments between Alice and Lucian and these moments were not between the sheets. The second book in the Knight family series is wonderful and you don't want to miss it.
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29 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Close to being good, but not close enough, February 3, 2002
I'd like to begin this review by saying that I am a big fan of Gaelen Foley's Ascension series. Lord of Fire initially looks like its going to reach the par set by the Ascension series, but it misses the mark. There are things I loved about this book, notably, the underworld setting at Revell Court. The initial meeting of Lucien and Alice sets the reader up for high expectations. However, as the story progresses, Alice's ad nauseam purity and unselfishness and the artificial virgin vs. [bad girl], Alice vs. Caro, dichotomy just set my teeth on edge. After pulling an all-nighter to read this book with great anticipation, I had to conclude after the first few chapters that this story was painted in too-broad strokes of black & white, good & evil. Just very one-dimensional characters. In some storylines, authors manage to get away with dogmatic characterizations of heroes and villains. Unfortunately, this is not one of those times. Everyone's characterization just flattened out into stock cliches. I kept flipping the pages in vain, looking for someone to surprise me. I love Ms. Foley's writing style. But, in this case, it wasn't enough to make the story enjoyable for me.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It'll make you want to fall in love all over again..., January 3, 2003
First off, I'd like to say that I have read a LOT of historical romance novels.. McNaught, Kat Martin, Deveraux.. and Foley is, by far, THE VERY BEST. This book is excellent. Lucien will melt your heart.. an excellent read, and one that I would recommend to anyone who reads historicals.
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