Love Me Again (Zebra Historical Romance) [Paperback]

Wendy Burge (Author)

Book Description

Series: Zebra Historical Romance | Publication Date: October 1, 2002

As the Archduke of a wealthy Austrian duchy, Varek Von Vischering has but one duty - to provide his family lands with an heir. But despite his overpowering love for his wife Christina, Varek's happy union has produced one heartbreaking loss after another. Now, with political unrest threatening his rule and advisors calling for divorce, the handsome aristocrat fears for his beautiful wife's safety, but never does he expect her to vanish from his home and his life.. Christina would never be able to stand by and watch her beloved husband take another woman as wife. Instead she flees, finding asylum in the arms of a British nobleman, bearing his son, and living an anonymous, staid life. But everything changes when Christina accompanies her new husband to a political congress in Austria, a fateful meeting that will bring her face-to-face with her past and the one man she cannot forget. Now in the glittering ballrooms of Vienna, Christina and Varek find that the years have not dimmed the fiery passion they have both tried to deny, a hunger that will take them to the edge of desire and endanger everything they hold dear..

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

After ten years of marriage and seven miscarriages, Varek von Vischering, the Grand duke of Austenburg, is forced to give up his beloved wife, Christina, and marry another woman to ensure an heir to the throne. Fleeing Austenburg and the memories of the only man she ever loved, Christina creates a new life for herself in England by first marrying Robert St. Pole and then raising their young son, Edward. When Robert is sent to Vienna as part of a diplomatic mission, Christina reluctantly accompanies him, but once she spots Varek across a crowded ballroom, her carefully reinvented world is turned upside down. While the fate of nations is played out in ballrooms and battlefields, Christina will be forced to choose between duty and desire, security and passion. Burge's bold, vivid writing style and intriguing historical setting are adroitly paired with the obsessive, all-consuming love between Varek and Christina to create a romance perfect for readers who enjoy richly detailed, sensuously passionate historicals. John Charles
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Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821774492
• ISBN-13: 978-0821774496
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,602,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars VERY BAD ENDING needs a re-write, April 24, 2003

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Psboston7 "~ And so it Goes ~" (Upland, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Me Again (Zebra Historical Romance) (Paperback)

I was prepared to love this book. Was told that this was a excellent book and I dove into it with enthusiasm. Boy was I dissapointed. :(

First of all the story is a sad one 2 people that have loved each other their whole lives, were married for 10 years, and due to the Heroines {Christina} inability to carry and birth an heir, this union of 2 soul mates were seperated. Varek, our hero is obsessed with Christina... in fact I can safely say that this feeling was mutual (in some regard) I am not like other reviewers that found this kind of love unhealthy, I just think that what they shared was DEEP.

What I did not like about this book was the inconsistency and the flow.... the present husband was uneven, the story was all over the place, Christina's attitude towards her husband was ridiculous (seeing as she was less than honest with him... she was pissed off at her Present husbands reactions to Varek) and last but not least the ending.... OH MY GOSH!... without giving away spoilers that is about all I can say other than the fact that they ended it very poorly. The author never explains something at the end of this book which literally leaves you hanging.... it is as if she was told to wrap up the story immediatly and that is just what she did.

I'm disheartened because I really felt the love between Christina and Varek, I did get the feeling that they were as one, but all of those emotions were overuled because other things in the book just didn't flow right. I recommend reading this book if you are the type of person that can read a book and not criticize grammer errors (I found a few), not expect the flow in the book to always make sense and can be okay with a ending that ends happy but not necessarily answer all the questions.

I'm off to read her latest one "While You Slept" and hopefully it is much better than this one.

Respectfully Reviewed

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great story, February 25, 2003

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J. Bryan "j65bryan" (Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Me Again (Zebra Historical Romance) (Paperback)

I picked this book up by sheer chance, and finished it that evening. Varek and Christine are great charactors, and kept me interested till the end. I thought the ending was a little abrupt, but at least it was fairly happy. There are some reality problems (6 miscarriages and they don't suspect anything?) but over all I would reccomend this book. Christine and Varek have been married for 10 years, and when Christine can't produce a child, Varek is forced to set her aside. Christine, unable to watch her husband marry another, runs away and marries someone else. When they meet again in venice 6 years later, Varek's wife has died in childbirth and Christine is married with a son. What follows is the struggle Christine has, both against Varek and her desire to be with him.
I am definitly going to try her next one "While you slept".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most fabulous books I've read in a long time!, October 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Love Me Again (Zebra Historical Romance) (Paperback)

What can I say but whew! A roller coster of emotions that didn't stop with the last page. I was so involved with this story I couldn't put it down and I didn't want it to end! I can only hope that we will see more of Christina and Varek in a sequel some day. And some day soon!

All I can say, is Ms. Burge give us more like this, please!