Love Wild and Fair [Mass Market Paperback]

Bertrice Small (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1978

A Love For All Time

She is Catriona, Countess
of Glenkirk, the dazzling green-eyed beauty
whose silken sensuality fires the passion of men's
very souls -- making her a pawn in a dangerous game
of royal intrigue. wife to a count, unwilling mistress to the
king, she has the undying live of the most courageous lord
in all of scotland. . .

He is Francis, Earl of Bothwell, who defies his king to possess the woman he loves. Theirs is a romance in the grand tradition of bestselling author Beatrice Small -- and epic tale of love and betrayal that sweeps from the snowy Scottish highlands through the glittering palaces of Europe and exotic pleasures domes of Constantinople to find its magnificent conclusion inthe exquisite fulfillment of love's most passionate desires.

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About the Author

Beatrice Small lives with her husband, George;
Deuteromony, the long-haired Maine Coon Cat;
Checquers, the fat black and white cat with the pink
ears; Nicky the Cockatiel; and Gilberto, the cranky
Half-Moon Conure, in the English speaking
community in New York State. The family heir, Tom,
is now a college man. Beatrice Small is the author of
The Kadin, Love Wild and Fair, Adora,
Skye O'Malley, Unconquered, Beloved,
All The Sweet Tomorrows,
This Heart Of Mine, Enchantress Mine,
Blaze Wyndham, Lost Love Found,
The Spitfire, and A Love For All Time.
She loves hearing from her readers. You can write to
her at P.O. Box 765, Southold, NY 11971

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 662 pages
• Publisher: Avon (December 1, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380400308
• ISBN-13: 978-0380400300
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bertrice Small is a New York Times bestselling author with more than 34 novels in print. She lives in the oldest English-speaking town in New York state. Her website is bertricesmall.com.

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passionate and extraordinary love story, August 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Love Wild and Fair (Mass Market Paperback)

The best Bertrice Small book I have read so far. Her storytelling has never been better. Catriona is an extraordinary heroine - intelligent, brave, and beautiful. Francis could have been a little stronger, but otherwise a wonderful hero. The ending was touching and sad. I thought Francis was a bit insensitive to conduct an affair while Catriona was in such deep depression, especially knowing the pain and betrayal she had already suffered at the hands of the men she loved. Despite this, I still give it 5 stars, for it introduced me to the most interesting and beautiful of Ms. Small's heroines, Catriona.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a fuzzy ,warm makes you tingle isnside kind of book, May 31, 2005

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V (Pacifica,Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Wild and Fair (Mass Market Paperback)

This is my first Bertrice Small book and I must say it isn't for the women who tend to like loving caring men who treat their women like gold.Do not get me wrong I liked this book but with all the reviews I read about this book including the 1 stars I wasn't warned (enough) and I think I should include everything good including the bad if you are not familiar with this author.
Catriona is a strong willed woman who tends to be treated like a piece of meat. If you do not like (bodice ripper) type of books do not read it. This poor girl must of got raped at least 15 times!!Also Bertrice uses very crude language in the book like Fu**, Ti**, and Co**, a lot.But what really bothered me about this book was Bertrice language like Ye,wi'out,yer, drove me insane. The words are pronounce you, without and your and in my mind I was trying to read the words correctly rather the way she spelled them..

Okay Cat was a strong person in the beginning but in all reality towards the end she was really broken down towards all the men in her life.Personally I am surprize she didn't try to commit sucide.. Patrick which is her husband in the beginning treats her like a piece of property rather than a person. I liked him up to the part he rapes her all night with that pig of a king James.The king is a pig and I hated him more than ever also she was a slave and with that guy forgot his name treated her like a animal when it came to sex, (Cats words).Francis I believe she really loved I won't get into for those of you who wants to read the book..The sex scenes if I had to rate them between rated R or NC17 it will be NC17, most definitely!!!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'm not impressed, October 17, 2001

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Pamela Jones (Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Wild and Fair (Mass Market Paperback)

I can say that I'm a Beatrice Small fan. Only, I don't care for this particular book. There were too many despicable situations that Catriona could have gotten herself out of. I understand that women didn't have much of a choice back in this era, but if there is a will, there is a way. First off, if I'm that beautiful and remotely think that the king would use his position to lure me into his bed, I would never go to court despite the laird's objections. That alone would save a whole lot of trouble. I think what really set me off on this book is that both the king and her husband rape her at her home. TOO MUCH VIOLATION!