Love's Tender Fury. [Paperback]

Jennifer. Wilde (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1976

Love's Tender Fury.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Warner Books (1976)
• ISBN-10: 0446799211
• ISBN-13: 978-0446799218
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #866,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whew! What a great read!, March 17, 2005

By 

Buffalo Gal - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love's Tender Fury (Paperback)

This is one of the most enticing romance novels I've ever read. The plot moves quickly, the story is exciting and the characters almost jump out of the pages because Wilde makes them seem so real.

Aside from the amazing plot, which other reviewers have done a fabulous job covering, I'd like to comment on the characters, especially Marietta and Derek. I love the fact that they're flawed and Wilde still makes us accept them and we want to see them succeed, in spite of the numerous mistakes they make along the way. So many times, especially in romance novels, you read about characters that are so simplistic, with love being the only driving force.

Wilde doesn't fall into that trap, and created characters so rich and complex, you're drawn in from the very beginning. I love how Derek is a dark, brooding work in progress who must come to terms with his own personal demons before he can become the man Marietta already loves. I admire Marietta for her intelligence and practicality, coupled with her enormous survival instinct and ability to love in spite of many hardships. These characters have such a wonderful, raw chemistry that really drives the plot.

The book does have a few faults, though, namely some of the dialogue, which seems a bit contrived at times. Also, the ending isn't 100% satisfying; it leaves you hanging, with only a few paragraphs devoted to the conclusion readers will have longed for since the first third of the novel.

I was thrilled to find out there are two other books to the series and can't wait to read them, although another Amazon reviewer gave away a key storyline for the second book in its review section. What a shame! But I'm still looking forward to reading more about Marietta's adventures, and grateful to have been exposed to this fantastic piece of literature.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Love Jennifer Wilde!, October 26, 2001

By 

Laurie E. Baker (Long Island City, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love's Tender Fury (Paperback)

I have read several of Jennifer Wilde's books, and have now started tackling the Marietta trilogy, which only in these days of the Internet, have I been able to track down used copies.

Love's Tender Fury is an entertaining read. Reading it in the political correct times of the post-90s, Derek is extremely racist and not a very nice guy. I loved Marietta, but didn't really understand what she saw in Derek. I loved her husband, Rawlins, who in my opinion was the real romantic hero of the story. He had a sense of humor, a dark side and wasn't boring.

Jennifer Wilde tends to write about characters who have been around the block a time or two, a refreshing change from the run-of-the-mill recent romances these days with simpering virgins from the ton. Valerie Sherwood is another out-of-print author who writes heroines similar to Jennifer Wilde's characters.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love's Tender Fury, January 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Love's Tender Fury (Hardcover)

This book was the first romance that I ever read. It is still,twenty years later,one of my favorite books. Recently I took it to work and so far four of my friends have read it and were also very impressed. I plan to read the book again in the near future if I can ever get it back from my friends!