10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Routine., February 5, 2004
I'll go out on that well-known limb and take my stand, "This book was just ordinary." I suspect it would have made a good short story, but as a full length novel it suffered. The beginning was captivating, it held my attention, but somewhere along the way the story began to stumble. The book was too long for the ungarnished storyline.
The novel opens well - a duke callously murdered and his legitimate heir framed by an unscrupulous brother. The question the reader ponders throughout the book was "why?". What pressure, what insufferable issue, compelled a brother to hate and despise both his father and his sibling? Unfortunately, the author never answers the question.
Moving on, the novel continues to intrigue the reader. Years slip away and the falsely accused hero, Jason Sinclair, returns from the depths of misery. His mission: to clear his name, take back his realm title, regain his honor, and appreciate his freedom. To strengthen such a feat he must kidnap and imprison the novel's heroine, Velvet Moran. Now we have the recipe for spice -- a remote hunting lodge, two very attractive people, and hours of quality time together. Now this is the stuff for that long Canadian winter. But alas, the secluded adventure is short lived, unfulfilled, and sadly, the end of Martin's catchy storyline.
Kat Martin slides into the land of :
Our hero has a past. Our heroine doesn't care.
Our hero cannot love. Our heroine can.
Our hero cannot marry. Our heroine must marry.
Our hero does not want children. Our heroine does. And so on and so on.
"Nothing But Velvet", has the making of a grand short story found in an anthology collection.
Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Encouraging, December 19, 2000
I'm not sure I can add much to what's already been reviewed but I am a fan of Kat Martin. It simply has her name on it and I am putting it in my shopping cart.() I enjoyed the 'battle' Velvet gave Jason. When she was abducted she was determined and I liked the fact she wasn't a wimpy little twit. Apparentely, so did Jason......
The story develops and it's relationship is built on love, respect, and shear belief in innocence even though neither realize it at the timeI it kept me turning the pages.
Jason and Velvet..........(sigh). Where to begin. If you've not read Kat Martin then you should be warned, this book is unlike most romance authors. Usually the hero and heroine meet, fall in love, have the most wonderful sex of their lives, and something occurs to divide them; here enters mistrust and suspicions. It then takes half the book for the trust to be rebuilt and most of the time I'm saying to myself, "how stupid can you be???? . Get over it". I often read those type of books, because mostly that's what's out there. Call me masochistic but it's basically the norm for romance books. Since I've started reading romance novels 4 years ago I've discovered the story line has its' advantages but I enjoy a change ever now and again. This is different. Ms Martin has managed to give it all. Suspense, love, (even though the male is too stupid to realize it for a while) steamy love scenes, and trust (on Velvets part anyway). Velvet has such belief in Jason, there were often times I wanted to smack him and tell him to stop being such a nin come poop. I guess the author did her job if she created that response but when all is said and done, it's a NICE story. It gives you the mystery, the love scenes, and the happily ever after. I would recommend this book to anyone ()...
I hope you try it.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thank you, March 5, 1999
By A Customer
My friend gave me this book and said I'd like it. I'd like to say "Thank you" because it has given me many, many hours of wonderful reading. Not only did I read through Nothing but Velvet at record speed, but I went out and bought almost allof her other books I could get my hands on!
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