The Pursuit (Sherring Cross Series) [Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged] [MP3 CD]

Johanna Lindsey (Author), Michael Page (Reader)

Book Description

Series: Sherring Cross Series | Publication Date: June 10, 2004

What was to be a grand adventure for Melissa MacGregor - an escape from the wilds of her Scottish home into the whirl of the London social scene - seems to pale before the promise in the passionate gaze of Lincoln Ross Burnett. Though they exchange but a few words before parting after a chance encounter on her grandfather's lands, Melissa instantly knows this bold stranger is her destiny, while Lincoln realizes his heart has been claimed forever and he will never be complete until Melissa MacGregor is his bride. But there are serious obstacles impeding the well-smitten Viscount Cambury's pursuit of glorious romance: sixteen of them - all big and brawny, six named Ian and all named MacFearson. The bane of Lincoln's youth, Melissa's stifling, disapproving uncles are now determined to rob him of his newfound happiness. Yet he is equally resolved to confront the peril - and to pursue his exquisite obsession all the way to London. . . and to the ends of the earth, if necessary.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Energetic and expansive, good-natured and lusty, with enough flouncy dresses and galloping steeds to equip a comic opera, the sequel to Say You Love Me should delight Lindsey's many fans. From the moment that Melissa MacGregor and Lincoln Burnett set eyes on each other, they know they must be together. There's just one little problem actually, 16 very big problems: Melissa's uncles, who remember Lincoln as an out-of-control kid when they were growing up in Scotland. (After losing his father in an accident when he was a little boy, Lincoln was sent away by his mother to live with an aunt and uncle in England, and his bitterness toward his mother has grown ever since.) The uncles' obsession with Melissa's safety is just the excuse the clan of six-footers needs to treat Lincoln with brutish incivility for instance, conniving to stow him on a slow boat to China. But love cannot be shanghaied in a Lindsey novel, at least not for long, especially when it has a heroine like the strong-willed Melissa. The lovers pass one test after another, in the drawing rooms of the London season and the rugged terrain of the Highlands, meanwhile sharing hot kisses and the requisite night during which nothing goes unsaid or undone. What makes Lindsey special is that all her characters, major and minor, seem thrilled to be in the story; they manage even to have fun while pining or punching. There are no villains, only flawed human beings, occasionally misdirected by their loving hearts. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

Adult/High School-A lighthearted romp about the effects of a childhood misunderstanding that became a major feud. When Lincoln, Viscount Cambury, meets Melissa, it is love at first sight for both of them. However, their courtship is complicated because 20 years earlier her 16 uncles had become Lincoln's enemies even though they were just children. Now, the fellows are smotheringly protective of their only niece, and the couple does not have much time together as the entourage moves back and forth between England and Scotland. Most of the characters speak in a Scottish dialect. The story moves quickly, sometimes predictably, but with a few more creative elements toward the end. Readers get to know Lincoln and Melissa as individuals as they interact with the other characters, but the uncles are not well differentiated, although they don't need to be-six of them are even named Ian. Give this to readers who need cheering up; many scenes could be described as slapstick.
Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• MP3 CD
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD; MP3 Una edition (June 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 159335147X
• ISBN-13: 978-1593351472
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,897,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

johanna Lindsey is one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than sixty million copies of her novels sold. World renowned for her novels of "first-rate romance" (New York Daily News), Lindsey is the author of forty-three previous bestselling novels, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. Lindsey lives in Maine with her family.

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I was this close to throwing it across the room!, March 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pursuit (Sherring Cross) (Hardcover)

The main idea of the story is that when Lincoln, the "hero," was a 10-year old child, he was befriended by a boy with 15 brothers. Linc and this boy got into a fight and the other brothers more or less ganged up on our hero. The brothers swore that Lincoln had "gone crazy" and therefore when he is older and has fallen in love with the brothers niece Melissa, they are determined to kept the two apart for fear that he will "go crazy" again and hurt Meli.

How stupid of a premise can you get? Because of his actions as a 10-year old child the 16 brothers have decided the two lovers can not be together. That was 19 years ago the fight happened. I'm sorry but people can grow up and learn to control their anger, as Lincoln had done. That was a big point of my reason for hating this book. The characters continued to dwell upon what he had done as a child, giving no thought to the fact that in the following 19 years he had never "gone crazy" again.

I found the 16 brothers to be extremely annoying in all of their actions. At one point they shanghai Lincoln to China in order to keep the two apart. This is not a sane or rational idea, especially considering that Linc is the sole provider for his aunt and cousin, which the brothers never give a second thought about.

I didn't like Lincoln because I found him to be a little too "needy" of an individual. He seemed like the type to smother Melissa and cling to her.

Definitely not one of Johanna Lindsey's best works. If you want one of her good books, check out her early fantasy works, like Challen and Tedra d'Ar in "Warrior's Woman," and stay away from this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Will the real Johanna Lindsey please stand up?, December 2, 2003

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H. Stewart (Baltimore, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pursuit (Sherring Cross) (Hardcover)

For the last several years I have been very disappointed with Johanna Lindsay. For starters it feels like several years until her next book comes out. After reading the last several I think I can see why. SHE'S LOST HER TOUCH! She should have just thrown the stories out rather than getting them published. It doesn't even read like a Johanna Lindsay book. Where is she? How can she let someone write this junk using her name? In the Pursuit...I don't even know where to start. The plot was horrible. Lincoln (bad name) was the worst hero I've ever read in a book. Also the language of the book--she didn't even try to make it fit into the century they were in. I hated the uncles-they were just filler for an extremely sorry plot. If I had read this book under another auther I would remember in the future to never read their books again. I could barely get from sentence to sentence without yawning let alone chapter to chapter. There was no fire between the characters. As soon as they met they knew they were for each other. Most of the Lindsey books I've loved the two main characters fought all the time but at least with those there was fire and passion. Thank God I got this book from the library; which is where I'll be getting all future Lindsey books in the future. I'll save my money for Nora Roberts or Sandra Brown or someone else equally deserving of my time and money.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing!!, March 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pursuit (Sherring Cross) (Hardcover)

The story of Lincoln and Melissa in The Pursuit could have been served more properly in a novella. After all, they meet and fall in love within the first 60 pages of the book. Most of this asinine (pardon my use of the word) book is dedicated to the idiotic antics of Melissa's uncles keeping her away from the "crazy" boy they haven't seen since he was 10!!! Who in the world could believe this plot? I was very disappointed. I was hoping for more more romantic tension between the characters and less slapstick from the MacFearsons.

I am a huge fan of Ms. Lindsey, and I know that she can write romance that sizzles. This doesn't even fizz. I was glad to visit characters from her former stories, but otherwise I don't think she did any justice to Lincoln and Melissa.

Please, Ms. Lindsey, give your fans more of what they like from you. I so much miss the chemistry and passion that you have written with your other characters.