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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hmmm...., September 13, 2005
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and tastes in books defer, it seems. So that while other reviewers rated this book five stars, I could not rate this more than three, as it was a really average read for me.
You know when you have all the right ingredients for a cake, you follow the recipe exactly, and it flops? Well, that's what I felt when I read RAVEN'S VOW. This had all the ingredients for an excellent read, but somehow, something happened in the baking, and the *spark* that makes you want to keep reading was simply not there for me.
Perhaps it was the writing. While sometimes Ms. Wilson does an excellent job, here I thought that it was a bit overdone, too many sentences, too many big words, too many times describing the way the hero smiles, etc. It just dragged because she took so long to get to the point.
Or perhaps it was the hero. While he comes across well, the whole premise of a half-Indian marrying a duke's daughter in Regency England - truthfully, I can't see it happen even in today's relatively lax standards - imagine how it would have looked two hundred years ago! I know romance novels delight in these kind of *impossible* setups, but I think that the more outlandish the plot the better the writing has to be to back it up, and I didn't find that here.
Oh, well. Nothing personal, we just didn't hit it off, I guess. I did like some of her other books, however.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
MOST EXCELLENT - STRONG CHARACTERS - Keeper!, July 9, 2005
The American merchant, John Raven,35, is informed that in order to make contact with the moneyed Aristocrats he needed a wife of royal blood.
Lady Catherine Montfort, only daughter of a Duke, is eighteen and in her second season in London. Her father insists that she make a choice of husband or he will make it for her. All she wants is freedom. An idea that John Raven can play on.
A contender for her hand is Viscount Gerald Amberton, who is toadying up to the Duke. He figures that given time and marriage to Cat that he can tame her to his way. Foolish man!
Raven promises to give her freedom, one stipulation only, that she does not take a lover. Raven is one man that Cat cannot read his emotions. She is tantilized by his enigmatic smile.
Her father, the Duke of Montfort, refuses to acknowledge their marriage. He would like to see the end of Raven or get his daughter a divorce.
Then the mysterious attacks start and Raven must call upon all the training that his beloved grandmother had taught him. The stoicism of the Indian blood running in his veins helped him to conquer death.
Of course, Cat finds herself falling in love with her husband but cannot get his mistress out of her mind. But she finds his golden body deliciously attractive and his startling blue eyes seductive.
Lady Catherine has no idea that her marriage to Raven may well be his death warrant. How the story progresses will keep you enthralled.
Enchanting, provocative, seductive are all words that apply to this fascinating Regency and the ending is outstanding.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - definitely a keeper! Enjoy - I certainly did.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An unashamedly romantic delight!, March 8, 2004
The plot of the book is pretty simple. A romance of a marriage of convenience, a couple of villains trying to defeat the couple, sexual tension between the hero and the heroine that keeps you turning the pages, waiting for them to finally consummate their marriage, and a happily-ever-after ending. The hero, John Raven, is an enigmatic mix of Native American and Scotsman, and I really wanted to have him all to myself. The heroine, Catherine, is spunky and loyal. Her very naive view of life and particularly of love, get her into trouble, but Raven is an honorable hero, so he wins her love without taking advantage of her. Catherine is a lady, the daughter of a duke, and Raven is a rough-hewn, untitled self-made man. Although the villains are pretty sterostypical, and the plot isn't very comlicated, the romance is what drives the story, and sometimes that is just what the doctor ordered! This is a keeper for my shelf.
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