The Sentimental Soldier [Paperback]

April Kihlstrom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

Amid the intrigue and espionage of wartime France, a British Colonel posing as a priest, and an adventurous young lady masquerading as a prince make reluctant allies--and unlikely lovers...

"April Kihlstrom is a master of the genre."-- Mary Kingsley, author of In a Pirate's Arms

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Signet; 1ST edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451198980
• ISBN-13: 978-0451198983
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,122,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Now that my children are grown, I live in Texas with my dog Sophy. Having a son on the east coast and a daughter on the west coast gives me a good excuse to travel.

I love writing about men and women who try to live their lives with honor and courage and concern for those around them. I've had challenges in my own life and yet I still believe in happy endings and the ability of each of us to rise above the past and find or make some kind of good come out of every challenge.

I hope my books inspire readers to see the possibilities in their own lives.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars interesting but not as romantic as it could have been, February 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sentimental Soldier (Paperback)

I think the first 80 pages started out well- male spy matching wits with female spy. But it didn't really seem like a romance towards the second half of the book because the hero and heroine seemed to have little interaction. You couldn't see how the romance developed because the mystery plot took precedence over the budding romance. Overall, it was still a good read, but it didn't live up to its promising beginning and interesting story line.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing, January 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sentimental Soldier (Paperback)

Here we have two stories, neither of which works. In the first half the hero and heroine meet on enemy territory and escape the French together, finally reaching Wellington's lines where the great general forces them to marry for propriety. Whereupon they fall in love. Unfortunately for Ms. Kihlstrom, this is only half as long as a book ought to be, so upon reaching London they are forced to undertake intelligence work which they keep secret from one another thus producing an estrangement. Unfortunately for the reader, this estrangement is neither convincing nor interesting. There ought to be sparks in a love story. Other problems spring from Ms. Kihlstrom's powerful grasp on European history: she has squeezed the Napoleonic era out of any recognizable shape. The plot turns on a beacon used to flash information across the channel to Wellington, who was in Spain. Perhaps Ms. Kihlstorm's editor could buy her a map of Europe. Then there was the spy who went to France in the early nineties (when Naponeon was a young officer) and stayed to serve England because she could see that he was about to become a dictator, conquer Europe and threaten England. The rest of the plot is just as probable.