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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
It Was Okay,
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This review is from: Princess of Fire (Zebra Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
I usually tend to shy away from the Norman/Saxon love stories because they usually include rape or enforced slavery. Princess of Fire was a pleasant surprise. It has an engaging storyline that sucks you right into it in the beginning. The story begins with a fierce battle where the king of England (Harold) is killed and his daughter, Fallon, is taken prisoner by the hero. William The Conqueror has won the battle for England. The hero was cruel to the heroine but had good reason. The new king of england was perfectly willing to make an example of Fallon by having her executed should she try to start a Saxon uprising. I started losing interest towards the middle of the story. The hero, Alaric, is King William's right hand man and, although he sympathises with the saxon people wants to stop any uprisings with a firm hand to prevent the deaths of innocent people. Fallon hates all Normans because they have killed her father and are tearing apart her homeland. They are on opposite sides of the battle and fight and screech at each other for nearly the whole story. Suddenly the heroine realizes that she loves the hero and wants to be with him. I don't know where that came from since all they have done is fight and have sex. It does not make it quite believeable. I would have given this three stars, but the fighting became repetitive and started to annoy me. The author should have either cut this shorter or lengthened it so their "I Love You" moment was more believeable.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Historically exciting, intriguing and romantic!,
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This review is from: Princess of Fire (Hardcover)
I've read reviews regarding the follow-up to 'Princess of Fire', 'Knight of Fire' and was disappointed to find that many readers considered 'Knight of Fire' 'boring' and 'unexciting'. However, 'Princess of Fire' opens with a fierce battle later called the Battle of Hastings and the inevitable capture of the king's daughter, Princess Fallon. Hence begins the attempt to bend or break the strong willed courageous princess, however, sparks flew between the then Lady Fallon and Count Alaric long before the Battle of Hastings. Shannon Drake/Heather Graham remains true to her nature in capturing your attention with an exciting and gut wrenching opening and then later leads you through a someone mediocre history of the hero and heroine's entwined lives that eventually catapults at the Battle of Hastings. The heroine is considered to be so courageous and determined to avenge her father's death, rid her beloved country of the invading Normans and restore the crown to an English head, that she is actually considered a serious threat to William the Conqueror. But alas, in the end, England is ruled by the Norman conqueror and the princess is ruled by the conqueror of her heart. In all, I've rated this particular Shannon Drake novel a 'four star'. Particularly since this is one Shannon Drake novel that I would actually purchase, especially after being disppointed with other Drake novels.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The one that got me hooked!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Princess of Fire (Zebra Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
The first of S. Drake's books that I have read, a story of forbidden love and extreme passion. A must read. I could not put it down. Fallon and Alaric have an undeniable chemistry that won't let you go until the end. Even then it isn't over! Check out the next in the series, Knight of Fire, which deals with their son Bret. Also a must read!!
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