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#1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood proves why she is the undisputed queen of romance yet again with this sensual story of passion and adventure on the high seas.

Beautiful and audacious, Sara Winchester is no longer the child she was when she married Nathan, Marquess of St. James. Determined to win his love completely, Sara, blissfully unaware of Nathan’s notorious bootlegging past, has been gleefully waiting for the day when her husband would come to reclaim her heart. The man who stands before her is arrogant, mysterious, and undeniably sexy...an infamous pirate whose touch arouses her wildest, deepest desires.

Aboard his ship, The Seahawk, Nathan becomes infuriated yet enchanted by Sara's sweetly defiant ways, but upon their return to England, their love will be painfully tested by an ugly family scandal that threatens to tear them apart. With their future at stake, they discover the true destiny of their love.

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This bland romance, which borders on formulaic, recycles a few elements from Garwood's earlier novel Guardian Angel . In 1802, in an attempt to bring peace between two warring families, the king arranges a marriage between the 14-year-old Nathanialsp ok Baker, marquess of St. James, and Lady Sara Winchester, who is four. Fourteen years later and now a pirate, Nathan wishes to claim his bride--and the property that comes with her--but the Winchesters aren't cooperating. Nathan decides to indulge in a "clean, uncomplicated kidnapping" and spirits his wife out of England on one of his ships. In fact Sara, long infatuated with her absent, mysterious husband, settles into life at sea quite cheerfully, enlivening the voyage by accidentally destroying a couple of sails, giving the crew food poisoning and setting the vessel on fire. Despite it all, her determined affection for and faith in Nathan and his crew gradually wins her a place in their crusty, seafaring souls and a loyalty that is tested when, on their return to London, Sara's father threatens to expose an old scandal that could ruin the St. James name.
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Romantic Times Glorious...The Gift is a stunning achievement, full of warmth, humor, lovable characters...rich in emotion...You'll cherish this book.

Rendevous I am once again enthralled with the tale that flows from Ms. Garwood's pen...The Gift belongs on my hand off or die! shelf

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Books; PF edition (January 1, 1991)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0671702505
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0671702502
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.13 x 1 x 6.75 inches

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Julie Garwood is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers. The most recent, WIRED, landed at #2. With over 36 million copies in print, her novels take you from the rugged clans of Medieval Scotland to the mind of a modern-day computer hacker, all with her signature humor blended with good helpings of romance and suspense.

For more information and a list of her books visit her website www.JULIEGARWOOD.com or follow her at Facebook.com/JulieGarwood or on Twitter @JulieGarwood.

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Lesli Anderson

My favorite Rom/Com book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 8, 2023

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This is by far one of my favorite romance books. I’ve read it at least a dozen times. This series is my go to when I want a good love story. I highly recommend

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Great Plot, Lack of Final Action Scene

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Let me start by saying I love the premise of these books. It’s historical romance meets murder mysteries, which are two of my favorite genres.

Plot
Great plot. I loved the storyline. It was unique, original, and I enjoyed it.

Characters
I loved the characters. I will say that at first, I was not crazy about Sara. But I think that was intentional on the author’s part. By the end of the book, I liked her.

Romance
Again, excellent. Very steamy romance scenes. The only complaint (and it’s hyper critical) is that I like a little more build up to the ultimate romance scene, which didn’t necessarily happen in this book (or the series).

Historical Accuracy
Great.

Typos/grammar:
There may have been a few but none were super noticeable.

Chief complaint:
The reason I did not give this book 5 stars (and why I found the series lacking when it could have been spectacular) was the action climax scenes. Throughout the entire book, the author builds and builds with the rising action, making the reader need to see a climactic scene with the main characters. While there is a main scene if confrontation, there is never any real danger for the main characters. It was a let down for me. And in my opinion, every book in the whole series did that.

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For example, she goes to save her mother. Her dangerous uncle shows up. Instead of drawing out the climactic action scene, all we know is that when Nathan shows up a few minutes later, she kicked him in the groin, disabling him. It just could have been built into so much more, which I desperately think it needed.

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Good story but way too many sex scenes

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Julie Garwood is an excellent writer and the stories are always good, however, this book is just one sex scene after another. The story gets lost in the sex scenes, that is a shame because Sara and Nathan are a good story without all the sex.

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One of the books I keep coming back to

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Third book in a regency series, we’d met Nathan in Caine and Jade’s story from Guardian Angel. It’s time for Nathan to go kidnap his bride—the baggage he’s got to accept in order to get the king’s gift of gold. He needs the money to grow his shipping business.

In an attempt to stop a long standing feud between the Winchester and St James families, King George came up with a contract, forcing four year-old Sara Winchester to marry fourteen year-old Nathan St James. They’ll be awarded a valuable strip of land that resides between the estates of both families. And when she gives him a child, the king’s gift of gold. If either breaks the contract, the other family gets the land. The two haven’t seen each other since being wed fourteen years ago and her family desperately wants Nathan to break the contract.

Chaotic humor abounds as naïve Sara is the cause of one mishap after another while aboard his ship, to the point where a sailor getting a wart also gets blamed on her. The two are as different as night and day. She’s a dreamer who grew up with the fairy tale belief that her husband loved her and should protect her from everything. That faith gets put to the test. For his part, he’s relieved that she’s nothing at all like her despicable family in either looks or temperament and both he and his crew come to appreciate her.

I love the characters. First read back in the 90s before I’d started reading so much urban fantasy with capable, kick butt heroines, today Sara seems like a wet noodle in comparison. But she’s so charming and funny. Her backbone is obvious from the start, but we see growth in that area. Expect to shed tears in more than one place as it’s easy to slip into Sara’s head and feel her emotions.

It’s not necessary to have read Guardian Angel first, but it would definitely help with a better understanding of some of the relationships as well as an issue that comes up. The characters and storyline from the first book, Lion’s Lady, have nothing to do with this third story.

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A jewel!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 17, 2022

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I don't know how many times I've read this book but I don't think I ever will stop. Julie by is truly a gift of her own. She is extremely gifted in the art of storytelling. I never get tired of being lost in her extravagant tales, magnificent characters and their exaggerated expressions. The way the author used metaphors and similes to express certain scenes really sets the stage for what this book represents. I wish I could experience these characters again and again. Every good girl deserves a Nathan; and every good man deserves a Sara. I will never get tired of these wonderful characters and their love story. It is so easy to be engulfed in their world. Love it!

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lisa

Great heroine and lots of laughs

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on December 30, 2016

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This is a five star book with a great heroine, excellent side characters and a lot of laughs. But I didn't like it as much as the first book 'Guardian Angel' because the plot didn't have quite as much momentum.

Married when they were children, Nathan Marquess of St. James and Lady Sara Winchester come from warring families. Now Sara is an adult Nathan travels to fetch her and claim the monetary dowry that come with his unwanted bride.

But Sara has more loving type of marriage in mind. She tells Nathan she loves him daily and forces him to cuddle. She also chastises Nathan and his pirate crew every time they swear. Sara is a great character - super girly but very entertaining and with great comeback lines. Nathan is good fun too. He has a foul temper and Sara takes pleasure in getting him to explode. Witty and entertaining this is recommended reading.

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An enjoyable read

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While I really did love this book and the plot I also felt it wasn't quite as strong as her other books are. I loved all the characters and the romance and humour were great. However, one thing that jarred with me was having Sara 'whispering' for so much of the time when she spoke - by all means use this word to get across embarrassment, shame, chagrin etc .. but not all the time and definitely not when a more ordinary tone of voice is so obviously called for! So for this alone I would drop it a half star.

Susan

Enjoyable

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on August 17, 2020

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Love story line.

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Gorgeous fun

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on February 18, 2019

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Loved this book, it was like watching Irene Dunne and Cary Grant in a 1930's comedy capper toooo delicious!!!

Michelle Murphy

Enjoyable

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on August 23, 2018

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This story was fantastic. The characters were entertaining and engaging and the storyline was interesting and enjoyable. Love to read more.

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