AUTHOR: Laurie Grant
STARTED: July 18, 2010
FINISHED: July 26, 2010
PAGES: 299
GENRE: Romance
FIRST SENTENCE: "Oh, there you are, Dame Ancilla."
SUMMARY: [From Amazon.com
] Miles Raven had been a star of the glittering Tudor court, yet courtly manners seemed to have little sway in the north country. Especially with Gillian Mallory, fresh from the cloister, and open to all that life had to offer.Raised in a convent, Gillian had little knowledge of the outside world, and even less of men. Miles Raven seemed to be a man of honor, but he was also handsome as the devil, and full of honeyed phrases aimed at tempting even the most virtuous of maidens...
THOUGHTS: Oh, old school romances... how you amuse me so. This is definitely a prime example of the type of historical romance novel you would expect to find in the early nineties. Let's run down the checklist shall we.
Manly hero? Check.
Manly mane of hair? Check.
Heroine with a heart of gold? Check.
Heroine is naive and untouched? Check. (Bonus points for coming from the nunnery.)
Damsel in Distress? Check.
Introduction of secondary characters meant to fill out the scene? Check.
Random cute animal? Check.
Huge misunderstanding that never would have occured in real life? Check.
Dastardly villain with no redeeming qualities whatsoever? Check.
Sketchy character meant to aid the dastardly villian with no redeeming qualiites whatsoever? Check.
Token appearance of a real life character? Check.
Happy ending that resolves all outstanding issues way to quickly? Check.
Yup. It was just that kind of book. Nostalgia win.
RATING: 5/10 [Meh.]
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