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L'Amante Masquée
Sans dire un mot, elle le suit dans sa chambre. Il ne peut discerner son visage, caché par un loup noir et la prend pour sa sœur, Bandera !
- Je sais que vous vous donnez à tous, aux marins comme aux aristocrates. Mais, maintenant l'heure est venue de payer pour vos traîtrises. Je vous veux et vous allez me donner ce que vous offrez si généreusement au premier venu. De gré ou de force ! Liberty est rouge de honte. D'un mot, d'un geste, elle peut dissiper le malentendu, révéler sa véritable identité. Elle veut crier, mais il l'étouffe d'un baiser. Fou de désir, il l'a déjà débarrassée de sa chemise de dentelle. Perdue... elle est perdue. À chaque caresse, son corps la trahit davantage, à chaque baiser, elle gémit de plaisir... Le piège de l'amour s'est refermé sur eux...
- Je sais que vous vous donnez à tous, aux marins comme aux aristocrates. Mais, maintenant l'heure est venue de payer pour vos traîtrises. Je vous veux et vous allez me donner ce que vous offrez si généreusement au premier venu. De gré ou de force ! Liberty est rouge de honte. D'un mot, d'un geste, elle peut dissiper le malentendu, révéler sa véritable identité. Elle veut crier, mais il l'étouffe d'un baiser. Fou de désir, il l'a déjà débarrassée de sa chemise de dentelle. Perdue... elle est perdue. À chaque caresse, son corps la trahit davantage, à chaque baiser, elle gémit de plaisir... Le piège de l'amour s'est refermé sur eux...
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First published October 1, 1987
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Constance O'Banyon
54 books199 followersEvelyn Gee was born on 1939 in Texas, USA. She makes her home in San Antonio with her husband, Jim and their son, Jason.
She signed her novels as Constance O'Banyon. She also wrote as Micah Leigh with Texan writer Emma Merritt. Her books range from historical to contemporary and include several novellas. Many of her books have been published in trade paperback.Among her many awards, she is the recipient of the 1996 Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. There are eight million copies of her books in print.
She says: "I have always loved history, and I loved storytelling — it was only natural that I would one day put them both together. I must have lived in another life and time, because when I write, I can almost feel I was there. My favorite part of writing is the research. Whenever possible, I will go to the place I am writing about to walk the land and smell the air."
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She signed her novels as Constance O'Banyon. She also wrote as Micah Leigh with Texan writer Emma Merritt. Her books range from historical to contemporary and include several novellas. Many of her books have been published in trade paperback.Among her many awards, she is the recipient of the 1996 Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. There are eight million copies of her books in print.
She says: "I have always loved history, and I loved storytelling — it was only natural that I would one day put them both together. I must have lived in another life and time, because when I write, I can almost feel I was there. My favorite part of writing is the research. Whenever possible, I will go to the place I am writing about to walk the land and smell the air."
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June 28, 2013
Before I get to the book review, I’m going to take a closer look at the book’s description provided by the publisher. My comments might be a tad spoilerish, so I’ll put them behind the spoiler tag, although said comments are about events in the first half of the book.
Seriously, I have never seen a book blurb so horribly opposite of the actual story.
OK, back to the book review. Liberty Boudreaux is the youngest daughter of a Louisiana plantation owner, and at fifteen she’s still waiting to blossom into womanhood (she’s kind of tom-boyish at the book’s beginning). The Boudreaux’s finances are pretty dire, and older daughter Bandera has her cap set for the nephew and supposed heir to Bend of the River Plantation; that is until Yankee ship captain Judah Slaughter (the disinherited grandson) and his mother come home. Long story short, Judah looks to displace his cousin as the heir, and Bandera’s in a panic to either seduce Judah into marrying her or discrediting him so the old grandfather will cut him out of the will.
There’s a charge of attempted rape, a gunfight and a fire with two family members supposedly dead and Judah on the run for his life. During all this, poor Liberty just mopes after Judah with puppy dog eyes, but when he’s down and out she comes to his rescue.
FF to 1814 and Judah’s back and bent on revenge against his cousin and Liberty’s sister Bandera who are now unhappily married and disinherited and living off of Liberty’s charity (the parents died and left her the land). Judah’s plots for revenge get a bit sidelined when he comes across a now grown-up Liberty and twu wuv and all that stuff, but I’m tired of trying to make sense of it all. There are some military intrigues including an appearance by Andrew Jackson, intrigues with the baddies, a kidnap by evil pirates and more stuff like that, as well as the usual why-can’t-one-of-you-two-just-say-I-love-you-and-get-it-over-with-already situations.
While the book started off rather strong, it really started to fall apart in the latter half and ended up being just plain silly. I was tired of being clubbed over the head with grown-up Liberty’s awesome beauty that everyone saw but her (she thought she was still ugly). I got tired of her puppy-dogged devotion to Judah no matter what kind of an ass he was over the older sister, and eventually just plain bored. I did get a giggle out of the latter half beginning in October 1814, and then the battle for New Orleans began and the chapter was dated January 1814. Wiki says that battle was fought in January 1815, and thus earns a place on my shoot-the-editor-now shelf.
Only recommended for when your brain can only handle light fluff and only if there’s no other light fluff on the TBR pile.
Seriously, I have never seen a book blurb so horribly opposite of the actual story.
OK, back to the book review. Liberty Boudreaux is the youngest daughter of a Louisiana plantation owner, and at fifteen she’s still waiting to blossom into womanhood (she’s kind of tom-boyish at the book’s beginning). The Boudreaux’s finances are pretty dire, and older daughter Bandera has her cap set for the nephew and supposed heir to Bend of the River Plantation; that is until Yankee ship captain Judah Slaughter (the disinherited grandson) and his mother come home. Long story short, Judah looks to displace his cousin as the heir, and Bandera’s in a panic to either seduce Judah into marrying her or discrediting him so the old grandfather will cut him out of the will.
There’s a charge of attempted rape, a gunfight and a fire with two family members supposedly dead and Judah on the run for his life. During all this, poor Liberty just mopes after Judah with puppy dog eyes, but when he’s down and out she comes to his rescue.
FF to 1814 and Judah’s back and bent on revenge against his cousin and Liberty’s sister Bandera who are now unhappily married and disinherited and living off of Liberty’s charity (the parents died and left her the land). Judah’s plots for revenge get a bit sidelined when he comes across a now grown-up Liberty and twu wuv and all that stuff, but I’m tired of trying to make sense of it all. There are some military intrigues including an appearance by Andrew Jackson, intrigues with the baddies, a kidnap by evil pirates and more stuff like that, as well as the usual why-can’t-one-of-you-two-just-say-I-love-you-and-get-it-over-with-already situations.
While the book started off rather strong, it really started to fall apart in the latter half and ended up being just plain silly. I was tired of being clubbed over the head with grown-up Liberty’s awesome beauty that everyone saw but her (she thought she was still ugly). I got tired of her puppy-dogged devotion to Judah no matter what kind of an ass he was over the older sister, and eventually just plain bored. I did get a giggle out of the latter half beginning in October 1814, and then the battle for New Orleans began and the chapter was dated January 1814. Wiki says that battle was fought in January 1815, and thus earns a place on my shoot-the-editor-now shelf.
Only recommended for when your brain can only handle light fluff and only if there’s no other light fluff on the TBR pile.
January 3, 2015
Finally, I was able to finish this delightful tale this morning. I haven't been able to pick it up as much as I would've liked to, due to classes I'm taking for the spring semester. Moontide Embrace is an exceptional story with lots of colorful characters. I absolutely loved Liberty Boudreaux and Judah Slaughter. Their love was a passionate, all consuming adventure. The overall plot definitely had lots of adventure that included scheming, deliciously wicked characters such as Judah's greedy cousin Sebastian Montesquieu and Liberty's elder half sister Bandera who would stop at virtually nothing until they got what they wanted. The story kept me interested and was never dull. It was dispersed with a bit of history as Andrew Jackson appeared amid the war between America and the British (in their attempt to take control of New Orleans.) I haven't read a story, until now, that included pirates and magnificent ships in battle (the hand to hand combat with sharp rapiers crossing was great!) Oh and I can't forget the tender hearted witch, Zippora, that looked after Liberty throughout her trials and tribulations.
August 18, 2013
The books takes you Creole Louisiana 1811 and it's this full epic adventure of the old south. Gripping, entertaining, heartfelt and well done.
March 29, 2022
I've read several of COB's books and so far, I've liked them all, though they do have a few flaws, and this one's no exception. But what I found exceptional is the h, Liberty Bodreaux. She's a rue nonconformist, who loves exploring the bayou near her Louisiana home, can navigate a flatboat through the swamp, and gets joy from the beauty of nature and life's simple pleasures, rather than artificial society. She's neither a spoiled beauty with an attitude, nor a competitive spitfire, who can miraculously outride and outshoot everyone, which gets to be ad nauseum. She's a true individual, which is refreshing. She also has a problem seen all too often in real life: she takes a back seat to her beautiful sister, Bandera, whom her mother's always favored. At the start of the book, she's only 15, and her beauty hasn't yet blossomed, but she sees herself as plain, awkward and unladylike. Luckily, she has her father's whole heart, as well as the friendship of Zippora, (an elderly black woman who lives in the swamp and is thought to be a witch) whose young grandson she helps save from slave traders.
As the story progresses, Liberty grows from an awkward misfit into a beautiful young woman, in charge of her family's rundown Briar Oaks plantation after the death of her parents. She retains her individuality, and is unconcerned with society and the attention she now gets from young men who once ignored her. She's already given her heart to the H, Capt. Judah Slaughter.
Out of all the characters in the novel, Liberty's the best of the bunch. Liberty's father was a rather shortsighted man, who took forever to realize how hurt she was by her mother's neglect in favor of the cold hearted beauty, Bandera. Years before, he lost his true love, Gabrielle (Judah's mother) due to foolish pride. His wife, Ursula, acts more like a child than a grown woman and practically worships Bandera, to the point where she forgets Liberty's birthday while concentrating on an upcoming social event where Bandera will shine. Bandera, meanwhile, determines to be mistress of Bend of the river plantation, owned by Gustave Montesquieu, Judah's grandfather. His nephew, Sebastien, is next in line to inherit, so Bandera lets him court her (as well as sleep with her), but when his profligate ways make Gustave rethink his decision in favor of Judah (prompting him to hold out the olive branch to his estranged daughter, whom he never forgave for marrying Judah's father who was a Bostonian, rather than Creole aristocracy) Bandera decides to play off both men until the winner's determined. Gabrielle married the man she loved, in defiance of her father, but it cost her the home and society she valued, as well as years with her father. (And in truth, she never freally got over her first love.) Sebastien is a creep, in every sense of the word. He determines to destroy Judah, no matter who gets harmed in the process and he later lusts after Liberty like a tomcat who needs to be neutered.
Even Judah has his faults. For a sophisticated man, captain of his own ship at 24, experienced with women, and keeping a mistress in Boston, he acts like a green schoolboy around Bandera, so besotted by her beauty that he thinks her heart and soul are as lovely as her face. At the same time, he develops a friendship with Liberty, who he sees as a delightful child (when they first meet, she's out fishing, dressed like a boy) and treats like a kid sister. Liberty meanwhile, had feelings for him that were anything but childlike, and had to watch him make a fool of himself over Bandera.
I won't give the whole story away, but a whole lot goes on, including a setup, false accusations, attempted murder, kidnapping, rescues, sea battles, pirates, two marriages (one of them made in hell) a lot of drama, and a bit of the supernatural thrown in, all within a background of the War of 1812, including the Battle of New Orleans, where Liberty helps Judah with a mission for General Andrew Jackson, as she plays navigator through the swamp in a race against the British.
Three years go by in the story, so when Liberty and Judah's romance heats up, she's almost 19. However (and this may disturb some readers; I know it bothered me), there's one point where Judah's fighting for his life and Liberty's nursing him. At one point he's delirious, and reaches out for Liberty, thinking she's Bandera. Liberty can't resist him, because she loves him so much, and they make love, even though at this point in the story she's still 15. While it's true Judah didn't realize who he was with, so he can't be accused of statutory rape, it's still kind of unsettling, for a man in his mid 20's to have sex with a 15 year old girl. Thankfully, the next time was over three years later but ironically, they met again at a costume ball, where Liberty was wearing the outfit Bandera wore when Judah first met her, and he thought he was with Bandera again! That was a bit much, especially Liberty, despite her love for Judah and wanting so much to be with him, not letting him know who he was really with.
to me, the flaws in the story were Judah taking too long to sort out his feelings for Bandera, and then not admitting to Liberty that she was his true love, thinking she was still too young to feel that way about him. Liberty, meanwhile, holds back on admitting her own feelings, because she's afraid Bandera's still in his heart.
There are other moments thrown in, involving other "rivals", where both Judah and Liberty get jealous for no reason and act foolish and stubborn because of it. It takes awhile for the HEA to really kick in.
Despite its faults, the story has a lot going for it and I think you'll agree with me, so give it a try.
As the story progresses, Liberty grows from an awkward misfit into a beautiful young woman, in charge of her family's rundown Briar Oaks plantation after the death of her parents. She retains her individuality, and is unconcerned with society and the attention she now gets from young men who once ignored her. She's already given her heart to the H, Capt. Judah Slaughter.
Out of all the characters in the novel, Liberty's the best of the bunch. Liberty's father was a rather shortsighted man, who took forever to realize how hurt she was by her mother's neglect in favor of the cold hearted beauty, Bandera. Years before, he lost his true love, Gabrielle (Judah's mother) due to foolish pride. His wife, Ursula, acts more like a child than a grown woman and practically worships Bandera, to the point where she forgets Liberty's birthday while concentrating on an upcoming social event where Bandera will shine. Bandera, meanwhile, determines to be mistress of Bend of the river plantation, owned by Gustave Montesquieu, Judah's grandfather. His nephew, Sebastien, is next in line to inherit, so Bandera lets him court her (as well as sleep with her), but when his profligate ways make Gustave rethink his decision in favor of Judah (prompting him to hold out the olive branch to his estranged daughter, whom he never forgave for marrying Judah's father who was a Bostonian, rather than Creole aristocracy) Bandera decides to play off both men until the winner's determined. Gabrielle married the man she loved, in defiance of her father, but it cost her the home and society she valued, as well as years with her father. (And in truth, she never freally got over her first love.) Sebastien is a creep, in every sense of the word. He determines to destroy Judah, no matter who gets harmed in the process and he later lusts after Liberty like a tomcat who needs to be neutered.
Even Judah has his faults. For a sophisticated man, captain of his own ship at 24, experienced with women, and keeping a mistress in Boston, he acts like a green schoolboy around Bandera, so besotted by her beauty that he thinks her heart and soul are as lovely as her face. At the same time, he develops a friendship with Liberty, who he sees as a delightful child (when they first meet, she's out fishing, dressed like a boy) and treats like a kid sister. Liberty meanwhile, had feelings for him that were anything but childlike, and had to watch him make a fool of himself over Bandera.
I won't give the whole story away, but a whole lot goes on, including a setup, false accusations, attempted murder, kidnapping, rescues, sea battles, pirates, two marriages (one of them made in hell) a lot of drama, and a bit of the supernatural thrown in, all within a background of the War of 1812, including the Battle of New Orleans, where Liberty helps Judah with a mission for General Andrew Jackson, as she plays navigator through the swamp in a race against the British.
Three years go by in the story, so when Liberty and Judah's romance heats up, she's almost 19. However (and this may disturb some readers; I know it bothered me), there's one point where Judah's fighting for his life and Liberty's nursing him. At one point he's delirious, and reaches out for Liberty, thinking she's Bandera. Liberty can't resist him, because she loves him so much, and they make love, even though at this point in the story she's still 15. While it's true Judah didn't realize who he was with, so he can't be accused of statutory rape, it's still kind of unsettling, for a man in his mid 20's to have sex with a 15 year old girl. Thankfully, the next time was over three years later but ironically, they met again at a costume ball, where Liberty was wearing the outfit Bandera wore when Judah first met her, and he thought he was with Bandera again! That was a bit much, especially Liberty, despite her love for Judah and wanting so much to be with him, not letting him know who he was really with.
to me, the flaws in the story were Judah taking too long to sort out his feelings for Bandera, and then not admitting to Liberty that she was his true love, thinking she was still too young to feel that way about him. Liberty, meanwhile, holds back on admitting her own feelings, because she's afraid Bandera's still in his heart.
There are other moments thrown in, involving other "rivals", where both Judah and Liberty get jealous for no reason and act foolish and stubborn because of it. It takes awhile for the HEA to really kick in.
Despite its faults, the story has a lot going for it and I think you'll agree with me, so give it a try.
May 29, 2023
I've always been more into 20th Century history than 18th & 19th Century, whereas my wife is more into those eras, so most of the romances she's read take place in those centuries. I've been reading some of her older books from her younger adult years she's been finding in her brothers' house and bringing home. This book takes place during the War of 1812, with the 2nd part during the Battle of New Orleans in late 1814-early 1815. A lot of the HR books I've been reading have taken place during historical events I'm quite interested in.
December 4, 2021
I don’t write reviews but this book is so problematic I need to in case anyone is thinking of reading it. Slavery, rape, and pedophilia are all romanticized and I simply wasn’t expecting it. Back of the book says she steals a kiss when she’s 13. I believe he’s 24.
Spoiler alert:
She’s 15 when she steals a kiss….and then goes to him to care for him while he’s delirious with fever and they have sex while he thinks she’s her older sister. Talk about non-consensual as he’s indicated to her over and over she’s too young. Then when she’s just turned 18 he comes back and they fall in love (after she again pretends to be her sister to get him to sleep with her) and he goes on and on about how he knew from the moment they met. I’m sorry, sir, she was a child as you pointed out many times.
Then the slaves: Several times characters look at their property including the slaves in fields and slaves quarters and think how lovely everything is. I think she tries to make up for this awkward racist romanticization of slavery by later showing how upset Liberty is when a family on her plantation is sold and separated and then again when we see Judah has a thriving plantation with no slaves and only paid labor. But it’s very white savior both times. Totally unnecessary.
The story was kinda sweet. I could have gotten past the cringe if she hadn’t been a child and if it wasn’t pointed out several times how beautiful the slavery parts of the Deep South during this period was.
Spoiler alert:
She’s 15 when she steals a kiss….and then goes to him to care for him while he’s delirious with fever and they have sex while he thinks she’s her older sister. Talk about non-consensual as he’s indicated to her over and over she’s too young. Then when she’s just turned 18 he comes back and they fall in love (after she again pretends to be her sister to get him to sleep with her) and he goes on and on about how he knew from the moment they met. I’m sorry, sir, she was a child as you pointed out many times.
Then the slaves: Several times characters look at their property including the slaves in fields and slaves quarters and think how lovely everything is. I think she tries to make up for this awkward racist romanticization of slavery by later showing how upset Liberty is when a family on her plantation is sold and separated and then again when we see Judah has a thriving plantation with no slaves and only paid labor. But it’s very white savior both times. Totally unnecessary.
The story was kinda sweet. I could have gotten past the cringe if she hadn’t been a child and if it wasn’t pointed out several times how beautiful the slavery parts of the Deep South during this period was.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 2, 2016
Okay
This is one if those old time, overly dramatic romance stories with a bit if the Cinderella plot with an added Snidely Whiplash-style bad guy. The basic plot is nothing new and the over-the-top heroics of the lead male character in conjunction with all the rather obvious misunderstandings and other such silliness put together make this story a bit mundane. There is romance, adventure, suspense, sorrow, angst......loads of angst....and, if course, the obvious ending! I actually like some of Constance O'banyon's books very much. This just isn't one her better offerings. I wouldn't recommend because it's all been done to death plotwise. Mind you, it's not a bad book. It's just not anything new or great.
This is one if those old time, overly dramatic romance stories with a bit if the Cinderella plot with an added Snidely Whiplash-style bad guy. The basic plot is nothing new and the over-the-top heroics of the lead male character in conjunction with all the rather obvious misunderstandings and other such silliness put together make this story a bit mundane. There is romance, adventure, suspense, sorrow, angst......loads of angst....and, if course, the obvious ending! I actually like some of Constance O'banyon's books very much. This just isn't one her better offerings. I wouldn't recommend because it's all been done to death plotwise. Mind you, it's not a bad book. It's just not anything new or great.
January 9, 2022
what did i just read
February 13, 2023
I read this book about 30 years ago when I was around 17 yo. It stuck in my head for that long! It took me about 10 years to find it again… I couldn’t remember the title or author. So reading it again after that many years was interesting. I still had the feels for Liberty and Judah… they have a lot of sizzle and and lovely hea.
This is a typical epic of a hr from the 80s and 90s… a villian, lots of angst, and no communication. I don’t care for villian and the poor communication stuff but my 17 self just was into the love story and the sex scenes 😳… and those parts mostly stood out so many years later. Liberty is 15 when she has sex with a delirious, ill Judah and that scene is a bit iffy for me. And then another scene with a “I think this is your sister” sex… wish it was confronted earlier… when he finally realizes it was her both times. The overall villian story gets dragged out along with the declaration of love. A bit too much misunderstanding between the two for too long. Some of it could easily be eliminated- I always figure there is a page quota when things get dragged out ridiculously long.
Overall I enjoyed the trip back into their love story. It is interesting to see how hr storytelling has changed a bit over the years. (Lol most hr now seem to have a lot of H going down on h. Not as much love scene detail in this one.)
Tropes: girl disguised as boy, older man young girl, mistaken identity, hero ill female nurses
Constance writes beautiful descriptions of the scenery and that is probably why I remember this story 30 years later as I was immersed into the swamps and ships as I traveled along with the characters in their world.
I was so happy to find this on kindle unlimited… it has a generic cover but is the same book. Many other O’Banyon books are available here as well… was sooooo happy to find them!!!!
This is a typical epic of a hr from the 80s and 90s… a villian, lots of angst, and no communication. I don’t care for villian and the poor communication stuff but my 17 self just was into the love story and the sex scenes 😳… and those parts mostly stood out so many years later. Liberty is 15 when she has sex with a delirious, ill Judah and that scene is a bit iffy for me. And then another scene with a “I think this is your sister” sex… wish it was confronted earlier… when he finally realizes it was her both times. The overall villian story gets dragged out along with the declaration of love. A bit too much misunderstanding between the two for too long. Some of it could easily be eliminated- I always figure there is a page quota when things get dragged out ridiculously long.
Overall I enjoyed the trip back into their love story. It is interesting to see how hr storytelling has changed a bit over the years. (Lol most hr now seem to have a lot of H going down on h. Not as much love scene detail in this one.)
Tropes: girl disguised as boy, older man young girl, mistaken identity, hero ill female nurses
Constance writes beautiful descriptions of the scenery and that is probably why I remember this story 30 years later as I was immersed into the swamps and ships as I traveled along with the characters in their world.
I was so happy to find this on kindle unlimited… it has a generic cover but is the same book. Many other O’Banyon books are available here as well… was sooooo happy to find them!!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 19, 2025
Very discomfiting and disappointing
I don’t feel I can say much without giving spoilers, so…SPOILERS
I’m not fond of stories where a relationship is built on lots of deception and lies. But that’s a lot of stories, and some people are ok with that. What upset me was the specific deception in this instance. I don’t see pretending to be someone else when you’re with someone else, and they are unaware of that…as steamy or romantic. I see it as kind of r*pey and non-consensual. There’s also underage sex involved. I know it’s just a story, but it was still triggering. I wish there had been some warning or disclaimer before I read. I really enjoy many of the author’s other works, but this was not ok.
I don’t feel I can say much without giving spoilers, so…SPOILERS
I’m not fond of stories where a relationship is built on lots of deception and lies. But that’s a lot of stories, and some people are ok with that. What upset me was the specific deception in this instance. I don’t see pretending to be someone else when you’re with someone else, and they are unaware of that…as steamy or romantic. I see it as kind of r*pey and non-consensual. There’s also underage sex involved. I know it’s just a story, but it was still triggering. I wish there had been some warning or disclaimer before I read. I really enjoy many of the author’s other works, but this was not ok.
March 7, 2023
An interesting novel I love it
December 3, 2014
synopsis:
liberty is 13 years old when judah comes into her life. judah is only interested in her older sister, but when that older sister and her lover/fiance frame judah for a crime he didn't commit, liberty helps judah escape. judah returns several years later, vowing revenge. he crashes a party, and thinks that liberty is her sister, because she's wearing a costume similar to what the sister wore years ago. when judah discovers how wrong he is, he still doesn't relent, because now he's enraptured. judah is pardoned because he has the ship that can help the americans overcome the british.
what i liked: i liked the timeframe in history that this books is set in. i liked liberty.
what i didn't like: i just couldn't get attached to judah, and couldn't understand why someone good and noble like liberty would love him.
liberty is 13 years old when judah comes into her life. judah is only interested in her older sister, but when that older sister and her lover/fiance frame judah for a crime he didn't commit, liberty helps judah escape. judah returns several years later, vowing revenge. he crashes a party, and thinks that liberty is her sister, because she's wearing a costume similar to what the sister wore years ago. when judah discovers how wrong he is, he still doesn't relent, because now he's enraptured. judah is pardoned because he has the ship that can help the americans overcome the british.
what i liked: i liked the timeframe in history that this books is set in. i liked liberty.
what i didn't like: i just couldn't get attached to judah, and couldn't understand why someone good and noble like liberty would love him.
March 18, 2014
I read Constance O'Banyon's Savage series first, but this book is by far my favorite. I read it so long ago, but I still have a copy because sometimes I just want to return to Judah and Liberty's world. I love the time period, especially the creole influences and the swashbuckling end. Personally, I love the 1980's-90's Zebra romances better than a lot of historical romance today (although I love the spice of present day novels a bit more). Constance O'Banyon always draws me in by setting a wonderful scene without throwing you right into the action. I prefer background, and she has always done this well.
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