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Into the Storm
He was a culture French Lord; she was a spitfire American girl.
Her famous temper flaring, Annabel Riordan bristled at the sensual gaze of the Marquis David de Montford seemed to undress her in the public dining room of her Washington, D.C., inn, the Wild Geese. She was angrier still at her treacherous heart for finding the arrogant Frenchman noble so attractive. With a new war putting America's fledgling democracy in peril, every foreigner was suspect. And as British troops marched ever closer, Annabel would soon be fighting a private battle to keep her own independence. To David she was a beautiful, saucy tavern owner to seduce, not marry. To her, he was the man she had dreamed about, a once-in-a-lifetime passion. The tempest raging in her soul was sweeping her into David's arms. Yet, an even greater storm was gathering, one destined to carry them into the dangerous intrigues of kings . . . and onto a battlefield of blood and tears were love alone could triumph.
Her famous temper flaring, Annabel Riordan bristled at the sensual gaze of the Marquis David de Montford seemed to undress her in the public dining room of her Washington, D.C., inn, the Wild Geese. She was angrier still at her treacherous heart for finding the arrogant Frenchman noble so attractive. With a new war putting America's fledgling democracy in peril, every foreigner was suspect. And as British troops marched ever closer, Annabel would soon be fighting a private battle to keep her own independence. To David she was a beautiful, saucy tavern owner to seduce, not marry. To her, he was the man she had dreamed about, a once-in-a-lifetime passion. The tempest raging in her soul was sweeping her into David's arms. Yet, an even greater storm was gathering, one destined to carry them into the dangerous intrigues of kings . . . and onto a battlefield of blood and tears were love alone could triumph.
- GenresHistorical Romance
331 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1990
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About the author
Maura Seger
76 books30 followersMaura Seger was born in 1951. She and her husband, Michael, met while they were both working for the same company. They married after a whirlwind courtship that might have been taken directly from romance novel. She credits her husband's patient support and good humor for helping her fulfill the lifelong dream of being a writer.
Published since 1982, Maura Seger is a prolific novelist, who also wrote under many pseudonyms over time: Maeve Fitzgerald, Anne MacNeill, Jenny Bates, Sara Jennings, Laurel Winslow, Laura Michaels, Laura Hastings, and Josie Litton. She used different pennames to re-invent herself.
She is happily at work on a new novel, because she finds that writing each romance is and adventure filled with fascinating people who never fail to surprise her. When she isn't writing, she keeps busy homeschooling her two children and thinking of new stories. She lives in New England, USA, with her husband, children and menagerie... mostly.
Published since 1982, Maura Seger is a prolific novelist, who also wrote under many pseudonyms over time: Maeve Fitzgerald, Anne MacNeill, Jenny Bates, Sara Jennings, Laurel Winslow, Laura Michaels, Laura Hastings, and Josie Litton. She used different pennames to re-invent herself.
She is happily at work on a new novel, because she finds that writing each romance is and adventure filled with fascinating people who never fail to surprise her. When she isn't writing, she keeps busy homeschooling her two children and thinking of new stories. She lives in New England, USA, with her husband, children and menagerie... mostly.
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February 5, 2023
Well, it's happened again: a book that was good, but could have been so much better. This is especially true for me, as it's set in one of my fav time periods: the early 19thc.
While I liked the story of Annabel Riordan and David de Montfort, I don't think Ms. Seger went into enough depth. We get very little of Annabel's background, including details of how she first took over the Wild Geese Inn and turned it into such a success, nor do we get more than a few lines about her life with her late aunt and uncle. Then, her relationship with David goes from attraction/antagonism, then all too quickly they become lovers, are separated, and next thing you know, she's in labor with their son, and the whole discovering she's pregnant, deciding what to do, etc. is entirely skipped over. In rapid succession, David returns, they're smack in the middle of the British attack on Washington (War of 1812), then they're on a ship headed for France (as well as getting married), then they're living on his grandiose estate, talking intimately with King Louis XVIII, and next thing you know, THE END.
It was too much, too fast. They had a lot of differences in their outlooks and ideas, which caused problems for them, but they never talked them over or dealt with them. Neither did either of them say the words that all HR couples eventually say. Not one "I Love You", from either of them, though it was apparent that's how they felt. Still, the absence took away from their story, and made it appear that all they had together was hot sex.
The incidents in France (including David's initial support of Napoleon's comeback from Elba) were left to the end of the book and then rushed over, when they should have occupied at least a third of the novel. Also, there's a secondary love story, between David's sister, Nicole and Cameron, the bartender at the Wild Geese Inn, that deserved a lot more attention. So did the relationship between David's other sister, Dominique and her husband, Paul. In fact, both those couples could have been subjects for separate novels. Instead, they capture your interest, then get taken away too soon.
one good thing going for this story is that, despite their differences and arguments, neither David nor Annabel let things go too far, and they're both capable of understanding why the other feels the way they do, even if they don't agree. They're also willing to admit their own faults and own up to them, unlike a lot of HR my-way-or-the-highway couples.
Also: in all fairness, Ms. Segar shouldn't talk of Vinegar Hill without also mentioning the Scullabogue Barn Massacre.
Like I said, a good story, but it could have been so much better.
While I liked the story of Annabel Riordan and David de Montfort, I don't think Ms. Seger went into enough depth. We get very little of Annabel's background, including details of how she first took over the Wild Geese Inn and turned it into such a success, nor do we get more than a few lines about her life with her late aunt and uncle. Then, her relationship with David goes from attraction/antagonism, then all too quickly they become lovers, are separated, and next thing you know, she's in labor with their son, and the whole discovering she's pregnant, deciding what to do, etc. is entirely skipped over. In rapid succession, David returns, they're smack in the middle of the British attack on Washington (War of 1812), then they're on a ship headed for France (as well as getting married), then they're living on his grandiose estate, talking intimately with King Louis XVIII, and next thing you know, THE END.
It was too much, too fast. They had a lot of differences in their outlooks and ideas, which caused problems for them, but they never talked them over or dealt with them. Neither did either of them say the words that all HR couples eventually say. Not one "I Love You", from either of them, though it was apparent that's how they felt. Still, the absence took away from their story, and made it appear that all they had together was hot sex.
The incidents in France (including David's initial support of Napoleon's comeback from Elba) were left to the end of the book and then rushed over, when they should have occupied at least a third of the novel. Also, there's a secondary love story, between David's sister, Nicole and Cameron, the bartender at the Wild Geese Inn, that deserved a lot more attention. So did the relationship between David's other sister, Dominique and her husband, Paul. In fact, both those couples could have been subjects for separate novels. Instead, they capture your interest, then get taken away too soon.
one good thing going for this story is that, despite their differences and arguments, neither David nor Annabel let things go too far, and they're both capable of understanding why the other feels the way they do, even if they don't agree. They're also willing to admit their own faults and own up to them, unlike a lot of HR my-way-or-the-highway couples.
Also: in all fairness, Ms. Segar shouldn't talk of Vinegar Hill without also mentioning the Scullabogue Barn Massacre.
Like I said, a good story, but it could have been so much better.
September 28, 2011
I would have given this a four except for the last chapter, which was stupid.
June 9, 2021
Hot garbage; fun read though
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