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Celtic Rogues #5
Stealing Heaven
A dangerous deception...
Spinster Norah Linton gambles on a last chance at love and travels to Ireland to wed—sight unseen—Sir Aidan Kane. Upon her arrival at Castle Rathcannon, she is horrified to learn that the tender letters that won her heart were actually penned by Sir Aidan's high-spirited daughter. Not only is Sir Aidan Kane not the tender-hearted widower she thought, he is a scoundrel rumored to have murdered the first Lady Kane.
A dedicated bachelor...
Aidan Kane loves his daughter, Cassandra, and would do almost anything for her—except give up his rakish ways to become leg-shackled to the overly prim Miss Linton. But his past comes to haunt him when Cass longs for a London Season. He knows she’ll be ostracized for her parents' sins. When he discovers that the very proper Norah Linton is the granddaughter of a famous general, he realizes that her honorable lineage could save Cass from humiliation at the hands of the haute ton. But is that worth putting his head through the matrimonial noose?
A devil’s bargain...
They each agree to the marriage—eyes wide open, both knowing it’s not for love. And just as they settle into their fragile world, the rumors surrounding the mysterious death of Aidan’s first wife rear up again. As unknown enemies seek revenge, striking at the heart of everything Aidan holds dear, he and Norah must learn the truth of what really happened before all is lost.
Spinster Norah Linton gambles on a last chance at love and travels to Ireland to wed—sight unseen—Sir Aidan Kane. Upon her arrival at Castle Rathcannon, she is horrified to learn that the tender letters that won her heart were actually penned by Sir Aidan's high-spirited daughter. Not only is Sir Aidan Kane not the tender-hearted widower she thought, he is a scoundrel rumored to have murdered the first Lady Kane.
A dedicated bachelor...
Aidan Kane loves his daughter, Cassandra, and would do almost anything for her—except give up his rakish ways to become leg-shackled to the overly prim Miss Linton. But his past comes to haunt him when Cass longs for a London Season. He knows she’ll be ostracized for her parents' sins. When he discovers that the very proper Norah Linton is the granddaughter of a famous general, he realizes that her honorable lineage could save Cass from humiliation at the hands of the haute ton. But is that worth putting his head through the matrimonial noose?
A devil’s bargain...
They each agree to the marriage—eyes wide open, both knowing it’s not for love. And just as they settle into their fragile world, the rumors surrounding the mysterious death of Aidan’s first wife rear up again. As unknown enemies seek revenge, striking at the heart of everything Aidan holds dear, he and Norah must learn the truth of what really happened before all is lost.
422 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 1995
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Kimberly Cates
58 books99 followersKimberly Cates lives in Illinois with her family.
Pseudonyms: Kimberleigh Caitlin and Kim Cates.
Pseudonyms: Kimberleigh Caitlin and Kim Cates.
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March 27, 2026
The hero was terrible. His daughter was annoying and the heroine deserved way better. I've read my fair share of asshole heroes but this guy takes the cake in being belligerent, oblivious, unfeeling, selfish, contrary and dismissive. I'm a pretty forgiving reader when it comes to mercurial moody HR heroes but this was just too hot and cold, inconsistent and dismissive for my tastes. He almost gave me bodice ripper vibes with how mercurial and contrary he was. The number of times he gave the heroine mixed signals just makes your head spin.
The heroine Norah Linton sails all the way from England to Ireland in the hopes of meeting her future groom who she has corresponded with through letters. She was desperate to get out of the clutches of her cruel stepfather in England who was planning to marry her off to a welp of a boy. She thought she was writing to Sir Aidan Kane a bereaved widower looking for a mother for his little girl. What she discovers however once she arrives at his gloomy castle doorstep is that his 15 year old daughter Cassandra was the one writing those letters and hoping to "surprise" her Papa with a Birthday gift of a new bride for him. He's furious and blusters but not at his willful spoiled daughter for literally catfishing and luring a woman out under false pretenses but rants and raves at the poor heroine who was a victim in all this. He even taunts Norah for being "brainless and desperate enough to marry a stranger". That should have been my first red flag. 🚩
I was really hoping this would be a grand sweeping HR of old where a jaded rakehell hero falls for the plain-faced wallflower heroine looking for a home and family to love. This is that but not much is given or shown in character development and romance. Words are given but barely any action is shown to prove it. I really felt for Norah who was so eager and yearning to find someone to love her and have a home of her own. I just wanted to hug her so bad. Every time this woman shows patience and kindness to Aidan it gets ignored or thrown in her face later on when he's triggered by Feelings™️. I tried to wait it out and kept going but it didn't help that the writing is so long winded, where it's pages of endless exposition and internalizing and repeating events just to get to dialogue. I just didn't care for Aidan and how he treated Norah, being sweet and seductive one moment promising to make her happy and protect her but then going back on his word 5 minutes later. The number of times this man disappoints and crushes her hopes was one too many for my tastes and made me wish this man to Hades. It was the same thing over and over again with very little self-reflection/guilt between it. Which is the killing blow for any slow burn romance. From rushing her to the altar and treating the wedding vows like a headache he needs to get through after promising to make her happy and give her "the wedding of her dreams" 😐 (the wedding scene really hurt me) to being deliberately cruel on their wedding night after bedding her because suddenly "women are deceitful!". I literally got whiplash how he kept turning on her out of nowhere. Trying to understand this character's motivations and mood swings was like trying to find your way around in the dark. I had a really hard time buying how she fell in love with this man who treats her abysmally. This woman supposedly escaped her old life because of her loneliness and yearning for acceptance and yet I found her to be even lonelier in this castle with the hero and his daughter who treat her like a placeholder instead of a person.
I normally love morally-grey assholish heroes but there has to be a tipping point, an arc of some kind where he corrects his wrongs and does better. The hero here barely does that and it's miserable. I needed some self-awareness. He's aware of being a jerk to her every time (later on) but does nothing to correct it and at times even gets annoyed at her for being upset. Like...sir? Did Kimberly Cates forget this guy is supposed to be the romantic lead? Aidan is so consumed with his own guilt and bitterness over his dead wife who was a philandering cruel harlot who tried to kill him and fussing over his spoiled daughter who at times acted like a petulant possessive 5 year old child rather than a young teenager. More mental angst and page time is spent on that dead woman who was a conniving adulterous whore than the heroine who is wonderful and deserves all the things. It was also kind of annoying how his daughter Cassandra's "beauty and confidence" was used as some kind of great mark of character while completely ignoring and excusing her reckless selfish behavior. The constant coddling of this child and her stunts was insufferable. Zero admonition for the letters she wrote to a stranger who she lured out to Ireland. And absolutely zero reaction to her nearly killing her father accidentally. She slips a "love potion" in his food that makes him gravely ill that he nearly dies after 5 nights of fever but let's just ignore that and focus instead on his spoiled daughter's hurt feelings and sense of betrayal over why the heroine barred her from her father's sick room. She's turrible your honor! RME. It's not like the poor woman saved his ass for that thankless brat of his. Norah truly had the patience of a saint. I wanted that found family connection and bond between the heroine and the hero's daughter but it seems to happen overnight and off the page. Norah loves this girl for what exactly? Her beauty? She treated Norah terribly. I really wanted to love this as the blurb was exactly what I normally love but it lost me halfway in and never found it's footing again.
The heroine Norah Linton sails all the way from England to Ireland in the hopes of meeting her future groom who she has corresponded with through letters. She was desperate to get out of the clutches of her cruel stepfather in England who was planning to marry her off to a welp of a boy. She thought she was writing to Sir Aidan Kane a bereaved widower looking for a mother for his little girl. What she discovers however once she arrives at his gloomy castle doorstep is that his 15 year old daughter Cassandra was the one writing those letters and hoping to "surprise" her Papa with a Birthday gift of a new bride for him. He's furious and blusters but not at his willful spoiled daughter for literally catfishing and luring a woman out under false pretenses but rants and raves at the poor heroine who was a victim in all this. He even taunts Norah for being "brainless and desperate enough to marry a stranger". That should have been my first red flag. 🚩
I was really hoping this would be a grand sweeping HR of old where a jaded rakehell hero falls for the plain-faced wallflower heroine looking for a home and family to love. This is that but not much is given or shown in character development and romance. Words are given but barely any action is shown to prove it. I really felt for Norah who was so eager and yearning to find someone to love her and have a home of her own. I just wanted to hug her so bad. Every time this woman shows patience and kindness to Aidan it gets ignored or thrown in her face later on when he's triggered by Feelings™️. I tried to wait it out and kept going but it didn't help that the writing is so long winded, where it's pages of endless exposition and internalizing and repeating events just to get to dialogue. I just didn't care for Aidan and how he treated Norah, being sweet and seductive one moment promising to make her happy and protect her but then going back on his word 5 minutes later. The number of times this man disappoints and crushes her hopes was one too many for my tastes and made me wish this man to Hades. It was the same thing over and over again with very little self-reflection/guilt between it. Which is the killing blow for any slow burn romance. From rushing her to the altar and treating the wedding vows like a headache he needs to get through after promising to make her happy and give her "the wedding of her dreams" 😐 (the wedding scene really hurt me) to being deliberately cruel on their wedding night after bedding her because suddenly "women are deceitful!". I literally got whiplash how he kept turning on her out of nowhere. Trying to understand this character's motivations and mood swings was like trying to find your way around in the dark. I had a really hard time buying how she fell in love with this man who treats her abysmally. This woman supposedly escaped her old life because of her loneliness and yearning for acceptance and yet I found her to be even lonelier in this castle with the hero and his daughter who treat her like a placeholder instead of a person.
I normally love morally-grey assholish heroes but there has to be a tipping point, an arc of some kind where he corrects his wrongs and does better. The hero here barely does that and it's miserable. I needed some self-awareness. He's aware of being a jerk to her every time (later on) but does nothing to correct it and at times even gets annoyed at her for being upset. Like...sir? Did Kimberly Cates forget this guy is supposed to be the romantic lead? Aidan is so consumed with his own guilt and bitterness over his dead wife who was a philandering cruel harlot who tried to kill him and fussing over his spoiled daughter who at times acted like a petulant possessive 5 year old child rather than a young teenager. More mental angst and page time is spent on that dead woman who was a conniving adulterous whore than the heroine who is wonderful and deserves all the things. It was also kind of annoying how his daughter Cassandra's "beauty and confidence" was used as some kind of great mark of character while completely ignoring and excusing her reckless selfish behavior. The constant coddling of this child and her stunts was insufferable. Zero admonition for the letters she wrote to a stranger who she lured out to Ireland. And absolutely zero reaction to her nearly killing her father accidentally. She slips a "love potion" in his food that makes him gravely ill that he nearly dies after 5 nights of fever but let's just ignore that and focus instead on his spoiled daughter's hurt feelings and sense of betrayal over why the heroine barred her from her father's sick room. She's turrible your honor! RME. It's not like the poor woman saved his ass for that thankless brat of his. Norah truly had the patience of a saint. I wanted that found family connection and bond between the heroine and the hero's daughter but it seems to happen overnight and off the page. Norah loves this girl for what exactly? Her beauty? She treated Norah terribly. I really wanted to love this as the blurb was exactly what I normally love but it lost me halfway in and never found it's footing again.
September 17, 2019
Exciting Regency set in Ireland
Set in Ireland in the Regency period (early 19th century), this is the story of Sir Aidan Kane, a war hero and a man who was wronged by the woman he married. He lives with guilt he may have killed her as some say he did. The child she gave him, Cassandra, is his greatest treasure. When she is fifteen, Cassandra decides to give her father a birthday present, one she thinks he very much needs. But she fails to tell him it’s a wife.
Norah Linton arrived at Castle Rathcannon in Ireland, expecting to find a lonely widower because of the letters she’d received, which unbeknownst to her, were actually written by Cassandra. Instead, she finds a man in temper over the whole idea until it occurs to him that a woman of untarnished reputation, like Norah, could help smooth the way for his daughter into society, a daughter who would otherwise face scorn for her father’s many sins.
It’s a great story, well-told and brimming with angst. There’s a bit of the conflict between the English and the Irish as well since Aiden’s ancestors took their land from the Irish. Norah is a sensitive, caring and brave woman who sees beyond Aidan’s hard crust to the loveable man inside. Cassandra is endearing and the secondary characters satisfy.
I recommend it!
Set in Ireland in the Regency period (early 19th century), this is the story of Sir Aidan Kane, a war hero and a man who was wronged by the woman he married. He lives with guilt he may have killed her as some say he did. The child she gave him, Cassandra, is his greatest treasure. When she is fifteen, Cassandra decides to give her father a birthday present, one she thinks he very much needs. But she fails to tell him it’s a wife.
Norah Linton arrived at Castle Rathcannon in Ireland, expecting to find a lonely widower because of the letters she’d received, which unbeknownst to her, were actually written by Cassandra. Instead, she finds a man in temper over the whole idea until it occurs to him that a woman of untarnished reputation, like Norah, could help smooth the way for his daughter into society, a daughter who would otherwise face scorn for her father’s many sins.
It’s a great story, well-told and brimming with angst. There’s a bit of the conflict between the English and the Irish as well since Aiden’s ancestors took their land from the Irish. Norah is a sensitive, caring and brave woman who sees beyond Aidan’s hard crust to the loveable man inside. Cassandra is endearing and the secondary characters satisfy.
I recommend it!
September 11, 2016
3.5 stars! This book had so much potential to be great but sadly didn't follow through! While it was still a good read, it could've been so much better! I feel like Aidan spent about 90% of his time being a jerk to Norah and his last attempt at redemption in my opinion fell short in comparison. A lot of things could've been expanded on, while others went on too long! As I said great potential but not enough follow through!
September 4, 2023
Je tam několik moc hezkých scén, ale celkově je to nuda. A ještě chvílemi nelogická.
s. 54 ozářilo světlo svíce, kterou v ruce svíral sám Aidan Kane
s. 55 Prudce postavil svícen na stůl
s. 65 Míjela toaletní stolek, na kterém zůstal ležet svícen
Hm.
s. 72 Její Veličenstvo (…) Jeho Veličenstvo
On, ona, prostě někdo.
s. 142 Posadila se na stolek vedle nemocného
Na stolek?
s. 196, 197
Není mi úplně jasné, co hráli. Protože jednou „hodí poslední kartu“ a prohraje. Podruhé „odhodí poslední kartu“ a vyhraje.
Hrají o knoflíky a na s. 198 má Aidan „částečně rozepnutou košili“.
Ale po první prohře dal jako fant botu?
s. 201 [Nora]„Jestli prohraji, chci, abys mě znásilnil, Aidane.“
s. 202 [Aidan]„Prohrál jsem.“
A to teda znamená, že ji znásilní.
Zase je tu ta posedlost autorek 80. a 90. let znásilněním.
Ale nemělo by to aspoň dávat smysl?
s. 245 „X stráví zbytek dne a celou noc ve své komnatě.“
Komorná má vlastní komnatu?
Kombinuje metrický systém a imperiální jednotky.*
s. 53 ze žlutou mašličkou
s. 71 koruně [Koruně]
s. 15 navěstu
s. 334 „Děkuji“ obrátil se
čárka - s. 83, 327
špatné dělení slov - s. 97, 244, 332
s. 54 ozářilo světlo svíce, kterou v ruce svíral sám Aidan Kane
s. 55 Prudce postavil svícen na stůl
s. 65 Míjela toaletní stolek, na kterém zůstal ležet svícen
Hm.
s. 72 Její Veličenstvo (…) Jeho Veličenstvo
On, ona, prostě někdo.
s. 142 Posadila se na stolek vedle nemocného
Na stolek?
s. 196, 197
Není mi úplně jasné, co hráli. Protože jednou „hodí poslední kartu“ a prohraje. Podruhé „odhodí poslední kartu“ a vyhraje.
Hrají o knoflíky a na s. 198 má Aidan „částečně rozepnutou košili“.
Ale po první prohře dal jako fant botu?
s. 201 [Nora]„Jestli prohraji, chci, abys mě znásilnil, Aidane.“
s. 202 [Aidan]„Prohrál jsem.“
A to teda znamená, že ji znásilní.
Zase je tu ta posedlost autorek 80. a 90. let znásilněním.
Ale nemělo by to aspoň dávat smysl?
s. 245 „X stráví zbytek dne a celou noc ve své komnatě.“
Komorná má vlastní komnatu?
Kombinuje metrický systém a imperiální jednotky.*
s. 53 ze žlutou mašličkou
s. 71 koruně [Koruně]
s. 15 navěstu
s. 334 „Děkuji“ obrátil se
čárka - s. 83, 327
špatné dělení slov - s. 97, 244, 332
August 20, 2020
Let me start off by saying I loved Aidan. Anyone who has something bad to say about that man is simply incorrect. Most of the reviews I've seen for this novel say that Aidan is very cruel to Norah, but honestly, I didn't really think so. I think the way Norah reacts is what makes people think so. She hurts because of the way he reacts when she hurts him. Aidan's like an injured dog that lashes out when you try to pet it. There are many heroes who are said to be broken, but this one of the most broken men I've encountered in a historical romance. Until the end, he truly believes he's irreparable and irredeemable, when the love he pours on his daughter proves otherwise. There were many times when Norah finds something he says to be cold, but I didn't. If anything, I found her to be the cruel one. She is hyper-sensitive of her own feelings but tactless with his. I'm not saying she's cruel on purpose, just dumb in that regard. So many times I found myself asking her, "Why are you upset?!" But, all in all, she does have a good heart, and I could see that she really cares for Aidan.
Now, I did like the mystery plot line, even though we know who the villain is from the outset, because we get to see at least some reconciliation with the Irishmen because of it. And because it's one of the strongest and most well-written points of the book. Toward the end, though, with all the clues, I wanted to shake some sense into them because they weren't getting it through their thick skulls.
I have a love/hate relationship with Cassandra. At times, she acts more like a 10-year-old than a 15-year-old, and other times she acts wiser than her years. She could be very obnoxious but also very loving. In fact, I disliked her for most of the book, but grew to like her in the last few chapters.
This is a long book, but a rewarding one if you can bear to sit through the pain the characters feel.
Now, I did like the mystery plot line, even though we know who the villain is from the outset, because we get to see at least some reconciliation with the Irishmen because of it. And because it's one of the strongest and most well-written points of the book. Toward the end, though, with all the clues, I wanted to shake some sense into them because they weren't getting it through their thick skulls.
I have a love/hate relationship with Cassandra. At times, she acts more like a 10-year-old than a 15-year-old, and other times she acts wiser than her years. She could be very obnoxious but also very loving. In fact, I disliked her for most of the book, but grew to like her in the last few chapters.
This is a long book, but a rewarding one if you can bear to sit through the pain the characters feel.
February 18, 2013
WOW! A great book! I don't know why it has low ratings, but this one was a very good read...I cried like crazy and it was just bittersweet...I loved the tortured heroine and the tortured hero. The heroine is a true plain jane and seeing her fight for love was just beautiful;)
The hero managed to redeem himself and I can see why he acted the way he did, even when at times I thought that he was a bit harsh...The ending was just beautiful, though I would have loved a n epilogue;)
The plot is very intriguing and there is good character development that many romances tend to lack.
Overall, 5++ stars;) A definite keeper!
The hero managed to redeem himself and I can see why he acted the way he did, even when at times I thought that he was a bit harsh...The ending was just beautiful, though I would have loved a n epilogue;)
The plot is very intriguing and there is good character development that many romances tend to lack.
Overall, 5++ stars;) A definite keeper!
October 27, 2016
Very emotional story! Norah Linton, Sir Aidan Kane, and his daughter Cassandra all have wounds and dark places. Fearing and expecting betrayal, Aiden trusts no woman except his daughter whom he protects with his life and tries to protect her from his past.
Norah thinks she's been corresponding with Sir Kane, only to find out that not only has he not asked her to come to marry him, but that he never wanted to remarry.
Lots of betrayal and hurt, but there is a HEA (of sorts).
Norah thinks she's been corresponding with Sir Kane, only to find out that not only has he not asked her to come to marry him, but that he never wanted to remarry.
Lots of betrayal and hurt, but there is a HEA (of sorts).
November 11, 2018
I typically love long books, but this went into so much detail over and over again that it became tedious and annoying. I skipped several pages (full of pointless details) and still followed the storyline perfectly.
November 11, 2021
The premise for this book had me hooked from the get go and I was not disappointed. Going into any old school romance there is always a worry about how the story will age- well this one aged perfectly (which surprised the heck out of me).
Our heroine travels from England to Ireland to meet the widower who’s advertisement for a wife she responded to in the paper. She arrives at his estate only to find that her fiancée has no idea who she is and that his daughter (who she thought was a child) is actually 15 and was the one corresponding with her- the heroine was to be a birthday present for the hero 😂😂😂.
I have a soft spot for spinster heroines who never think they will find a love (just you wait dearie) as well as a tiny spot for emotionally constipated ass hat heroes. I loved watching the hero fall for the “plain Jane” heroine- and boy does he fall hard. This book had both heart and steam and hit the spot!
Our heroine travels from England to Ireland to meet the widower who’s advertisement for a wife she responded to in the paper. She arrives at his estate only to find that her fiancée has no idea who she is and that his daughter (who she thought was a child) is actually 15 and was the one corresponding with her- the heroine was to be a birthday present for the hero 😂😂😂.
I have a soft spot for spinster heroines who never think they will find a love (just you wait dearie) as well as a tiny spot for emotionally constipated ass hat heroes. I loved watching the hero fall for the “plain Jane” heroine- and boy does he fall hard. This book had both heart and steam and hit the spot!
May 10, 2018
Always intriguing with interesting characters
Ive read all your books & have enjoyed each one for their individuality & flavor. I wish you would extend the endings, though, with an epilogue that encompasses a couple of years down the rode with the characters' stories.
Ive read all your books & have enjoyed each one for their individuality & flavor. I wish you would extend the endings, though, with an epilogue that encompasses a couple of years down the rode with the characters' stories.
January 1, 2018
A tramatic, touching story.
February 8, 2019
I felt I knew the characters. The plot was complicated, but I could follow it. The writing style was average.
October 22, 2020
Vastly unlikeable characters, definitely felt outdated in terms of its tone and structure.
August 13, 2016
Stealing Heaven by Kimberly Cates
I enjoyed this story.
The description of the book I am listing below is from the back jacket of the book. I'm adding it because I believe the one on the Goodreads page does not depict this story.
A rakehell. A scoundrel. Sir Aidan Kane was both and not the sensitive, lonely widower Norah Linton had expected to find. She had been tricked into coming to Castle Rathcannon by letters actually penned by Cassandra, Aidan's high-spirited daughter. Cass, as beautiful as a fairytale princess, had decided to give her wayward father the perfect gift—a wife. Now Norah was face to face with a dark-haired, green-eyed devil who not only didn't want her, but, it was whispered, had murdered the first Mrs. Kane...
The mere idea of being leg-shackled to a prim, on-the-shelf spinster had put Aidan Kane in a roaring temper. Then he realized who this chit was. As granddaughter of the great General Linton, Norah had the untarnished reputation and respected name that could keep Cass from being snubbed for his sins when she came out in London...
Yet there was a danger in marrying this courageous woman who stood her ground before his wrath. She might discover the vulnerable man beneath his devil-may-care mask, crack the ice around his heart, and let loose feelings that promised all the delights of heaven...or a desire that could damn them both.
I enjoyed this story.
The description of the book I am listing below is from the back jacket of the book. I'm adding it because I believe the one on the Goodreads page does not depict this story.
A rakehell. A scoundrel. Sir Aidan Kane was both and not the sensitive, lonely widower Norah Linton had expected to find. She had been tricked into coming to Castle Rathcannon by letters actually penned by Cassandra, Aidan's high-spirited daughter. Cass, as beautiful as a fairytale princess, had decided to give her wayward father the perfect gift—a wife. Now Norah was face to face with a dark-haired, green-eyed devil who not only didn't want her, but, it was whispered, had murdered the first Mrs. Kane...
The mere idea of being leg-shackled to a prim, on-the-shelf spinster had put Aidan Kane in a roaring temper. Then he realized who this chit was. As granddaughter of the great General Linton, Norah had the untarnished reputation and respected name that could keep Cass from being snubbed for his sins when she came out in London...
Yet there was a danger in marrying this courageous woman who stood her ground before his wrath. She might discover the vulnerable man beneath his devil-may-care mask, crack the ice around his heart, and let loose feelings that promised all the delights of heaven...or a desire that could damn them both.
November 12, 2013
Apparently I am forever plagued with giving Kimberley Cates 3 stars on what could otherwise be a 5 star read. I had the same problem with this book as I did with the others by this author: really great story line with beautiful emotion but way too much emphasis on emotions and pretty words then I'd like. I loved the characters and the story in general but it felt too heavy for me at times- the melodramatic type of heavy not the torment heavy.
Either way I don't regret it and will continue to read others by this author even if all her books turn out this way because I really like the way she thinks. Though this one wasn't as original as her others, her touch of magical play here and there kept things interesting.
Either way I don't regret it and will continue to read others by this author even if all her books turn out this way because I really like the way she thinks. Though this one wasn't as original as her others, her touch of magical play here and there kept things interesting.
February 25, 2012
Pourquoi 4 étoiles?
Je suis d'accord: l'éhroîne est nian-nian à mourir. Le héros en fait trop. La fille du héros est un peste: c'est très, très téléphoné comme histoire. Mais bon... Il est de ce livres sur lesquels on peut compter. Ils ne peuvent décevoir car tout s'y retrouve: un héros rassurant, une héroïne follement amoureuse, une situation conflictuelle mais avec une jolie fin. Oui, peut-être parce que ce qui fait le charme de ce livre, c'est qu'il fait partie de ceux qu'on considère comme un ami: rassurant, sans réelles surprises, réconfortant, tout est bien qui fini bien. Et parfois, ça fait du bien *-).
Je suis d'accord: l'éhroîne est nian-nian à mourir. Le héros en fait trop. La fille du héros est un peste: c'est très, très téléphoné comme histoire. Mais bon... Il est de ce livres sur lesquels on peut compter. Ils ne peuvent décevoir car tout s'y retrouve: un héros rassurant, une héroïne follement amoureuse, une situation conflictuelle mais avec une jolie fin. Oui, peut-être parce que ce qui fait le charme de ce livre, c'est qu'il fait partie de ceux qu'on considère comme un ami: rassurant, sans réelles surprises, réconfortant, tout est bien qui fini bien. Et parfois, ça fait du bien *-).
January 25, 2023
An Absolutely Wonderful, Delightful & Romantic Story
A Wonderful, Entertaining, Delightful & Romantic Story.
I enjoyed reading this book.
Aidan & Norah's characters were wonderful & the Story is well written.
A very clever daughter who only wants her father to be happy & does whatever it takes to ensure it happens.
A Wonderful, Entertaining, Delightful & Romantic Story.
I enjoyed reading this book.
Aidan & Norah's characters were wonderful & the Story is well written.
A very clever daughter who only wants her father to be happy & does whatever it takes to ensure it happens.
September 23, 2013
I rarely will not finish a book, but this one just didn't do it for me and life is too short to finish a book that I do not love. The romance was just too much - I want more depth to my plots. Perhaps I need to stick to romances with a paranormal, suspense or comedy angle to them in the future.
September 26, 2010
3,5 stars
May 10, 2011
Aaaargh!!! Did not finish. The purple prose, the DRAHMAH, the stereotypical "gypsies", the revenge plot, the evil stepfather, the tortured hero, the ancient curse - all just too too much!
May 18, 2016
A great book. I loved it.
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November 9, 2017Great book.
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