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The Raven and the Rose
The last thing he expected was to love her...
The Raven, Daniel Severin -- A ruthless mercenary with a heart of stone, he has been sent to the Hospice of Saint Bernard's, high up in the Swiss Alps, with a deadly mission.
The Rose, Lorelei du Clerc -- A woman raised by the holy men of Saint Bernard's, she knows little of the world beyond the mountains, yet her very existence threatens the foundations of Napoleon Bonaparte's ever-widening empire.
In the face of an approaching army and its fiercely determined leader, the Raven and the Rose risk everything for a love that should never have begun, but now can never be denied.
The Raven, Daniel Severin -- A ruthless mercenary with a heart of stone, he has been sent to the Hospice of Saint Bernard's, high up in the Swiss Alps, with a deadly mission.
The Rose, Lorelei du Clerc -- A woman raised by the holy men of Saint Bernard's, she knows little of the world beyond the mountains, yet her very existence threatens the foundations of Napoleon Bonaparte's ever-widening empire.
In the face of an approaching army and its fiercely determined leader, the Raven and the Rose risk everything for a love that should never have begun, but now can never be denied.
501 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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Susan Wiggs
169 books7,422 followersSusan Wiggs's life is all about family, friends...and fiction. She lives at the water's edge on an island in Puget Sound, and she commutes to her writers' group in a 17-foot motorboat. She serves as author liaison for Field's End, a literary community on Bainbridge Island, Washington, bringing inspiration and instruction from the world's top authors to her seaside community. (See www.fieldsend.org) She's been featured in the national media, including NPR's "Talk of the Nation," and is a popular speaker locally and nationally.
According to Publishers Weekly, Wiggs writes with "refreshingly honest emotion," and the Salem Statesman Journal adds that she is "one of our best observers of stories of the heart [who] knows how to capture emotion on virtually every page of every book." Booklist characterizes her books as "real and true and unforgettable." She is the recipient of three RITA (sm) awards and four starred reviews from Publishers Weekly for her books. The Winter Lodge and Passing Through Paradise have appeared on PW’s annual "Best Of" lists. Several of her books have been listed as top Booksense picks and optioned as feature films. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have made national bestseller lists, including the USA Today, Washington Post and New York Times lists.
The author is a former teacher, a Harvard graduate, an avid hiker, an amateur photographer, a good skier and terrible golfer, yet her favorite form of exercise is curling up with a good book. Readers can learn more on the web at www.susanwiggs.com and on her lively blog at www.susanwiggs.wordpress.com.
According to Publishers Weekly, Wiggs writes with "refreshingly honest emotion," and the Salem Statesman Journal adds that she is "one of our best observers of stories of the heart [who] knows how to capture emotion on virtually every page of every book." Booklist characterizes her books as "real and true and unforgettable." She is the recipient of three RITA (sm) awards and four starred reviews from Publishers Weekly for her books. The Winter Lodge and Passing Through Paradise have appeared on PW’s annual "Best Of" lists. Several of her books have been listed as top Booksense picks and optioned as feature films. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have made national bestseller lists, including the USA Today, Washington Post and New York Times lists.
The author is a former teacher, a Harvard graduate, an avid hiker, an amateur photographer, a good skier and terrible golfer, yet her favorite form of exercise is curling up with a good book. Readers can learn more on the web at www.susanwiggs.com and on her lively blog at www.susanwiggs.wordpress.com.
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January 13, 2014
I'm about five reviews behind today, so I'm going to be lazy and quote from the book jacket (which pretty much sums it up):
The Raven, Daniel Severin -- A ruthless mercenary with a heart of stone, he has been sent to the Hospice of Saint Bernard's, high up in the Swiss Alps, with a deadly mission.
The Rose, Lorelei du Clerc -- A woman raised by the holy men of Saint Bernard's, she knows little of the world beyond the mountains, yet her very existence threatens the foundations of Napoleon Bonaparte's ever-widening empire.
Lorelei was taken to Saint Bernard's as a young girl, and has no idea about her parentage or that she might be considered as a useful pawn between the defeated royalists and the new regime ruled by the First Consul >>>>>this is revealed in the first chapters . Daniel's *mission* to assassinate Lorelei goes a bit awry after he's caught in an avalanche and he's nursed back to health by Lorelei and the good fathers at Saint Bernard's (he pretends to have lost his memory).
"He's known as the Raven. He hires himself out to perform deeds too odious for men of principle."
One thing leads to another and it appears there's all kinds of people wanting to off Lorelei, and Daniel finds himself in quite a pickle, since that evil scheming Josephine Bonaparte holds the trump card over him. And boy, does Daniel have some bad juju from his past.
"Were You in the Tuileries in '92?"
(not telling)
"The lamb of Saint Bernard's had put her complete trust in Josephine's wolf."
This was quite a wild ride that takes the reader from the Swiss Alps and an avalanche or two (or three or four), off to conquer parts of Italy with Napoleon's troops, and even a stay at the Tuileries with Napoleon and that evil, nasty, scheming bitch of a wife - Josephine (she was fun). What a ride at the end, and so cool to see the story woven in with so many historical characters - even Barry the Mastiff. Barry was a joy, especially when they got to the Tuilleries and he spent all that time chasing after Josephine's pug. I really enjoyed how Wiggs wrote the two main characters, even though Lorelei was one of those innocent, pure of heart kinda heroines, it was a true innocent and not of the TSTL variety. Her faith in Daniel and her love for him just shone through. Daniel has tons of butt-hurt from his past, but he doesn't carry it on his shoulders for all the world to see and pity him.
All in all, a good solid read with plenty of romance, adventure and whodunit that kept me turning the pages.
The Raven, Daniel Severin -- A ruthless mercenary with a heart of stone, he has been sent to the Hospice of Saint Bernard's, high up in the Swiss Alps, with a deadly mission.
The Rose, Lorelei du Clerc -- A woman raised by the holy men of Saint Bernard's, she knows little of the world beyond the mountains, yet her very existence threatens the foundations of Napoleon Bonaparte's ever-widening empire.
Lorelei was taken to Saint Bernard's as a young girl, and has no idea about her parentage or that she might be considered as a useful pawn between the defeated royalists and the new regime ruled by the First Consul >>>>>this is revealed in the first chapters . Daniel's *mission* to assassinate Lorelei goes a bit awry after he's caught in an avalanche and he's nursed back to health by Lorelei and the good fathers at Saint Bernard's (he pretends to have lost his memory).
"He's known as the Raven. He hires himself out to perform deeds too odious for men of principle."
One thing leads to another and it appears there's all kinds of people wanting to off Lorelei, and Daniel finds himself in quite a pickle, since that evil scheming Josephine Bonaparte holds the trump card over him. And boy, does Daniel have some bad juju from his past.
"Were You in the Tuileries in '92?"
(not telling)
"The lamb of Saint Bernard's had put her complete trust in Josephine's wolf."
This was quite a wild ride that takes the reader from the Swiss Alps and an avalanche or two (or three or four), off to conquer parts of Italy with Napoleon's troops, and even a stay at the Tuileries with Napoleon and that evil, nasty, scheming bitch of a wife - Josephine (she was fun). What a ride at the end, and so cool to see the story woven in with so many historical characters - even Barry the Mastiff. Barry was a joy, especially when they got to the Tuilleries and he spent all that time chasing after Josephine's pug. I really enjoyed how Wiggs wrote the two main characters, even though Lorelei was one of those innocent, pure of heart kinda heroines, it was a true innocent and not of the TSTL variety. Her faith in Daniel and her love for him just shone through. Daniel has tons of butt-hurt from his past, but he doesn't carry it on his shoulders for all the world to see and pity him.
All in all, a good solid read with plenty of romance, adventure and whodunit that kept me turning the pages.
August 26, 2019
I don't think the plots and characters in Wiggs's historical novels are quite as good as those in her contemporaries. This novel takes place in Napoleonic times.
August 30, 2022
Carino e molto tenero nella parte che riguarda "Barry".
August 24, 2014
I read this before I went to Switzerland for vacation, wanted something set in the area that wasn't too serious. This was a nice distraction of a book. Predictable, yes, but there were some unexpected parts, too.
January 20, 2010
Had previously read it and loved it, but could barely read it this time.
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