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Tales of the Latter Kingdoms #1–3
Tales of the Latter Kingdoms #1-3: Dragon Rose / All Fall Down / Binding Spell
Three complete fantasy romance novels: Dragon Rose, All Fall Down, and Binding Spell. (Books 1-3 in the Tales of the Latter Kingdoms series)
DRAGON ROSE:
The shadow of the cursed Dragon Lord has hung over the town of Lirinsholme for centuries, and no one ever knows when the Dragon will claim his next doomed Bride. Rhianne Menyon has dreams of being a painter, but her world changes forever when a single moment of sacrifice brings her to Black's Keep as the Dragon's latest Bride. As she attempts to adjust to her new life -- and to know something of the monster who is now her husband -- she begins to see that the curse is far crueler than she first believed. Unraveling the mystery of what happened to the Dragon's Brides is only the beginning....
ALL FALL DOWN:
Healer Merys Thranion has been trained to fight disease and wage war against ignorance. Her training comes to the ultimate test when she is captured by slave traders from a neighboring country and brought to the estate of Lord Shaine of Donnishold. Her task is to heal the brooding lord’s injured daughter, but that is only the first of her trials. As the deadly plague raises its head again and threatens to wipe out everyone on Lord Shaine’s estate, Merys must summon all her skills to protect those she has come to care for...including the man who has become much more to her than simply her master.
BINDING SPELL:
A case of mistaken identity takes Lark Sedassa from her family's estate and into the power of Kadar Arkalis, the ruler of North Eredor, who thinks he's captured a much greater prize. Although he soon realizes his error, he makes Lark his bride anyway, still hoping to capitalize on her family's connections. Escape is nearly impossible, and before long Lark is not sure whether she even wants to leave. As she struggles with her growing feelings for her captor, she must find the strength within herself to draw on powers she doesn't even realize she possesses. Without those powers, she cannot hope to face the evil rising within the kingdom...or save the man she now calls husband.
DRAGON ROSE:
The shadow of the cursed Dragon Lord has hung over the town of Lirinsholme for centuries, and no one ever knows when the Dragon will claim his next doomed Bride. Rhianne Menyon has dreams of being a painter, but her world changes forever when a single moment of sacrifice brings her to Black's Keep as the Dragon's latest Bride. As she attempts to adjust to her new life -- and to know something of the monster who is now her husband -- she begins to see that the curse is far crueler than she first believed. Unraveling the mystery of what happened to the Dragon's Brides is only the beginning....
ALL FALL DOWN:
Healer Merys Thranion has been trained to fight disease and wage war against ignorance. Her training comes to the ultimate test when she is captured by slave traders from a neighboring country and brought to the estate of Lord Shaine of Donnishold. Her task is to heal the brooding lord’s injured daughter, but that is only the first of her trials. As the deadly plague raises its head again and threatens to wipe out everyone on Lord Shaine’s estate, Merys must summon all her skills to protect those she has come to care for...including the man who has become much more to her than simply her master.
BINDING SPELL:
A case of mistaken identity takes Lark Sedassa from her family's estate and into the power of Kadar Arkalis, the ruler of North Eredor, who thinks he's captured a much greater prize. Although he soon realizes his error, he makes Lark his bride anyway, still hoping to capitalize on her family's connections. Escape is nearly impossible, and before long Lark is not sure whether she even wants to leave. As she struggles with her growing feelings for her captor, she must find the strength within herself to draw on powers she doesn't even realize she possesses. Without those powers, she cannot hope to face the evil rising within the kingdom...or save the man she now calls husband.
818 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 11, 2017
About the author
Christine Pope
214 books1,096 followersA native of Southern California, Christine Pope has been writing stories ever since she commandeered her family’s Smith-Corona typewriter back in the sixth grade. Many reams of dead trees later, she’s happy to announce that her debut novel, Fringe Benefits,was published by Pink Petal Books on April 8, 2010. Her short fiction has appeared in Astonishing Adventures, Luna Station Quarterly, and the new journal of dark fiction, Dark Valentine. Her paranormal novella, Playing With Fire, was released on August 5, 2010.
While Fringe Benefits is a straight contemporary romance, she writes in a variety of genres, including paranormal romance, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and historical romance. She blames this on being easily distracted by bright, shiny objects, which could also account for the size of her shoe collection.
After spending many years in the magazine publishing industry, she now works as a freelance editor in addition to writing fiction. She lives with her husband and an explosively fluffy Pomeranian mix. Her house is pink, but don’t hold that against her.
While Fringe Benefits is a straight contemporary romance, she writes in a variety of genres, including paranormal romance, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and historical romance. She blames this on being easily distracted by bright, shiny objects, which could also account for the size of her shoe collection.
After spending many years in the magazine publishing industry, she now works as a freelance editor in addition to writing fiction. She lives with her husband and an explosively fluffy Pomeranian mix. Her house is pink, but don’t hold that against her.
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August 4, 2018
Epic
These were fantastic books. Even though they appear to be a series, they read as stand alone novels easily. The first was my favorite. All three stories are fairly clean, but there is some implied intimacy in all three, and a few (very few) swear words.
These were fantastic books. Even though they appear to be a series, they read as stand alone novels easily. The first was my favorite. All three stories are fairly clean, but there is some implied intimacy in all three, and a few (very few) swear words.
July 1, 2018
Fairy tales, science and magic!
Dragon Rose: This is a different telling of Beauty and the Beast. Theran, the Dragon Lord, is a man turned into a dragon by a curse. Part of Theran's curse is that he must take a bride but that she will die very soon after the wedding. When it time for a new bride a red flag is flown from the castle. One of the town's young women will be chosen. Rhianne Menyon steps in to take the place of her friend who is about to be married. At first all is well for the Dragon Lord is kind and allows her to indulge herself in her art. But then the curse starts to work against her. A very nice story.
All Fall Down: Merys is a physician of The Golden Palm, the only profession that accepts women. She travels to wherever she is needed. At one poor village she is kidnapped by slavers and sold to a Selddish nobleman who needs her for her medical skill. She is well treated and starts to develop feelings for Lord Shaine and the other people of the hold. Then plague comes to Seldd and even the Order of the Golden Palm doesn't know enough about biology to save everyone.
This is a very good story.
Binding Spell: Lady Lark Sedassa is kidnapped from her bed by a representative of the Mark Kadar Arkalis and forced into marrying him. He is actually a very kind and patient man but she has a secret that stops her from fully becoming his wife. This story is centred around magic and keeps you enthralled.
Overall this is an excellent boxed set that has certainly encouraged me to look for more of CP's work. All of the books have an element of romance but it is romance not sex so they possibly won't appeal to those looking for erotica.
Dragon Rose: This is a different telling of Beauty and the Beast. Theran, the Dragon Lord, is a man turned into a dragon by a curse. Part of Theran's curse is that he must take a bride but that she will die very soon after the wedding. When it time for a new bride a red flag is flown from the castle. One of the town's young women will be chosen. Rhianne Menyon steps in to take the place of her friend who is about to be married. At first all is well for the Dragon Lord is kind and allows her to indulge herself in her art. But then the curse starts to work against her. A very nice story.
All Fall Down: Merys is a physician of The Golden Palm, the only profession that accepts women. She travels to wherever she is needed. At one poor village she is kidnapped by slavers and sold to a Selddish nobleman who needs her for her medical skill. She is well treated and starts to develop feelings for Lord Shaine and the other people of the hold. Then plague comes to Seldd and even the Order of the Golden Palm doesn't know enough about biology to save everyone.
This is a very good story.
Binding Spell: Lady Lark Sedassa is kidnapped from her bed by a representative of the Mark Kadar Arkalis and forced into marrying him. He is actually a very kind and patient man but she has a secret that stops her from fully becoming his wife. This story is centred around magic and keeps you enthralled.
Overall this is an excellent boxed set that has certainly encouraged me to look for more of CP's work. All of the books have an element of romance but it is romance not sex so they possibly won't appeal to those looking for erotica.
January 7, 2019
I loved all three of these books! I would read them again.
October 28, 2018
I’m amazed at the good reviews. First of all, they all follow the same formula. A young woman finds herself a captive of a man and within a few weeks time declares herself in love with said captor. The entire premise is problematic from the start. Shallow and unbelievable.
Dragon Rose: This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast and I started out with high hopes. Rhianne seemed interesting and there were enough twists on the original fairy tale that I felt sure it would be a fun read. But it falls apart half way through. Additional character and plot development and another 50-100 pages could have made such a difference. Instead the author seems to just stop writing. Rhianne begins to spiral into her depression, and then everything just gets explained in a few paragraphs at the end. The fact that the curse caused devastation within and without the castle if Theron did not continue to bring brides to his home created sympathy for the “beast” so I wish it had been revealed sooner. It would have made her understanding of him and affection for him much more believable. Expanding the dialog between them would have also gone a long way. As it was, I found his love for her less believable then her love for him. After all, he’d wooed how many women over the course of 500 years? What made her special? Her dreams were a great addition to the story, but in the end it fell flat. after so much build up to the fact that she needed to love the monster, rather than his uncursed form, the fact that they declared their love for each other as soon as the curse was broken felt superficial and disappointing.
All Fall Down: Again we have a strong willed, independent female taken captive. Let’s ignore the fact that she is essentially a Claire Fraser, of Outlander fame, clone as a physician trying to bring modern techniques to a technologically inferior place. As the longest of the three stories, we spend a lot more time in Marys’ head then we did in Rhianne’s, so at least her character feels well developed. And yet, we seem to get to know the other characters even less, which is frustrating as hell. A lot happens in this story. There is slavery, injuries to the young lady of the house and then the Lord, and finally the plague. So many opportunities for character interaction and relationship building, yet it just never happens. There are virtually no conversations between the love interests. She even admits that a 4-5 sentence demand of what she needs to help the plague victims is the most she’s ever said to him at one time. So how is she in love with him, let alone him with her? There were so many things I wanted to see happen in this book. She could have called Shaine out on the slavery issue when she became the one in charge of their health - we heard multiple times of the “backbreaking fieldwork” yet she never seemed concerned about these slaves health issues. When Lord Aldon made his advances, the author could have dragged it out longer to create the tension of a love triangle, but no. When Shaine is injured, he and Marys could have engaged in conversation while she cared for him, but no. When the plague hit, Shaine could have rolled up his sleeves and worked beside her to help the many members of his household. Again, no interaction between these characters aside from his occasional inquiries into her health. When her rescuer finally arrives it would have been just as believable for him to declare his love for her and have it returned as it was for Shaine to finally do the same and beg her to stay. And I’m not even going to get into the ridiculous way the plague was cured thanks to a visit from the Goddess that Marys swears she doesn’t believe in. This one frustrated the hell out of me because there were a lot of potentially great characters and storylines that were never developed.
Binding Spell: This last story has one thing going for it. That is that the characters actually talk to each other from almost the very beginning. There is an attempt to set up the classic banter of the love-hate relationship that exists in the vast majority of romance novels. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to let go of Kadar’s arrogance. He has Lark kidnapped from her bed to whisk her away to another country, and force her into marriage. He is certain that she will come around to consummating the union of her own volition thus making any rescue pointless, since she will be “sullied” by the time anyone could get to them. To top it all off, Lark isn’t even his target, but he decides to settle for her as a good enough political match. Yes folks, that is essentially out introduction to the heroine’s love interest at the beginning. While many a love story has begun with one or both of the protagonists behaving like jerks, Kadar’s character development is inconsistent at best. Worst of all, he never seems to express remorse for what he did to Lark, even when there relationship turns from adversarial to friendly and she takes an interest in helping him rule the kingdom. He seems to truly believe that it all will work out for the best, and then it does. Smart, innovative Lark falls for him despite all his faults and seems to become more attracted to him the more he ignores her, which seems inconsistent with everything else about her. It is unfortunate, because the pacing is well done and the climactic battle against the dark mage is exciting. If Kadar had been developed better, had learned humility and respect for others, this one might actually have pushed to 4 stars and somewhat redeemed the others.
Overall, I couldn’t help but feel like all three heroines succumbed to “last man on earth syndrome.” That is when they are separated from everything they know and placed in proximity to one and only one eligible male, biology and loneliness lead them to imagine “love” that has no resemblance to the real thing. It makes all three books formulaic, predictable, and lackluster.
Dragon Rose: This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast and I started out with high hopes. Rhianne seemed interesting and there were enough twists on the original fairy tale that I felt sure it would be a fun read. But it falls apart half way through. Additional character and plot development and another 50-100 pages could have made such a difference. Instead the author seems to just stop writing. Rhianne begins to spiral into her depression, and then everything just gets explained in a few paragraphs at the end. The fact that the curse caused devastation within and without the castle if Theron did not continue to bring brides to his home created sympathy for the “beast” so I wish it had been revealed sooner. It would have made her understanding of him and affection for him much more believable. Expanding the dialog between them would have also gone a long way. As it was, I found his love for her less believable then her love for him. After all, he’d wooed how many women over the course of 500 years? What made her special? Her dreams were a great addition to the story, but in the end it fell flat. after so much build up to the fact that she needed to love the monster, rather than his uncursed form, the fact that they declared their love for each other as soon as the curse was broken felt superficial and disappointing.
All Fall Down: Again we have a strong willed, independent female taken captive. Let’s ignore the fact that she is essentially a Claire Fraser, of Outlander fame, clone as a physician trying to bring modern techniques to a technologically inferior place. As the longest of the three stories, we spend a lot more time in Marys’ head then we did in Rhianne’s, so at least her character feels well developed. And yet, we seem to get to know the other characters even less, which is frustrating as hell. A lot happens in this story. There is slavery, injuries to the young lady of the house and then the Lord, and finally the plague. So many opportunities for character interaction and relationship building, yet it just never happens. There are virtually no conversations between the love interests. She even admits that a 4-5 sentence demand of what she needs to help the plague victims is the most she’s ever said to him at one time. So how is she in love with him, let alone him with her? There were so many things I wanted to see happen in this book. She could have called Shaine out on the slavery issue when she became the one in charge of their health - we heard multiple times of the “backbreaking fieldwork” yet she never seemed concerned about these slaves health issues. When Lord Aldon made his advances, the author could have dragged it out longer to create the tension of a love triangle, but no. When Shaine is injured, he and Marys could have engaged in conversation while she cared for him, but no. When the plague hit, Shaine could have rolled up his sleeves and worked beside her to help the many members of his household. Again, no interaction between these characters aside from his occasional inquiries into her health. When her rescuer finally arrives it would have been just as believable for him to declare his love for her and have it returned as it was for Shaine to finally do the same and beg her to stay. And I’m not even going to get into the ridiculous way the plague was cured thanks to a visit from the Goddess that Marys swears she doesn’t believe in. This one frustrated the hell out of me because there were a lot of potentially great characters and storylines that were never developed.
Binding Spell: This last story has one thing going for it. That is that the characters actually talk to each other from almost the very beginning. There is an attempt to set up the classic banter of the love-hate relationship that exists in the vast majority of romance novels. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to let go of Kadar’s arrogance. He has Lark kidnapped from her bed to whisk her away to another country, and force her into marriage. He is certain that she will come around to consummating the union of her own volition thus making any rescue pointless, since she will be “sullied” by the time anyone could get to them. To top it all off, Lark isn’t even his target, but he decides to settle for her as a good enough political match. Yes folks, that is essentially out introduction to the heroine’s love interest at the beginning. While many a love story has begun with one or both of the protagonists behaving like jerks, Kadar’s character development is inconsistent at best. Worst of all, he never seems to express remorse for what he did to Lark, even when there relationship turns from adversarial to friendly and she takes an interest in helping him rule the kingdom. He seems to truly believe that it all will work out for the best, and then it does. Smart, innovative Lark falls for him despite all his faults and seems to become more attracted to him the more he ignores her, which seems inconsistent with everything else about her. It is unfortunate, because the pacing is well done and the climactic battle against the dark mage is exciting. If Kadar had been developed better, had learned humility and respect for others, this one might actually have pushed to 4 stars and somewhat redeemed the others.
Overall, I couldn’t help but feel like all three heroines succumbed to “last man on earth syndrome.” That is when they are separated from everything they know and placed in proximity to one and only one eligible male, biology and loneliness lead them to imagine “love” that has no resemblance to the real thing. It makes all three books formulaic, predictable, and lackluster.
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February 5, 2019
Tales of the Letter Kingdoms, Book 1 - 3
Book 1 - 2 stars - The love story of Rhianna and Tehran. A redoing of Beauty and the Beast.
Book 2 - 4 stars - The love story of Merys and Lord Shane. Merys is a doctor and is kidnap and sold into slavery. She is brought by Lord Shane. She is free after she save the life of his daughter.
Book 3 - 5 stars - The love story of Lark and Kadar. Kadar kidnap Karl think she is a princess. She he find out she is not but the sister of a duke he marry her. Now he want power and with the help of a evil mage Kadar think he can make his land great.
Book 1 - 2 stars - The love story of Rhianna and Tehran. A redoing of Beauty and the Beast.
Book 2 - 4 stars - The love story of Merys and Lord Shane. Merys is a doctor and is kidnap and sold into slavery. She is brought by Lord Shane. She is free after she save the life of his daughter.
Book 3 - 5 stars - The love story of Lark and Kadar. Kadar kidnap Karl think she is a princess. She he find out she is not but the sister of a duke he marry her. Now he want power and with the help of a evil mage Kadar think he can make his land great.
September 6, 2018
Terrific first person narrative
Got this bundle for free and was surprisingly good. This is my first encounter with Pope's writing and I enjoyed them. 'Dragon's Rose' is a nice, slightly dark retelling of 'Beauty and the Beast' with a slight twist. The next two were noy based on existing fairytales, but still good. The 4-star rating is due the disappointing endings to what could've been great stories. I felt they were a bit anticlimactic. Overall, I would go for more of Pope's books to see what else she has up her sleeve.
Got this bundle for free and was surprisingly good. This is my first encounter with Pope's writing and I enjoyed them. 'Dragon's Rose' is a nice, slightly dark retelling of 'Beauty and the Beast' with a slight twist. The next two were noy based on existing fairytales, but still good. The 4-star rating is due the disappointing endings to what could've been great stories. I felt they were a bit anticlimactic. Overall, I would go for more of Pope's books to see what else she has up her sleeve.
November 6, 2018
Basic
Characters are all the same,no depth. The 2nd book was where I finally gave up- I wanted a steamy romance and I get some religious apologetics. Oh the heroine didn't believe in gods until one actually visited her dreams. The God said she couldn't interfere in human lives then proceeds to give the heroine the cure for the black plague. Isn't that the exact definition of interference? Ridiculous. And of course after the non-believer is transformed into a devout soul! Gross. Will not waste my time with the 3rd novel.
Characters are all the same,no depth. The 2nd book was where I finally gave up- I wanted a steamy romance and I get some religious apologetics. Oh the heroine didn't believe in gods until one actually visited her dreams. The God said she couldn't interfere in human lives then proceeds to give the heroine the cure for the black plague. Isn't that the exact definition of interference? Ridiculous. And of course after the non-believer is transformed into a devout soul! Gross. Will not waste my time with the 3rd novel.
March 13, 2020
Mostly enjoyed the stories
I mostly enjoyed this series. They fit together well and I like their universe they live in. It makes the stories even better. I liked the first story and the last. I just didn't really like the middle story. It needed more of a relationship between the two characters. It just made you feel where did that romance come from? I didn't even think they liked each other. At least that's what I got from the story. I felt it was thrown in there. The story was fine without it.
I mostly enjoyed this series. They fit together well and I like their universe they live in. It makes the stories even better. I liked the first story and the last. I just didn't really like the middle story. It needed more of a relationship between the two characters. It just made you feel where did that romance come from? I didn't even think they liked each other. At least that's what I got from the story. I felt it was thrown in there. The story was fine without it.
July 17, 2018
The first book was great.. so was the last.. but the middle one was pretty lame.. there was no lead up to any romance and yet out of nowhere she says she wishes he would ask her to stay because he loved her?
The first book was great.. so was the last.. but the middle one was pretty lame.. there was no lead up to any romance and yet out of nowhere she says she wishes he would ask her to stay because he loved her?
The first book was great.. so was the last.. but the middle one was pretty lame.. there was no lead up to any romance and yet out of nowhere she says she wishes he would ask her to stay because he loved her?
March 31, 2019
Absolutely loved this book!
I chose this writing because I've read the entire Trilogy and the last book in the trilogy by far was the best! It kept me interested through the entire way through and I didn't feel like it was a lazy end as I did in the second book. I was constantly surprised by the turns the book took and grew to love the characters. I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy with a touch of medieval history.
I chose this writing because I've read the entire Trilogy and the last book in the trilogy by far was the best! It kept me interested through the entire way through and I didn't feel like it was a lazy end as I did in the second book. I was constantly surprised by the turns the book took and grew to love the characters. I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy with a touch of medieval history.
July 14, 2018
OK read but too easy to guess what is coming next
I like the way she writes but I guessed the plot too early. The denouement is too quick. Kadar is not surprised to find his wife is a mage and doesn't even say much on the subject but accepts it as if it were nothing. The author does write well and describes scenes in good detail but the plots are weak
I like the way she writes but I guessed the plot too early. The denouement is too quick. Kadar is not surprised to find his wife is a mage and doesn't even say much on the subject but accepts it as if it were nothing. The author does write well and describes scenes in good detail but the plots are weak
July 16, 2018
Good
First two books very good. Over the years have read lots of this author. These books were standalone and free from Amazon. They were quite old fashioned and romantic and made a happy change from the recent paranormal books I've read. The third one was a mage romance but didn't really understand the romance.
First two books very good. Over the years have read lots of this author. These books were standalone and free from Amazon. They were quite old fashioned and romantic and made a happy change from the recent paranormal books I've read. The third one was a mage romance but didn't really understand the romance.
August 6, 2018
Strength of a woman
Christine has written very well and portrayed her heroines in a very good light, making them strong and talented characters who have the ability to make a big impact on the people around them. Loved the backdrop and the stories with these strong characters. Good work!
Christine has written very well and portrayed her heroines in a very good light, making them strong and talented characters who have the ability to make a big impact on the people around them. Loved the backdrop and the stories with these strong characters. Good work!
July 4, 2018
Amazing
These 3 Books could have been written by scribes of old. The use of old words and the scene setting were brilliantly done. I couldn't put them down and read them one after the other.
If I could I would give them even more stars
These 3 Books could have been written by scribes of old. The use of old words and the scene setting were brilliantly done. I couldn't put them down and read them one after the other.
If I could I would give them even more stars
August 15, 2018
Let me in suspense
I really liked these books, thy kept me in suspense readings them. I never knew where the plots were heading and they didn’t . I would recommend these books to anyone.
I really liked these books, thy kept me in suspense readings them. I never knew where the plots were heading and they didn’t . I would recommend these books to anyone.
August 30, 2018
This was good
Three stand alone but sightly linked. Got as i was bored but what a pleasant surprise. Heroines capable of using brains and men who eventually came to appreciate them.
Three stand alone but sightly linked. Got as i was bored but what a pleasant surprise. Heroines capable of using brains and men who eventually came to appreciate them.
September 20, 2018
Happy endings
Magic and love, twists and turns very enjoyable. Echoes of fairy tales mixed with a twist or three. Dragon Rose, All Fall Down and Binding Spell take place in the Latter Kingdoms. Excellent world building and living breathing characters!
Magic and love, twists and turns very enjoyable. Echoes of fairy tales mixed with a twist or three. Dragon Rose, All Fall Down and Binding Spell take place in the Latter Kingdoms. Excellent world building and living breathing characters!
December 13, 2018
Very nice book set
It was worth the read, and quite nice to have 3 totally different story lines sharing the same 'world' and therefore seeming to be within the same timeline while not dependent on each other. Well written and engaging.
It was worth the read, and quite nice to have 3 totally different story lines sharing the same 'world' and therefore seeming to be within the same timeline while not dependent on each other. Well written and engaging.
October 9, 2019
Nice fantasy romance
Even though all three tales have a similar theme , the richness of their characters and swift pace make them very enjoyable reads. Each is a complete story in and of itself and not just a continuation of a longer tale.
Even though all three tales have a similar theme , the richness of their characters and swift pace make them very enjoyable reads. Each is a complete story in and of itself and not just a continuation of a longer tale.
April 12, 2020
All three books were cheesy, a little immature but they kept my attention and didn't try "too hard" at being what they were. I can appreciate some good writing even if it isn't award winning. Any of these plot lines would easily make it to a 5th season on the CW, and I'd watch it!
June 28, 2018
Integrity and confidence
Nice storyline where females aren't weak and helpless and men can be thoughtful as well as strong. Great characters in context to their time periods.
Nice storyline where females aren't weak and helpless and men can be thoughtful as well as strong. Great characters in context to their time periods.
June 28, 2018
Clean romance
I loved these three books. Fantasy, romance and adventure rolled together to create amazing love stories in a thrilling world.
I loved these three books. Fantasy, romance and adventure rolled together to create amazing love stories in a thrilling world.
July 16, 2018
A very good read. T
All very different story lines. With strong characters. Didn't want to put book down. A very good author. I will definitely be looking to read more of herbooks.
All very different story lines. With strong characters. Didn't want to put book down. A very good author. I will definitely be looking to read more of herbooks.
July 23, 2018
Thumbs up
These stories were very good reading. I liked Ms. Pope's style of writing. She kept me interested and didn't get sidetracked with a lot of substories.
These stories were very good reading. I liked Ms. Pope's style of writing. She kept me interested and didn't get sidetracked with a lot of substories.
July 31, 2018
Great books
The books are well written. The fantasy and the historical myths of our world come together. Enjoyed the books extremely
The books are well written. The fantasy and the historical myths of our world come together. Enjoyed the books extremely
August 10, 2018
Escapism time!
Wonderful escapism.....the books draw you in and engage you in a different world, where love wins and magic still exists.
Wonderful escapism.....the books draw you in and engage you in a different world, where love wins and magic still exists.
September 12, 2018
Stockholm syndrome in wonderful prose
Very well written. Simple and not your standard over the top romance. A bit concerning that all found love after being taken against their will
Very well written. Simple and not your standard over the top romance. A bit concerning that all found love after being taken against their will
October 8, 2018
Good read. Third book was a little dark and slow, but otherwise worth the purchase.
October 29, 2018
Good stories but they have quite abrupt endings.
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