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Storm Within
In the last days of the Civil War, Richard Tremaine's father had disappeared in Cornwall with a chest of gold worth #5000. While in exile, Charles II hears word of its possible whereabouts. Desperate for funds, he sends Richard to look for it. By the author of Trevanion.
441 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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December 26, 2010
Cologne, 1654. Charles Stuart lives in impoverished exile, forever plotting to regain the English crown. A mysterious letter arrives claiming knowledge of the location of a long-lost fortune in gold, and Charles sends Richard Tremaine back to his native Cornwall to obtain it at all costs. Richard's ship is wrecked in a storm off the coast and he's the only one to survive, rescued by the current inhabitants of his ancestral home. It doesn't take Richard long to figure out that things at the old home-front aren't exactly according to Hoyle, first and foremost being his long lost sister "Susannah" - a girl he was never laid eyes on before. Richard is soon enmeshed in plots and counter-plots, a secret society bent on all kinds of evil doings, secret agents and more of that kind of stuff.
*Yawn*
Perhaps it is my fault, as I went into this expecting a straight historical novel with all the intrigues and treachery inherent in Cromwell's England. Unfortunately, this book would be better categorized as an historical thriller - and one more suited to the male reader at that - think 17C James Bond action with a hero that appeals to all the girls. Think hero and bad guys with nine lives and then some no matter how many mortal wounds they get. Think hero who can recover beautifully from a badly sprained ankle in a matter of hours. Think hero who whilst watching a woman have the clothing torn from her by a deranged madman he manages to observe her "creamy back and full, rounded breasts" (no, I am not kidding). Think hero who can manage to have sex out of nowhere at the most ludicrous times (was sex so important they couldn't wait until after they escaped?). I suspect most female readers would react to the sex scenes as I did:
"..Richard fought against the chains, craving to be closer to her, deeper into her, taste her, feel her, be her."
"A flame was working its way up between her legs, caressing her, licking her very core into a hot swollen burst. She gasped and tasted moist leaf and lichen in the air and pressed deeper into the bed of leaves."
Gag me. In the end, if you are looking for an OTT action-packed (sort of) historical thriller this might do, but if you are looking for some insight into England's Civil Wars and Cromwell's rule you will not find it here. 2.5/5 stars. I was planning on three, but things really fell apart at the end into a silly convoluted mess.
*Yawn*
Perhaps it is my fault, as I went into this expecting a straight historical novel with all the intrigues and treachery inherent in Cromwell's England. Unfortunately, this book would be better categorized as an historical thriller - and one more suited to the male reader at that - think 17C James Bond action with a hero that appeals to all the girls. Think hero and bad guys with nine lives and then some no matter how many mortal wounds they get. Think hero who can recover beautifully from a badly sprained ankle in a matter of hours. Think hero who whilst watching a woman have the clothing torn from her by a deranged madman he manages to observe her "creamy back and full, rounded breasts" (no, I am not kidding). Think hero who can manage to have sex out of nowhere at the most ludicrous times (was sex so important they couldn't wait until after they escaped?). I suspect most female readers would react to the sex scenes as I did:
"..Richard fought against the chains, craving to be closer to her, deeper into her, taste her, feel her, be her."
"A flame was working its way up between her legs, caressing her, licking her very core into a hot swollen burst. She gasped and tasted moist leaf and lichen in the air and pressed deeper into the bed of leaves."
Gag me. In the end, if you are looking for an OTT action-packed (sort of) historical thriller this might do, but if you are looking for some insight into England's Civil Wars and Cromwell's rule you will not find it here. 2.5/5 stars. I was planning on three, but things really fell apart at the end into a silly convoluted mess.
November 8, 2021
I enjoyed parts of it but mostly the description of the settings, the nature etc
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