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Lord of the Night
After his father is wrongfully hanged and his lands are stolen from him by the Greys, Jaime Mortimer becomes The Lord of Darkness and tries to get revenge by stealing the bride of Lord Evan Grey. Original.
384 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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Connie Mason
140 books534 followersConnie Mason or Cara Miles is the best-selling author of more than fifty historical romances and novellas. Her tales of passion and adventure are set in exotic as well as American locales. Connie was named Story Teller of the Year in 1990 by Romantic Times and was awarded Career Achievement award in the Western category by Romantic Times in 1994. Connie makes her home in Tarpon Springs, Florida with her husband Jerry.
Prior to her first published work in 1984, Connie was a full time homemaker. Always an avid reader, writing was one of Connie's dreams.
In 1995 Connie was featured on a segment of the CBS news show 48 Hours, a television production that devoted an entire program to the romance novel industry. Connie was also featured in an article published by National Inquirer.
In addition to writing and traveling, Connie enjoys telling anyone who will listen about her three children and nine grandchildren, and sharing memories of her years living abroad in Europe and Asia as the wife of a career serviceman. In her spare time Connie enjoys reading, dancing, playing bridge and freshwater fishing with her husband.
Prior to her first published work in 1984, Connie was a full time homemaker. Always an avid reader, writing was one of Connie's dreams.
In 1995 Connie was featured on a segment of the CBS news show 48 Hours, a television production that devoted an entire program to the romance novel industry. Connie was also featured in an article published by National Inquirer.
In addition to writing and traveling, Connie enjoys telling anyone who will listen about her three children and nine grandchildren, and sharing memories of her years living abroad in Europe and Asia as the wife of a career serviceman. In her spare time Connie enjoys reading, dancing, playing bridge and freshwater fishing with her husband.
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September 16, 2018
Very boring as Ms Mason tried to make it unnecessary dramatic. You realize that H is very, very dumb and if not for his old servant, he'd be dead. h falls in love after some vigorous lovemaking and nothing else. Not a fan of the period to book was set in.
In this one, besides not developing the plot, both MCs suffer from lack of character development. The h starts off as a bratty chit who despises H for being a poor peasant. By the end, when H's titles and wealth is restored, we are yet to see her evolve into a more caring and compassionate personality towards others, especially her poor subjects. I loved my previous Mason books because the heroines were so feminine and sensitive towards others. H seems to regress as the book goes on.
In this one, besides not developing the plot, both MCs suffer from lack of character development. The h starts off as a bratty chit who despises H for being a poor peasant. By the end, when H's titles and wealth is restored, we are yet to see her evolve into a more caring and compassionate personality towards others, especially her poor subjects. I loved my previous Mason books because the heroines were so feminine and sensitive towards others. H seems to regress as the book goes on.
June 13, 2021
A volte accade che certi romanzi si facciano apprezzare appena usciti, ma che risultino datati a distanza di qualche decennio, vuoi perchè è cambiato il trend nel frattempo, vuoi perchè si sono modificati i nostri stessi gusti di lettrici.
Personalmente me ne accorgo con le letture della collana "Introvabili": di tanto in tanto capita di imbattersi in romanzi di cui mia madre o le mie zie avevano la vecchia edizione, e sono piccole gemme, altre volte sorridi e scuoti la testa.
Questo romanzo, ad esempio, parte bene, con un ragazzino che assiste alla morte del padre per impiccagione e giura vendetta contro chi lo ha tradito, portando via titoli e possedimenti al loro casato (ok, fa molto Nevernight, ma direi che è un incipit classico e che piace sempre).
Qualche anno dopo quello stesso ragazzo ormai uomo si presenta a reclamare l'unica cosa che ormai gli è rimasta, ovvero la fidanzata che gli era stata promessa da bambini.
Un po' gioca il fatto che Jamie, nel farlo, si presenti vestito da mendicante (puzzolente), un po' la circostanza che lady Aleta si sia sinora mantenuta vergine per sposare l'uomo di cui è infatuata (che non è Jamie, attenzione!).
Insomma, lei non la prende affatto bene.
Da qui inizia una trama surreale, con una ragazza trattata come un vero oggetto, ovvero un pacchetto sforna-eredi, che viene portata di qua e di là e continuamente minacciata solamente perchè apre bocca e aziona il cervello.
Ovviamente, è chiaro che è coerente con i tempi (nulla da dire), anzi mi stupisco che lui ogni volta si trattenga e venga preso da pulsioni di altro genere quando va a ricordarle chi è il signore del castello.
Il problema è che accade poco altro.
Sono tutte scene in cui i due bisticciano, lui l'accusa di tradirlo e di dire bugie e di voler scappare (ma dai?) e poi fanno la pace (nel solito modo).
Alla quinta volta che si ripete ti armi di pazienza e vai avanti.
Non aiuta, infine, che a fare la cattiva ci sia un'ex-amante, bella e procace, che ha ancora tanta voglia di lui (e quando mai a un uomo "medievale" avrebbe rifiutato?).
Personalmente me ne accorgo con le letture della collana "Introvabili": di tanto in tanto capita di imbattersi in romanzi di cui mia madre o le mie zie avevano la vecchia edizione, e sono piccole gemme, altre volte sorridi e scuoti la testa.
Questo romanzo, ad esempio, parte bene, con un ragazzino che assiste alla morte del padre per impiccagione e giura vendetta contro chi lo ha tradito, portando via titoli e possedimenti al loro casato (ok, fa molto Nevernight, ma direi che è un incipit classico e che piace sempre).
Qualche anno dopo quello stesso ragazzo ormai uomo si presenta a reclamare l'unica cosa che ormai gli è rimasta, ovvero la fidanzata che gli era stata promessa da bambini.
Un po' gioca il fatto che Jamie, nel farlo, si presenti vestito da mendicante (puzzolente), un po' la circostanza che lady Aleta si sia sinora mantenuta vergine per sposare l'uomo di cui è infatuata (che non è Jamie, attenzione!).
Insomma, lei non la prende affatto bene.
Da qui inizia una trama surreale, con una ragazza trattata come un vero oggetto, ovvero un pacchetto sforna-eredi, che viene portata di qua e di là e continuamente minacciata solamente perchè apre bocca e aziona il cervello.
Ovviamente, è chiaro che è coerente con i tempi (nulla da dire), anzi mi stupisco che lui ogni volta si trattenga e venga preso da pulsioni di altro genere quando va a ricordarle chi è il signore del castello.
Il problema è che accade poco altro.
Sono tutte scene in cui i due bisticciano, lui l'accusa di tradirlo e di dire bugie e di voler scappare (ma dai?) e poi fanno la pace (nel solito modo).
Alla quinta volta che si ripete ti armi di pazienza e vai avanti.
Non aiuta, infine, che a fare la cattiva ci sia un'ex-amante, bella e procace, che ha ancora tanta voglia di lui (e quando mai a un uomo "medievale" avrebbe rifiutato?).
April 20, 2024
Decided to pick up one of my dead tree books to read. Connie Mason was an old favorite and wanted an old historical. I can definitely say that reading this was an experience and it definitely reads differently at 47 versus me probably reading it in my early 20s. LOL
The heroine annoyed me with her constantly "I hate you" to the hero and all that jazz. "I wanted to marry the" other guy stuff too. Oh and then she finally runs away and is of course taken by the guy she was supposed to marry in the beginning and then only later realizes she was better off and safer, with the hero.
But ah, the hero. He was even worse with his constant belief that she continued to betray him, yet he loved her and wanted her any way. She was his, so that was something. Nor was he horrible to her even though he believed the worst.
On the plus side it did have one of my favorite tropes, pregnancy but we didn't get to see the baby be born even though she was pregnant through about half the book. I at least want to get my epilogue with babies!
We also had the heroine almost dying in the hero's arms trope as well. That always gets me. However, it wasn't enough to make me really love this book and want to hold it to my chest and squeal over it.
There also weren't many sweet moments between the two of them. That's what I like to read about now. I just want more of the sweet and loving moments between the hero and heroine. We really don't get that much in these old historical books. It's always fighting. And a word of warning that there is forced seduction in this book as well.
Anyway, I may keep this one because of the nice clinch cover.
The heroine annoyed me with her constantly "I hate you" to the hero and all that jazz. "I wanted to marry the" other guy stuff too. Oh and then she finally runs away and is of course taken by the guy she was supposed to marry in the beginning and then only later realizes she was better off and safer, with the hero.
But ah, the hero. He was even worse with his constant belief that she continued to betray him, yet he loved her and wanted her any way. She was his, so that was something. Nor was he horrible to her even though he believed the worst.
On the plus side it did have one of my favorite tropes, pregnancy but we didn't get to see the baby be born even though she was pregnant through about half the book. I at least want to get my epilogue with babies!
We also had the heroine almost dying in the hero's arms trope as well. That always gets me. However, it wasn't enough to make me really love this book and want to hold it to my chest and squeal over it.
There also weren't many sweet moments between the two of them. That's what I like to read about now. I just want more of the sweet and loving moments between the hero and heroine. We really don't get that much in these old historical books. It's always fighting. And a word of warning that there is forced seduction in this book as well.
Anyway, I may keep this one because of the nice clinch cover.
July 5, 2021
Vanilla_91 - per RFS
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Il signore della notte è un libro in cui mi ero già imbattuta diversi anni fa, e cogliendo l’occasione della ristampa ho deciso di leggerlo di nuovo.
Devo ammettere che, crescendo, alcuni cliché che prima mi facevano sognare ora mi portano a sbuffare, ma nonostante ciò la Mason riesce sempre a catturare un pezzo del mio cuore.
Veniamo alla storia!
Chi sono i nostri protagonisti?
Lady Aleta, una nobildonna capricciosa e viziata figlia di uno dei più influenti nobili del regno, vede la celebrazione del suo tanto atteso matrimonio interrotta dall’arrivo di un rozzo contadino, Jaime Mortimer, che dichiara di essere il suo promesso sposo.
First reaction? Shock!
Dell’uomo non si avevano più notizie da molti anni, più precisamente da quando il padre fu accusato di alto tradimento e giustiziato, e lui privato di ogni titolo e ricchezza.
E così in pochi minuti per decisione del re e della Chiesa, che ritengono valido il precedente accordo di fidanzamento, Aleta si ritrova sposata con un uomo che non conosce.
Visti i presupposti non si prospetta un matrimonio felice, se poi aggiungiamo strane luci e movimenti che di notte avvengono sulla spiaggia antistante il castello e le voci su un misterioso personaggio, il signore della notte, il libro ha molto da raccontare.
Com’è tipico di questo genere, la narrazione è prevalentemente focalizzata sulle schermaglie d’amore dei protagonisti, ma il pizzico di azione legato alle indagini per riabilitare il buon nome dei Mortimer regala un po’ di adrenalina alla lettura.
Il romazo non brilla per originalità, e sicuramente risente di uno schema narrativo ormai vecchio di almeno dieci anni, caratteristica che si evince, ad esempio, dal numero eccessivo di pagine che richiedono al lettore uno sforzo di concentrazione quando la storia si ferma su punti non necessari, creando ripetizioni e un po’ di noia.
L’elemento sorpresa è scontato e viene svelato troppo in fretta, togliendo a chi legge la curiosità.
Le dinamiche, specialmente quelle di coppia, si ripetono spesso e non hanno mai una risoluzione definitiva o determinante, se non nel finale.
Nonostante ciò, in qualche modo, la Mason riesce sempre a convincermi, a non lasciarmi completamente delusa o indifferente.
Amo il suo modo di scrivere, la sua capacità di creare una sorta di magia intorno ai personaggi e alle loro vicende, la sua abilità nell’imprimere un tocco personale e un pizzico di originalità anche alle situazioni più stereotipate.
Le sue storie hanno un effetto ipnotizzante su di me, che mi porta ad apprezzare anche un romanzo non particolarmente stimolante, perché in qualche modo riesce a coinvolgermi.
Seppure tra alti e bassi, la storia di Jamie e Aleta merita una sufficienza!
In definitiva consiglierei questo libro a chi è alla ricerca di un testo lungo, dai ritmi lenti, e a chi sa apprezzare gli sviluppi sentimentali travagliati.
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Il signore della notte è un libro in cui mi ero già imbattuta diversi anni fa, e cogliendo l’occasione della ristampa ho deciso di leggerlo di nuovo.
Devo ammettere che, crescendo, alcuni cliché che prima mi facevano sognare ora mi portano a sbuffare, ma nonostante ciò la Mason riesce sempre a catturare un pezzo del mio cuore.
Veniamo alla storia!
Chi sono i nostri protagonisti?
Lady Aleta, una nobildonna capricciosa e viziata figlia di uno dei più influenti nobili del regno, vede la celebrazione del suo tanto atteso matrimonio interrotta dall’arrivo di un rozzo contadino, Jaime Mortimer, che dichiara di essere il suo promesso sposo.
First reaction? Shock!
Dell’uomo non si avevano più notizie da molti anni, più precisamente da quando il padre fu accusato di alto tradimento e giustiziato, e lui privato di ogni titolo e ricchezza.
E così in pochi minuti per decisione del re e della Chiesa, che ritengono valido il precedente accordo di fidanzamento, Aleta si ritrova sposata con un uomo che non conosce.
Visti i presupposti non si prospetta un matrimonio felice, se poi aggiungiamo strane luci e movimenti che di notte avvengono sulla spiaggia antistante il castello e le voci su un misterioso personaggio, il signore della notte, il libro ha molto da raccontare.
Com’è tipico di questo genere, la narrazione è prevalentemente focalizzata sulle schermaglie d’amore dei protagonisti, ma il pizzico di azione legato alle indagini per riabilitare il buon nome dei Mortimer regala un po’ di adrenalina alla lettura.
Il romazo non brilla per originalità, e sicuramente risente di uno schema narrativo ormai vecchio di almeno dieci anni, caratteristica che si evince, ad esempio, dal numero eccessivo di pagine che richiedono al lettore uno sforzo di concentrazione quando la storia si ferma su punti non necessari, creando ripetizioni e un po’ di noia.
L’elemento sorpresa è scontato e viene svelato troppo in fretta, togliendo a chi legge la curiosità.
Le dinamiche, specialmente quelle di coppia, si ripetono spesso e non hanno mai una risoluzione definitiva o determinante, se non nel finale.
Nonostante ciò, in qualche modo, la Mason riesce sempre a convincermi, a non lasciarmi completamente delusa o indifferente.
Amo il suo modo di scrivere, la sua capacità di creare una sorta di magia intorno ai personaggi e alle loro vicende, la sua abilità nell’imprimere un tocco personale e un pizzico di originalità anche alle situazioni più stereotipate.
Le sue storie hanno un effetto ipnotizzante su di me, che mi porta ad apprezzare anche un romanzo non particolarmente stimolante, perché in qualche modo riesce a coinvolgermi.
Seppure tra alti e bassi, la storia di Jamie e Aleta merita una sufficienza!
In definitiva consiglierei questo libro a chi è alla ricerca di un testo lungo, dai ritmi lenti, e a chi sa apprezzare gli sviluppi sentimentali travagliati.
June 6, 2010
This was the first book by author CM that I have read. I found it to be an enthralling read, and I didn't expect it to capture my intrigue the way it did.
Jaime is a character that I found interesting in the sense that he wasn't afraid to step into a challenge if it assisted him in his quest for revenge from a wrongful death of his father, and to regain what was rightfully his.
Lady Aleta sweeps into his life and changes his aspect of love, as he never expects to feel the emotions for a woman that he feels with Aleta. And so begins an adventurous drama filled steamy passion, lust, desire and love.
This story is worth wile delving into if you enjoy a typical historical romance with a sexy hero male figure (yum yum) and his love interest, adventure aplenty, and a villain with an added twist is thrown in to keep you intrigued till the end!!
Jaime is a character that I found interesting in the sense that he wasn't afraid to step into a challenge if it assisted him in his quest for revenge from a wrongful death of his father, and to regain what was rightfully his.
Lady Aleta sweeps into his life and changes his aspect of love, as he never expects to feel the emotions for a woman that he feels with Aleta. And so begins an adventurous drama filled steamy passion, lust, desire and love.
This story is worth wile delving into if you enjoy a typical historical romance with a sexy hero male figure (yum yum) and his love interest, adventure aplenty, and a villain with an added twist is thrown in to keep you intrigued till the end!!
August 3, 2023
This romance was just okay. I found the lack of communication between Jaime Mortimer and Lady Aleta Somerset to be beyond frustrating. Jaime's father had been accused of treason by the Greys and Aleta's father many years ago and was subsequently hanged. Jaime, the heir, was presumed dead and his estates were then given to the Greys and Somerset. However, Jaime was hiding in the ruins of one estate and acted as the "Lord of Darkness" to oversee lucrative smuggling operations. When he learns that Evan Grey is due to marry his betrothed (when they were children), he decides that the time is right to claim his bride.
Jaime implores Henry V to honor his betrothal contract and to look into the accusations of treason his father endured. Henry agrees to both and Jaime and Aleta are married right then. Both Lord Grey and Lord Somerset vow to retrieve her from what they perceive to be a sham marriage. At first, Aleta longs for the marriage to be annulled, but she starts to have feelings for Jaime. Their time in the bedroom is frequent and passionate. However, Jaime's scheming former mistress lives in his keep for some reason. She stirs up trouble quite frequently and both are hoodwinked by her. Also, Lord Grey continues his quest to get the marriage annulled and causes a rift between Jaime and Aleta.
I found it hard to believe how gullible the two of them were, especially Jaime. He chose not to believe his wife, whom he claimed to love. I kept rolling my eyes with how annoying they were. Also, the motive behind Lord Grey's hatred of Jaime did not make sense to me.
Jaime implores Henry V to honor his betrothal contract and to look into the accusations of treason his father endured. Henry agrees to both and Jaime and Aleta are married right then. Both Lord Grey and Lord Somerset vow to retrieve her from what they perceive to be a sham marriage. At first, Aleta longs for the marriage to be annulled, but she starts to have feelings for Jaime. Their time in the bedroom is frequent and passionate. However, Jaime's scheming former mistress lives in his keep for some reason. She stirs up trouble quite frequently and both are hoodwinked by her. Also, Lord Grey continues his quest to get the marriage annulled and causes a rift between Jaime and Aleta.
I found it hard to believe how gullible the two of them were, especially Jaime. He chose not to believe his wife, whom he claimed to love. I kept rolling my eyes with how annoying they were. Also, the motive behind Lord Grey's hatred of Jaime did not make sense to me.
July 15, 2020
L'amore è cieco per chi non sa vedere... e va dalle stelle alle stalle e viceversa
Ecco cosa nasce dalla lettura della Mason: un casino di equivoci appassionati e conditi con garbo e con rusticismo storico, forse un pò maneggiata da tagli o male traduzioni, ma che comunque si lascia piacevolmente leggere conquistando una mezza stellina in più (7 pieno).
Come ci si comporterebbe se il giorno del proprio matrimonio uno straccione creduto morto e di nobili natali ma decaduto interrompesse la cerimonia con il Re presente e vi reclamasse in moglie???
Nasce tutto da qui, da un matrimonio non concluso come ci si aspettata e tanti piccoli matrimoni controversi che fanno da scenario all'amore interessante che nasce tra la bella e linguacciuta Aleta e il possente e malfamato Signore della Notte(Tenebre) Jeime...due personaggi semplici nel loro tratteggio ma che ottusi, soprattutto Jeime, nel non vedere i reali sentimenti di chi le sta di fronte uomo o donna che sia, tutto imbastito da tradimenti, amori, violenze, brigantaggio e vendetta.
Piacevole fino in fondo perchè non si scialacqua con le sue stesse parole e che come ormai inizio a pensare renda la Mason una parola d'ordine assoluta e da continuare ad apprezzare con una nuova lettura futura.
Ecco cosa nasce dalla lettura della Mason: un casino di equivoci appassionati e conditi con garbo e con rusticismo storico, forse un pò maneggiata da tagli o male traduzioni, ma che comunque si lascia piacevolmente leggere conquistando una mezza stellina in più (7 pieno).
Come ci si comporterebbe se il giorno del proprio matrimonio uno straccione creduto morto e di nobili natali ma decaduto interrompesse la cerimonia con il Re presente e vi reclamasse in moglie???
Nasce tutto da qui, da un matrimonio non concluso come ci si aspettata e tanti piccoli matrimoni controversi che fanno da scenario all'amore interessante che nasce tra la bella e linguacciuta Aleta e il possente e malfamato Signore della Notte(Tenebre) Jeime...due personaggi semplici nel loro tratteggio ma che ottusi, soprattutto Jeime, nel non vedere i reali sentimenti di chi le sta di fronte uomo o donna che sia, tutto imbastito da tradimenti, amori, violenze, brigantaggio e vendetta.
Piacevole fino in fondo perchè non si scialacqua con le sue stesse parole e che come ormai inizio a pensare renda la Mason una parola d'ordine assoluta e da continuare ad apprezzare con una nuova lettura futura.
May 13, 2019
He rapes her repeatedly until eventually she likes it. This goes on for the longest. She is not likeable in the least. She doesn't want to be touched by someone beneath her. The characters aren't even truly in love because the author doesn't even give them personalities to even be believably in love. The guy only enjoys having sex with her and nothing else. He doesn't try to get to know her and neither she him. They just have sex all the time. There's nothing more to this.
Spoilerish:
After hearing a guy in this story raped a girl when she was 13 and he 15, after mistaking her for a peasant. The characters shrug and say like, "you can't fault him, he was just a young lad. He didn't know she was nobility. "
Spoilerish:
After hearing a guy in this story raped a girl when she was 13 and he 15, after mistaking her for a peasant. The characters shrug and say like, "you can't fault him, he was just a young lad. He didn't know she was nobility. "
October 31, 2011
I usually love Connie Mason books, but this was a disappointment perhaps because it was an early one of her books.
It opens with a boy, Jaime Mortimer watching the hanging of his wrongly accused father, which leads the story into adult Jaime's quest for redemption of his father's estate and name, beginning with stealing the bride of his father's accuser. It was an interesting if disturbing opener. One thing about these characters who live for revenge - I have a hard time believing they can go on to be relatively happy characters after their quest has ceased, and Jaime is no exception.
Lady Aleta is spoiled and childish. While it made sense to me why she wanted to make a good marriage, given the time, she was a bit too over the top, in terms of her behavior. Why did Jaime fall in love with her rather than in lust? Their relationship changed too quickly with no real development. It seemed to all be based on lust.
The author spelled out things to the reader - things that were obvious enough already. The dialogue during the erotic scenes hovered over cheesy, and some things made no sense, such as how they are both still "soaking wet" on their arrival to Mortimer Manor after Aleta's near drowning, which seemed to take some time.
I could not get into Aleta's character at all - no emotional attachment there for me. Still, I was drawn to how this would play out. I liked that Aleta's father showed he was more dimensional than the typical evil villian, like Grey. Also, Jaime's father raping Evan's mother was a bit brushed aside.
It opens with a boy, Jaime Mortimer watching the hanging of his wrongly accused father, which leads the story into adult Jaime's quest for redemption of his father's estate and name, beginning with stealing the bride of his father's accuser. It was an interesting if disturbing opener. One thing about these characters who live for revenge - I have a hard time believing they can go on to be relatively happy characters after their quest has ceased, and Jaime is no exception.
Lady Aleta is spoiled and childish. While it made sense to me why she wanted to make a good marriage, given the time, she was a bit too over the top, in terms of her behavior. Why did Jaime fall in love with her rather than in lust? Their relationship changed too quickly with no real development. It seemed to all be based on lust.
The author spelled out things to the reader - things that were obvious enough already. The dialogue during the erotic scenes hovered over cheesy, and some things made no sense, such as how they are both still "soaking wet" on their arrival to Mortimer Manor after Aleta's near drowning, which seemed to take some time.
I could not get into Aleta's character at all - no emotional attachment there for me. Still, I was drawn to how this would play out. I liked that Aleta's father showed he was more dimensional than the typical evil villian, like Grey. Also, Jaime's father raping Evan's mother was a bit brushed aside.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 23, 2011
This one gets a "meh" from me. It's Medieval, so that's a plus, though Mason doesn't seem to work too hard researching the periods she writes about. The situations are compelling, and the story is a good one. But the hero starts out being a jerk. He sorts himself out before the end, but the heroine falls in "wuv" with him long before he shows any character traits that should lead any self-respecting woman to care. Basically, she loves the good sex, and that's about it, and that, to me, is hard to respect. Again, by the end, I'm OK with the relationship, so it gets a few stars, but it could've been a much more powerful story. One heartfelt apology would've been nice.
December 24, 2007
Set in England, 1403 and a good historical romance. If I remember correctly, Aleta and Jaime were betrothed since...age 5. But, when Jaime's father is wrongly accused of treason, executed (horribly), Jamie's life takes a different path bent on revenge. It wasn't until he heard his "betrothed" was marrying that he goes to claim her. ;-)
This is a fast paced, good romantic historical book. I enjoyed it.
This is a fast paced, good romantic historical book. I enjoyed it.
February 6, 2011
Very Enjoyable!
I like most of Connie Mason's books I have read - including this one. I would recommend it.
I thought it had action, romance and all around ok read, if you are a Connie Mason fan you will know what to expect in her books....
I like most of Connie Mason's books I have read - including this one. I would recommend it.
I thought it had action, romance and all around ok read, if you are a Connie Mason fan you will know what to expect in her books....
December 12, 2011
Plenty of action in this steamy historical romance that I basically enjoyed but the characters emotions were too extreme, they either hated or loved the other and constantly fluctuated. Jaime begins to avenge his fathers death by interrupting Aleta's marriage then marrying her himself.
June 2, 2012
Ancora una volta, questa autrice, mi ha lasciata molto soddisfatta, anche se per certi versi la storia me ne ha ricordata un'altra dal punto di vista femminile. Una bella storia davvero.
September 3, 2012
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