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The Spanish Rose
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496 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1986
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Shirlee Busbee
51 books272 followersShirlee Elaine was born 9 August 1941 in San Jose, California, USA. She was the first daughter of a career naval officer, later she had two sisters and three brothers, they raised traveling the world. She went to the institute in Kentri, Morocco, after which she returned to California and she went to Burbank Bussines College of Santa Rosa, where she received a certificate in 1962.
Shirlee married with Howard Busbee in June 22, 1963. Now, they live in hills of California, where they raise for pleasure Standard Schnauzers, Standardbred horses, and other many animals.
She has worked as a receptionist for the Marin County Title and Abstract Co., as plant supervisor for Fairfield Title Co., and as secretary and drafting technician for the County Parks Department of Fairfield, California, where she met her life-long friend and mentor Rosemary Rogers. Published since 1977, Shirlee Busbee is the proud author of over 18 novels, including seven New York Times bestsellers. With over nine million copies of her books in print, she is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in writing, including the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and Affaire de Coeur's Silver and Bronze Pen Awards.
You may write to Shirlee Busbee care of C/O Warner Books, Inc., Time and Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
Shirlee married with Howard Busbee in June 22, 1963. Now, they live in hills of California, where they raise for pleasure Standard Schnauzers, Standardbred horses, and other many animals.
She has worked as a receptionist for the Marin County Title and Abstract Co., as plant supervisor for Fairfield Title Co., and as secretary and drafting technician for the County Parks Department of Fairfield, California, where she met her life-long friend and mentor Rosemary Rogers. Published since 1977, Shirlee Busbee is the proud author of over 18 novels, including seven New York Times bestsellers. With over nine million copies of her books in print, she is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in writing, including the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and Affaire de Coeur's Silver and Bronze Pen Awards.
You may write to Shirlee Busbee care of C/O Warner Books, Inc., Time and Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
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March 27, 2021
A Haunting Epic Romantic Adventure that left me speechless with it`s perfection...
"The Spanish Rose" has everything i love in a Romance novel, its a Keeper that deserves more than Millions of stars. Its a long book with almost 500 pages, but trust me: it`s so worth it!
It has everything i could possible imagine in a Historical Romance. Shirlee Busbee is a Masterful writer in her own class..she creates the best flaming Romantic Tales- with addicting plot, interesting vendetta between two families, exotic locales, detailed battle fields, and the bravery of one woman who will have to let go of her Delgato pride, to accept the undying love of her handsome Tigerish captor...this is a book i could not put down for one second.!
Set in the middle of 1600s it must have been a very barbaric time with the war between englishmen and spaniards hovering over the seas-the famous feud between the english Lancasters and the spanish Delgatos that started many generations ago when Francisco Delgato kidnapped the beautiful Faith Lancaster and made her a unwilling mistress. Their brothers had killed each other to the death, and even so when Francisco had married Faith- the war still went on between the two families,and the Lancastres never forgot the insult.Til the present the saphire blue Lancaster eyes the heroine Maria Delgato have inherited she rebels against her older brother who has become her guardian after her parents died. He wants to force marriage upon her and she wants none of that. Bravely she escapes on a ship to her beloved home Hispaniola.In another ship our hero, the emerald-eyed Gabriel Lancaster are on a ship with his young pregnant bride and sister full of dreams and hopes of the future. But a brutal attack to the ship causes Gabriel`s wife to die and with grief and rage he gets forced to surrender to Diego Delgato, Marias brother. The man whose father killed his father.His sister Caroline gets captured by Diegos cousin Ramon. Its then,that moment,he steps on their ship with chains around him that he sees Maria overboard over him. The vengance that always been on his blood ravages him to the core as he makes a vow to never again get defated by a Delgato,and that he would kill Diego. But little did both of them know, while they stared at each other...that they both would fall at their knees at the love so passionate,so consuming and painful..would make their love the greatest of all time!
Maria Delgato is a heavenly heroine i just came to adore! She was so stubborn and full of pride, and denied Gabriel of any affection towards her. She willed him to hate her and let the old vendetta become a barrier against both of them. But she could never resist him, and the love-scenes with the both of them are so FREAKING BLAZING SPICY! Yeah they were so hot in bed that it actually became a little traumatic for me to read it, Gabriel is a one of a hell sexy lover in bed AND out of it (smirk).Jeezuz how i envied Maria-and i NEVER do that! I just came to admire her spirited nature and every time she called Gabriel "Englishman" i just giggled, as she also called him "her Englishman" in her mind.
Gabriel Lancaster is a dream that every woman wish for herself. He is a noble man despite his attentions of being opposite towards Maria-and i just simply love him for it. He always reminded me of a restless Tiger in the way he fought against the enemy on battlefields. With a fearless smile on his face, his dark-wild hair,emerald eyes and the wicked silver earring on his one ear-he made one hell of a sexy imagination of a hero! Ever since he enslaved Maria, he never behaved toward her like she were a slave, he simply couldn`t...instead he worships her the first night they make love, he teases her, he adore her,being extremely possessive of her...while he hates himself for forgetting her to be a Delgato and falling irresistibly in love with her himself. He has never been in love with a woman before, not even his own wife who now is dead. But the bitter words of another woman who hurled words in his face are ones that always comes to his mind in the afterward of his fierce longing for Maria- that his hearless heart would one day fall in love with a woman, and that she would break his heart. Poor Garbriel..how it happens to him. His utter devotion and desire for his Maria..he longed for her heart,her love, and how as a reader i love it in the way he fought for it. Gabriel Lancaster has become one of my favourite heroes of all time, he was willing to give up everything, even his life for Maria to be safe. He was a pride, waggish, honourable and fearless man..who only comes to live and breath his love for Maria. He is a ferocious force of a byronic hero, a man whose feelings are so passionate that he could destroy everyone around him.
"The Spanish Rose" has everything i love in a Romance novel, its a Keeper that deserves more than Millions of stars. Its a long book with almost 500 pages, but trust me: it`s so worth it!
It has everything i could possible imagine in a Historical Romance. Shirlee Busbee is a Masterful writer in her own class..she creates the best flaming Romantic Tales- with addicting plot, interesting vendetta between two families, exotic locales, detailed battle fields, and the bravery of one woman who will have to let go of her Delgato pride, to accept the undying love of her handsome Tigerish captor...this is a book i could not put down for one second.!
Set in the middle of 1600s it must have been a very barbaric time with the war between englishmen and spaniards hovering over the seas-the famous feud between the english Lancasters and the spanish Delgatos that started many generations ago when Francisco Delgato kidnapped the beautiful Faith Lancaster and made her a unwilling mistress. Their brothers had killed each other to the death, and even so when Francisco had married Faith- the war still went on between the two families,and the Lancastres never forgot the insult.Til the present the saphire blue Lancaster eyes the heroine Maria Delgato have inherited she rebels against her older brother who has become her guardian after her parents died. He wants to force marriage upon her and she wants none of that. Bravely she escapes on a ship to her beloved home Hispaniola.In another ship our hero, the emerald-eyed Gabriel Lancaster are on a ship with his young pregnant bride and sister full of dreams and hopes of the future. But a brutal attack to the ship causes Gabriel`s wife to die and with grief and rage he gets forced to surrender to Diego Delgato, Marias brother. The man whose father killed his father.His sister Caroline gets captured by Diegos cousin Ramon. Its then,that moment,he steps on their ship with chains around him that he sees Maria overboard over him. The vengance that always been on his blood ravages him to the core as he makes a vow to never again get defated by a Delgato,and that he would kill Diego. But little did both of them know, while they stared at each other...that they both would fall at their knees at the love so passionate,so consuming and painful..would make their love the greatest of all time!
Maria Delgato is a heavenly heroine i just came to adore! She was so stubborn and full of pride, and denied Gabriel of any affection towards her. She willed him to hate her and let the old vendetta become a barrier against both of them. But she could never resist him, and the love-scenes with the both of them are so FREAKING BLAZING SPICY! Yeah they were so hot in bed that it actually became a little traumatic for me to read it, Gabriel is a one of a hell sexy lover in bed AND out of it (smirk).Jeezuz how i envied Maria-and i NEVER do that! I just came to admire her spirited nature and every time she called Gabriel "Englishman" i just giggled, as she also called him "her Englishman" in her mind.
Gabriel Lancaster is a dream that every woman wish for herself. He is a noble man despite his attentions of being opposite towards Maria-and i just simply love him for it. He always reminded me of a restless Tiger in the way he fought against the enemy on battlefields. With a fearless smile on his face, his dark-wild hair,emerald eyes and the wicked silver earring on his one ear-he made one hell of a sexy imagination of a hero! Ever since he enslaved Maria, he never behaved toward her like she were a slave, he simply couldn`t...instead he worships her the first night they make love, he teases her, he adore her,being extremely possessive of her...while he hates himself for forgetting her to be a Delgato and falling irresistibly in love with her himself. He has never been in love with a woman before, not even his own wife who now is dead. But the bitter words of another woman who hurled words in his face are ones that always comes to his mind in the afterward of his fierce longing for Maria- that his hearless heart would one day fall in love with a woman, and that she would break his heart. Poor Garbriel..how it happens to him. His utter devotion and desire for his Maria..he longed for her heart,her love, and how as a reader i love it in the way he fought for it. Gabriel Lancaster has become one of my favourite heroes of all time, he was willing to give up everything, even his life for Maria to be safe. He was a pride, waggish, honourable and fearless man..who only comes to live and breath his love for Maria. He is a ferocious force of a byronic hero, a man whose feelings are so passionate that he could destroy everyone around him.
January 22, 2022
Pretty pirate book! It would gave been better without the romance. Both characters were in love with each other but 100 of pages being stubborn. ---got old.
July 23, 2016
Sweeping Saga from the Spanish Main and British Jamaica in the 17th Century
A sweeping saga from England to the Spanish Main and British Jamaica in the 17th century—it’s a great story. Set in the Caribbean in 1664-1668, this tells the story of two feuding families: the British Lancasters and the Spanish Delgatos.
A long time ago, the two families became enemies when a Delgato man took as his unwilling bride Faith Lancaster, steeling her away to Spain. The Lancasters exacted their vengeance, as did the Delgatos their retribution—and so the vendetta has continued.
Maria Delgato, raised on the island of Santo Domingo, has the Lancaster blue eyes her Spanish relations hate. Gabriel Lancaster, who owns land on Jamaica, immediately recognizes them. On his return from London, Maria’s cruel brother, Diego, seizes Gabriel’s ship. Diego’s attack results in the death of Gabriel’s young wife and the capture of his 16-year-old sister. Gabriel becomes a slave on Diego’s sugar plantation, where he is treated cruelly. But Gabriel escapes, and 4 years later is planning his vengeance with Maria in mind.
I loved the hero; Gabriel he is noble, generous, tender with those he loves—and constant.
If you like to be swept away to another time and place, this is one you will like. Busbee, a master of historical romance, has done a good job, starting with an interesting time in history, and adding to an intriguing plot, lots of action, suspense and a compelling hero. If you can be patient with the slower pace and at times a heroine that may annoy, you’ll find it a wonderful dip into the past.
A sweeping saga from England to the Spanish Main and British Jamaica in the 17th century—it’s a great story. Set in the Caribbean in 1664-1668, this tells the story of two feuding families: the British Lancasters and the Spanish Delgatos.
A long time ago, the two families became enemies when a Delgato man took as his unwilling bride Faith Lancaster, steeling her away to Spain. The Lancasters exacted their vengeance, as did the Delgatos their retribution—and so the vendetta has continued.
Maria Delgato, raised on the island of Santo Domingo, has the Lancaster blue eyes her Spanish relations hate. Gabriel Lancaster, who owns land on Jamaica, immediately recognizes them. On his return from London, Maria’s cruel brother, Diego, seizes Gabriel’s ship. Diego’s attack results in the death of Gabriel’s young wife and the capture of his 16-year-old sister. Gabriel becomes a slave on Diego’s sugar plantation, where he is treated cruelly. But Gabriel escapes, and 4 years later is planning his vengeance with Maria in mind.
I loved the hero; Gabriel he is noble, generous, tender with those he loves—and constant.
If you like to be swept away to another time and place, this is one you will like. Busbee, a master of historical romance, has done a good job, starting with an interesting time in history, and adding to an intriguing plot, lots of action, suspense and a compelling hero. If you can be patient with the slower pace and at times a heroine that may annoy, you’ll find it a wonderful dip into the past.
December 18, 2021
Another excellent Busbee read ! I am getting excited about this author, I have 3 more of her books here to read ...it was a pain in the butt to read without cracking it open and breaking the the seam however 😜
February 24, 2023
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July 25, 2016
Me ha gustado mucho, mucho, muchísimo. La historia se desarrolla en el siglo XVII cuando España e Inglaterra se disputaban la hegemonía en el Caribe. Dos familias, los Delgados españoles y los Lancaster ingleses, se han enfrentado generación tras generación manteniendo vivo un odio mutuo. El galeón de Diego Delgado, en el que también viaja María, su hermana, navega hacia La Española, donde la familia posee una hacienda, pero durante la travesía, el galeón español aborda el navío en el que Gabriel Lancaster viaja a Jamaica junto a su esposa. Gabriel es apresado y convertido en esclavo en la plantación de los Delgado hasta que por azar consigue escapar. Desde este momento planeará su venganza contra Diego dedicándose mientras tanto a la piratería junto al más famoso corsario de la historia, Henry Morgan. En una de sus incursiones, Gabriel consigue capturar a María Delgado, y aquí comienza una verdadera historia de odio, venganza, sentimientos encontrados, dolor, pasión y amor entre los dos. Máxima puntuación porque la he disfrutado muchísimo. La recomiendo.
May 11, 2013
Just finished this a short while ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the reviewers said it was very slow, and I do agree that there were times when I thought the hero & heroine would never find out how they felt about each other. However, given that the English nobility have always been great at hiding their emotions, and the heroine had not a great command of the English language, I can see where the author was probably spot on with her portrayal of these two characters. Really, it made it just that much more enjoyable when they did find out the truth...and the love scene at the house in town was incredible! All in all, I have to say I loved the book, and would recommend it to anyone who loves historical romance, and also enjoys a lengthy read.
November 17, 2019
This book was one of the first romance novels that I have ever read. It made me fall in love with the genre. It might not be good enough to today's standard, but in the 90's it was the most interesting romance novel I had ever read.
April 19, 2019
La rose d’Espagne
a beau avoir plus de vingt ans, elle n’a pas pris une ride. Le récit est loin d’être anachronique et si l’héroïne peut paraître naïve ou agaçante, on finit par s’attacher à elle et vivre en sa compagnie la plus belle aventure de sa vie ! Ma chronique : https://songedunenuitdete.com/2019/04...
January 14, 2023
It was enjoyable but all the back and forth for so long and the being afraid to “show” their true feelings for so many pages got annoying after awhile. It could have been condensed by A LOT and been more enjoyable. Moreover, for a majority of the book Maria was a TWIT and her moods changed with the wind - too self-centered and immature.
July 11, 2023
I LOVE THIS BOOK. Every time i put it down I would think of what’s going to be happening next. Me and my boyfriend were breaking up and all I could think about was reading the next chapter of this book ( I know it’s terrible).
October 2, 2023
This is a well written story. Lots going on and the characters are interesting. I love when a book draws you into the adventure and this one drew me in easily. I highly recommend this as a fast read. Ms. Busbee is a very good author.
January 25, 2019
Es una novela como las de antes, llena de aventuras y ambientada en un periodo histórico no tan usado por las autoras, pero que junto con los paisajes crea un excelente ambiente para que se desarrolle la historia de amor.
Los personajes son bastante complejos y ahondan en sus emociones para lograr dar forma a su amor a pesar de las dificultades, pero la autora se centra demasiado en esto y cierra la historia con un final apresurado, dejando completamente de lado a los personajes secundarios.
Si hay algo que no me gustó fue la falta de choque cultural entre los personajes. El idioma nunca fue una barrera entre ellos y esto es algo que no tiene explicación (pero puede ser por falla de los traductores y no tanto culpa de la autora)
Fuera de eso es una novela entretenida, a pesar de las idas y vueltas que dan Gabriel y María, perfecta para el verano. Además, es imposible no acordarse de Juan del Diablo al leer todas las proezas de los piratas, canallas pero con corazones de oro.
Los personajes son bastante complejos y ahondan en sus emociones para lograr dar forma a su amor a pesar de las dificultades, pero la autora se centra demasiado en esto y cierra la historia con un final apresurado, dejando completamente de lado a los personajes secundarios.
Si hay algo que no me gustó fue la falta de choque cultural entre los personajes. El idioma nunca fue una barrera entre ellos y esto es algo que no tiene explicación (pero puede ser por falla de los traductores y no tanto culpa de la autora)
Fuera de eso es una novela entretenida, a pesar de las idas y vueltas que dan Gabriel y María, perfecta para el verano. Además, es imposible no acordarse de Juan del Diablo al leer todas las proezas de los piratas, canallas pero con corazones de oro.
September 17, 2019
Voila une romance comme je les aime!! Cette histoire écrite il y a une vingtaine d'années n'a pas pris une ride à mon sens. L'histoire se révèle haletante, parfois brutale. Entre passion, vengeance et aventures, les héros ne sont pas épargnés. Juste un bémol sur l'héroïne, Maria, qui se montre parfois agaçante à force d'orgueil, et qu'on a envie de secouer pour la raisonner, mais on fini par s'attacher malgré tout. Gabriel, lui, est un mâle à l'état pur, forgé dans la souffrance et les épreuves. Et les personnages secondaires valent le détour. J'ai passé un très bon moment sur cette lecture, qui réunit tous les ingrédients d'une romance historique passionnante et réaliste. Et le fond même de l'histoire, qui se passe dans les Caraïbes et entre pirates, n'est pas si fréquent pour être pleinement appréciable. Cette collection d'anciennes histoires est un bonheur!
September 22, 2019
Bingeable, but more like cotton-candy fluff. This book had many great elements, but not a lot of substance. The adventure was scattered and the characters were pretty flat. They came to terms with their issues without much reason other than the editor told Shirlee to wrap it up. Also, I feel like she could have either developed the side romances better or just left them out as they came off as completely unnecessary filler. Ramon and Caroline would have been more of an interesting story since Ramon seemed to actually have more depth to him than was let on. It almost felt like Shirlee was setting them up to have their own story and never really wrote a parallel book about them. I want to hear more about their story since it seemed like there was a lot left unsaid, and he felt more likable than Gabriel.
September 21, 2020
Se nota el tiempo que tiene, de los 80. Al menos no roza tanto la violación como la mayoría de esa época. Lo malo es que la protagonista me parece un poco pava y tonta, no toma buenas decisiones ni actitudes, siempre hace mal las cosas y me ponía un poco nerviosa.
Él más o menos se comporta, al menos cae mejor, acción-reacción al rechazo y contradicción de ella, y se cree poco hombre por estar tan enamorado de ella...el tiempo en el que está escrito no es tan nocivo.
Ha sido un libro disfrutable, pero el magnetismo de los protagonistas cuenta mucho y no me han enganchado, los secundarios menos.
Él más o menos se comporta, al menos cae mejor, acción-reacción al rechazo y contradicción de ella, y se cree poco hombre por estar tan enamorado de ella...el tiempo en el que está escrito no es tan nocivo.
Ha sido un libro disfrutable, pero el magnetismo de los protagonistas cuenta mucho y no me han enganchado, los secundarios menos.
May 23, 2021
Fast paced, enemies-to-lovers historical romance.
I liked the hero, who from the very beginning was described as a decent aloha-male, which is seemingly a contradiction, as alphas tend to be high-handed, arrogant and contemptuous jerks.
This is not your typical bodice ripper, where the hero repeatedly rapes the heroine and the heroine stupidly and helplessly falls in love with her tormentor.
The heroine even wanted to force the hero to treat her badly, the way he was treated by her brother, but the hero showed her how different he was from her cruel brother.
I loved it!
I liked the hero, who from the very beginning was described as a decent aloha-male, which is seemingly a contradiction, as alphas tend to be high-handed, arrogant and contemptuous jerks.
This is not your typical bodice ripper, where the hero repeatedly rapes the heroine and the heroine stupidly and helplessly falls in love with her tormentor.
The heroine even wanted to force the hero to treat her badly, the way he was treated by her brother, but the hero showed her how different he was from her cruel brother.
I loved it!
December 17, 2021
This extremely well-researched and well-written full length novel provides a lot of bang for the buck about the swashbuckling high seas era of the 1600s when England and Spain fought for dominance. Pirates, privateers, and those representing their country brought Gabriel Lancaster and Maria Delgato together as revenge and dominance were sought between the families. In a love-hate relationship, slavery, kidnappings and plundering were the adventures of the days. For someone who loves history and high sea adventures, this lengthy novel is highly recommended.
August 31, 2023
It was a good read but for me the story was too long and certain parts seemed repetitive. Parts of the story seemed based on history which I wasn't really interested in. A historical romance involving pirates and the hate relationship between England and Spain. I started to hate the female character, she seemed to cause most of the issues with him. Overall, the storyline kept me entertained with plenty of action and romance. It's like an enemies to lovers romance with a HEA ending.
April 14, 2019
Amor, odio, rencor, traiciones... y unos personajes fuertes que enganchan. Grabriel y María se merecían ser felices. Es lo primero que leo de esta autora, pero buscaré más novelas suyas porque esta me ha encantado.
June 22, 2019
Me ha sorprendido mucho lo que he disfrutado la lectura del romance de Gabriel y María. Una historia de rencores, venganzas y enemistad entre los Delgado y los Lancaster que solo el amor conseguirá derribar. Muy recomendable.
October 3, 2021
Love the swashbuckling, revenge driven books of yesteryear!
I have read Whirled Bushes for years. The same books again and again. They give you more than just a love story. They take you on an adventure while the hero and heroine fall in love against their will.
I have read Whirled Bushes for years. The same books again and again. They give you more than just a love story. They take you on an adventure while the hero and heroine fall in love against their will.
November 6, 2024
Fighting to live
Great love story.Fighting to stay alive on the sea.Maria was the Spanish Rose in this story of pride and violence .Gabriel was English and Maria was Spanish enemies.It is a story about love and hate on the high sea
Great love story.Fighting to stay alive on the sea.Maria was the Spanish Rose in this story of pride and violence .Gabriel was English and Maria was Spanish enemies.It is a story about love and hate on the high sea
June 25, 2018
3,4/5
La trama está bien pero el amor me parece apoteósico y los personajes más de lo mismo por favor dejad de ser tan pavos
La trama está bien pero el amor me parece apoteósico y los personajes más de lo mismo por favor dejad de ser tan pavos
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January 26, 2022
3.5 Stars
March 25, 2022
This was just okay. Considering when this was published, normalized SA was just a thing apparently.
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