- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (July 5 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 034543434X
- ISBN-13: 978-0345434340
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 14.1 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 336 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #262,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Small creates cover-to-cover passion, a keen sense of history, and suspense."
--Publishers Weekly
--Publishers Weekly
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Bertrice Small writes searing novels as unforgettable as the indomitable heroines who live and love within them. Now comes a tale of stunning passion, reckless danger, and the fiery will of a remarkable woman who can wield a sword as powerfully as any man--and who dares to fight for her most uninhibited desires. . . .
Spirited, fierce-willed Rhonwyn is the bastard child of the Prince of Wales, raised more boy than girl, able to ride and fight with the best. Against her wishes, she is married off to an English lord, Edward de Beaumont, who is stunned to discover his lovely gilt-haired bride is a spitting wildcat with a mind of her own. Slowly, he wins her trust and her heart, and she accompanies him on the Crusades to North Africa. But when Edward falls ill, Rhonwyn boldly leads his troops, only to become the captive of the sensual Emir of Cinnebar, a man who will teach her the ways of erotic love--passions that will be put to the test when she returns to England to battle once more . . . this time for the man who rules her heart.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not The Greatest!!,
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This review is from: A Memory of Love (Paperback)
I just recently started to read Bertrice Small because I heard she was a great romance writer. The truth is that this is the 3rd book that I am reading by her and the only one that i have finished. I didn't find this one that great of a read either. The only exciting part of this book was the harem thing. Other than that I found it utterly boring. I don't know if I will continue reading her though.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Strong and Sassy Heroine,
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This review is from: A Memory of Love (Paperback)
Rhonwyn, bastard daughter of the Prince of Wales opens this story as a five year old sheltering and caring for her three-year-old brother. Her mother lay dead from a miscarriage when the children's father shows up and Rhonwyn's indifference to her sire demonstrates her independence and strength of character. Not knowing what else to do with his children and not wanting to be inconvenienced, he brings them to the closet place, a border fortress manned entirely by men and leaves them. Rhonwyn grows up more of a lad than a lassie, the darling of the fort, excelling in swordplay and hunting. By the time her father returns, 10 years later, and politically motivated, he has betrothed his daughter to one of the king's men. To his horror, Rhonwyn is unrecognizable as a lady and he brings her to his sister, the lady abbess, to mold into some semblance of womanhood before bringing her to her new husband. Rhonwyn's early upbringing without another female to guide her in any womanly pursuits or knowledge of marriage, romance etc. made this quite a different read. Her only guide to behavior was to do her duty with honor and loyalty. It was accompanying her husband on the crusades that she would began to fall in love with him. Then she was captured and thrust into the harem of a caliph who would be her guide in releasing the demons that had, up until then, blocked her passionate nature and she would be schooled in erotic love. Rescued, escaping and finding her way back to Great Britain, she would find that she had been declared dead, replaced by another, and entering a new battle to repair her heart. I loved this fascinating and compelling story! From the very beginning, this book was very exciting with an interesting story and an absolutely fabulous heroine. The historical details were plentiful, the dialog fresh and sassy, the heroine gorgeous, secondary characters fascinating, and the sensuality sizzling - all in all a most perfect read!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Another disappointment from Mrs. Small,
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This review is from: A Memory of Love (Paperback)
All I can say about this book is that is was one of the biggest pieces of junk Mrs. Small ever came up with, the story started out great, as you read on, the so called heroin, which was supposed to be a warrior, always cried and whined, and cried some more (so much for being a warrior)...It was just so badly written, after the first couple chapters the story goes from bad to worse. I used to be a fan of Mrs. Small's novels, but with all this junk she's writing, I don't think I'll be a fan very long.
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