Portrait Of My Heart: Amazon.ca: Patricia Cabot: Books

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In her sequel to Where Roses Grow Wild, Cabot has written a wildly sexy black comedy, set in Victorian England, about a duke's long-lived and exasperating love for a beautiful artist. Witty dialogue abounds from the first page, but what sets this romance apart are the hero's (Jeremy, Duke of Rawlings) charm and keen sense of humor, which immediately endear him to readers despite his seeming selfishness and immorality. Artist Maggie Hubert, to whom Jeremy has proposed many times since she was 16, believes she is not duchess material and so has pledged to marry a French gallery owner. Jeremy, who went into Her Majesty's service to prove himself worthy of Maggie, sets out to win Maggie's love and break her engagement. First, however, he must convince Maggie and the world that the Star of Jaipur he was given in India in return for soldierly duties is a sapphire, not, as rumors have it, a princess who insists they are betrothed. There is only one minor flaw in this jewel of a romance: the hero's title is apparently also his surname, a faux pas that will annoy more historically conscious readers.
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"Sexy, romantic...delightful."--Jill Jones, author of Essence of My Desire

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Tell me you didn't," Lord Edward Rawlings groaned, dropping his face into his hands. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars Delicate Humor. 3.5 Stars, Feb 5 2004

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MaryGrace Meloche (Ontario, Canada.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Portrait Of My Heart (Mass Market Paperback)

To the author's credit, the book's part one has the feel of adolescence. Two people have grown from childhood adversaries to youthful dreamers. Maggie Herbert dreams of studying art in Paris, her fantasy to become a famous painter. Jeremy Rawlings dreams of mystical India, his fantasy to become a soldier in the queen's Horse Guards. An embarrassing situation allows both of them to go for their aspirations.

Years pass and our two visionaries have achieved their fantasies. Maggie is an accepted artist and Jeremy is a decorated military hero. Simultaneously, they come back to England, and discover they can no longer deny their neglected passion. First introduced in Cabot's "Where Roses Grow Wild", each and everyone has witnessed "Mags" and "Jerry" evolve from childhood rivals into sultry lovers.

Patricia Cabot paves the road to love with gentle humor, thus rescuing her book. Jeremy Rawlings, the Duke of Rawlings can be a little trying. In other words, the world revolves around him. Maggie can be a little dense. In other words, HE can't possibly love me. Nevertheless, Cabot does fill these pages with effective comedy, and the reader will enjoy the lighter moments.

Problem areas:
* Jeremy's insane obsession to get Maggie into his bed.
* Maggie's inability to accept Jeremy's surrender.
* The entire business surrounding the mistaken "Jewel of Jaipur".

Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading....(3 1/2 stars), May 7 2003

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This review is from: Portrait Of My Heart (Mass Market Paperback)

"Portrait of My Heart" was a fun read. I enjoyed the characters very much. I have never read its prequel "Where Roses Grow Wild", but after being introduced to them in this story I find that Im curious and may have to go back and read Edward and Pegeen's story as well. While I found this book to be enjoyable..it isnt a keeper for me. First of all I found it bothersome that while we are told that the characters do in fact love eachother, they never actually get around to telling one another..this is a small thing I realize, but it bothered me regardless. I also felt that towards the middle it dragged a bit and that the tension and the conflict that held the story together was so annoying because if these people had only communicated to eachother a bit more it could have been avoided..but then there wouldnt have been a story at all ...all in all a fun read, but not my favorite.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be misled!, Dec 10 2002

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This review is from: Portrait Of My Heart (Mass Market Paperback)

This wonderful story picks up some characters from a previous story, Where the Roses Grow Wild. I almost didn't read it because of the other reviews, but they are wrong! The characters are fully developed, and there are innocent misunderstandings that cause all kinds of mayhem (naturally), there's some great humor; just a charming and delightful story as delicious as her others. (I did think the Star of Jaipur subplot was a little dopey, but hey, the rest of the book was great!)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
I found this book a delightful read. I, myself, am not at all fond of the tearjerker, cliche, or otherwise tasteless romance novels, which is why I typically steer clear of them... Read more

Published on May 19 2002 by Susan

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT A KEEPER...
I really enjoyed Cabot's first book-Where Roses Grow Wild. My enjoyment led me to buying An Improper Proposal and this one. Read more

Published on Jun 28 2000