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The Raven and the Rose,
By Candi (Torrance, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Raven and the Rose (Mass Market Paperback)
This was the first book I read and it was pretty good but I hated the ending (or at least what comes just before) and I probably wouldn't recommend this book to my friends for that reason. Luckily I bought another book by this author or I may not have read anything else after this one.
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This Rose Had Thorns,
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This review is from: The Raven and the Rose (Mass Market Paperback)
At the heart of this story is the 'rose', otherwise known as Roseanna Castlemaine, stunningly beautiful daughter of Joanna and Neville Castlemaine but in reality, the illegitimate daughter of King Edward IV. Were it known, it would cause her life to be in danger. She has been betrothed since the age of 11 to Baron Ravenspur, who should have claimed her at the age of 15 but now, all of 17 and having never met the man, she scoffs at the idea that they will ever wed and has fallen in love with the handsome Byron FitzHugh, friend of her brother Jeffrey. Her mother Joanna has high hopes for her daughter making a good marriage, and a landless Knight, does not fit in with her plans. Roseanna hearing that her betrothed is staying at a nearby hunting lodge determines that she will go there and beg the Baron to break the betrothal. Mishaps along the way, cause her to lose her horse, get drenched in a pouring rain so that when Ravenspur's brother, Tristan, finds her he mistakes her for a peasant and decides to make a gift of her to his brother Roger, who along with his men-at-arms are all having an orgy at the hunting lodge. Ravenspur is stunned to realize that this is no peasant but his betrothed and having sworn never to marry again, initially agrees to break the betrothal but the more she provokes him he decides to go through with the marriage anyhow. Roseanne, not one to take being lied to lightly, tries all sorts of escapades to escape the impending marriage and subsequent bedding, but would her feelings of, could it be lust, whenever Ravenspur is near betray her. She can't quite understand how she could 'love' Sir Bryan, yet her body react with Ravenspur. This story was the first I've read by this author. I found it extremely rich in the historical background of King Edward IV - with references to the intrigues and betrayals of the treasonous plots during that period. The dog and cat fight romance between Ravenspur and Roseanna was delightful, although through the first half of the book, you'd like to have this vain, spoiled brat, thrown over someone's knee and spanked. It is not until she realizes the difference between infatuation and love does she come to appreciate the strong, handsome, virile husband she is wed over the pale facsimile she thinks she loves. I thoroughly enjoyed the dialog and the fast pace movement of the story making it a very difficult book to put down. Good read and one I can definitely recommend.
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Mmmm...Roger, Roger, Roger!!!,
By "kmready" (Nashua, NH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Raven and the Rose (Mass Market Paperback)
I love Virginia Henley's books. I have all her books and have yet to find any that I truely did not like. The Raven was a really good historical romance that painted great pictures of the past. The characters were perfect even with their flaws. Roger is the perfect mate for Roseanna because of his willingness to be patient. Roseanna has moments of youthful temperment which would bring the most sane to his knees at times. Of course, there are spats and making up and then you have the love peeking out SLOWLY but surely. :)
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