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Mary Jo Putney is no stranger to romance readers. Her latest, One Perfect Rose, is the first title to be selected for Ballantine's new collection of classic mass-market-sized hard covers, and it is indeed a perfect rose. Stephen Kenyon, Duke of Ashburton finds out he is dying of a rare disease. As a result he leaves his sheltered world, and does what is least expected of him. He joins a traveling theater group, falls in love, and marries an actress. Their relationship endures many heart-wrenching moments when Ashburton finds he must embrace love and death simultaneously. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Stunned when his family physician tells him that he only has a few months to live, Stephen Kenyon, Duke of Ashburton, escapes Ashburton Hall and temporarily leaves his responsibilities behind to wander the countryside anonymously as he tries to sort out his feelings and reconcile himself to his apparent fate. However, when his heroic rescue of a young boy results in his becoming part of a traveling theater company, he meets the compelling Rosalind Jordan. In her superb, inimitable style, Putney (River of Fire, Signet, 1996) takes a pair of magnetic, beautifully matched protagonists, places them in a dark, impossible situation, and makes it work. This title is the first of Ballantine's new "keeper" series of paperback-sized hardcover romances and should be in demand by Putney fans and libraries. She lives in Baltimore.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3.0 out of 5 stars not a book that stands out, April 12 2004

By	T. C Gerlach "pootiboo" (Altoona, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: One Perfect Rose (Mass Market Paperback)

This book had very likeable characters. I wanted to know where it was going to lead to. That is what kept me reading actually. A Duke decides that since he's dying he is going to take off for a month of anonymity. Wouldn't we all like to do something of that nature. Anyhow, he falls in love and marries someone most unlikely. The ending has a nice twist to it that is resolved and we can move on to the cookie cutter type happy ending. I did enjoy it, but there were no real surprises.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of Putney's best effort., Jan 28 2004

By	Dina_179 (Jakarta, Indonesia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Perfect Rose (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read some of MJP's books, and this one stands out as all time favorite. What would you do when you know that you are dying and only have less than 3 months to live? Well, the hero (no less than a duke) realized that for once all his wealths and power couldn't help him, his days were numbered, so with nothing more to lose, he left the life that he knew, trying to find peace with himself. He went incognito, relinquishing all his attributes and lived as a man not a duke. MJP guided us through his struggles to cope with ultimate acceptance to dying, warm friendship from strangers and finally unconditional love from a woman. A woman so out of his league that in other circumstances their love would be doomed. But when you are dying, you tend to look at things from different perspectives. The story is so moving and poignant that I started asking myself, what would I do if I were either one of them.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Average, Aug 11 2003

By	J. Mullally "booklover4ever00" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: One Perfect Rose (Mass Market Paperback)

I never really got into his character at all, and the love scenes were kind of flat. The bit at theend where he is so ill seems to go on forever and the book generally seemed too long for a very light-weight story with characters who lacked depth. His sister was dire. His brother detracted from the book. A good way to pass the time, but not a great book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites
Stephen, Duke of Ashburton, is dying. Rosalind, an actress with her family's traveling theatre troupe, seems an unlikely match for him. Read more

Published on Dec 25 2002 by R. Presner

2.0 out of 5 stars The last book, the worst book
I think this will be the last book of the Fallen Angels Series, and is the worst of them, if you compare this book with the others, you will understand me that I only wanted to... Read more

Published on Dec 2 2002 by Jorge Frid

5.0 out of 5 stars An Extraordinary Book
I don't write as many reviews as I probably should, but I had to comment on this book. I was probably not in the right frame of mind to read this book. Read more

Published on Aug 26 2002 by O. Blaylock