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Title: Another Chance to Dream by Lynn Kurland ISBN: 0-425-16514-0 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: December, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.3 (40 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Work!
Comment: After my sister convinced me to read "Stardust of Yesterday" on a car trip, I went to go read Ms. Kurland's other books. This one became, and remains, my favorite of her works.
Why do I love this book? Well, I'm very interested in the medieval period, but I've hated plenty of medieval romances...it's the sheer difference from the mainstream junk that is the romance genre.
How could I not love Rhys? An incredible man--saving his virginity for the woman he loves, then after she's forced to marry another, managing to not touch her for years, despite being by her side at virtually every waking moment. I'm tired of reading books with pathetic attempts at excusing adultery.
Rhys is a sweet chap too in his own way, and you have to love that as well. And his determination to be with Gwen, and be with her properly, is admirable. Compare that to the "hero" who really doesn't care if he keeps her except in his bed. A skilled knight and a man with courage, a kind heart, and honor in spades...wish there were more of him around!
Gwen's great too. I kept laughing at her attempts at fierce mercenarydom, though I'm sure if it came to pass, she certainly could watch Rhys' back. She's a good match for him, and I admire her sheer courage and her ability to take the situation into her own hands instead of just sitting there passively like a quivering bunny rabbit like many heroines. Strong heroines are definitely a fine feature of Lynn Kurland's books.
The conflict definitely got to me. I know I keep comparing it to the typical romance, but here goes again. This is a conflict that hurts to read. It's not some silly plot with the "conflict" being the hero being on-again, off-again about liking the heroine and alternately plotting to be rid of her and scheming on how to seduce her back.
"ACtD" is perhaps a darker romance, and I admit I do like my books with that slight touch of real-life grit and hardship. In the end, I sure felt Gwen and Rhys had more than earned their happy ending, which I don't feel for some literary couples.
It was nothing I hated and everything I wanted to see. A couple with honor, true love, spirit, and humor, and a conflict that really made me keep turning those pages. And of course, a happily ever after and the beginnings of Artane. Not everyone's cup of tea, particularly if you just want fluff reading or characters you don't get involved in, but this is truly a lovely book, and one I recommend without hesitation.
Rating: 5
Summary: Perfection
Comment: I hate to see a beautiful book maligned. Lynn Kurland brings intense emotions, humour and sensuality to her stories in a way that simply eludes most of today's romance authors. I too hated it when Gwen was forced to marry Alain and Rhys sat outside her marriage room, but their forced separation made their story far more realistic to the times than most historical romances. Kurland manages to create characters that you can relate to and fall in love with (what a man Rhys is!) while remaining true to the time period she writes about. And, her stories are even more sensual and emotional because she doesn't include love scenes. In lesser novels, the lack of love scenes would make the romance feel forced and empty. But, in Kurland's novel, Gwen and Rhys's love is all the more intimate because they keep their bedroom life private. Kurland's novel is perfection that I have read several times. I will never tire of Rhys or Gwen (and her big ears).
Rating: 5
Summary: Fabulous Read
Comment: Young Gwennelyn of Segrave picked her champion, landless knight Rhys de Piaget when she was but a child of 10 and he only 14 when he rescued her from a pigsty. Unfortunately, Gwen's father had already betrothed her to Alain of Ayre, a spoiled, mean, and lackwitted son of a neighbor. Stubborn to a fault, once she knows that Rhys returns her love Gwen will let nothing daunt her once her mind is made up and is determined that Rhys will be hers. Rhys goes away to earn money in tournaments as a mercenary in order to bribe or buy Gwen out of her betrothal to Alain. Returning finally to claim Gwen, matters do not progress as planned when Alain forces Gwen into marriage and Rhys must not only stand by and watch but endure two years as the captain of Gwen's guard. The pain and heartbreak of these two will make you cry.
In spite of the obstacles they must endure, Rhys and Gwen's love and commitment holds firm. The incredible struggles and betrayals they must overcome in order to be together would be almost too sad to endure if not for the comic relief of Gwen and the numerous secondary characters that are incorporated into this full bodied, robust and fast paced medieval. You will find yourself delightfully amused with the antics of the 'Viking' Fitzgerald twins who taught 'young' Rhys everything he knows...and find yourself panting in anticipation for the sequels to this wonderfully written book. This is well worth your read and sure to end up on your keeper shelf.
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Title: If I Had You by Lynn Kurland ISBN: 0425176940 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland ISBN: 0425180336 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Stardust of Yesterday (Haunting Hearts Series) by Lynn Kurland ISBN: 042518238X Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The More I See You by Lynn Kurland ISBN: 0425171078 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: My Heart Stood Still by Lynn Kurland ISBN: 0425181979 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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