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Title: The Marriage Bed by Claudia Dain ISBN: 0843949333 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17
Rating: 5
Summary: THE MARRIAGE BED ¿ An intensely moving story!
Comment: This story is set in medieval times with the hero and heroine having a past relationship in their youth. Circumstances separated them over a year ago, and with the death of the heroine's father, they meet again. In this tale, the heroine has long been in pursuit of the apparently reluctant hero, so all would seem to be well for her when she is again able to see her love, but is it??...
Claudia Dain has a talent for fully developing her characters and revealing compelling reasons for their inner struggles. Yet Ms. Dain keeps her reader engrossed by not telling all until the very end! This author writes for a reader who wants a truly believable story beneath the sexual tensions and between the sexual liaisons.
Ms. Dain writes a "new" type of romance - be prepared to cry, to wince, and to rejoice! This journey is not always pretty, not always comfortable, but it is ALWAYS gripping and, ultimately, supremely satisfying!
Rating: 2
Summary: Frustrating!!
Comment: I agree with the other rater that this book was rather disappointing given all the other rave reviews.
I stuck with it, but only out of sheer stubborn will! I found the characters' motivations to be quite unrealistic. Especially Richard's struggle with himself (non-existent at times) and I found Isabel's love for him to verge on obsession which made me feel quite uncomfortable. For the first half of the book I felt no affinity with Richard at all and I wanted to tell Isabel to stop humiliating herself over him and get a life.
Having said that, I thought the medieval conversation and other characters were well written. Rowland the Dark, especially, sounded gorgeous and I was much more interested in him than the main character, Richard!
I felt that the book got better as it progressed and that the whole thing would have been more successful had it begun in the middle of the story. There were certain instances that I felt the book dragged a little, especially when building up to some form of revelation which, unfortunately, was completely guessable.
Basically, if you like stories of reluctant(albeit with an internal struggle) men being pursued by infatuated women, you'll probably love it. Personally, I saw enough of that in High School and I prefer my hero to be uncontrollably devastated in his attraction to a smart, independent and (possibly reluctant) heroine.
Although a new twist on the Medieval Romance, it was not something that I could relate to. I have given it a low rating as I think there are authors out there who do the Medieval job better.
Rating: 5
Summary: Seductive...
Comment: Thanks to a kiss between them when they were younger, Isabel has always wanted Richard. Unfortunately, Isabel was always expected to marry Richard's older brother, as she is the Lady of Dornei. Richard, in order to escape temptation, and to heed what he hopes is his true calling, becomes a monk.
As fate intervenes, Isabel and Richard must marry. Richard will be a reluctant bridegroom and Isabel will suffer from the loss of her dreams. Redemption, in this wonderful novel, will be the coming together of these two beautifully-written characters.
This is a book that seems to have it all. It has an unusual and compelling plot, two wonderful leads, interesting secondary characters, some violence, some humor, and warm sensuality. On top of that, it has a seductive quality to it; you want to keep reading it. And, the gentle use of religion works well with the story, and the medieval time period.
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Title: The Holding by Claudia Dain ISBN: 0843948582 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Tell Me Lies by Claudia Dain ISBN: 084394692X Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: To Burn by Claudia Dain ISBN: 0843949856 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Willing Wife by Claudia Dain ISBN: 0843951117 Publisher: Leisure Books Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Ecstasy by Nicole Jordan ISBN: 0804119791 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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