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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780425214053
ISBN number: 0425214052
Label: Berkley Trade
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: November 07, 2006
Publishing house: Berkley Trade
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Studio: Berkley Trade
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A rising star in erotica turns the Norman conquests into the hottest history lesson of the year.
HE SAW...
Saxon beauty Aleysia Cawdor is willing to do anything to protect her dear twin brother during a conquest that could strip her of her everything. Her last resort is to enter into a sensual bargain with her worst enemy, and submit to his brutish ways.
HE CONQUERED...
Love-starved Norman knight Renaud de Wulf is eager to again feel the touch of flesh. He's going to take what's coming to him-the vulnerable woman who's been waiting to fulfill her obligation in the most intimate way imaginable. Body and soul.
HE CAME...
Never would de Wulf guess the true motives for Aleysia's submission-or where their heated nights would take them.
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It says "erotic romance" on the cover. Personally, I didn't find it any more erotic than a mainstream historical romance, and a good deal less so than some. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
We have our heroine Aleysia, dressed as a boy, an expert with a bow. Her twin brother is captured by Renaud de Wulf, and when he comes for her, she shoots him with an arrow. Even so, she's strangely attracted to him, and offers him "anything" in exchange for her brother's freedom.
There's the expected back and forth dilemma about Aleysia falling in love with the hated enemy, and the trust issue from Renaud, who seems hurt that his captive would try to escape, and surprised that she'd help her brother escape when he tells her he has to take him to the king to face execution anyway--sorry about that bargain.
There is nothing here I haven't read a dozen times before, and nothing to distinguish it. There is, as advertised, quite a lot of sex, but there's nothing to distinguish that, either.
My biggest problem with this story, however, is that it hits nearly every problem I have with historical romances, and romances in general:
* the heroine who dresses as a boy
* the heroine who's an expert marksman
* the back-and-forth of "I love him, but he's my enemy"
* the premature and illogical demands for trust
Readers who don't mind those conventions, and who aren't jaded by a few too many sex scenes would probably really enjoy this. It's just not for me.
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Julia Templeton's novel The Bargain is not a bad read but it isn't all the memorable either. Taking place a few years after The Norman invasion of England it pairs a fiery Saxon against a Norman Knight.
Renaud de Wolf is a fierce Norman who is very loyal to King William. He is commanded to take hold of Braemere castle and subdue its owner Adelstan Cawdor, a man who killed the previous noble Lord. He easily overtakes the castle and captures Adelstan, when he is shot by a lad on the ramparts who is Adelstan's twin, Aleysia.
Aleysia dressed in boys clothing is beautiful, so much so that Renaud makes a bargain with her, he will spare her brother's life if she will become his mistress. So begins their tale of sensual discovery and lustful encounters which were a bit unbelievable. Aleysia is very attracted to Renaud and from the beginning enjoys their heated embraces a little too much, after all the man just captured her castle and she seems to forget that when he touches her. At the same time she is with Renaud, she is looking for a means to help her brother escape the dungeons.
Renaud is very trusting, a little too trusting, but he is also clever, kind and fair. I liked him much more than Aleysia who never seemed to know how she felt about Renaud unless someone interpreted her feelings for her. Her loyalty to her brother is her north star and here she is unwavering and actually believable. She manages to help him in his escape but what price will everyone pay for her actions?
This book moves along at a fairly steady pace and the male characters in this novel are strong and well developed. Alysia's character seemed uncertain (she adapted to wearing female clothing and putting away weaponry way too easily). But her real problem was she lacked Renaud's dynamic charm.
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I bought this book because the cover blurb was clever, but was disappointed by the contents. While I don't expect scholarly accuracy in fiction, I do expect an author who writes "historicals" - even "erotic historicals" - to be aware that history is more nuanced than "it takes place in the past and there's noblemen and stuff." Within the very first fifty pages of this book it becomes quite clear that, rather than using the unique details of a particular historical period to construct a plot and characters, the author merely grabbed the name "Norman Conquest" from somewhere and used "historical" to refer to a completely generic "past." I amused myself at very first by picking out plot elements that had been done better by other authors. When that palled, I wondered if the time period or location actually mattered and began substituting random historical periods and/or nationalities whenever "Norman", "Saxon" or "Scotland" was mentioned in the text to see if it changed the political or interpersonal dynamics. It didn't. They were generic enough to encompass anything. As for the erotic part, the author writes mechanical descriptions - the same descriptions over, and over, and over. I was glad, in a detached sort of way, that Renaud and Aleysia seemed to be enjoying their moments, but I got bored with betting with myself whether her nipples or his balls would ache first. I didn't find it interesting enough to finish it.
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I loved loved loved it. Good read for me, i thought the main characters were great together and what a man not afraid to show his sensitive side. WORTH the read good for the collection.
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i gave this book 5 stars. this is my very first julia templeton book but it won't be my last. i read the book in one day i couldn't put it down i plan on reading it again.worth buying.
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