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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780975919002
ISBN number: 0975919008
Label: Impress Ink
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Page Count: 376
Printing Date: December 06, 2004
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She needs to find a husband but in truth would rather not.
Miss Emily Sinclair has just answered the summons that will change her life.- On the eve of spinsterhood, she is offered a month to find a willing gentleman or suffer a marriage to her stepmother's odious cousin.- Neither choice seems palatable.
He wants to remain a bachelour and is weary of marriage-minded misses.
Lord Brandon Davenport has had more than enough of marriage-the infidelity, the gossip, the inconvenience.- It has all reaffirmed his conviction to never involve himself in such a predicament.
Of course, need and want are very different matters...or are they?
When the two find themselves grudgingly paired in the ambush of highwaymen, temper is matched equally with desire, leading Emily to realize that Brand is the perfect prey for her husband hunt.- But is Brand too cagey to be caught in her trap?
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If a book has an overwhelming amount of 5-stars, I usually dismiss the one or two negative reviews when buying it, but this time I should have paid more attention to them.
I will not rehash the plot, and will only say about the characters that the heroine acted more like a compulsive thirteen-year-old with total lack of judgment than a woman of twenty-five. This was a poorly connected story; the detailed explanations of what people were thinking and feeling-in case the reader was incapable to make her own conclusions-and the slow and convoluted way this tale developed were all lengthy and repetitious. I decided to skip pages to move things along on my own, only to find out that, no matter where I stopped to read, I seemed to be in the same place I'd left off.
I agree with one of the reviewers that some parts were witty and well-written, and I especially agree that Ms. Goodnight needs, without a doubt, a better editor.
I hope Ms. Goodnight does not do what I did and pay attention only to the 5-star reviews; this is just the beginning of her career and we welcome new writers and fresh ideas. I'll be looking for new titles under her name, as many will, too. Simplify, don't underestimate the readers' intelligence, learn to string events in a cohesive manner, live your characters and give them depth and consistency.
In the meantime, I'm rereading my Lisa Kleypas' and my Julia Quinn's.
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I LOVED this book. It had all of the elements that I look for when I want a great book...romance, mystery, and adventure! Goodnight made the characters come alive through fantastic description and conversation. I particularly liked that this was not just a story about one heroine, but I learned about the friendship of two young women as well as their romances. The mystery was a great element! I was guessing up until the end. If you're looking for a read that combines mystery, romance, adventure, and great writing, I would recommend this in a heartbeat!!!
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Very promising new writer. I hope to see more from. Very fun regency, with a sexy hero! A lot of promise. I enjoyed it. Found it worth my time and money.
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As in, whatever you do, don't waste your time on this. After reading some of the reviews, rather positive and enthused about this new writer, I did. Waste time and money, that is.
The novel, while it has some of the nice things we all like about Regency romances (daring heroine, hunky heroe, chummy friends, and strict society that just begs to be challenged), certainly falls short. To sum it up:
1.- The heroine, while daring, is incredibly stupid. I could -in a flight of fancy- give some credit to the lack of formal schooling at the time the story is set. But she indulges in such leaps of logic and utter selfishness, that the character falls apart. Story-building aside, this female construct is actually unpleasant! It got to the point when I actually hoped that she would be married of and locked in a room for the remainder of the story.
2.- Then of course, we also have the leaps between the different character's points of view, which just make the storyline get lost. Harsh, badly introduced flashbacks; changes from one character to the subsequent until you don't know who in Heaven's name is talking; slow narration that leads you to skip paragraphs with impunity.
3.- Besides the chaotic delivery, there's also the unbelievable coincidences. Just what are the odds that two men would be war buddies, then reunite just when one of them chooses to marry the heroine? Who happens to meet the hero when he's back from said visit? A heroine who has a friend who -by sheer chance- is in love with the man who wants to marry her? Maybe, just maybe, this is fiction, so we believe in it because we accept the fantasy. But it's hard to empathize with puppets, since I can practically see the strings being moved by the author. The coincidences aren't metaphysical or mystical, they are mistakes emphasized by the clumsiness of the narration and the awkwardness of the dialogues.
Then again, from time to time, one may find a paragraph or two that is extremely well-written and actually poignant. Just because of that, of how much I appreciate a well-turned phrase, am I willing to give this author another chance, maybe in two or three years, when she's learned from her mistakes and polished her writing.
In the mean time, feel free borrow the book and maybe agree or disagree with me, but at least, you won't regret it and will spend your money more wisely. :)
ana
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One of the things I enjoy as a reviewer is discovering new writers. Too often readers - myself included - go with what we know. The author that delivers the same thing time-after-time: Nora Roberts, Jayne Ann Krentz, Linda Howard. Only after reading these writers for decades, they are "comfort" reads. Like that old fuzzy sweater you curl up with on cold winter days. It's faded, nothing special, but you know it will keep you warm. Readers opting for that often will grow bored with Romance writing in general. Then it's time to branch out, find new voices. Reviewing gives me to chance to check out new talent and I am often surprised how refreshing it is to come across a new voice that has a fresh view on the basic formulae. Sure, they might not be as polished as Roberta, Krentz or Howard, but they bring something even more enchanting - passion! - a burning enthusiasm for writing that the big names often don't have anymore. Alyssa Goodnight is one of these delightful finds.
The plot is nothing really new. It's what Goodnight does with it. At twenty-five, Emily Sinclair is a spinster, firmly on the shelf, so has the advantages younger marriageable age misses are not permitted. However, she is burden with an overbearing father and shrew of a stepmother who are determined she marry within a month - to the worm of a nephew of the stepmother. Worn down, Emily agrees - with the provision if she finds another marriage proposal before the month is up, she marry this man instead. In a huff, and determined to grab life by both hands before she is caged up and married against her will, she crashes into Brandon Davenport, Viscount Ashwood.
Brandon Davenport is weary of the marriage mart and being a target for mothers with lasses needing titled husbands. He is determined to remain a bachelor. So he is delighted to find Emily is not the typical ton belle. She is mouthy and enchanting. Neither knows who the other are when highwaymen ambush them.
It doesn't take long for Emily to decide Brandon is the answer to her husband needs, but the lad has sworn never to marry. Yes, the formula is one seen dozens of times, but Goodnight brings such energy into the tale, she makes if fresh and a delight to read. Goodnight's story is imaginative, the characters charming, complex. They make you care. A sexy romance moves at a heady pace showing this is an author to take note of for future books.
So this is one of the wonderfully "fresh" voices that are a delight to discover. So tired of the same-old same-old, check out this charming story.
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