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| Original Title: | The Ramshackle Knight |
| ISBN: | 1608611752 (ISBN13: 9781608611751) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Jonquil Brothers #0 |
Sarah M. Eden
Paperback | Pages: 252 pages Rating: 4.11 | 9222 Users | 1331 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Kiss of a Stranger (The Jonquil Brothers #0) |
| Author | : | Sarah M. Eden |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 252 pages |
| Published | : | January 3rd 2011 by Covenant Communications Inc. (first published November 10th 2008) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Historical. Regency. Historical Fiction. Historical Romance. Fiction. Clean Romance |
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When Crispin, Lord Cavratt, thoroughly and scandalously kisses a serving woman in the garden of a country inn, he assumes the encounter will be of no consequence. But he couldn't be more mistaken--the maid is not only a lady of birth, she's the niece of a very large, exceptionally angry gentlemen, who claims Crispin has compromised his niece beyond redemption. The dismayed young lord has no choice but to marry Miss Catherine Thorndale, who lacks both money and refinement and assumes all men are as vicious as her guardian uncle.Trapped between an unwanted marriage and a hasty annulment, which would leave his reputation tainted and Catherine's utterly ruined, Crispin begins guiding his wife's transformation from a socially petrified country girl to a lady of society. Their unfolding relationship reveals encouraging surprises for both of them, and privately each of them wonders if theirs may become a true marriage of the heart. But their hopes are dashed when forces conspire to split asunder what fate has granted. As a battle of wits escalates into a life-threatening confrontation, will it be possible for Crispin and Catherine to live happily ever after?
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Ratings: 4.11 From 9222 Users | 1331 ReviewsCommentary Appertaining To Books The Kiss of a Stranger (The Jonquil Brothers #0)
(This review may be SPOILERISH.) Yes, this is a clean and wholesome (I guess) story and that is admirable (I guess), but it's very lightweight, repetitive and somewhat nonsensical. In addition, the characters are not fully fleshed out and most seem to be caricatures. And there is not one original plot point in this.Hero Crispin, Lord Cavratt, kisses a badly dressed young woman whom he mistakes for a maid. His motivation for this is to annoy a certain Miss Bower, whose flirting with him isThis is one of my favorite Eden titles so far! I felt so authentically all of Catherine's pain and how Crispin tries to help her without realizing how deeply his heart is becoming involved. The two nearly bumble their way apart, but interesting and dangerous complications continue to occur and lead to an unexpected ending.
This entire book was based on the couple never actually talking to each other and on perpetuating misunderstandings by guessing what each other were thinking. Despite that being one of my least favorite Romance plot devices, I still enjoyed it quite a bit. It was a good escape.
Insanely sweet Regency romance between an honorable hero and a sweet heroine and some nice low-key banter.. In trying to escape an extremely annoying young stalker the H gets caught in a MOC with a meek and abused young woman. Sweet and slow romance with the two H and h head over heels for each other but too stupid blind to see it. Throw in a perfectly VILE guardian who abused and abuses the heroine and a couple of evil other women wannabes that pop in to spice things up. The OW get more of a
Still one of my faves even after all this time. This is the kind of plot I love in a Regency. Though of course the never ending failure to communicate as ever is the reason for all the problems. Naturally, considering the time period - all of that is plausible. Who am I kidding? I love Sarah's books about the Duke of Kielder, Crispin & the Jonquils... Englands aristocratic heroes. I love Catherine's character. She's been abused in such a tragic way by her cruel uncle. It's unfathomable what
4.5 Stars. I really enjoyed this! The story had all the elements I love in a book! I loved to see Crispin's sister try to fix everything and set Catherine up with someone else, and the jealousy that brought out in Crispin! One thing I would have liked to be different though(just personal preference) was, I would have liked to see Catherine make a fool of herself in the company of the Ton and have Crispin feel protective of her and come to her rescue, instead of her being able to hold her own and
Seventy-five percent of this book is really good (4 stars maybe even 5). I loved the romance, the dialogue, the characters and the story. But then there was the other 25 percent (which is the ending of the book). I got so frustrated by the constant misunderstandings and the "I love him so I have to leave" conflicts. I almost threw the book down when Crispin realizes he loves Cathrine and wants to stay married and She decides in that moment that he would be "safer and happier" with an Annulment.
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