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| Original Title: | Castles |
| ISBN: | 0671744208 (ISBN13: 9780671744205) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Crown's Spies #4 |
| Setting: | Blank ,1819(Denmark) |
Julie Garwood
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 354 pages Rating: 4.13 | 14438 Users | 430 Reviews
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Orphaned and besieged Princess Alesandra knew that only hasty marriage to an Englishman could protect her from the turmoil in her own land. To the amusement of her makeshift guardian, Colin, younger brother of the Marquess of Caineswood, the bold raven-haired beauty instantly captivated London society. But when Alesandra was nearly abducted by her unscrupulous countrymen, the fighting instincts that won Colin a knighthood for valor were rekindled. Deceiving himself that he wanted only to protect her, Colin swept her into a union meant to be a marriage in name alone ... yet Alesandra's tender first kiss and hesitant caress ignited a wildfire in his soul. As the lovely princess dashed headlong into unforeseen dangers, Colin would follow, knowing he must claim her as his own forever. Now he would risk life itself before he would lose this sweet, tempestuous angel ...
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| Title | : | Castles (Crown's Spies #4) |
| Author | : | Julie Garwood |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 354 pages |
| Published | : | November 4th 1996 by Pocket Books (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Historical Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Regency |
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I really enjoyed this! It was a quick and easy read.I loved Princess Alesandra. She was very smart and continually surprised the men in her life with her smarts. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is cause I felt the whole part about General Ivan was left unresolved (Alesandra was forced to marry Colin to escape having to marry the General so he could gain control of her home country). We know the General didn't get Alesandra's inheritance, but did he get control of the country? Does theI have read this book in the past. Now, I have listened to the audio, narrated by Heather Wilds. She did a fine job most of the time, giving the princess a Germanic accent, which seemed suitable. Her voice is easy on the ears, not grating. Her portrayal of Colin was also good. She didn't try to force her voice to sound deep and gruff, like a man's, which always grates on my ears. However, she showed little or no emotion when portraying the love scenes. (I'd go about 4 stars for the narration)The
Princess Alesandra and Colin the stubborn so and so.Colin is the kind of person who would cut off his nose to spite his face, and he's got that snarky type of arrogance I usually hate in Heroes. And I did hate it, yet I did end up liking him. Only a writer as talented as Ms Garwood could pull that off!But this isn't one of my favourites by this author. For far too long Colin is a stubborn asshat to Alesandra. Alesandra is supposed to be a bit of a hellion, but that never comes across. She is
I think compared to her other books in this series the romance is slow to start but I liked that. The heroine is one I love, intelligent and smart!
★★★★✩ The narrator, Heather Wilds, was fine, especially with the male voices (unusual, right?). They did get a little "thicker" as the story progress, too. Or was that my imagination? However, she really drove me a little batty with the heroine, as I felt she was making Princess Alesandra's accent change from scene to scene. Sure, Alesandra is a princess from a made up country in Europe... but pick an accent and stick with it, don't give me French, Dutch, and then Russian, etc. I also wasn't
I enjoyed it. I almost always enjoy a Garwood historical. They are good, light, feel-good fun. I didn't love it though. The plot seemed all over the place. We have a serial killer and a evil general who are both after the princess. The serial killer storyline was wrapped up, but the evil general storyline was kinda dropped. Overall, the resolution was very quick.Most of the fun of her books is seeing the gruff hero who doesn't need anyone realize how much the heroine means to him and how
3.5 disapointing stars.Miss Garwood you are one of my favourite authors!But I was so disapointed with this one...Characters were shallow,feelings not well written...I so hope that next one will be better,I'm not quiting on you...
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