SAVING GRACE CASSETTE

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Summary: A GREAT READ!
Review: THIS IS ONE GREAT READ,THAT YOU HAVE TO TRY IF YOU ARE A JULIE GARWOOD FAN! ITS ABOUT AN ENGLISHWOMAN NAMED JOHANNA, AND A SCOTTISH WARIOR NAMED GABRIEL MCBAIN. JOHANNA WAS MARRIED TO AN ENGLISHMAN, THAT TREATED HER VERY BADLY SO SHE IS NOT COMPLETLY SOLD TO THE IDEA OF A SECOND MARRIAGE, BUT DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES ITS NOT AN OPTION.THATS WERE GABRIEL COMES INTO THE PICTURE.HE IS LAIRD OVER TWO CLANS, AND FOR JOHANA THE LESS OF TWO EVILS COMPARED TO HER OTHER OPTIONS.THIS BOOK HAS GREAT DIALOUGE IS FUNNY AND THE STORY IS CAPTIVATING.THE CHARACTERS ARE GREAT WITH ENOUGH FLAWS TO MAKE THEM SEEM REAL.THIS IS A MUST READ BOOK,AND RECOMMEND IT TO ALL JULIE GARWOOD FANS.

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Summary: Stop, read this, and buy...
Review: This is one of the best --- if not the best --- books by Julie Garwood that I have ever read.

Gabriel MacBain, the hero of this story, was not just another prototype of what I deem to be "the Garwood hero," though there were a few things in common. He never tried to change his wife, and was honest with her when it came to the important issues. He had no qualms about falling in love with her; he didn't even go through the stage of denial that most of Julie Garwood's characters from other books went through.

Johanna, the wife & another protagonist, was empowering. She believed she deserved to be treated well though people tried to bring her down. She was also devoted to her husband without being a doormat.

The book was laced with lots of humor. I found myself laughing over it, and rereading certain pages. What made some parts really funny was that they were believable.

The plot was also no weakling. One never guesses what is about to happen next, but I'm not going to give too many hints, or I'll spoil the book (like some of the other reviews did for me). Even if you do learn some of the tidbits that would have been better found out when reading the book, it's still a great read! Buy it...soon.

Rating:
Summary: Stop, read this, and buy...
Review: This is one of the best --- if not the best --- books by Julie Garwood that I have ever read.

Gabriel MacBain, the hero of this story, was not just another prototype of what I deem to be "the Garwood hero," though there were a few things in common. He never tried to change his wife, and was honest with her when it came to the important issues. He had no qualms about falling in love with her; he didn't even go through the stage of denial that most of Julie Garwood's characters from other books went through.

Johanna, the wife & another protagonist, was empowering. She believed she deserved to be treated well though people tried to bring her down. She was also devoted to her husband without being a doormat.

The book was laced with lots of humor. I found myself laughing over it, and rereading certain pages. What made some parts really funny was that they were believable.

The plot was also no weakling. One never guesses what is about to happen next, but I'm not going to give too many hints, or I'll spoil the book (like some of the other reviews did for me). Even if you do learn some of the tidbits that would have been better found out when reading the book, it's still a great read! Buy it...soon.

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Summary: Cute Story
Review: This was a very cute story. I really enjoyed reading it. Made me laugh and sigh a lot.

Johanna was married at a very young age to a mean English Baron. The Baron died and then the King told her she had to remarry. Johanna did not want to marry again but the King ordered her to. She was going to have to marry another evil English Baron, but then her brother told her of another man that might be acceptable to the King. The only problem is that this man was a Scottish Highlander. Laird MacBain did not really want to marry but he wanted the land that Johanna had inherited.

Johanna has a timid nature but tries to overcome it. When she first came to the Highlands the clan thinks that she is a coward and in some ways she is, but she has courage when it counts. She is faced with a lot of problems concerning the clan but she does not bring them the Gabriel, she wants to solve them herself. She has her timidity but is sassy at the same time. She has to over come a lot of fears because of her first husband. At the end she is very well respected by her clan.

Gabriel is such a sweetie. Gabriel had a very hard life. He had given up hope of having a family. He has a lot of problems and fears but they do not come to the foreground until Johanna becomes important to him. He wants her to rest all the time because he does not want her to be like his mother who worked all the time and died young. He is scared of losing her. He is a very strong man and respected and feared by many of the other clans. He has a kind heart but is also a bit stubborn. He might not fight honorable but he is a very honorable man. When he says he is going to do something he will do it. He is also very possessive, which I just loved. By the end he is so happy that she is a part of his life, he calls her his Saving Grace.

This story had so many things that I liked. I loved the fact that he admitted to himself that she was the love of his life before she did. He was not all about looks. Her appearance had nothing to do with why he loved her. It was her Character, the beauty in her heart and in her soul that he loved. He was a proud man and did not like being questioned but was so proud of her when she stood up to him because it proved that she felt safe. He loves the fact that she is sassy. It is so sweet also because he thinks she is perfect just the way she is. I just loved that because he was such a strong man and you really did not know that he was going to end up being so....romantic in his thinking. Julie Garwood wrote this well. I really was not sure of Gabriel in the beginning because he was not opening up but by the end I loved his character. Julie Garwood did that very well. You could see him changing his thinking and it was great. I love books where you really feel like you get to know the characters and I so got that from this book. This is a very sweet story and I would suggest reading it when you feel the need to...sigh.

Chrissy