Rating: 
Summary: So Good
Review: Ok, so I have been reading books lately that have not really sucked but have not been that good. So I decided to re-read Julie Garwood's historicals. It had been over 2 years since I had read them and OH MY GOODNESS. I had forgotten just how good they were. I mean, I knew that she was the best historical writer ever, in my opinion, but this book was so good.
The story starts a few weeks after Elizabeth's family was killed. Elizabeth and her younger brother saw their mother and sisters killed but escaped with the help of a couple servants. Elizabeth knows that her uncle had something to do with it and she will get her revenge, but she did not plan on Geoffrey Berkley, Baron of Montwright, to mess everything up. He hears about the massacre and goes to correct the problem. In the battle Geoffrey is hit on the head and becomes sick. Elizabeth's loyal servant tells her that Geoffrey's men have Thomas and that Geoffrey is sick and that for her to get her brother she must pretend to be a healer and help Geoffrey. So she goes and helps Geoffrey get better but leaves when he is shows signs of getting better. She and her servant planed for him to take Thomas and meet some where before she left. Geoffrey is not happy about that and decides he is going to marry her. They marry and they fight a lot because they are both very strong in their beliefs.
Geoffrey did not grow up with his parents, he has no idea what love looks or feels like. Elizabeth grew up in a loving home and saw how love worked and felt. Elizabeth and Geoffrey cracked me up! This story is so sweet. Geoffrey gets so mad at her but then thinks about it and then decides he kinda likes the way she is. Elizabeth would not back down from a fight with him and that would make him angrier but she did not care, she had to teach him a lesson, while he was also thinking the same thing.
Elizabeth is a very strong character and I loved that. She was torn between the revenge she seeks for her family and the love that has started to grow for Geoffrey. She had to put her trust in Geoffrey and let him deal with the justice of the person behind the murders. That was hard for her because she is such a strong character. Geoffrey is the right amount of everything. He is strong but has some weaknesses. He tries to come off closed minded but he is not. When he is wrong he may not admit it, but he will make it right. When Geoffrey thinks Elizabeth is in danger he basically loses control and it is funny because he has so many feelings going around and he doesn't know what to do. He is a typical good male for a historical novel. He has his moments when you might want to scream but just remember.........historical.
This book is so good!! If you love romance historicals and want a good read I say read this. This book has a lot of romance and it is a very sweet book!
Rating: 
Summary: SAVE YOUR MONEY!
Review: THIS BOOK IS TOTALLY STUPID! THE CHARACTERS ARE BORING AND THE HERO IS TOO ARROGANT BY HALF.
Rating: 
Summary: SAVE YOUR TIME!
Review: This book was boring. I mean, the character discriptions were poor and it was just plain LAME-O!
Rating: 
Summary: Plain...
Review: This is a very simple story with a predictable plot. Unlike the rest of Julie Garwood's historical romance novels, it simply cannot capture my interest. And I must say, I'm a true Garwood fan.An ordinary romance story...
Rating:
Summary: Unexpectedly Wonderful!
Review: This is the first of Ms. Garwood's Novels that I have read, but I am a new fan and it won't be the last. I was moved by Garwood's ability to show her hero as a strong warrior, but to also paint her Heroine as a warrior as well. Elizabeth is strong willed, and determined. I also found it a blessing that Ms. Garwood lets her characters be truer to life. To see a couple who are willing to fight publically and shout is rare in a novel of this time perior, but I h ave no doubt that it happened, even if rarely. There was a great number of ocassions where teasing and humor is present in the book making this one very enjoyable. The love scenes are tactful, and well written. The reader can tell that there si lvoe and passion there, and that neither character is shy, but the reader won't spend the entire time blushing. This is a wonderful novel that is a sure page turner.
Rating:
Summary: Unexpectedly Wonderful!
Review: This is the first of Ms. Garwood's Novels that I have read, but I am a new fan and it won't be the last. I was moved by Garwood's ability to show her hero as a strong warrior, but to also paint her Heroine as a warrior as well. Elizabeth is strong willed, and determined. I also found it a blessing that Ms. Garwood lets her characters be truer to life. To see a couple who are willing to fight publically and shout is rare in a novel of this time perior, but I h ave no doubt that it happened, even if rarely. There was a great number of ocassions where teasing and humor is present in the book making this one very enjoyable. The love scenes are tactful, and well written. The reader can tell that there si lvoe and passion there, and that neither character is shy, but the reader won't spend the entire time blushing. This is a wonderful novel that is a sure page turner.
Rating:
Summary: ok, but not her best
Review: This story starts off with so much promise, but then just sort of falls flat after that. I don't understand. The hero and heroine are great, they have great chemistry, the plot is interesting...but somehow, she blew it. I really did like the characters at the beginning. I loved their teasing and bantering, and I loved Geoffrey's protectiveness over Elizabeth. But afterwards, she just seemed to submit to him and lost all of her independence. She lets him yell at her til her ears are ringing, and just forgets the fact that he locked her in their room for days. And don't get me started on HIM. You know how most stubborn, stupid men learn to be more considerate and caring in romance novels? Well, I don't think he got the memo. Furthermore, the "mystery" was competely predictable. I mean, I knew who the culprit was before I was halfway through the book. And the drama at the end just kind of dissolved into nothing, like JG was in a hurry to end the book. If you want a piece of light reading, then by all means, go for it. But it doesn't even compare to "Ransom," which I absolutely adore and is my all-time favorite of JG bookds.
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