Rating: 
Summary: The queen of erotic romance is back
Review: After forty-two years of happy matrimony, seventy-five year old Skye O'Malley becomes a widow. Though she deeply grieves the death of her cherished Adam, Skye sends all her visiting relatives home, allegedly to mourn in solitude. Instead, Skye plans to leave her home to visit her granddaughter, Jasmine, and her grandchildren in France. Her objective is to convince Jasmine that it
is time to return to England in order to talk with her court-ordered fiance, Jemmie Leslie, the Earl of One of Skye's children, Robin, realizing that his mother is very sly and devious, figures out that she is going to France. He tells Jemmie, who follows her to the home that Jasmine is hiding on the continent. As the legal guardian to all her children (one by him; the rest by previous marriages)Jemmie forces Jasmine to return as his wife. The spark between them that existed just before she fled is now an inferno. However, though they passionately love each other, their relationship remains shaky. He does not trust her to stay with him and she resents being forced to marry, even if she does love him.
Bertice Small has received warranted acclaim for her Skye O'Malley seventeenth century romances from a wide cross section of romance readers. Skye has been an endearing character to the fans of the historical romance, however, the latest Skye novel, DARLING JASMINE, adds a freshness to the series as it stars a new lead protagonist. Though Jasmine is not quite as energetic and dazzling as
Skye, she leads the series to a different, but still lofty plateau of excitement and passion. This novel is a great addition to a fabulous series.
Harriet Klausner
Rating:
Summary: A Good Read
Review: Although she is no Skye O'Malley, Jasmine is her own person and commands excitement nonetheless. This sequel to Wild Jasmine was predictable, yet exciting. Bertrice Small writes with such lush detail and vivid characters that I feel as if I am a participant. I enjoyed this book. (Some parts better than others.) Someone who picks it up before reading the other Skye O'Malley books, might get a little lost. Those who have read the series must remember that Jasmine is not Skye, and enjoy this character for who she is.
Rating:
Summary: A Good Read
Review: Although she is no Skye O'Malley, Jasmine is her own person and commands excitement nonetheless. This sequel to Wild Jasmine was predictable, yet exciting. Bertrice Small writes with such lush detail and vivid characters that I feel as if I am a participant. I enjoyed this book. (Some parts better than others.) Someone who picks it up before reading the other Skye O'Malley books, might get a little lost. Those who have read the series must remember that Jasmine is not Skye, and enjoy this character for who she is.
Rating: 
Summary: A brilliant ending to an incredible saga......
Review: Bertrice Small has done it again....and what a way to end....Darling Jasmine brings closure to an incredible saga of love, romance, and passion....I've read the O'Malley saga over and over again and each time I read them, I feel the same emotions....I am sure that the O'Malley saga will be a series that will stand the test of time...I know that I'll be reading it for a long time....
Rating:
Summary: Simply Small's Best
Review: I couldn't put it down, after reading Wild Jasmine, I was furious for Small's ending. It was not happy or sad, just infuriating. And when I read the last page and read that it was the last in the Skye O'Malley series, well I almost flipped out. To find Darling Jasmine made my day brighter and the ending kills me. It is definitely the end of an era.
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful! Ms. Small does it again.
Review: I couldn't put this one down (read it in one night). This book is a wonderful ending to the O'Malley series and a great finish to Wild Jasmine. I have read all of her books and have never shed so many tears. I'm looking forward to more from her.
Rating: 
Summary: ...since there was no selection for zero stars
Review: I did not even finish this book. I read Hellion and enjoyed her writing style, but I believe that is the end of my purchases of Beatrice Small books. In a word... Boring.
Rating:
Summary: Worst of all Small's books
Review: I disliked "Wild Jasmine" greatly as I felt it was nothing more than a compilation of several elements of her other books. I found the sequel to be nothing more than a plug for the rest of the O'Malley saga. It was overly graphic, even for Ms. Small and completely unromantic. At best it was a simple attempt to continue to milk fans of the O'Malley saga.
Rating:
Summary: Unworthy of the O' Malley Legacy
Review: I felt that Darling Jasmine was just a very bad book all around--despicable characters, frenzied plot twists, faulty editing, weak dialogue, and on and on. This was an unpleasant surprise for me. I have read the entire O'Malley Saga; Darling Jasmine brings Skye O'Malley's life of adventure to a fitting close. However, Darling Jasmine is nothing like the other O'Malley books and belongs in a place all to itself--the trash can.
Rating:
Summary: Laughter and Tears for the wrap!
Review: I found this book to be wonderful. It brought many things to a wrap in the saga of Skye O Malley and her family. Skye was there in all her fiery passions and never weakened once. There were plenty of Bertrice Small's erotic scenes and I was really touched by the characters. It takes a truly wonderful writer to bring tears to my eyes and at the end of this book all I could do was lay my head down and bawl. I loved it!
| 
