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Summary: I've fallen for Emma Jensen
Review: "If there was one bit of dramatic nonsense Gabriel Loudon, the Earl of Rievaulx, loathed more than Sunday sermons, it was ghost stories. He loathed the familiar devices, the predictable ends." Fallen has neither contrivance nor a predictable end. Emma Jensen takes a ghost story, a timeless ballad, and the Isle of Skye and gives us a wonderful sequel to Entwined. Both hero and heroine feel they are failures, undeserving of love and happiness. I enjoyed the parallels drawn in this story and especially liked Gabriel's retrospections on life growing up with his grandfather. The author hints that another story is on the way, write faster, please!
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Summary: I've fallen for Emma Jensen
Review: "If there was one bit of dramatic nonsense Gabriel Loudon, the Earl of Rievaulx, loathed more than Sunday sermons, it was ghost stories. He loathed the familiar devices, the predictable ends." Fallen has neither contrivance nor a predictable end. Emma Jensen takes a ghost story, a timeless ballad, and the Isle of Skye and gives us a wonderful sequel to Entwined. Both hero and heroine feel they are failures, undeserving of love and happiness. I enjoyed the parallels drawn in this story and especially liked Gabriel's retrospections on life growing up with his grandfather. The author hints that another story is on the way, write faster, please!
Rating:
Summary: I've fallen for Emma Jensen
Review: "If there was one bit of dramatic nonsense Gabriel Loudon, the Earl of Rievaulx, loathed more than Sunday sermons, it was ghost stories. He loathed the familiar devices, the predictable ends." Fallen has neither contrivance nor a predictable end. Emma Jensen takes a ghost story, a timeless ballad, and the Isle of Skye and gives us a wonderful sequel to Entwined. Both hero and heroine feel they are failures, undeserving of love and happiness. I enjoyed the parallels drawn in this story and especially liked Gabriel's retrospections on life growing up with his grandfather. The author hints that another story is on the way, write faster, please!
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Summary: back of book description
Review: Gabriel Loudon, a special agent to the British army, was always one step ahead of Napoleon's troops- until a vital mission went tragically wrong. Now he has one last chance to redeem himself. His orders: expose an elusive French spy hiding on the isolated island off the coast of Scotland. What he doesn't expect to find there is another fallen angel. * When her scandalous love affair with a young Englishman ends, Maggie MacLeod retreats to the safety of her beloved, remote home. Alone on the cliffs of Skye, she can surrender to romantic dreams of a true love that will never be. Until a mysterious stranger invades her seclusion, awakening her senses and threatening everything she cherishes- especially her splintered heart...
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Summary: back of book description
Review: Gabriel Loudon, a special agent to the British army, was always one step ahead of Napoleon's troops- until a vital mission went tragically wrong. Now he has one last chance to redeem himself. His orders: expose an elusive French spy hiding on the isolated island off the coast of Scotland. What he doesn't expect to find there is another fallen angel. * When her scandalous love affair with a young Englishman ends, Maggie MacLeod retreats to the safety of her beloved, remote home. Alone on the cliffs of Skye, she can surrender to romantic dreams of a true love that will never be. Until a mysterious stranger invades her seclusion, awakening her senses and threatening everything she cherishes- especially her splintered heart...
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Summary: Well-writen regency
Review: Gabriel Loudon, Earl of Rievaulx, was a special operative for the British during the Napeolonic Wars. At the request of his friend Oriel, he travels to the Isle of Skye seeking redemption for his inadvertent loss of intelligence information which resulted in the deaths of two colleagues. In his search for L'Ecossais, a Scot who is also a French spy, Gabriel meets Maggie MacLeod, a fiercely loyal Scot and a compassionate woman with a healing nature. Will love prevail when Gabriel tells Maggie that L'Ecossais might be one of he own? Emma Jensen makes one feel as if they are acutally climbing the cliffs on the Isle of Skye. She skillfully blends local Scots folklore with intrigue and romance which will keep you guessing until the very end.
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Summary: Well-written Regency
Review: Gabriel Loudon, Earl of Rievaulx, was a special operative for the British during the Napeolonic Wars. At the request of his friend Oriel, he travels to the Isle of Skye seeking redemption for his inadvertent loss of intelligence information which resulted in the deaths of two colleagues. In his search for L'Ecossais, a Scot who is also a French spy, Gabriel meets Maggie MacLeod, a fiercely loyal Scot and a compassionate woman with a healing nature. Will love prevail when Gabriel tells Maggie that L'Ecossais might be one of he own? Emma Jensen makes one feel as if they are acutally climbing the cliffs on the Isle of Skye. She skillfully blends local Scots folklore with intrigue and romance which will keep you guessing until the very end.
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Summary: A somewhat disappointing sequel to Entwined
Review: Gabriel, Earl of Rivaulx, has narrowly escaped from the Peninsular war with his life; indeed, his family and close friends all thought he was dead until he suddenly resurfaced. However, he carries the shame of knowing that he allowed himself to be duped and seduced so that the secret papers he carried could be stolen; as such, many brave men died. He blames himself, and since his return has led a life of dissolution, alienating all but one of his former friends. But Nathan, Marquess of Oriel (from Entwined) has a mission for Gabriel: one deadly enemy is still on the loose, and they think he's based on the isle of Skye. Gabriel sees this as his one chance of redemption, so he journeys to Skye in search of l'Ecossais, the Scotsman. And on Skye, he's told, Nathan's in-laws live, and they will provide an excuse for his presence on the island. The McLeods, with help from Nathan, have moved back to Syke: Jamie the drunken father, Tessa the young and insatiably curious girl... and Maggie, Isobel's older sister. Gabriel and Maggie are attracted to each other at first sight, but Gabriel's mission will ultimately result in his arresting, or possibly killing, one of Maggie's friends. Can their relationship have any future? I didn't like this book anything like as much as Entwined. To me, the A-plot detracted too much from the romance; Gabriel seemed to spend more time thinking about his mission than about Maggie. I wouldn't have minded if he'd spent time brooding about what had happened on the Continent - and it would have been nice to have seen him eventually forgive himself - but the plot revolving around the Scottish traitor didn't really interest me that much. I also felt that there were far too many secondary characters, and that these led to further unimportant scenes which pulled attention away from Gabriel and Maggie. The ghost story around which much of the book revolved was marginally interesting, but personally I thought the romance would have worked better without it. And the old rhyme theme was somewhat distracting, since I've never heard it as '*savoury*, sage, rosemary and thyme'; I have only ever seen or heard 'parsley'. It was certainly nice to see Isobel's sister turning out to be the love interest for Nathan's best friend; true. But Jensen can do so much better than this! Nevertheless, I'll still look out for the third book in the series - about St Wulfstan, perhaps? And possibly Tessa?
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Summary: Doesn't live up to it's potential or predecessor
Review: I knew before I read this book that it would not compare with Entwined - one of my favourite books (wmr-uk, you were right!). Entwined was full of passion and longing and determination and I adored both Nathan and Isobel. Fallen seemed flat to me. The romance between Gabriel and Maggie was so restrained and uneven. While Gabriel was handsome and sexy and wry, and Maggie was beautiful and sweet and loyal, I wasn't passionate about either character - matter of fact, my favourite characters were Tessa and old Mr. Beaton! But the identity of L'Eccossais did stump me. I thought it was someone else almost from the beginning - I won't spoil it for those who haven't read it. I also felt that the ghost stories and especially the folk tales and "Scarbro Fair" quotes were a bit overdone and bordered on stereotypical - quaint little island folk! I did however, like that the author uses the Gaelic and that this was a barrier for Gabriel because it truly would have been at the time. I don't know much Gaelic, just a few words and phrases, but it was fun to see if I could figure out what was being said - usually not! Anyway, I'd probably only give this book 3 1/2 stars but I'm rounding up rather than down. While this is not a great book, it's still better than a lot of lesser romances and the author does know her stuff when it comes to Scotland, it's history and Highland as well as island culture. And I'm still going to read Moonlit about St Wulfstan's adventures in romance (and Ireland) so we'll see how that one fares.
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Summary: A GREAT FOLLOW-UP TO "ENTWINED"
Review: Since "Entwined" is still my favorite, I'll only give this one four stars (or four and one-half), but you won't be disappointed with the story. A battle weary hero and a heroine who has had her heart trod upon. Good seduction/love story, and humor, too. A little intrigue tops this story off. Can't wait for the third book in this series. This one is a keeper.
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