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Summary: My All-Time Favorite
Review: Back Cover copy:SHE NEVER DREAMED BEING A TRAITOR WOULD ENDAGER HER LIFE AND HER HEART... Impetuous Dimity Cranford bravely sets out to rescue her wounded friend by delivering a crucial cypher to his fellow Jacobite sympathizers. But her midnight coach is overturned and she is forced into a bold deception to avoid questioning. Masquerading as Mrs. Catherine Deene, the guardian of a young boy orphaned by the accident, she plots to complete her mission. When she arrives at the lavish estate of her new charge, however, she comes face to face with the infamous Sir Anthony Farrar, the knave who deserted her very own brothers' troops in the midst of battle! Unfortunately, the cowardly yellow dog is extremely good to look at. Soon Dimity finds herself torn in a most daring test of courage--and of love...
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Summary: Really Great
Review: I loved this book! It was my second favorite in the serise (after Dedicated villain). Dimity Cranford (sister to Piers and Perry from the jewled men serise after this one)and Anthony Farrar made a wonderful couple although Veryan rushes the attraction a bit. The premise was great and the ending was to die for! It was so sad I actually cried at one point. I was also glad to see Tio Glendenning from the Jewled Men serise in this one too. If at all possible read the Golden Chronicals then The Jeweled Men, they make more sense that way! This book should definitely be read in order but it is one of the best books in the Golden chronicals.
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Summary: A book that has it all.
Review: Romance, adventure, a hero who is at once vulnerable, proud and loving to the extreme, a heroine who is strong, independent and intelligent, a lovable little dog named Shuffle, and an irrepressible but good-hearted little boy. What else could you ask for? Typical Veryan, this story is extremely well-written, drawing readers to sympathize with Anthony Farrar, the gentleman accused of cowardly deserting his troops in battle, and to root for Dimity "Mitten" Cranford in her attempt to understand this enigma of a man. The book also has some very funny and witty dialogue as well as an extremely touching scene which of course brought tears to my eyes. It is a highly recommended novel, and I cannot imagine anyone not enjoying it or being moved by it.
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Summary: Entertaining and Worth the effort to find
Review: Setting ' Late Summer 1746 --- The fourth volume of the Golden Chronicles series continues the story of the mission entrusted to Bonnie Prince Charlie's underground followers. In this book, Horatio Glendenning, mentioned in earlier novels is now the courier, running for his life. When his manservant reaches the door of Miss Dimity (Mitten) Cranford, begging assistance, Dimity, rather than engaging her wounded and recovering brother sets out to help their childhood friend. Through a series of adventures, she now ends up with the deadly cypher and assuming the identity of woman who was on her way to pass off her young six-year-old nephew as the rightful heir to a property now claimed by the infamous and cowardly captain Anthony Farrar. The same captain of her brothers' regiment who had, by his actions, caused the loss of her dear brothers foot ' a man she had come to despise. Entering the portals of the Palfrey's, Farrar's ancestral home, wearing some of the most unladylike guises (the clothing of the young lads dubious aunt), Dimity is treated as a guest by the lady of the manor. In trying to locate the person to pass this cypher on to, she has occasion to observe the man who was thought to be a great coward and his actions just did not add up to the eyewitness facts, nor did he offer any denials. For Anthony, his 'guest' appearance and mannerisms also, did not add up to the picture of the doxy she appeared to be. Through all of the subterfuges and adventures, Ms. Veryan again engages the reader in another roller coaster ride of excitement, tense adventure, and amusement with extremely colorful secondary characters and animals. Written before the trend for more sexually explicit romances this book does not pulsate with sex but with heart stopping adventure, and the old fashioned getting to know you type of romance. It is highly entertaining both as a stand alone or read as I have in the order of this well deserved highly acclaimed series. This is definitely entertaining and well worth the effort to locate.
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Summary: Entertaining and Worth the effort to find
Review: Setting ??? Late Summer 1746 --- The fourth volume of the Golden Chronicles series continues the story of the mission entrusted to Bonnie Prince Charlie's underground followers. In this book, Horatio Glendenning, mentioned in earlier novels is now the courier, running for his life. When his manservant reaches the door of Miss Dimity (Mitten) Cranford, begging assistance, Dimity, rather than engaging her wounded and recovering brother sets out to help their childhood friend. Through a series of adventures, she now ends up with the deadly cypher and assuming the identity of woman who was on her way to pass off her young six-year-old nephew as the rightful heir to a property now claimed by the infamous and cowardly captain Anthony Farrar. The same captain of her brothers??? regiment who had, by his actions, caused the loss of her dear brothers foot ??? a man she had come to despise. Entering the portals of the Palfrey???s, Farrar???s ancestral home, wearing some of the most unladylike guises (the clothing of the young lads dubious aunt), Dimity is treated as a guest by the lady of the manor. In trying to locate the person to pass this cypher on to, she has occasion to observe the man who was thought to be a great coward and his actions just did not add up to the eyewitness facts, nor did he offer any denials. For Anthony, his ???guest??? appearance and mannerisms also, did not add up to the picture of the doxy she appeared to be. Through all of the subterfuges and adventures, Ms. Veryan again engages the reader in another roller coaster ride of excitement, tense adventure, and amusement with extremely colorful secondary characters and animals. Written before the trend for more sexually explicit romances this book does not pulsate with sex but with heart stopping adventure, and the old fashioned getting to know you type of romance. It is highly entertaining both as a stand alone or read as I have in the order of this well deserved highly acclaimed series. This is definitely entertaining and well worth the effort to locate.
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