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Summary: A fun read, but not my favorite Anne Stuart...
Review: "Lady Fortune" was enjoyable, but for one reason or another, I just couldnt seem to connect very well with the characters...paticularly Nicholas. I love Anne Stuart, and I most definitely wouldnt dissuade one from reading this book..it was sweet and it moved a long nicely, it just didnt grab ahold of me as tightly as I would have liked. Not a keeper for me, but definitely worth reading.
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Summary: A fun read, but not my favorite Anne Stuart...
Review: "Lady Fortune" was enjoyable, but for one reason or another, I just couldnt seem to connect very well with the characters...paticularly Nicholas. I love Anne Stuart, and I most definitely wouldnt dissuade one from reading this book..it was sweet and it moved a long nicely, it just didnt grab ahold of me as tightly as I would have liked. Not a keeper for me, but definitely worth reading.
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Summary: Stuart makes it so believable
Review: A jester and a lady? Usually you have lords and impoverished damsels in distress in parodies of 'Cinderella', yet we have some sort of role reversal here, which is one of the most enjoyable trademarks of Ms Stuart's stories. I also like the slow but delicious buildup of the romance, and especially that Nicholas was left with a deep first impression of Julianna because she was truly special in his eyes (she was the first to want and be able to ignore him totally, how is that for first impressions?) and not because of an unexpected reaction to her in his nether parts (there really is too much of that nowadays!) All in all, a gem of the genre.
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Summary: Interesting and fun read
Review: After the death of her husband Lady Juliana is glad to be free. The reluctant child bride of a brutal man, she cherishes her freedom. Until King Henry III sends her to her mother and to prepare for another marriage.When King Henry sends his court jester Nicholas Strangefellow to the home of Lord Hugh as a wedding present to Juliana's mother and her new husband. Lady Juliana does all she can to stay away from the strange man that rhymes and riddles. But she is drawn to him, and he to her. While not my favorite by Anne Stuart LADY FORTUNE delivers several laughes and lots of good reading. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Stuart at her dazzling best - as always!
Review: Anne Stuart has a habit of conjuring dark and dangerous men, men that are not your normal heroes, and makes you fall for them. She has given supposed killers, a hit man, a mercenary, even a cult leader. It's as if she likes to tweak our noses and say I can make you love the devil when you tell me you won't. And she does it like none other. This time the challenge was to make you love a fool. Not an idiot, but a real fool for the King Henry of England. Nicholas Strangefellow is the fool for the King, but being a contrary Stuart character he's not your average fool. He is tall, handsome and much brighter than anyone stops to see. The King sees some of it, thus he trust Nicholas on a special errand for him, fetch back a holy relic - a challis of the blessed Saint Hugelina the Dragon - and he will reward Nicholas. Nicholas has long used the mask of the fool to his advantage, and sees the task as the end of the road. A son of a baron, he saw the family lands take and his father killed when he chose to fight on the wrong side of the struggle with Henry and his sons. He was forced to survive on his wits, and what better way to curry favor than by playing the buffoon? The Challis in the keeping of Lord Hugh. Hugh is to marry Isabeau, so Henry sends Nicholas to the couple to entertain at their wedding feast, giving him the opportunity of stealing the cup. Nicholas travels in the company of Juilanna, the estranged daughter of Isabeau, and the young widow soon intrigues him. Julianna was wed when she was eleven years old to a sixty-year-old man. For ten years, she has hated her mother for allowing her father to marry her off, so returning for her mother's marriage is not something she is looking forward to. Her short temper is exacerbated by the irritating fool, who make jest of all, wears annoying bells on his sleeves, recites riddles that have deep meanings ¯ and is much too handsome. She cannot help but be attracted to the sharp-witted fool, and Nicholas sees something in Julianna he has not seen in the countless other women he has bedded. Nicholas Strangefellow is a very complex man, not your typical hard as nails Stuart Bad Boy, but he still is a delight. Stuart writes with the realities of conditions and life for women in the Middles Ages without pulling punches, and gives you a rich set of characters for her merry tale. Stuart at top form - but when is she not?
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Summary: Stuart at her dazzling best - as always!
Review: Anne Stuart has a habit of conjuring dark and dangerous men, men that are not your normal heroes, and makes you fall for them. She has given supposed killers, a hit man, a mercenary, even a cult leader. It's as if she likes to tweak our noses and say I can make you love the devil when you tell me you won't. And she does it like none other. This time the challenge was to make you love a fool. Not an idiot, but a real fool for the King Henry of England. Nicholas Strangefellow is the fool for the King, but being a contrary Stuart character he's not your average fool. He is tall, handsome and much brighter than anyone stops to see. The King sees some of it, thus he trust Nicholas on a special errand for him, fetch back a holy relic - a challis of the blessed Saint Hugelina the Dragon - and he will reward Nicholas. Nicholas has long used the mask of the fool to his advantage, and sees the task as the end of the road. A son of a baron, he saw the family lands take and his father killed when he chose to fight on the wrong side of the struggle with Henry and his sons. He was forced to survive on his wits, and what better way to curry favor than by playing the buffoon? The Challis in the keeping of Lord Hugh. Hugh is to marry Isabeau, so Henry sends Nicholas to the couple to entertain at their wedding feast, giving him the opportunity of stealing the cup. Nicholas travels in the company of Juilanna, the estranged daughter of Isabeau, and the young widow soon intrigues him. Julianna was wed when she was eleven years old to a sixty-year-old man. For ten years, she has hated her mother for allowing her father to marry her off, so returning for her mother's marriage is not something she is looking forward to. Her short temper is exacerbated by the irritating fool, who make jest of all, wears annoying bells on his sleeves, recites riddles that have deep meanings ¯ and is much too handsome. She cannot help but be attracted to the sharp-witted fool, and Nicholas sees something in Julianna he has not seen in the countless other women he has bedded. Nicholas Strangefellow is a very complex man, not your typical hard as nails Stuart Bad Boy, but he still is a delight. Stuart writes with the realities of conditions and life for women in the Middles Ages without pulling punches, and gives you a rich set of characters for her merry tale. Stuart at top form - but when is she not?
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Summary: Incredible!
Review: Anne Stuart keeps getting better and better. What an incredible hero. He crawled right into my heart and made me jealous of the heroine. Now that's a romance! This book is a rich tapestry of history and romance. I loved every decadent word!
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Summary: Incredible!
Review: Anne Stuart keeps getting better and better. What an incredible hero. He crawled right into my heart and made me jealous of the heroine. Now that's a romance! This book is a rich tapestry of history and romance. I loved every decadent word!
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Summary: wonderful
Review: I finished this book with a huge smile and hoping it would go on. It was a refreshingly funny and interesting romance.
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Summary: Wicked, Funny, Charming!
Review: I'm a long-time fan of Anne Stuart's, and this is one of her very best. It's funny, it's charming, the people have more layers than an onion, and I LOVE the hero being a jester. Great job, Ms. Stuart. Thank you for a wonderful read!
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