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Summary: One great story teller!
Review: *sigh* What can I say except this woman hasn't had a bad book yet. Gayle Wilson's books, whether Historicals or Intriques are keepers.
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Summary: Sarah Spenser had a perfect life --
Review: a life that revolved around the future she planned to build with her fiance, Justin Tolbert. But when she leaves home, returns with a baby and sends her fiance a "Dear Justin," letter, that life she envisioned is forever changed. Four years later, Justin is the new Earl of Wynfield, a title that carries more debt than anything else. And Lady Sarah has an offer -- marry her, provide a role model for her four year old, Drew, and she'll pay off the estate's debt. Their marriage could put an end to their problems, but can it be the beginning of something rare and wonderful as well? LSS is a definite skip-to-the-top-of-the-TBR-pile read. Sarah and Justin's rediscovery of a love that never truly died, and their love for one small boy is a heartwarming read that won't let go of you for some time to come!
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Summary: Sarah Spenser had a perfect life --
Review: a life that revolved around the future she planned to build with her fiance, Justin Tolbert. But when she leaves home, returns with a baby and sends her fiance a "Dear Justin," letter, that life she envisioned is forever changed. Four years later, Justin is the new Earl of Wynfield, a title that carries more debt than anything else. And Lady Sarah has an offer -- marry her, provide a role model for her four year old, Drew, and she'll pay off the estate's debt. Their marriage could put an end to their problems, but can it be the beginning of something rare and wonderful as well? LSS is a definite skip-to-the-top-of-the-TBR-pile read. Sarah and Justin's rediscovery of a love that never truly died, and their love for one small boy is a heartwarming read that won't let go of you for some time to come!
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Summary: GREAT EMOTIONAL ROMANCE!
Review: Gayle Wilson has done it again -- great story!
Loved the emotional and mental growth of Lady Sarah in the four years that she takes sole care of her "child" not to mention her father. Justin Tolbert, the new Earl of Wynfield, has nothing but debts and a wounded body to offer anyone. His greatest fear, would Lady Sarah be tolerant of his being less of a man? It takes the child, Andrew to soften up Justin's emotions that he can tolerate a marriage of convenience. But the worst fear happens as he realizes he has not lost his love for Sarah over the past four years. The threat from the natural father of Andrew really ties up the story -- and what a way to end -- couldn't help but grin. Cant't help it -------- but dahh! N.Y, something tells me that you have no understanding of the emotions or morality of the regency period. They didn't think like the general public of this day and age. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- a story that should be enjoyed by all.
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Summary: Stupidity runs rampid in this tale
Review: I find it hard to believe so many women gave this story 5 stars. I guess it is like the old perfect 10 in gymnastics, too many until people wised up. I have no complaints with the writing of this story. It is a darker regency, no belle's in their evening glory, giggling, at Almacks. But the premise of this story is just to ridiculous to believe. Lady Sarah, whose younger sister ran away from home to marry against her father's wishes, gets a message from the same sister to come to her aid. She dies in childbirth and makes Sarah, the older sister, promise she would not tell the real story of her bastard son's birth. And Sarah does this at a ridiculous cost. She breaks off her engagement to a man off fighting because she realized no one believed that the boy was not hers. Like dahhh...4 years later, her former love returns a wounded war hero. She offers herself in marraige to save his estate and to give Drew, this boy, a father. He excepts but it is a marriage of convenience. Why in the world would he agree to that? Why go through the bother of mending his estate when he would have no one to pass it on to? Seemed crazy. And why in the world would Sarah refuse to tell him the real story? Hello Sarah, your sister, a child herself, is dying in childbirth. It was the sisters mistake, not Sarahs, and she kindly took the boy in but the point - not to betray her sister - was way overplayed to the point of stupidity, hers. I am sure her sister would have not minded her telling the story to the man she was to marry. He would never have deserted Sarah. AFter all, she was a virgin so obviously not her son!!! So it was all incredibly stupid.
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Summary: Okay book, with well-fleshed characters.
Review: I started buying Gayle Wilson on the recommendation of Amazon reviewers. I like her depth, her understanding of human nature . . . but is this a five star book? I think not. There is not much in the way of plot development - one single premise, a secret of Lady Sarah's . . . and since we are already privvy to the secret in the beginning of the book - not much to read for, is there?
As for the writing - I've seen it said that this book is exceptionally well written. Well, maybe compared to other Harlequins - I don't know. But, has anyone actually read this? I mean, sentence by sentence, word by word? Gayle Wilson has a lot to say, with a lot of depth, and she uses alot of big words, long sentences to say it. But after the tenth time where I found myself trying to re-arrange the sentence to make the writing flow more smoothly and to make her meaning clearer, I just gave up. I think this book needed some more editing. I found it very hard going when I'm constantly trying to figure out - what exactly is she trying to say, and why doesn't she say it more clearly? Or how would I say this to make the sentence flow more smoothly? This sort of ruined the experience for me. Don't get me wrong, this is not a bad book by any means, and there are many, many good parts - but not much plot, convulated writing. . . that sort of makes it hard to give it five stars.
Someone mentioned earlier that they didn't understand why Lady Sarah kept her secret, and that the marriage of convenience was not believable. Did she actually read the book? Firstly, Lady Sarah swore on her mother's grave that she would never tell anyone. Maybe today that doesn't mean anything, but let me assure you, in those days it meant quite a bit. And the marriage of convenience - the book explains - in detail - why they both agreed to it. The book actually explains both issues in major detail - in many, many pages.
In short, a good book, complex characters, parts of it are well-written - but by no means five stars.
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Summary: A story that makes you feel good
Review: I totally agree with the two previous readers and their reviews. I read this story in less than a weekend and I only wish is that it was longer!
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Summary: A story that makes you feel good
Review: I totally agree with the two previous readers and their reviews. I read this story in less than a weekend and I only wish is that it was longer!
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Summary: A beautifully told story
Review: It's no big surprise that Gayle Wilson should have a way with words. With her teaching background, her work with gifted children, one would expect finely crafted, vivid prose. But Ms. Wilson is far more than a wordsmith: she is an artist, conveying a sense of time and place, making her readers empathize with her finely drawn characters, balancing historical accuracy with contemporary sensibilities in ways that prove that romance novels can be far more than simply escapist fare. LADY SARAH'S SON is not your ordinary marriage-of-convenience story. This is a story about forgiveness and honor and loyalty, about a love strong enough to rise to the surface of a veritable ocean of fear and doubt. These are not perfect people; they are REAL people, people we care about and root for, and, in the end, rejoice with. Ms. Wilson captures the period for us naturally and unobtrusively, the mark of a truly talented historical writer.
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Summary: A beautifully told story
Review: It's no big surprise that Gayle Wilson should have a way with words. With her teaching background, her work with gifted children, one would expect finely crafted, vivid prose. But Ms. Wilson is far more than a wordsmith: she is an artist, conveying a sense of time and place, making her readers empathize with her finely drawn characters, balancing historical accuracy with contemporary sensibilities in ways that prove that romance novels can be far more than simply escapist fare. LADY SARAH'S SON is not your ordinary marriage-of-convenience story. This is a story about forgiveness and honor and loyalty, about a love strong enough to rise to the surface of a veritable ocean of fear and doubt. These are not perfect people; they are REAL people, people we care about and root for, and, in the end, rejoice with. Ms. Wilson captures the period for us naturally and unobtrusively, the mark of a truly talented historical writer.
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