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Gentle Warrior
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ransom comes an exquisite tender tale of love, adventure and passion!
In feudal England, Elizabeth Montwright barely escaped the massacre that destroyed her family and exiled her from her ancestral castle. Bent on revenge, she rode again through the fortress gates, disguised as a peasant...to seek aid from Geoffrey Berkley, th
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Published
December 1st 1990
by Pocket Books
(first published 1985)
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This is my second Garwood romance read in less than a week. This is unheard of for me... I very, very rarely read romance, but as I'm participating in a blog activity with a friend, I'm going for it and reading 5 of them this month.
I read this one in place of a different one that my friend had sent me, because that one was about rippling abs in kilts and the Garwood I just read featured the same theme... sort of. So I went for something a little different and went for Feudal England over Scotla...more
I read this one in place of a different one that my friend had sent me, because that one was about rippling abs in kilts and the Garwood I just read featured the same theme... sort of. So I went for something a little different and went for Feudal England over Scotla...more
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I know when I'm in a reading slump, I can always turn to aJulie Garwood book. They are all the same beat of plots, climaxes, heros, heroines and villains. Even though I know what to expect, I still enjoy them. Now I can't read her one after another but spaced apart they are certainly an easy, enjoyable, quick read.
This book had me giggling more than her others, especially the last paragraph.
This book had me giggling more than her others, especially the last paragraph.
This book is about a woman who lives in England and loves this guy but she wants revenge because the guy kept the woman in a castle so she feels that to pay back what he did to her she decided to get revenge against him for just locking her up in a castle without the guy explaining to her why she is locked up in the castle. This book was very amazing to read because it talked about a woman who is in love with a guy in England and then gets locked up in a castle and changes her mind and decides t...more
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1.5 stars
So I decided to go on a Julie Garwood glom, starting with books I haven't read or have only read once. This falls into the read once and never re-read category and I now remember why.
It's her debut novel, and you can kind of tell that Garwood hasn't yet hit her stride as a writer in that she doesn't have her characteristic fluffy tone in this one. It does have an overuse of the description "contradiction" that she still tends to bestow on her heroes and heroines. It also makes use of t...more
So I decided to go on a Julie Garwood glom, starting with books I haven't read or have only read once. This falls into the read once and never re-read category and I now remember why.
It's her debut novel, and you can kind of tell that Garwood hasn't yet hit her stride as a writer in that she doesn't have her characteristic fluffy tone in this one. It does have an overuse of the description "contradiction" that she still tends to bestow on her heroes and heroines. It also makes use of t...more
The plot was simple and somewhat conventional, but the approach taken by Miss Garwood was breathtaking in all its smoothness. The spark between Elizabeth and Geoffrey was just precise without seeming too hackneyed and cliché. She has the flair to create sexual desire without seeming too brash. The love scenes depicted in the book was blatant yet discreetly seductive. Readers will love the warm and spirited heroine, and will swoon over the kindness of the warrior who was indeed gentle. What is fu...more
Another great Garwood romance with a fantastic cast of characters, though hero was a little too much at times
Setting: 1086, England
Gentle Warrior is another great Julie Garwood medieval romance. I had to give it four stars instead of 4.5 or 5 because at times the hero, Geoffrey, was a little too caveman-like for me. Actually, it wasn't even really caveman-like - he was just too forceful, angry, badly tempered. Overall, he was generally a good hero though, and the other cast of characters was abs...more
Setting: 1086, England
Gentle Warrior is another great Julie Garwood medieval romance. I had to give it four stars instead of 4.5 or 5 because at times the hero, Geoffrey, was a little too caveman-like for me. Actually, it wasn't even really caveman-like - he was just too forceful, angry, badly tempered. Overall, he was generally a good hero though, and the other cast of characters was abs...more
Although I know I didn't start with one of Garwood's best, I did enjoy this story. I particularly liked the heroine -- her wildness, her courage, her passion, and perhaps most of all, her cadre of amazing animals. :-) The story of how she loses her family is quite heartbreaking, as is her desperation to find the perpetrators and avenge her family. Garwood creates an authentic sense of place and mood through evocative descriptions of the castle and its surroundings.
The thing I probably liked the...more
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This is probably one of her newer books. The dialogue is not great. And the sex scenes are just odd- first of all, there is a matter of continuity- the first night that they have sex, he goes down on her...cuz I am sure that knights are all about the sharing of the pleasure in those times. Then, later in the book, she is shocked when he kisses her there. Also, the characters are a bit annoying. They overthink....EVERYTHING. The comedy is cute, although forced in some places. And the side charact...more
I think that Elizabeth is the least likable of the female characters of all the Garwood books (well, from the ones I've read, which are about 8). She was incredibly annoying with all her 'acts of disobedience' that I was already rooting for her husband to throttle her. Granted, all of Garwood's female leads get into trouble, but like some other reader said before, this one lacked that certain sparkle that makes her really endearing to us. Then again, Geoffrey didn't exactly win my allegiance whe...more
I need to qualify my rating in saying that I'm not a huge fan of medieval time period romances, so that was a strike against it right off. Also, as Garwood's first published novel, it has a lot of the expected flaws that go with it (let alone a mid-1980's romance novel). It is slow at points, and the pacing left much to be desired. The plot was pretty solid, but the various plot climaxes ended up decidedly anti-climactic through sheer lack of storytelling. The main villain meets his death offscr...more
This is the story about Elizabeth and Geoffrey. He is an English warrior, a favorite of William the Conqueror. I can't say I liked Geoffrey. He was domineering, autocratic and had almost no sense of humor. For a 27 year old, he acted like he was over 50. Good looking in that tall, dark and handsome warrior kind of way, he had an appeal to him, but he had to dominate over everything (yes, yes, I understand he's an overlord and this is feudal England). It got old really fast.
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With a bouquet of roses on my table and another Valentine's Day just passed, I felt like reading a romance. I picked up an old historical romance by the very first romance author I remembered reading as a teen who made an impact on me. Gentle Warrior is the book I choose this time around.
The story is pleasant enough. The big warrior, Geoffrey, first views Elizabeth Montwright as he is readying himself and his troop for battle. A glance above reveals this ethereal being flanked by two huge dogs,...more
The story is pleasant enough. The big warrior, Geoffrey, first views Elizabeth Montwright as he is readying himself and his troop for battle. A glance above reveals this ethereal being flanked by two huge dogs,...more
This book is different from the other books by Garwood that I've read, and as far as I can discover, it's her first novel, so that explains the difference in writing style. The language is formal, and a tad over descriptive, as are the literary allusions. The characterization is also a lot of telling. Usually Garwood does a better job of showing, but we find out a lot about the characters because we're constantly told, what they are thinking.
The characters...Geoffrey our gentle warrior...he's a...more
The characters...Geoffrey our gentle warrior...he's a...more
This book was OK. It definitely wasn't my favorite Garwood book. It was still well written, but placed back towards the end of the 900's. Yeah, WAY back there. So, the whole mentality of the wife being the man's property and knowing her place and all that was historically accurate, but still kind of annoying. The Heroine is really easy to like, though the husband takes a while to warm up to. A good premise, and plenty of love scenes, but I just feel that it was lacking what a lot of her other bo...more
Dec 18, 2009
UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Historical Romance Lovers
Yet another winner by Julie Garwood!
Summary
As with all of her historical romances, we have strong, arrogant, hunky heroes who know all there is to know about... well, about everything. Or so Baron Geoffrey Berkley thinks.
Enter Elizabeth Montwright, a woman as equally sure of herself and set in her ways. Having survived the massacre of her family and being exiled from her family's castle, Elizabeth makes it her mission to gain revenge on the man who destroyed her family and regain possession of...more
Aug 24, 2010
Julie (Mom2lnb)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Fans of Medieval Romance, Bodice-Ripper Romance, Julie Garwood
Shelves:
historical-romance,
read-2010
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Gentle Warrior was Julie Garwood's first published romance from way back in 1985, and although I mostly enjoyed it, I would have to say that it showed some of her greenness as a writer. There are many of the trademark Garwood elements here such as a temperamental alpha hero who has a gentler side; a feisty, independent heroine; lots of spirited, humorous banter between the pair; and love scenes that were pretty steamy for the time period in which they were penned. However...more
Gentle Warrior was Julie Garwood's first published romance from way back in 1985, and although I mostly enjoyed it, I would have to say that it showed some of her greenness as a writer. There are many of the trademark Garwood elements here such as a temperamental alpha hero who has a gentler side; a feisty, independent heroine; lots of spirited, humorous banter between the pair; and love scenes that were pretty steamy for the time period in which they were penned. However...more
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I honestly got bored w/ the book. I like the heroine, because of her skills and relationships w/ animals though. But what i dont like is the fast ending once again.
Her brother died so easily w/o any action or what. And once again Julie didnt solve all the problems, the one concerning her uncle.
Very much disappointed. I think I skipped 1/4 of the book because of the ever repeating theme and scenes
Her brother died so easily w/o any action or what. And once again Julie didnt solve all the problems, the one concerning her uncle.
Very much disappointed. I think I skipped 1/4 of the book because of the ever repeating theme and scenes
Another historic romance but not my favorite. I like the strength that Elizabeth has and of course the men of this day (this really just something about them). The story was good but not my favorite just because it was about revenge and loyalty which for the time this was to take place was huge but just not my favorite subject matter when the loyalty is between the two main characters.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone unless you are 13 years old. It is full of exaggerated adjectives describing characters, eg: "He thought she was the most beguiling, the most enchanting nymph, all soft and silky and smooth." There is no real description of the characters, everything is too sweet! I am very disappointed buying this book after such a interesting description!
The second in my current re-read of all my Julie Garwood historical romances...this one is not one of my very favorites, but upon a second read (because I know I didn't like it enough to re-read right away) I enjoyed it more than I remembered. The leads this time are Geoffrey and Elizabeth who are thrown together due to tragic circumstances. I do feel a little shortchanged in the love story aspect as I didn't really understand or feel why Elizabeth began to love Geoffrey-all of a sudden she just...more
Not a bad read, per se, but not one of my favourites of Julie Garwood's.
The main problem for me with this book was the characters, in particular, the male lead Geoffrey. He is demanding and domineering to the point of where if I were Elizabeth I would have whacked him one. Not to mention he is almost cringingly insensitive, using put downs and degrading Elizabeth to try and mould her into what he thinks is a 'proper' wife.
I had problems with Elizabeth, too, though. At the beginning of the novel...more
The main problem for me with this book was the characters, in particular, the male lead Geoffrey. He is demanding and domineering to the point of where if I were Elizabeth I would have whacked him one. Not to mention he is almost cringingly insensitive, using put downs and degrading Elizabeth to try and mould her into what he thinks is a 'proper' wife.
I had problems with Elizabeth, too, though. At the beginning of the novel...more
This was an ok book but not one her best ones. I did get annoyed with Jeffrey as he seemed to yell and be totally unsympathetic towards Elizabeth; whereas she came across at times as being just little too accepting of Jeffrey's anger and wanting to do things according to duty and rules. But depite that it will a good read with Garwood developing the characters well.
Loved this one. About Elizabeth and Geoffrey (aka the Hawk). He has come to protect her home. She has just lost most of her family. She is unsure who to trust for she fears her uncle may be behind the massacre that destroyed most of her family. She is afraid for her brother, the heir, and that if her uncle becomes his guardian there will be no "guarding" of him. Geoffrey is the the Baron in charge of the land her family lives on. He has been gravely injured and she has been called upon to try to...more
Now, I know that all of Julie Garwood's highlander books are pretty much the same just with slightly different events and settings, but I absolutely love them!
Her books are so full of charm and her characters are loveable and fun even when they are behaving stubbornly, as they often are.
For me, she has perfected the exact combination of love, romance and passion that keeps me riveted. Then there is just enough story and intrigue to make it a really exciting and unputdownable book.
I recently re...more
Her books are so full of charm and her characters are loveable and fun even when they are behaving stubbornly, as they often are.
For me, she has perfected the exact combination of love, romance and passion that keeps me riveted. Then there is just enough story and intrigue to make it a really exciting and unputdownable book.
I recently re...more
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I think I'm going to make a stronger effort to avoid early Garwood novels and her later contemporary stuff because they just don't have that spark that I enjoy and if I roll my eyes anymore I'm going to cause myself eye strain.
At least for this one it was the man who really irked me, I get it's the time period but he was just too much.
At least for this one it was the man who really irked me, I get it's the time period but he was just too much.
One of Julie Garwood's medieval oldies. Always an enjoyable read. I understand that Anne Flosnik is a seasoned narrator but I just wish that she wouldn't always drag her sentences. I got to a point that I started to dread sentences ending with "hhhheeeeeeerrrr".
Maybe I shouldn't have read this book so soon after The Prize because they were very similar books. Both of the main male characters were almost the same person. Both had facial scars, both saved King William when they were very young, and both acted very similar. Elizabeth was a pretty great character though.
I did like this book, I just didn't love it. The hero was just a little bit lacking in my opinion. The bond between the hero and heroine just didn't pull me in. It was still a good read, just not one of Garwood's best.
I liked the book. But I don't care for the graphic love scenes. I don'd mind it being steamie but just not so graphic. The twist and turns in the story keep you guessing. All in all the story was good.
Okay, I really, really like Julie's medieval books, but do they all have to be R rated? I can't recommend or own these because of the naughtiness. I just wish she could sell edited clean versions!!!
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Julie Murphy was born in 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri to a large Irish family. At the age of six, Julie had her tonsils removed and complications from the surgery resulted in a long period of recuperation. She fell hopelessly behind in school and never caught up. "I was a slow, slow reader," Julie says. "I hated it." At the age of 11, her mother discovered her daughter's secret and promptly enrol...more
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