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Prince of Ravenscar (Sherbrooke #11)

by Catherine Coulter (Goodreads Author)

3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 · rating details · 709 ratings · 119 reviews

Thenumber-oneNew York Times-bestselling author returns with a brand-new Sherbrooke novel, featuring a cast of witty and outrageous characters and two wonderfully complex mysteries.

In April 1831, her grace Corinne Monroe wants her widowed son, Lord Julian, to marry her best friend's daughter, Miss Sophie Wilkie. Julian last saw Sophie when she was twelve years old, silent,...more

Hardcover, 368 pages

Published November 1st 2011 by Putnam Adult

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May 17, 2013 Gina rated it 2 of 5 stars

Prince of Ravenscar by Catherine Coulter.
It was okay, a lot of silly dialog but I did like that the 2 main female characters were pretty strong women, especially for 1831.

I listened to this book and though the reader, Anne Flosnik, has a lovely speaking voice she doesn't do a good job with the characters' voices. One of the women sounded a male character throughout the book and very often it was difficult to tell when she switched characters speaking.

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Dec 15, 2012 Cornerofmadness rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical, mystery

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Yet another example of my book club misrepresenting a book. This was historical romance plain and simple. The cover promised two “wonderfully complex mysteries.” There’s barely one and it’s never even really investigated and it takes 100 pages to show up and another 100 pages for the next mystery (cough) to crop up. The only mystery here is why they felt the need to market this as anything other than a historical romance (which, I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of). I was a bit generous on the star...more Yet another example of my book club misrepresenting a book. This was historical romance plain and simple. The cover promised two “wonderfully complex mysteries.” There’s barely one and it’s never even really investigated and it takes 100 pages to show up and another 100 pages for the next mystery (cough) to crop up. The only mystery here is why they felt the need to market this as anything other than a historical romance (which, I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of). I was a bit generous on the stars here because I was reading something out of my comfort zone.

It’s the 1830s and Corinne decides it’s time for her son, Julian, to get married again. Julian is the much younger second son of the duke who was in his 70s when he married the then-18 year old Corinne. He’s closer in age to his much loved nephew, the duke to be, Devlin. Julian had married his childhood friend but she was shot 6 months into their marriage (there’s your mystery, nothing will be made of it until the end mind you). His childhood friend, her brother, Richard, believes he is to blame. Julian has spent three years aboard as both a legit and illegal shipping merchant and is back. She wants to set him up with the daughter of her dear departed best friend. Sophie is twelve years younger than him and Julian isn’t interested. Still, he goes to London for the Season to meet Sophie and her spinster aunt, Roxanne who at twenty-seven is her chaperone.

The whole first hundred pages is Roxanne being more interested in Julian and vice versa while Sophie is with Devlin and the flies in the ointment are Devlin’s mother who runs around (literally) telling everyone Julian should never have been born and he’s an insult to her husband (his half brother) and Roxanne’s bitter widowed sister Leah. This part wasn’t really my cup of tea but it wasn’t too bad then they go to Ravenscar and suddenly without warning the love interests flip flop. The plot demands it (it reminds me of a Shakespearean comedy) but honestly, I liked it better the other way. Sophie/Devlin Julian/Roxanne made far more sense.

The rest of the novel is Richard and Leah, now lovers, doing bad things to Julian to get back at him for murdering his wife Lily. This goes on for 300 more pages. Maybe this wouldn’t have been so tedious if it was shorter. And while people are now making arguments that historical stories showing weak women are just sexist, I still have to wonder if women in the 1830’s would have been this bold. I lost track of how many times Roxanne and Sophie punch men. Roxanne actually beat a man unconscious and her father taught her how to kick a man in his balls. Honest, I just don’t see that in 1830 but who knows.

The endings of the three plot lines were predictable. The who is behind the attacks on Roxanne is two fold, one predictable and the other is out of thin air. Who killed Lily was so obvious I figured it out about ten minutes after they arrived in Ravenscar and who marries who is so treacle sweet my teeth ached. If you picked this up to get a mystery read, put it down and back away. Leave this to the fans of historical romances. They might like it.
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Jul 31, 2012 Melanie rated it 1 of 5 stars

I have enjoyed this authors written word for many-a-year, until I read ‘The Valcourt Heiress’. I was disappointed and disillusioned by her writing, never thinking to pick up any of her upcoming novels. And then LibraryThing.com has offered this one and I thought, why not?! I’ll give CC one more chance.

I was honestly afraid to pick it up. I didn’t want this book to be bad as the previous one. I wanted to WILL it to be good. It took me months to finally succumb and read it, that’s how afraid I wa...more I have enjoyed this authors written word for many-a-year, until I read ‘The Valcourt Heiress’. I was disappointed and disillusioned by her writing, never thinking to pick up any of her upcoming novels. And then LibraryThing.com has offered this one and I thought, why not?! I’ll give CC one more chance.

I was honestly afraid to pick it up. I didn’t want this book to be bad as the previous one. I wanted to WILL it to be good. It took me months to finally succumb and read it, that’s how afraid I was!

Let me be clear and reiterate one fact: I was a HUGE fan and I read almost ALL of her historical romances, ‘Sherbrooke Bride’ series being one of my favorites [for my reviews of these please click on the names of the books].

I enjoyed her writing; her prose and plotting; her fast pace and witty dialogue and most of all, the chemistry of her main and secondary players. She knew how to hook me from the first page to the last. Her character had depth and her plots were interesting and very entertaining. So what happened to THAT Catherine Coulter? The one that wrote those wonderfully witty stories that kept me reading way into the wee hours of the morning?! Why isn’t there ANYONE in her inner circle letting her know that the work she’s putting out there is lacking that main ingredient that we expect of her; imagination.

Or is she so jaded by her success that she doesn’t care what her audience, mainly her fans, think of her work. I am as much baffled by this latest inferior piece of work that I can only describe as train wreck, as I am disappointed. As a faithful fan I am deeply hurt by her lack of respect for my intelligence, taking me for granted as she and her ‘team’ are relying on me buying her work for no other reason but her well-earned reputation of a great story-teller that is decades old. It is not enough; not any more. I am older and wiser, and I will NOT be fooled again.

I’ll not bore you with synopsis as you can surmise the book from its blurb above (which is better than this book, trust me), but I will tell you why you should not spend your hard-earned money on it.

It is very hard for us reviewers out there to review a bad novel. We are human and our feelings get hurt by spending time reading work that lacks in prose, plot and characterization. We want to be entertained and wooed; we want to be engaged and touched; we want to escape the reality of our daily lives and that’s why we read romance. Yet when the book lets me down and my feelings of utter lack of respect on the part of the author [not going to even mention her ‘team’] literally makes me want to hurl every curs word I know at all of them, I find it hard to refrain, but I must. So, here is my review: this novel is not worth your time, money and attention. You deserve better. Especially from Catherine Coulter. She owes us an apology for wasting time, money and energy invested in reading this bland ‘salad of words’.

The characters are cardboard cut outs, cartoons if you will; the plot is inane and unnecessary; and the ‘witty dialogue’ a cornucopia of gibberish, a salad of words strewn around to fill the pages required for a hardcover novel.

There is no chemistry between ANY of the characters who I found bland and lackluster and boring at best. They were one-dimensional and unlikable, failing to pull me in, keep me interested. I was left not giving a fig about any of them!

Please, head my words, they are not lightly given: this book is so bad, it is not even funny!

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Feb 21, 2012 Gena rated it 3 of 5 stars

I've never read a Catherine Coulter novel and that seems to be the key to enjoyment of this book. Julian Monroe is the "Prince" of Ravenscar - really he's the second son of the Duke, but the true heir of his father's heart. Born to the Duke's much younger second wife, Julian grows into a handsome, kind man, the lord of Ravenscar whose hobby just happens to be smuggling goods. He has returned to England after a 3 year absence caused by grief over the mysterious death of his wife, Lilly. His forme...more

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Oct 02, 2011 Jade rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A beautiful book! The description of the characters, places, clothes… and the hair, my goodness, the amazing hair these women have! :) Beautiful! If you enjoy historical romance you should definitely read this book! The ‘Prince of Ravenscar’ is a ‘Sherbrooke’ novel and I’m now looking forward to re-reading those to once again visit old friends (there are a couple in here!) and see where these new ones fit in!
Julian is the main ‘hero’ in this story and he, along with his half-nephew Devlin, are e...more

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Sep 21, 2011 Bookmom rated it 3 of 5 stars

Sophie’s mother, Bethanne, had been Julian’s mother, Corinne’s, best friend. The two had always hoped their families would be tied together through Julian and Sophie, so when it’s time for Sophie’s come-out, a little late because of the mourning period after her mom died, Julian is maneuvered into meeting her. Along for the ride are Roxanne, Bethanne’s much younger sister who is handling her niece’s come-out, and Devlin, Julian’s nephew who is only a few years younger than him and the current du...more Sophie’s mother, Bethanne, had been Julian’s mother, Corinne’s, best friend. The two had always hoped their families would be tied together through Julian and Sophie, so when it’s time for Sophie’s come-out, a little late because of the mourning period after her mom died, Julian is maneuvered into meeting her. Along for the ride are Roxanne, Bethanne’s much younger sister who is handling her niece’s come-out, and Devlin, Julian’s nephew who is only a few years younger than him and the current duke’s heir.

If we had smooth sailing, there wouldn’t be much of a story. First off Julian feels twelve years is too large of an age difference and would prefer that Sophie look at him as a wise uncle. But interestingly, he and Roxanne are both closer in age and have many like interests. His first wife had died from a gunshot wound and her family has always believed Julian shot her, their belief strengthened by the fact that Julian left the country for three years following her death. But now that he’s back it appears that someone is trying to make him pay. We’re also introduced to a second mystery involving the location of a magical item.

This book is part of the Sherbrooke series so we are treated to some scenes with James & Corrie, as well as a mention of others we’ve come to know. It’s been years since James’ story came out and I wish I’d reread it as apparently Julian was a villain in that story and I can’t recall any of it. And like all of the author’s books, this one is filled with strong women, interesting characters and a great deal of wit and humor to go along with the mysteries and twists built into each story.

The author tends to use the same formula for a great many of her characters involving their wit and their sense of humor, which makes the books such an enjoyable read. Some may find, though, that after reading so many of these books that the characters begin to sound recycled. Even though this has bothered me for many of her books coming out in the last few years, I still able to enjoy that aspect of the characters.

The conclusion to the main mystery was surprising, but I’m not sure why the second one was added unless it’ll be important for a future book. That one was rather anti-climatic. And we’ve likely met two characters that will be the focus for a future book. I definitely want to read about that one.

Reviewed as an ARC for Library Thing. The book will be released on 11/1/11.

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Nov 02, 2011 Shannon rated it 4 of 5 stars

***1/2
This was a fun historical romance, although parts of it seemed a trifle far-fetched. I'm no historian, but is the freedom the characters (read: women) experienced typical for such a repressive time period?
I was glad to see Catherine Coulter revisit historicals. I enjoyed her contemporary FBI series, but I admit to getting a little bored with them.
Prince of Ravenscar has no real prince in the story, but it does have a duke, a duke's uncle, a heiress, her niece, and a couple of harpies disgu...more

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Oct 29, 2011 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, goodreads-giveaways, romance

This is not my normal fare but I received a copy from the publisher through Good Reads and I love to branch out into different genres thus was very excited to dive in. Because I don’t read this genre typically I must admit all the British peerage references were a little distracting/confusing for me. I know there are readers who will only pick up books featuring dukes and barons but this is so not my bailiwick thus it made the start of the book somewhat slow as I tried to sort out all the charac...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Amanda Kimball rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have to say that this may not be one of Coulter's best novels. It was cute and romantic, at times, but lacked a clear focus. While the writing is beautifully descriptive and full of imagery, it lacks a clear romantic plot and quite frankly does a total 180 in the middle of the novel as to which couples will end up together as if Coulter changed her mind after having finished half of the novel and decided not to give any explanations or go back and revise the beginning of the novel.

That being s...more

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Sep 10, 2011 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: goodreads-firstreads-giveaways, historical

*This review is based on a advanced reader's copy of the book I won through Goodreads FirstReads Giveaways.*

Actual rating is probably 3.75 stars, but I'm bumping it up to four because any book that keeps me reading until 3:30am is doing something right.

Over the years I've read a lot of Catherine Coulter books--she was always one of my go-to authors, one who I'd read pretty much anything she wrote. But, I never any of her historicals--I was quite burned out on them for awhile. I've read almost a...more

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Nov 20, 2011 K rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of historical romance

Recommended to K by: fan of author

As a fan of the author, and historical romance, this book was def on my "to read" list of books. I've enjoyed other historical romances by this author (especially the characters in the Sherbrooke novels), so was very excited to see this book was a part of that series. I thought the author did a great job of bringing readers into the story, and absolutely loved her use of wit and humor. I thoroughly enjoyed Julian, Devlin, Sophie, and Roxanne's characters, and enjoyed revisiting some of the chara...more

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Sep 09, 2011 Reading, Eating & Dreaming rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-giveaway, 4-stars

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MY BOOK DESCRIPTION FOR THE PRINCE OF RAVENSCAR:
Having spent three years away from Ravenscar mourning the loss of his wife, Julian returns home. Most everyone has accepted that Lily has committed suicide, but her brother, Richard, still blames Julian. Julian doesn’t know what to believe. He knows he didn’t kill Lily, but he doesn’t really believe she killed herself either. It’s an unsolved mystery.

On top of that,...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Rachel rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantic-suspence

It was slow paced with a ton of unneeded prose. The writer leads you one way and then quickly changes direction. As that may be good for the suspense part of the story. That is quite disturbing in the romance section. I thought certain characters were heading to match up with certain other characters and then out of th blue they fall for other characters. The emotions that the writer should be building to have the reader fall in love with the characters and their relationship were shattered in a...more

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Feb 16, 2012 Elena rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-book-challenge-100

This book was ok - a fast read. However, this is after all supposed to be a romance novel, so i found that it was all over the place with the 2 heros and 2 heorines. I think someone mentioned this before me - at the beginning we are led to believe that Julian likes Roxanne (because it was written that he was "marveling" her red hair, etc...and paid no attention to Sophie, too young for him...) while Devlin kept commenting on Sophie's beauty. So i was assuming that would be the "twist" in the lov...more

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Dec 30, 2012 Christine rated it 1 of 5 stars

I know that Coulter has branched out to suspense, which is clearly where her interest now lies. This book felt like her publisher begged for "one last romance" and Coulter reluctantly agreed. I willing to suspend a lot of disbelief, but this book contained not one, but two, young misses who would have been stoned by polite society and more run on sentences and non sequiturs than you can shake a stick at. I died laughing when a hero commented on the absurd ramblings of one of the heroines with hi...more

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May 16, 2012 Jody rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library

I liked this book and think perhaps should go back and read others in the series. Julian's mother has picked out a woman to be his new bride, now that he has finally returned home. Humoring his mother he agrees to meet Sophie, his mother's best friends daughter. Things don't appear to go the mothers way because of Roxanne, somehow kin to Sophie. But then no one really figured in Devlin, Julian's step-nephew (I think).
Very confusing family tree in this book, but once I stopped trying to keep up w...more

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Sep 09, 2011 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads, historical-fiction, romance

I won this in a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.

I blew through this book in less than 24 hrs. I enjoyed it!
It was interesting to read about some of the ins and outs of English society of this time period. The characters were interesting and meshed well together. The story line was sound and intriguing, and the development of the romance was quite enjoyable. The main characters seem like a fun group of people.
The point of view switched around quite a bit, many times in the middle of chapters (it m...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Dianne Socci-Tetro rated it 3 of 5 stars

AS part of the Sherbrooke series, you may think that you need to read the other books to understand what is going on in this one. I had not read any of the others and had no problem as this is written in what can be considered a “stand alone” type novel. And it is a good thing too because I didn’t know enough about this author or her books to invest in more of them.

Nicholas needs to remarry, or at least that is what his mother believes. Of course, he doesn’t think so and is going to balk at an...more

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Dec 23, 2011 Mornie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have been a read of Catherine Coulter's historical romances for years, reading all multiple series. This addition to the Bride Series while witty in its exchanges falls completely flat in the passion department. A few kisses over the last 100 pages is the extent of any "adult" contact between characters. While this isn't a must have for me to read, Ms. Coulter does it so beautifully and romantically where others can be downright crass, I was looking forward to that again here, but much to my s...more

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Mar 26, 2012 Judy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Whatever was I thinking? This novel, for young women raised on the Cinderella story, is another fairy tale about 3 beautiful, single, clever women and 3 handsome, rich (even titled) single men and how their love stories unfold. The reference to a vampire (the book was published in 2011) leads to a sub-story in that one of the men is pale and pretends to be a vampire and must stay out of the sun. There are murders, kidnappings, smuggling (of sorts) and family intrigue. I finished it because I wan...more

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Oct 11, 2011 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

Tags: Catherine Coulter, Sherbrooke, Ravenscar, romance, historical, pirate, castle, London season

Julian Monroe is the Prince of Ravenscar. He is also a man of business and a pirate. Julian lost his beloved wife three years before the story begins. His mother, Corrine, feels that it is time for Julian to remarry and begin having children. Corrine, the Dowager Duchess, hand picks Sophie Wilkie as the prospective bride. Neither Julian or Sophie are inclined to court much less marry each other. So...more Tags: Catherine Coulter, Sherbrooke, Ravenscar, romance, historical, pirate, castle, London season

Julian Monroe is the Prince of Ravenscar. He is also a man of business and a pirate. Julian lost his beloved wife three years before the story begins. His mother, Corrine, feels that it is time for Julian to remarry and begin having children. Corrine, the Dowager Duchess, hand picks Sophie Wilkie as the prospective bride. Neither Julian or Sophie are inclined to court much less marry each other. Sophie must have a chaperone for her first season in London so she enlists her aunt Roxanne Radcliffe. Roxanne is firmly on the shelf, being a 28 year old woman with no marriage prospects. Lord Devlin Monroe is Julian’s nephew and the heir to the Duke of Brabante. He and Julian are good friends and decide to support each other through the London season. Let the mayhem begin!

The Prince of Ravenscar is a novel in the Sherbrooke series. I have not read any of the other Sherbrooke novels. I feel that this story stands alone even though two characters from a prior story are minor characters in this story. There is no doubt that this is a Catherine Coulter book. She has a very distinctive rhythm to her writing.

There are mysteries, excitement and general mayhem in the story. There is lots of witty repartee and humor. I laughed, I got angry, I was perplexed but mostly I just didn’t want to put the book down. I enjoyed the interplay between the characters. I really enjoyed this book from cover to cover.

I figured out one of the mysteries, more or less, before all was revealed. However, I honestly did not solve the mystery or who kept kidnapping Roxanne before all was revealed. The solution to all of the mysteries actually do make sense. I don’t want to say too much because it will ruin some of the fun.

Favorite Quotes:
“Her name is Sophie Colette Wilkie. Sophie is spelled quite in the French way, since her father, a clergyman, adores the French, a people few can stomach, and rightfully so, but so he does, particularly the classical French, particularly the playwright Moliere. Sophie even has a French second name - Colette.”

Devlin, Julian thought, made an excellent vampire.
“Would you like a brandy, or do you need to drink some blood?”

“Racing cats?” Sophie said blankly. “How does one race a cat? I can’t imagine it. No, that’s not possible, you’re jesting with me.”
“Not I. Actually, I was once attended a cat race at the McCaulty racecourse near Eastbourne. Eight racing cats out of twelve actually crossed the finish line. There was betting and cheering and some fisticuffs; a tough sport, is cat racing…”

Edition read: Uncorrected Proof/ARC
Book won at Goodreads
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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May 14, 2013 Sarah Wagner rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: england, historical-fiction

A typical romance that I failed to completely get into. First of all, I was hoping the couples would align slightly differently. I thought Julian and Roxanne were better suited together instead of Julian and Sophie. Secondly, I felt like I never got to really know several characters. I truly appreciate knowing a character's background and a psychological depth to the story, but this novel merely skims the surface rather than digging in deep. Finally, the author must have a strange sense of justi...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Melissa Lassiter rated it 3 of 5 stars

I am tired of my favorite writers becoming cutsy and boring. This book said it was a Sherbrook novel, it wasn't at ALL about anyone Sherbrook, just a mention of some in the area basically. And all of the sudden they are in love and getting married. What happend to romance novels being about the love and the struggle and the characters themselves. This was more about a plot of who done it and even that was superficial. The characters didnt develope, they were supposed to be funny and cute but tha...more

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Oct 12, 2011 Nise' rated it 3 of 5 stars

A fast paced historical that was almost two stories in one. I loved the personalities of Sophie and Roxanne, women ahead of their time. Even though I figured out who was responsible for the crime 3 years ago, I did not know the why and was interested enough to keep reading. The romance, intrigue and adventure kept me reading as well. We are treated to a couple of characters that are fun to hate and wonder if there is a chance for them to redeem themselves. It was fun to have a couple of characte...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Chanpreet rated it 3 of 5 stars

Having read and enjoyed Catherine Coulter's earlier Sherbrooke novels, I was a surprised by this one. I started off enjoying the story and then it took and about face in the middle and ended up going in different direction, especially romantic pairs wise. The identity of the killer was not a great surprise, but with the hints strewn through out the book, it wasn't very hard to guess. I don't know but for some reason, the characters seemed written more as if they were contemporary characters, rat...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Jessi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-challenge, appealing-characteristic-setting, historical, romance, part-of-a-series, 2012

Ooo... this is a double love story from Catherine Coulter. And it involves Devlin the rumored vampire from previous books.
If you are a Coulter fan, I'm pretty sure you'll hate this book. This is not in her usual style. The story is a bit frenetic and jumps around a LOT. Especially with the extra love story. I loved Devlin's story, but felt like we didn't get to see enough of Nicholas, the supposed protagonist of the story. At least, that's what the back-cover-blurb was touting.
I'm a bit ADD so I...more

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Jan 07, 2012 ♆ BookAddict ~ La Crimson Femme rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book, historical-romance

Ms. Coulter is one of my favourite romance authors. I spend the money for her hardback books. As of late, her historical romances are not doing it for me anymore. Perhaps my tastes have changed. I enjoyed the Sherbrooke series and was sad when it ended. The last ones with the twins, that was a lovely good-bye to the series. Ms. Coulter should have left it that way. This new one, (the blurb is wrong with the names), Julian Monroe is 32 and his mother wants him to marry again. This time, to her de...more

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Oct 22, 2011 Chris rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

Catherine Coulter has always been a favorite romance writer of mine so I was really excited about getting my hands on this book. It was an uncorrected proof copy, which might explain why I felt like the book was still rather unpolished.

The characters in this book are fun and larger than life, although I was confused in the beginning about who liked who, since there are two main couples featured in the book and they got pretty mixed up before everyone finally sorted themselves out. There is a lo...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

The jacket synopsis was probably the most well-crafted part of the book. What plot there was meandered through many rabbit trails to a sudden "Oh, look, the book just ended" happy place where all loose ends came together into a random big shiny bow. The characters said much but did little, and I didn't like any of them. I did appreciate the specific mention of celibacy-until-marriage, but it was rather undermined by A) equal mention of past "escapades" and B) enough innuendo to make action antic...more

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Dec 03, 2011 Tasha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: he-loves-me, historical-romance, romance

So, picked this one up in the new release section... I've read Coulter before but now I have to go back and see what the heck some of her books were because this one was a little hard for me. I liked the story idea but it was a little slow, too much time going between houses, too many drama scenes etc. Then the there was the character who pretended to be a vampire and that just made me want to throw in the towel. I give it three stars because she's a good writer. This one just wasn't for me.

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