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Of Noble Birth

by Brenda Novak (Goodreads Author)

3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 · rating details · 498 ratings · 75 reviews

He Was a Man Who Took What He Wanted.
And He Wanted Her.

To escape her cruel stepfather, seamstress Alexandra Cogsworth envisioned sailing far from England...though not as a captive aboard a pirate's ship.

Pirate Captain Nathaniel Kent's strategy for exacting revenge on his cold-hearted father involved taking a valuable hostage...not a seamstress he mistakenly thinks is his h...more

Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages

Published December 1999 by HarperCollins (first published November 1st 1999)

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Sep 03, 2012 liirogue rated it 2 of 5 stars

I was really intrigued by the idea of a hero with one arm. The rest of the novel is fairly standard romance - a seamstress is mistaken for a noble woman, gets kidnapped by pirates, falls in love with pirate, and helps pirate exact his revenge. The one-armed hero should have really helped set this apart from others in the genre and given it a neat twist or flavor.

But that doesn't happen, at all. It's as if Novak wrote the book, sent it to the publisher, and they came back and said "Hey, do someth...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Terri rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: regency

Enjoyed it. Wasn't an all-time fav, but enjoyable enough. Lots of angst...and lots of sexual tension building, without allowing the reader the payoff of seeing the consumation, which left me a little let-down. Intricate plot, leads readers on quite a ride. Likeable characters...though I was often perplexed by how much this one-armed main character could do. I have a one-armed friend, who is amazing with as much as he can do, but still, I think it unlikely that he could tie up an unwilling captiv...more

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Feb 19, 2013 Jen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone in need of a palette cleanser in between more brain-intense books

Sometimes you are in the mood for a good, fluffy, mindless, blood pumping, vicarious living romance novel to take your mind off of more complex matters. When that hits, you know you are settling down for a formula, in that same way that you reach for your favorite comfort food. Comforting in its familiarity, Of Noble Birth was just enough different and had just enough character development that I truly enjoyed it.

Oh, and the price - having been alerted by the blog "Pixel of Ink" that the book wa ...more Sometimes you are in the mood for a good, fluffy, mindless, blood pumping, vicarious living romance novel to take your mind off of more complex matters. When that hits, you know you are settling down for a formula, in that same way that you reach for your favorite comfort food. Comforting in its familiarity, Of Noble Birth was just enough different and had just enough character development that I truly enjoyed it.

Oh, and the price - having been alerted by the blog "Pixel of Ink" that the book was free - was just right, as well. Though having had this taste of Brenda Novak's writing, I'd happily pay for the pleasure of reading another of her novels when the romance novel urge hits, again.

Note to the potential reader: Please, for all that is sanity inducing, ignore the book summary. It makes the book sound like common drivel, and this novel is anything but.

This is the story of two people, both of whom have at least one noble parent if not two. Both of whom were raised without their father's love. One of whom has only one arm as a birth defect, though as you'll read it hardly matters. This novel is built around the traditional Stockholm Syndrome trope. Oh, and throw in a dash of "he's a pirate" for good measure.

What sets this novel apart is the fact that Novak clearly did her historical research on the fashions and political climate of the day. She has one of her characters set as a seamstress who makes offhanded remarks on the fashion that I found fascinating. She also makes mention of the politics which play no small part in the non-sexual plot resolution.

The heroine, aside from having said Stockholm Syndrome, holds very strongly to the idea that she does not want to have illegitimate children as she knows from personal experience how difficult it is to be one. I mean very strongly and for that, I admire her.

And the thing that made me enjoy this more than the standard romance novel: the characters are well developed. They have good back stories, believable support and social networks, and individual personalities that make them different than one-dimensional caricature characters. I believe in the attraction between them.

The adventures they face, and more importantly the lack of graphic sexy-times description the book holds, kept me metaphorically ('cause I'm eReading it) turning page after page. My romance novel moods are rarely cravings for literotica and more often for reading a good, sexual-tension filled adventure.(less)

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Feb 01, 2013 Gator Girl rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

***Possible Spoilers....but I'm saving you some time.***

Was interesting since the Hero of the story, Nathaniel, is born with a deformed arm. So....not your typical physical perfection from the Hero. But he's still very handsome and muscular and every thing else about him is typical romance novel perfection.
When Nathaniel is born, his jerk of a father, tries to smother him since he is deformed. The father can't have a deformed son as an heir. The maid saves him and leaves....raising him the best...more ***Possible Spoilers....but I'm saving you some time.***

Was interesting since the Hero of the story, Nathaniel, is born with a deformed arm. So....not your typical physical perfection from the Hero. But he's still very handsome and muscular and every thing else about him is typical romance novel perfection.
When Nathaniel is born, his jerk of a father, tries to smother him since he is deformed. The father can't have a deformed son as an heir. The maid saves him and leaves....raising him the best she can. Our heroine, Alexandra, is being abused by a stepfather.....and is kidnapped by Nathaniel at a dress shop because she favors Nathaniel's half sister. Nathaniel is going to use his half sister as a way to get back one of his men, who his jerk father had captured....because Nathaniel had been pirating from his dad's shipping business.

yeah....really involved plot to get these two together. And it's one of the reasons that this was just "ok" for me. The ending is just as involved. Ever watch one of those horror movies where the villain keeps popping up, over and over again. It's like, "Will you die already?" It happens in this story....we not only have jerk father, but we also acquire a jerk half-brother. The jerk half-brother loses a hand because of Nathaniel. Then Alexandra ends up working at the jerk father's home....and the jerk half-brother pursues her. Nathaniel ends up in jail. Alexandra at one point tries to get a job as a seamstress...and ends up drugged and being forced into prostitution. Don't worry....Nathaniel turns out to be her first client because he had been searching for her. How convenient....
Like I said...just a whole bunch of convoluted story lines. Felt like the author should have simplified it a little bit. Just too much going on....

Finally....we don't even get to read about these two going all the way. You get real close a few times and then you know that they had to of consummated the relationship because a child is born.

If you have some extra time...it isn't too bad of a read. It was ok. I do like the fact that our Hero has a physical flaw...and he thrives. He doesn't have a bad attitude about it at all and that makes it a good read because it's difficult when the Hero or the Heroine are whiny and complaining throughout the book.(less)

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Sep 07, 2012 Kim B rated it 5 of 5 stars

Please tell me there will be a sequel!!! "Of Nobel Birth" by Brenda Novak, had everything a good romance should have, action, adventure and attraction.
An engaging tale, where a babe of Nobel birth, born less than perfect , is rescued from an attempt on his life by his very own father, the Duke of Greystone. Much to the displeasure of the Duke, he lives to become a pirate, scoundrel to some, yet an honorable man, Capt. Nathaniel Kent of the ship the ROYAL VENGEANCE. I loved the strength of this u...more Please tell me there will be a sequel!!! "Of Nobel Birth" by Brenda Novak, had everything a good romance should have, action, adventure and attraction.
An engaging tale, where a babe of Nobel birth, born less than perfect , is rescued from an attempt on his life by his very own father, the Duke of Greystone. Much to the displeasure of the Duke, he lives to become a pirate, scoundrel to some, yet an honorable man, Capt. Nathaniel Kent of the ship the ROYAL VENGEANCE. I loved the strength of this unlikely hero who is not perfect in body but of his soul, who won me with his charm.

Alexandra Cogsworth, a seamstress, a young lady, abused by the cruelty and greed of her own father, was a perfect character to turn Nathaniel's world upside down. She is a strong female lead, but she doesn't know that yet, I love where we get to watch her grow into herself as a woman.

A kidnapping, a mistaken identity, bold decisions to change a life's path, go awry, sets the stage for a sequence of events that challenge them as individuals and draws them together, in spite of themselves. Nathaniel thinks he has kidnapped his half-sister, Anne, to trade for a friend his father has captured. He is puzzled as to why he is drawn to his half-sister Anne of whom he has never met. But it is not Anne, but Alexandra, who too finds herself drawn to him, which adds to the tension. Fearing her fate if he learns the truth of her real identity, she fights the attraction, and plans her escape. What Alexandra doesn't realize is that Nathaniel highly suspects is that she is not his sister, but keeps the pretense to keep her safe from his pirate crew.

At a point, Ok, I got worried as to where this book was going to go, as I am not into the incest thing. Cautiously I did continue to read and found it does not go in that direction, how Novak directed her hero, Nathaniel in this situation only, made me love him more.
Brenda Novak's supporting cast of characters, her vivid descriptions of the landscape of where the story takes place, enriched this exciting tale. Novak's romantic twists of the attraction, the fighting of the characters within themselves as they battle with their dreams of what LOVE, and family mean to them, were realistic.

Some complained that it was not romantic enough and that it had TOO much adventure. This was a perfect romance for me, as romance is not just being hot in bed, with graphic details(none here), IT IS ABOUT THE DANCE "BEFORE" you get there. Overall I found myself trapped, delightfully so, within this fast moving novel, with no errors in the editing, spelling and grammar of this heartwarming romantic tale.
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Jan 09, 2012 Shannon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ipod-reads, 2012

I've been building a steady pile of books to read on my iPod, so I thought it was about time to start reading one of them. I was feeling in the mood for some historical romance and the mention of pirates had me eager to read. Who wouldn't love to read about some sexy pirates? The premise was pretty cute, what with the whole case of mistaken identity. The two leads met in an interesting way and I loved seeing them interact. I will say that things seemed a bit incestuous at times, considering that...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Nubia Sanchez rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical-romance, regency-romance

Just finish reading this wonderful story. It really show that disabled people can do anything to survive in this world. Nathaniel is an amazing character because he shows true strength in his ability to survive to prove his father, The Duke of Greyhouse, that even as cripple with only one good arm, he is a man not to be mess with at all and make his father' miserable. He defended those he loves and fight against his father and his half brother, Clifton. Alexandra is a seamstress who was running...more

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Jan 12, 2012 Barbara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When the Duke of Greystone’s heir is born with a deformed arm, he tries to kill the baby, but his housekeeper manages to take his son and get away. Since the Duchess dies shortly after the birth, he reports that the baby died with his mother, remarries and has a son and daughter by his new wife. The housekeeper raises Nathaniel as her own child and though he has a hard life, he hasn’t his the handicap hinder him, although he hates his father and wants nothing more than to cause him trouble. To t...more

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Oct 06, 2011 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

What can I say, for my first book by Brenda Novak I couldn’t have been happier. I didn’t realize until afterwords, that this was Brenda’s first novel. I have read alot of debut ficton over the years and this is one book that did not read like a debut. It was engaging from the get go, I liked that neither the hero or the heroine were perfect.

Of Noble Birth will take you on a voyage and one that I do not think will disappoint anyone. Our hero is Nathaniel ( I love this name by the way), he is a pi...more What can I say, for my first book by Brenda Novak I couldn’t have been happier. I didn’t realize until afterwords, that this was Brenda’s first novel. I have read alot of debut ficton over the years and this is one book that did not read like a debut. It was engaging from the get go, I liked that neither the hero or the heroine were perfect.

Of Noble Birth will take you on a voyage and one that I do not think will disappoint anyone. Our hero is Nathaniel ( I love this name by the way), he is a pirate captain who is bent on getting vengeance on his father, the Duke of Greystone. His father denies Nathaniel as his son and heir, as he was born with a deformity. On the night of his birth, his father tried to kill him, he survived only through the actions of the housekeeper.

Nathaniel has been attacking his fathers ships at sea and taking his cargo aided by someone in his father’s household. But on one meeting to gather information, they are ambushed and his best friend is captured. Wanting to have something to have bargaining power with, he embarks on a mission to kidnap his half-sister and use her as leverage.

Meet our Heroine Alexandra, she is a spunky female with a desire to live and is being smothered and exploited by her step father Willy. Alexandra knows she needs to get away from Willy soon or it will be too late. She comes up with a plan to sweet talk her way into getting payment for a job Willy would normally collect on, but this is fiction and nothing ever goes to plan as our hero and heroine would like. While delivering the goods, Alexandra has to step in and help the establishment out. Who should the client be, only Nathaniel’s half-sister and so ensues a moment of mistaken identity as Alexandra looks identical to Nathaniel’s sister, she is kidnapped in her place.

Nathaniel must now be in close quarters with his ‘half-sister’ and is disturbed by his attraction to her. Alexandra also feels the attraction to Nathaniel but knows that she is safer as long as he and his men believe she is his half-sister.

Soon the truth will come out and how will all parties involved deal with the truth? Well, to get the answer you will have to read it yourself and find out.

This may be my first book that I have read by Brenda, but she is an author that has been on my radar for the past thee years due to the fantastic work that she does in raising money for the Diabetes cause, and she is a woman who I have a lot of admiration and respect for.

Of Noble Birth will not be my last book by this author and with so many to choose from, my biggest problem will be which to choose!
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Mar 02, 2013 Patrice rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013-books-read

This is a historical romance. The Duke of Greystone’s son is born with a deformity, the lower part of one of his arms never developed. When told of this, the Duke attempted to suffocate the newborn and his housekeeper intervened, and took the child to raise on her own. Twenty plus years later Nathaniel, as the child was named, decided to take matters into his own hands, since he is not allowed to claim his name and inheritance, he “pirates” his father’s ships and takes their cargoes and sells t...more This is a historical romance. The Duke of Greystone’s son is born with a deformity, the lower part of one of his arms never developed. When told of this, the Duke attempted to suffocate the newborn and his housekeeper intervened, and took the child to raise on her own. Twenty plus years later Nathaniel, as the child was named, decided to take matters into his own hands, since he is not allowed to claim his name and inheritance, he “pirates” his father’s ships and takes their cargoes and sells them. Then his friend is captured by the duke and they decide to kidnap his daughter so that the duke might exchange his daughter for their friend.
Alexandra’s mother passed away when she was 11 and is now “employed” by her step- father, Willy, and several other women, as seamstresses. Willy wasn’t her biological father and since her mother had died, Willy would get drunk most nights and abuse Alexandra by hitting her or tormenting her and locking her in a chest. Do to all this she is claustrophobic. She decides, with the help of the other lady seamstresses that she has to get away from Willy. She recently had a letter from her Aunt saying they were going to India, so Alexandra plans to get away from Willy and leave with her Aunt for India. Unfortunately, while carrying out the plan, Alexandra is waylaid at one of the stops and she hears Willy and is afraid of what he would do if he catches up with her. She puts on a ladies gown and walks out to her carriage and is abducted because they believe she is Lady Anne, the one whose dress she has on. Thus begins the entwined tale of Nathaniel and Alexandra….
Alexandra is taken away by Nathaniel and his crew to his ship the Vengeance believing she is Lady Anne, the daughter of the Duke of Greystone and Nathaniel’s half-sister, hoping to exchange her for their friend Richard. So Alexandra pretends to be Lady Anne, afraid that if they believe her to only be a seamstress she doesn’t know what they would do to her. Nathaniel must take Alexandra on his ship and to accommodate her, she must stay in his cabin with him as there is no other place on the ship for her to stay. Being in close proximity, they begin to care for each other and Nathaniel tries to fight the strange feelings he is beginning to have for his “sister”.
Through a series of events and happenstance, piracy, capture, treason, prison, and a hanging occur before the conclusion of this story. Very well written, it keeps you wanting to read until you come to the end and then you want to learn more. A very enjoyable story.
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Sep 23, 2012 Cecilia (rather barefoot than bookless) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reading-romance-challenge

I know the cover is a bit cheesy but this book was actually really good! I had no problem staying interested in this one. It was not the typical historical romance. It had some suspense and they did not end up in bed every ten pages like some romance novels. It was close a few times but no more than than that and I find that some how refreshing. Sometimes less is more.

I like the characters a lot. especially Nathaniel! He has such a big heart and he is courageous. He has only one arm and even tho...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Judith rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is one of those rare reading experiences that will engage every level of the reader's brain. The romantic factor is certainly central, but the family situation for both Alexandra and Nathaniel are critical to the story's development; the politics of the time--the imminent nature of the Crimean War is very much present; the almost sociopathic nature of the evil that drives Nathaniel's father and brother are an over-arching canopy to the story's character and context. Just a wonderfully well-...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Catherine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The most interesting twist to this book (from your typical romance/seafaring book) is that Nathaniel is missing most of a limb. Not to say that in any way hampers him or his dashingly handsome good looks. In a way, it kind of ruins the "different-ness" of the book, as of course, Nathaniel is incredibly handsome with a perfect body and can do anything a regular person can do. Anyhow, it does serve as the catalyst for the storyline, so moving on...

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Jan 22, 2013 Gizzie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, action

This book had a lot going on. Almost too much. Both Nathaniel and Alexadra were caught by their foes several times and always escaped. There was little spark between the two lovers and Nathaniel was just plane mean to Alexandra at times. He fell short of the hero you would expect. The story line wasn't believable in several areas. At one part of the book both the Duke and Jake were gun running then towards the end the author wrote as though Jake was the only one gun running. It was as if she for...more

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Jan 27, 2012 Jilly rated it 2 of 5 stars

Just because a book is free (with good ratings) doesn't mean it is actually worth reading. Sadly, I discovered this. I downloaded this from Amazon as a Free Kindle book. It sounded promising... not spectacular. And I would say that is what I got. The story kept me mostly interesting though everything that happened was highly convenient and Nathaniel's missing hand didn't even trouble him when he had to tie ropes!

Alexandra was a very stereotypical heroine with her easily succumbing to Nathaniel's...more

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Sep 08, 2012 Poonam rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-favorites-novels, kindle_books

I was really intrigued by the title of this story,So started reading and was mind blown away by how this brave hero Nathaniel Kent displayed his strength throughout his life. Wow, his father , the duke of greystone is so cruel and ruthless man. Phew! I kept holding my breath when Nathaniel was tortured at the worst place and desperately waiting for someone to help him. And he was saved . (sigh). And there is so much intense emotions between him and Alexandra. Love the epilogue. But wanted to kno...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Caro rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: h-historical

I really enjoyed this book. There were emotions, turmoil, suspense, action, and humor too. I liked the characters and their personalities, except for the bad guys, of course. :) I liked the honor and loyalty of the crew. The helpmates and traitors of the new people met. I would read this book again, but more for a rainy day cuddle-up book. There were some really good parts and I liked the sparring between the two leads. This is a great shorter read with plenty filled into all the scenes and char...more

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May 15, 2012 Jenna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: libertine-s-destiny

The story is definitely appealing, and I love the suspense in the middle of it. Nathaniel was born of noble birth from Albert Kinbolten Duke of Greystone. Since, he was born deformed (one arm)the Duke has nothing to do with him, but suffocate him because he does not want to have a deformed heir. Nathaniel was rescued by Martha the Duchess maid and fled with baby Nathaniel. Apparently, Martha was killed by an accident perpetrated by the Duke of Greystone. The rest was Nathaniels revenge towards h...more

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Mar 24, 2013 Lover of Romance rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: georgian, historical-romance, nautical, piracy

Alexandra, is desperate to escape her cruel stepfather who beats her, she finds a way to escape with a disguise never expecting to be kidnapped and taken aboard a pirate's ship. Only they think she is a daughter of a lord so they can ransom her, but no matter how much she protests they don't believe her to be a seamstress. Nathaniel, is very bitter toward his father, but when one of his closest friends gets captured he goes out to capture his father daughter, and his step sister....only he never...more

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Apr 19, 2012 Marilyn rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, victorian

The first two chapters introducing the H and h were good; I had reason to believe that the whole book would be good. However, it starts going down from there and when you start reading of episodes rescuing, just in the nick of time, the heroine or the hero ala the ole Saturday matinees...well, it looses its appeal. I only finished it because I was so far into it. This was bundled with Honor Bound as a Kindle freebie. I think I'll archive it for now and read #2 when I get desperate.

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May 10, 2012 R.E. Butler rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'm not one for historical romances but I couldn't help getting this book. Wronged hero, heroine in the wrong place at the wrong time...and it grabbed me right from the start. What a sweet story this turned out to be! I'm so glad I ignored the few poor reviews on amazon and picked this book up. Brenda's got a great writing style and she's piqued my interest in her other stories. I'd very much to like to be mistaken for a scoundrel's half sister if Alexandra's story is the result!

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Jul 19, 2012 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-historical

Yet another book cover that makes me glad I have a Kindle. Yeesh!

Anyway, this is pretty much a cookie cutter romance but it's fun and entertaining and a good read for when you need some brain candy. I'm sure it's not a spoiler that the hero and heroine end up married by the end, but what is different is that they move to America. Doesn't usually happen in Regency/Victorian romances. Also, the hero was born with part of an arm missing.

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Feb 06, 2012 Rachel rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: no one

Shelves: kindle

I mostly skimmed through this one. It was a free download, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it. All of the beginning towards middle were very odd, with him thinking she was his sister. Too weird. Because of that, it seemed trashy. I wouldn't recommend this one to anyone. And it was very long for a romance, with too much fake action. But the romance itself was good. ;)

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Jan 30, 2012 Maria Waltner rated it 2 of 5 stars

Stockholm syndrome, possible perceived incest (only for the first third of the book for those), treason, kidnapping, pirates, a one-armed man, the girl sold in prostitution (but saved!), the guy sent to prison, a lost and regained birthright, terror on the high seas... it had too much stuff. Oddly enough no sex scene. Unless I blocked it out...

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Mar 23, 2012 Missy Jane rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is my first Brenda Novak read and I LOVED it! It had a great blend of romance, adventure and intrigue. I fell in love with Nathaniel almost immediately and liked Alexandra's spirit. I like that she wasn't ditzy enough to immediately fall into bed with him despite him being such a strong alpha type. A great romantic read.

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Jul 25, 2012 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Got this one free on Kindle. I liked it. It is a romance novel, so it has all of the typical elements that you would expect to find, but there were some twists, too--like the fact that the hero is missing a hand (which doesn't seem to impair him in the least) and the heroine is a lowly seamstress, instead of the usual noblewoman.

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Jan 16, 2012 Maylin rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, romance

This wasn't awful - just somewhat boring. I chose it as an antidote to the rather heavy book I read before and it might have been a good diversion if it was half as long. If I wasn't anal retentive I would have given up before finishing, after all I knew how it was going to end...

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Jan 17, 2013 Leslie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance, ebook-kindle, 2013-challenge

First time reading a historical by Brenda Novak. It's pretty good - the writing is easy to read, the action flows and the characters are interesting. The storyline is rather implausible and it is overly long but it's nice to read a story that is different than the usual fare.

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Aug 29, 2012 JaNeen rated it 4 of 5 stars

It wasn't totally a clean read, but it was a very captivating story and kept me wanting to read more. My favorite part was that Nathaniel wasn't 'perfect'. It was refreshing that he had imperfections. I didn't give it 5 stars because it wasn't a totally clean book.

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Sep 24, 2011 Collette Scott rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have not read historical romance in forever and picked up this book for a Readathon. It was well-written and enjoyable overall. I liked Ms. Novak's character development, and her dialogue was both witty and appropriate. Though a longer story, it was an easy read. It did bog down slightly around 3/4 of the way through, and I'm sure Ms. Novak could have edited a bit out and still had a fine story. The ending contained a lot of karma, and I liked that a lot as well. Overall, a nice read.

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