false <![CDATA[The Silver Wolf (Legends of the Wolves, Book #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173212980m/258657.jpg 258657 7 Regeane is a fatherless royal relation who happens to be a werewolf. Her guardian, Gundabald, and his venal son Hugo plan to recoup their fortunes by marrying Regeane to a wealthy bridegroom, even though she might inadvertently make him into a bedtime snack. Gundabald forces her into apparent compliance by threatening to reveal her secret to the Church, which would burn her at the stake. As the bridegroom, Maeniel, journeys to Rome to claim her, Regeane discovers allies in her quest to defeat Gundabald's machinations, including some very strong, funny, and levelheaded women. Unfortunately for Regeane, she also has more powerful enemies than Gundabald. <p> Alice Borchardt brings 8th-century Rome vividly to life. Her language is earthy and sensuously descriptive: "The wolf visited Regeane's eyes and ears. The girl staggered slightly with the shock. The light in the square became intense. Smells an overwhelming experience: wet stone, damp air, musty clothing, perspirations shading from ancient sticky filth to fresh acrid adrenal alarm." <p> Borchardt is Anne Rice's sister, but she writes a very different sort of tale. Ghosts, the dead, and supernatural forces are here, but so is laugh-out-loud humor and a happy ending. <I>--Nona Vero</I> 250709 1998 The Silver Wolf (Legends of the Wolves, Book #1) total:456|5:131|4:167|3:106|2:36|1:16| 456 1729 707 57 3 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 10 16:33:16 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 02 14:14:35 -0800 2008 1 The Silver Wolf (Legends of the Wolves, Book #1) by Alice Borchardt was recommended to me by my friend Lainey as sort of a substitute for Anne Rice. Turns out that Alice Borchardt is actually Anne Rice's sister, or at least was Anne Rice's sister, as Wikipedia reports that Borchardt passed away in...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 14:15:43 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 14:22:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 16:26:09 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 18:05:53 -0700 2008 Alice Borchardt went beyond introducing me to a time period I know little about (Rome in the time of Charlemagne) and to a heroine I could bec...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Oct 27 18:14:10 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 08:07:11 -0800 2008 1 I love werewolf novels but this one didn't do it for me. It fell flat, the characters did not come to life for me.

The sub-story is Regeane's love for Maeniel, w...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Jun 24 08:11:45 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 08:16:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Nov 24 15:57:20 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 15:58:44 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 18:35:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 18:41:17 -0700 2009
2. Byzantine Rome - with espionage and political intrigue

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Our protagonist is Regeane, a woman from a noble family around the time of the fall of the Roman Empire - effectively held captive by her uncle and cousin...more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Oct 22 16:56:31 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 17:06:55 -0700 2008 8 to 10 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Jan 11 12:27:36 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 12:33:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 06:55:18 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 14:30:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 19 18:27:09 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 18:33:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 11:52:01 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 11:52:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sun May 10 03:07:47 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 03:09:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jan 19 08:42:27 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 08:45:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 30 19:43:37 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 19:43:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 23:37:40 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 10:19:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 23 15:30:40 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 21:20:03 -0700 2009 There were characters in this book that I hoped died by the end of it, and others who I just wanted to see left alone.
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Excellent historical setting, catchy romance a...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=258657