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    <body><![CDATA[God bless my mother...this was the first &quot;questionable&quot; book I read.  I think I was around 14 when it came out and in '78, 14 year olds did not read this type of &quot;literature,&quot; yet she was of the mind that as long as I was reading, she wouldn't censor my choices.  :)  So, I rank i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45634903">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of those books I read a loooooonnnnnnggggg time ago, and remember enjoying immensely. And I still liked the story a lot. Shanna is an unforgettable romance heroine, and Ruark is one of the dreamiest heros ever to grace the pages of any book. The premise is great, and the plot unfolds in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59887031">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my facebook friends liked this book so I gave it a try.<br/><br/>I could not even finish it.  <br/><br/>This is a romance novel.  The main character, Shanna, has to find a husband by her 21st birthday, or her father will pick one for her.  She ends up marrying and convict on death row.  S...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66401580">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Although beautifully written, this book seemed to drag on and the descriptions became redundant after the first 300 pages (667 pgs. total). The story is sweet and endearing but doesn't pick up until the very end. Many in the romance world would call this book a classic, but I feel that other books t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43861964">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Kaete reminded me of this book on her page. I can NOT believe you remembered that! How old were we?? Despite being a romance novel, I still remember loving this book. I wonder how I would feel about it if I read it again?]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My very first historical romance book.  Checked it out of the little Galena Park Public Library even though Mother didn't want me to.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my all-time favorite romance book. It got me hooked on romance reading and I'll never forget the passion between Shanna and Rourk.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was named after this book.  It's a pretty good ice breaker to tell people that you were named after a smutty pirate novel.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Shanna...sigh.  It was the first romance novel I ever read; at the tender age of 14. Loved it and I still remember if fondly.]]></body>
    
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