**spoiler alert** I am a Christina Dodd Fan; I love all her books but mostly my favorite books that came out by her has to be the Historical Romance G...more**spoiler alert** I am a Christina Dodd Fan; I love all her books but mostly my favorite books that came out by her has to be the Historical Romance Genre because it the Genre I enjoy the best (Even though her Paranormal Romance is equally as good). I have to say that I enjoyed this book a lot; its sorta the sequel to her last book only you don't need to read the last one to understand what was going on with this one so it can be considered as a sequel and it can be read as a stand alone book.
I found the plot interesting as simple as it was having Saber (I will call him Saber as it is his birth name) wanting revenge and take back his family title that was stolen from another family. What I also liked that the book was just about his goals as is it about the romance and the book consisted of an equal balance between the two so Saber's goal was not just a side plot device or something that is just in the background to add a few kicks.
Saber's character was very interesting starting with the first chapter where Christina Dodd really showed us why was he as emotionally unattached as he was; the scenes that she wrote about his childhood really were amazing and done so well and it showed how much of an impact it really made throughout the book. There was the scene were he met Victoria where as soon as he say her he instantly wanted her; that had me roll my eyes due to the cliche' of the moment but then again I am not a guy so I can't really say that guys don't instantly think of that as soon as they lay eyes on a woman.
Victoria was also a strong character; I really like how strong willed she was most of the book. The book showed that she can really defend herself and not be the damsel in distress all the time despite being kidnapped several times (my favorite has to be when she actually did fire a shot at her kidnapper when he mockingly dared her to)
Overall This was a pretty good book to just kick back and relax while reading it.
Although I have to say this; I really hate the cover; most readers like a hot guy to grace the covers of their Historical Romance books and they are 85% of the time but whenever I saw this cover; I find it unimaginative and uncreative there is nothing in the cover that really stood up for me believe it or not. (less)
very enjoyable read, although i wasnt really interested in this one i had to change my mind after finishing the whole thing in just a few hours. It is...morevery enjoyable read, although i wasnt really interested in this one i had to change my mind after finishing the whole thing in just a few hours. It is very fasinating and addicting(less)
this one the best books ive read from this author, the twist in the middle about the identity of the main charecter stunned me .. i actually re-read t...morethis one the best books ive read from this author, the twist in the middle about the identity of the main charecter stunned me .. i actually re-read the chapter twice before droving in deeper into the book wanting to find out more .. i was really happy when i found out the truth about the "real" husband in the end .. made me not hate him as much as i did in the beginning of the book
dont miss this one .. you will not regret it (less)
**spoiler alert** It was Christina Dodd’s “the runaway princess” that got me into reading Historical Romances. Other than “Some Enchanted Evening” I h...more**spoiler alert** It was Christina Dodd’s “the runaway princess” that got me into reading Historical Romances. Other than “Some Enchanted Evening” I have been satisfied with every Historical Romance that she wrote. as she began to write modern romances and Paranormals; I liked her books in that category as well, though not as much as the historical ones so when she decided that she will be releasing “In Bed with a Duke” her first historical romance in 4 years I was more than excited.
The plot interested me, it had a Zorro feel to it but I have to say that I had a lot of expectations from this book and at the beginning of it I found myself not really getting into it as much as I wanted to. Emma seemed to be an interesting character and Michael has that traditional charm that most heroes have in books. Towards the middle of the book I found myself getting more and more interested in the plot. I did have a problem with Emma ‘Thanking’ the Reaper the way that she did and continued to do so for some chapters, while it’s a nice romantic twist having her meet and make love to a guy in a mask who is supposedly a Ghost; it seemed a bit rushed to me. She jumped into bed the 3rd time she met him, the previous two was when he saved her and when she hid him from Sandre’s guards. I feel that her relationship with the Reaper could have been more developed.
As I said, from the middle of the book I started to get interested in it and continued to read with interest until the last page, which I finally say I can experience a book whose ending really ruined the whole thing for me. Michael’s revenge on Sandre was something I would have never thought I would read in a historical romance book or a book meant for children. The method he used as humiliation was defiantly the ultimate humiliation for the prince but I felt that i was thrown in a children’s cartoon because I couldn’t see that scene happening unless it was in a cartoon. Plus she didn’t really have to describe in details where Michael had placed the candle in, it was a bit much
I’m not saying that I didn’t enjoy the book, it did have a nice Zorro theme to it which I have been dying to read in a historical setting but I think that her previous Historicals really shined over this one.(less)
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