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The Baron's Lady: A Gisborne Novel
Owen Gisborne is a knight in training. He vows not to lose his heart to a woman, but only to dedicate himself to the prestige of his warrior's class. But to be a Gisborne is to love with a great passion, even if it goes against the rules...
328 pages, Paperback
First published April 5, 2013
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July 16, 2013
I love the writing of this author. Charlotte Hawkins writes romance stories they way I love to read them. The hero and heroine all have a deep love that goes beyond sexual attraction. There is always a soul to soul connection that touches my heart.
I have been reading romance novels since I was nineteen years old. There is a formula in many that mainstream publishers insists upon. Hero and Heroine basically love one another, but for about two hundred and fifty pages the couple are entwined in some huge misunderstanding. In the last twenty or so pages they finally admit their undying love and the story ends. This is a formula that has always annoyed the heck out of me, and I am glad that Miss Hawkins does not follow it.
In The Baron’s Lady, Owen, the son of Guy and Cassia Gisborne falls deeply in love with Lady Isabella. Owen’s love for her is steadfast and unbending. No matter what society dictates he was not going to be prevented from being with the woman he loves, and no one was going to tell him who he should or should not love. In that respect, Owen reminded me much of Matthew Clairmont in A Discovery of Witches. Owen is very much his father’s son too. I love Guy of Gisborne more in this trilogy than I ever did in the Robin Hood series starring Richard Armitage.
I enjoy reading about the entire Gisborne family in this trilogy. They are a strong, loving and very close-knit family. Guy and Cassia created a wonderful legacy, thanks to Miss Hawkins.
I have been reading romance novels since I was nineteen years old. There is a formula in many that mainstream publishers insists upon. Hero and Heroine basically love one another, but for about two hundred and fifty pages the couple are entwined in some huge misunderstanding. In the last twenty or so pages they finally admit their undying love and the story ends. This is a formula that has always annoyed the heck out of me, and I am glad that Miss Hawkins does not follow it.
In The Baron’s Lady, Owen, the son of Guy and Cassia Gisborne falls deeply in love with Lady Isabella. Owen’s love for her is steadfast and unbending. No matter what society dictates he was not going to be prevented from being with the woman he loves, and no one was going to tell him who he should or should not love. In that respect, Owen reminded me much of Matthew Clairmont in A Discovery of Witches. Owen is very much his father’s son too. I love Guy of Gisborne more in this trilogy than I ever did in the Robin Hood series starring Richard Armitage.
I enjoy reading about the entire Gisborne family in this trilogy. They are a strong, loving and very close-knit family. Guy and Cassia created a wonderful legacy, thanks to Miss Hawkins.
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February 10, 2017I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am honest the book is awesome and absolutely great.
February 6, 2014
I was a little disappointed with this book. I thought it sounded really good, but it just didn't quite measure up to what I'd hoped for. This is book #3 in a series, and I hadn't read the first two, so it's possible I was a little lost because of that.
There was an interesting story-line, but a lot of repetitive information. Some parts dragged on, with lots of words but nothing new happening. Also, there was a lot of build-up near the end about a war coming, then it was over really suddenly. There wasn't really any point in having the war in the book. I know it was there to try to add more excitement, but it could have been expanded on more, to have a point.
Overall, it was all right but I don't think I would read it again.
There was an interesting story-line, but a lot of repetitive information. Some parts dragged on, with lots of words but nothing new happening. Also, there was a lot of build-up near the end about a war coming, then it was over really suddenly. There wasn't really any point in having the war in the book. I know it was there to try to add more excitement, but it could have been expanded on more, to have a point.
Overall, it was all right but I don't think I would read it again.
January 20, 2014
(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
This was a book I particularly liked. Although I haven't read the previous book(s?) by this author, I still found this really easy to follow.
I was pulled into the world of this book, right from the start. It was good to see the relationships between the different characters - whether with their family members or with their husband/wife.
I really liked how the author handled the relationship between Owen and Isabella. I could feel their struggles throughout the book and I liked the fact that neither of them were perfect. Both of them made mistakes.
The author did a really good job of making me feel like I was in that setting and time - though I did think there were a few instances where the language was a bit too modern. It was good to have the English translations after the French speaking, but it was a bit confusing at first.
I really liked Guy and Cassia's relationship. I would have really loved to read their book and find out what happened between them. Again, though, it was good to see that neither of them were perfect and there were still problems, though their making up was really sweet.
On the whole, the book was really well-written, but I did notice some errors in the writing, though it was nothing too major.
I definitely recommend this book to people who like historical-style romances. One of my friends already said she might get the first book by this author. I plan to read the first book at some point, but it's going to take a while. (I'm currently quite broke). But I really did like this book and I thought the romances were sweet and believable.
(This review may contain spoilers).
This was a book I particularly liked. Although I haven't read the previous book(s?) by this author, I still found this really easy to follow.
I was pulled into the world of this book, right from the start. It was good to see the relationships between the different characters - whether with their family members or with their husband/wife.
I really liked how the author handled the relationship between Owen and Isabella. I could feel their struggles throughout the book and I liked the fact that neither of them were perfect. Both of them made mistakes.
The author did a really good job of making me feel like I was in that setting and time - though I did think there were a few instances where the language was a bit too modern. It was good to have the English translations after the French speaking, but it was a bit confusing at first.
I really liked Guy and Cassia's relationship. I would have really loved to read their book and find out what happened between them. Again, though, it was good to see that neither of them were perfect and there were still problems, though their making up was really sweet.
On the whole, the book was really well-written, but I did notice some errors in the writing, though it was nothing too major.
I definitely recommend this book to people who like historical-style romances. One of my friends already said she might get the first book by this author. I plan to read the first book at some point, but it's going to take a while. (I'm currently quite broke). But I really did like this book and I thought the romances were sweet and believable.
May 28, 2015
OMG, I couldn't wait for this book to be over. There were too many background stories taking place along side that of Owen and Isabella that I found myself actually skipping paragraphs! Something I have never done in my entire life. By the first few chapters we got to know that Cassia and Guy were deeply in love, but did we have to hear about it throughout the entire book? Ugh! And then there was Simon and Evelyn, Catherine and Lucien, Jack and Jill, could't they get their own books! And don't even get me started on the epilogue, i for one love them but this one was wayyy too long, it just kept dragging and dragging and dragging....
August 1, 2015
I won this book through Goodreads ages ago, and I'm giving up on it, because I just cannot get into it. The prose is simply not for me.
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