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The Love Knot
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Racing along the rocky coast of Cornwall, on a night fit for neither man nor beast, Verity Collier's coach is attacked by the notorious highwayman plaguing the Cornish countryside. The villain's commanding strength and cloak of dangerous sensuality haunt the young governess even after she arrives safely at the home of her new employer, Lord Jago Ransleigh, Earl of St. Aubyn.
During the weeks that follow, she quickly grows fond of his two children. But their mother had died an untimely death, and now Verity is being stalked by something unknown and terrifying, and she fears that her own life, too, is at stake!
Racing along the rocky coast of Cornwall, on a night fit for neither man nor beast, Verity Collier's coach is attacked by the notorious highwayman plaguing the Cornish countryside. The villain's commanding strength and cloak of dangerous sensuality haunt the young governess even after she arrives safely at the home of her new employer, Lord Jago Ransleigh, Earl of St. Aubyn.
During the weeks that follow, she quickly grows fond of his two children. But their mother had died an untimely death, and now Verity is being stalked by something unknown and terrifying, and she fears that her own life, too, is at stake!
418 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2003
About the author
Rebecca Brandewyne
61 books182 followersBorn in Knoxville, Tennessee, Rebecca lived in Knoxville and then, later, Chattanooga for the first few years of her life. After that, she and her family moved to Kansas, where she grew up, spending her summers in Alabama, visiting both sets of her grandparents. She says she's just a country girl with a dash of big city sprinkled in for spice. But having traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the Caribbean, she moves easily between the publishing world of New York and her hometown.
Rebecca graduated cum laude with departmental honors from Wichita State University, earning a B.A. in journalism, minors in history and music (theory and composition), and an M.A. in communications [mass (broadcasting) and interpersonal (dyadic relationships):]. During the course of her education, she was fortunate enough to study at various times under, among several other distinguished instructors, three Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and one of the foremost authorities in the field of interpersonal communication. Twice a recipient of the Victor Murdock Scholarship, Rebecca taught interpersonal communication at the university level before becoming a published writer.
She was twenty-one when she started work on her first novel, No Gentle Love. She finished the book a year later and sold it to Warner Books some months after her twenty-third birthday, making her, at that time, the youngest romance author in America, a record that stood for ten years before finally being broken. To date, Rebecca has written over thirty consecutive bestselling titles, including novels and novellas on the following lists: New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Magazine & Bookseller, Ingram, B. Dalton, and Waldenbooks, among many others.
Her books have been translated into a number of foreign languages, including Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Rumanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish; and they have been published in over sixty countries worldwide. Many have been selections of the Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild. Hardback editions of several titles have been published by Severn House, and large-print editions of some books are also available from Macmillan Library Reference and Thorndike Press. Rebecca currently has millions of books in print in the United States alone.
From Affaire de Coeur magazine, she has won: the Classic Award for Classic Romances, for Love, Cherish Me, 1990; the Golden Quill Award for Best of the '80s Historical Romances, for Love, Cherish Me, 1990; the Bronze Pen (Wholesalers' Choice) Award, 1989; the Silver Pen (Readers' Choice) Award, 1988, 1987, and 1986; and a Gold Certificate for The Outlaw Hearts, 1987.
From Romantic Times magazine, she has won: the Reviewer's Choice Nominee for Best Historical Romantic Mystery, for The Ninefold Key, 2004; the Reviewer's Choice Certificate of Excellence for Victorian Historical Romance, for The Jacaranda Tree, 1995; the KISS (Knight in Shining Silver) of the Month for Best Hero, for The Jacaranda Tree, 1995, and for Swan Road, 1994; the Career Achievement Award for Futuristic Romance, 1991, for Passion Moon Rising and Beyond the Starlit Frost; the Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Gothic, for Across a Starlit Sea, 1989, and for Upon a Moon-Dark Moor, 1988; the Historical Romance Novelist of the Year Award, 1987; and the Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Western Romance, for The Outlaw Hearts, 1986. Rebecca has also been named one of Love's Leading Ladies and inducted into Romantic Times magazine's Hall of Fame.
http://www.brandewyne.com/castle/gall...
Rebecca graduated cum laude with departmental honors from Wichita State University, earning a B.A. in journalism, minors in history and music (theory and composition), and an M.A. in communications [mass (broadcasting) and interpersonal (dyadic relationships):]. During the course of her education, she was fortunate enough to study at various times under, among several other distinguished instructors, three Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and one of the foremost authorities in the field of interpersonal communication. Twice a recipient of the Victor Murdock Scholarship, Rebecca taught interpersonal communication at the university level before becoming a published writer.
She was twenty-one when she started work on her first novel, No Gentle Love. She finished the book a year later and sold it to Warner Books some months after her twenty-third birthday, making her, at that time, the youngest romance author in America, a record that stood for ten years before finally being broken. To date, Rebecca has written over thirty consecutive bestselling titles, including novels and novellas on the following lists: New York Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Magazine & Bookseller, Ingram, B. Dalton, and Waldenbooks, among many others.
Her books have been translated into a number of foreign languages, including Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Rumanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish; and they have been published in over sixty countries worldwide. Many have been selections of the Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild. Hardback editions of several titles have been published by Severn House, and large-print editions of some books are also available from Macmillan Library Reference and Thorndike Press. Rebecca currently has millions of books in print in the United States alone.
From Affaire de Coeur magazine, she has won: the Classic Award for Classic Romances, for Love, Cherish Me, 1990; the Golden Quill Award for Best of the '80s Historical Romances, for Love, Cherish Me, 1990; the Bronze Pen (Wholesalers' Choice) Award, 1989; the Silver Pen (Readers' Choice) Award, 1988, 1987, and 1986; and a Gold Certificate for The Outlaw Hearts, 1987.
From Romantic Times magazine, she has won: the Reviewer's Choice Nominee for Best Historical Romantic Mystery, for The Ninefold Key, 2004; the Reviewer's Choice Certificate of Excellence for Victorian Historical Romance, for The Jacaranda Tree, 1995; the KISS (Knight in Shining Silver) of the Month for Best Hero, for The Jacaranda Tree, 1995, and for Swan Road, 1994; the Career Achievement Award for Futuristic Romance, 1991, for Passion Moon Rising and Beyond the Starlit Frost; the Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Gothic, for Across a Starlit Sea, 1989, and for Upon a Moon-Dark Moor, 1988; the Historical Romance Novelist of the Year Award, 1987; and the Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Western Romance, for The Outlaw Hearts, 1986. Rebecca has also been named one of Love's Leading Ladies and inducted into Romantic Times magazine's Hall of Fame.
http://www.brandewyne.com/castle/gall...
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September 29, 2017
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May 6, 2017
Uno de los pocos libros que "escuche", o sea, audiolibro, durante unos días mientras conducía el auto hacia el trabajo.
En general, me gustó. Me pareció una mezcla de Jane Eyre o Rebeca (por la finada mujer del hombre que parece que fue maravillosa e imposible de competir) y de bandoleros con identidad secreta. Chicos, una suegra media loca, algún fantasma quizá, una protagonista buena y humilde.
Pero la parte romántica está apenas esbozada. Bueno, queda claro que ella se enamora. ¿Pero él? no sé cuándo pasó o quizá tenga que ver su pasado o mejor dicho, no repetir su pasado.
Una cosa importante que me hizo bajarle puntos
En general, me gustó. Me pareció una mezcla de Jane Eyre o Rebeca (por la finada mujer del hombre que parece que fue maravillosa e imposible de competir) y de bandoleros con identidad secreta. Chicos, una suegra media loca, algún fantasma quizá, una protagonista buena y humilde.
Pero la parte romántica está apenas esbozada. Bueno, queda claro que ella se enamora. ¿Pero él? no sé cuándo pasó o quizá tenga que ver su pasado o mejor dicho, no repetir su pasado.
Una cosa importante que me hizo bajarle puntos
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August 21, 2015Verity Collier's parent died when she was young leaving her to the mercy of distant relatives who put her in a home where she became a teacher. Eager to escape, she accepts the governess job for Jago Ransleigh, Earl of St. Aubyn in Cornwall. She falls in love with his twins and him. There are secrets and social barriers to be overcome.
Reminiscent of a du Maurier gothic novel, complete with Jamaica Inn featuring prominently at the beginning of the story. SQUEAKY CLEAN. Pretty interesting.
Reminiscent of a du Maurier gothic novel, complete with Jamaica Inn featuring prominently at the beginning of the story. SQUEAKY CLEAN. Pretty interesting.
February 16, 2013
While I was reading this book three stories came to my mind... Rebecca, Jane Eyre and Jamaica Inn (and Loreena Mckennits song the Highwayman lol)but still I really enjoyed this book and actually read it more than once. I can t comment on the language since I read it in greek but the story was good and the book was easily read. I hope that eventually I ll manage to buy it too if I find it.
June 13, 2011
Good writer of historical fiction. She stuck to the language of the day, which made this book a little hard to read, but I appreciate the author's bravery.
May 12, 2013
double blah
July 12, 2013
didn't like it at all.to be honest one of the most awful books I've ever read. Not what i expected
April 5, 2017
This was not one of my favorites. I started reading it and while the premise was interesting, the story just fell flat. Everything was pretty predictable, and the language was odd. After reading other reviews, I realized that although this was written recently, the author was trying to keep the language as it was at that moment in time. I kept reading out of morbid curiosity - to see what happened. Sorry, but not a book I would recommend to anyone.
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