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Striking silver-gilt hair and pale green eyes give Marjory de Warenne the looks of an angel. The better to hide her willful spirit. In spite of every warning, this headstrong lady-in-waiting has given her heart to notorious Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, a man feared on the battlefield—and in matters of seduction.... Then Jory’s guardians, who have chosen a more suitable husband for her, make her believe that Guy has betrayed her. Yet as England’s bravest men ride off to put down the Welsh rebellion, Jory’s thoughts are with the one gallant knight she can never forget—and the passion that will one day be rekindled amid the march of history....
405 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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Virginia Henley
66 books636 followersVirginia Syddall was born on December 5, 1935 in England, where her father, Thomas Syddall, taught her to love history. She obtained a degree in History in the University. In 1956, Virginia married Arthur Henley. They moved to America, and now they live most of the year in St. Petersburg, Florida, and they spend the hot summers in Ontario, Canada, where they have their two adult children and three grandsons.
Virginia Henley is a New York Times bestselling writer of historical novels. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages. She is the recipient of more than a dozen writing awards, including a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award, a Waldenbooks' Bestselling Award, and a Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Writers.
Virginia Henley is a New York Times bestselling writer of historical novels. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages. She is the recipient of more than a dozen writing awards, including a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award, a Waldenbooks' Bestselling Award, and a Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Writers.
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May 19, 2013
I’ll get my grumbles out of the way first: the hero, Guy de Beauchamp, is an actual historical figure—he was a key player in the execution of Piers Gaveston, Edward II's first boy-toy.
Anyway, I’ve mentioned before (frequently) that Henley takes liberties with her history, but here we go again. In this book, Guy’s two wives both died under suspicious circumstances, which is why, when he approaches our heroine’s guardians and asks to wed her (which she also wants), the guardians conspire to keep the two apart.
In actual fact, Guy married (maybe) twice. IF he was married to Isabella de Clare, that marriage was annulled. His second wife, Alice de Toeni, bore him seven kids, and survived him to marry again.
Seriously, if you’re going to use a historical figure, why totally change his story? If Henley wanted a guy with a shady past, why not invent one and let the real people live out their real lives as background characters?
And (this is evidently a convention of the genre in the day, so I blame Henley less than the editors) there's a lot of TELLING in this one, a writing style that doesn’t help to build a connection between the characters and the reader.
I'm done grumbling now.
Marjory de Warrenne (who, I’m happy to report, doesn't seem to be a historical person, tho Henley chose the name wisely) is in love with Guy, and she wants to marry him. He half seduces her, then tells her he’s going to ask her guardians for her hand. Her frenemies tell her he’s just sayin' it to get under her skirts.
He does ask her guardian and her brother but they lie to both of them, telling her that he never asked, and telling him that she chose someone else. As a result, they kinda hate each other, and she marries a nice guy who has no interest in her as a human being, and as a bedmate is so inconsiderate that it hurts. She cares for him but, although she tries she never manages to love him.
When she’s widowed (no spoiler here since we know all this from A Year and a Day), Jory takes up with Robert Bruce for awhile.
When that liaison necessarily ends, Guy happens back into her life and decides this time she’s not going to get away. . Oh well.
The story goes on from there, with a murder mystery and the various conflicts with Wales and Scotland, and events leading to the ascension of Edward II. There’s some good stuff there, despite my grumbles. 3.5 stars.
Anyway, I’ve mentioned before (frequently) that Henley takes liberties with her history, but here we go again. In this book, Guy’s two wives both died under suspicious circumstances, which is why, when he approaches our heroine’s guardians and asks to wed her (which she also wants), the guardians conspire to keep the two apart.
In actual fact, Guy married (maybe) twice. IF he was married to Isabella de Clare, that marriage was annulled. His second wife, Alice de Toeni, bore him seven kids, and survived him to marry again.
Seriously, if you’re going to use a historical figure, why totally change his story? If Henley wanted a guy with a shady past, why not invent one and let the real people live out their real lives as background characters?
And (this is evidently a convention of the genre in the day, so I blame Henley less than the editors) there's a lot of TELLING in this one, a writing style that doesn’t help to build a connection between the characters and the reader.
I'm done grumbling now.
Marjory de Warrenne (who, I’m happy to report, doesn't seem to be a historical person, tho Henley chose the name wisely) is in love with Guy, and she wants to marry him. He half seduces her, then tells her he’s going to ask her guardians for her hand. Her frenemies tell her he’s just sayin' it to get under her skirts.
He does ask her guardian and her brother but they lie to both of them, telling her that he never asked, and telling him that she chose someone else. As a result, they kinda hate each other, and she marries a nice guy who has no interest in her as a human being, and as a bedmate is so inconsiderate that it hurts. She cares for him but, although she tries she never manages to love him.
When she’s widowed (no spoiler here since we know all this from A Year and a Day), Jory takes up with Robert Bruce for awhile.
When that liaison necessarily ends, Guy happens back into her life and decides this time she’s not going to get away. . Oh well.
The story goes on from there, with a murder mystery and the various conflicts with Wales and Scotland, and events leading to the ascension of Edward II. There’s some good stuff there, despite my grumbles. 3.5 stars.
May 4, 2013
After reading "A Year and a Day" (the first book in the de Warenne series), I was excited to read "Infamous" believing it would be good, even if not quite as good as the first book. I was wrong. The first 60% of the book takes place prior to the end of "A Year and a Day" and there is a fair amount of repetition from the first book (and I mean, WORD FOR WORD repetition!). Even the material that occurs before the beginning of "A Year and a Day" is so predictable because of what we learned of Marjory de Warenne's life in the first book.
Not only did I find it boring because of the repetition and predictability, but she also ruined all the traits that made Marjory (Jory) such a likable character in the first book (brave, reckless, independent, carefree, world-wise, and, most of all, selfless). Her brother Lynx and her uncle John are also made to look bad in this book (especially the uncle). The way she feels about certain circumstances (I won't reveal what as I don't want to give spoilers, but specifically the circumstance Jory discovers at the end of the first book) is a complete turn-about in this book. Even her friendship with Princess Joanna is altered (and not in a positive way). Some of the things Jory does are just not believable (again, I won't go into details, but, if you read this, remember this comment when you get to the point where you read the note Jory sends to Guy early in the book -- I rolled my eyes at it).
Perhaps this book would be better if someone read it without having previously read the first book in the series. This book could probably stand alone since so much material is repetitious.
I am giving it 2 stars (and only going that high because I've read worse books). I might have been able to enjoy it more if I had never read "A Year and a Day," but, if an author is going to write a book series, one should expect to be able to read all the books in the series without characters changing personalities, huge chunks of material being repeated, or being able to predict over half of the book's plot. It is even worse because I have read the book cover for the last book in the series ("Notorious"), and so what little surprise might be left is already heavily hinted (not that one doesn't expect the hero and heroine to end up together in a romance novel).
Though I usually enjoy Virginia Henley's historical romance novels, this is most certainly NOT one I would recommend. Even though I have read the first book in the series twice (and likely will again - I gave THAT one 5 stars), I will not be reading this one again...ever. I am still going to attempt the 3rd book in the series, since I already have it. Hopefully, since that book involves the children from the first two books, there won't be as much overlap!
Not only did I find it boring because of the repetition and predictability, but she also ruined all the traits that made Marjory (Jory) such a likable character in the first book (brave, reckless, independent, carefree, world-wise, and, most of all, selfless). Her brother Lynx and her uncle John are also made to look bad in this book (especially the uncle). The way she feels about certain circumstances (I won't reveal what as I don't want to give spoilers, but specifically the circumstance Jory discovers at the end of the first book) is a complete turn-about in this book. Even her friendship with Princess Joanna is altered (and not in a positive way). Some of the things Jory does are just not believable (again, I won't go into details, but, if you read this, remember this comment when you get to the point where you read the note Jory sends to Guy early in the book -- I rolled my eyes at it).
Perhaps this book would be better if someone read it without having previously read the first book in the series. This book could probably stand alone since so much material is repetitious.
I am giving it 2 stars (and only going that high because I've read worse books). I might have been able to enjoy it more if I had never read "A Year and a Day," but, if an author is going to write a book series, one should expect to be able to read all the books in the series without characters changing personalities, huge chunks of material being repeated, or being able to predict over half of the book's plot. It is even worse because I have read the book cover for the last book in the series ("Notorious"), and so what little surprise might be left is already heavily hinted (not that one doesn't expect the hero and heroine to end up together in a romance novel).
Though I usually enjoy Virginia Henley's historical romance novels, this is most certainly NOT one I would recommend. Even though I have read the first book in the series twice (and likely will again - I gave THAT one 5 stars), I will not be reading this one again...ever. I am still going to attempt the 3rd book in the series, since I already have it. Hopefully, since that book involves the children from the first two books, there won't be as much overlap!
August 20, 2025
This author drives me crazy, I am typically mad and hating her books most of the way through wondering why I read her then some way she manages to wrap it up to my satisfaction, but it is always rough going to get to the HEA. I cannot read her books back to back typically there are months in between, but I will give credit where credit is due, she is an amazing author.
I really liked the h at the beginning then she became “ho” ish and I didn’t like her as much. I liked the H the whole way through although there were large parts of the book he was not in. Plot 5 (1-10) steaminess 7.5(1-1-10)
I really liked the h at the beginning then she became “ho” ish and I didn’t like her as much. I liked the H the whole way through although there were large parts of the book he was not in. Plot 5 (1-10) steaminess 7.5(1-1-10)
March 9, 2017
Marjory de Warrene and Guy de Beauchamp
Ms. Henley writes beautiful romances about real people and real events in history. She deviates from reality for the sake of the story, but the events provide a timeline.
Jory and Guy fall in love and want to marry, but they are both betrayed by Jory's uncle who has arranged for her to marry another. Believing that Guy never offered for her, she accedes and marries Humphrey de Bohun.
Five years later when she is widowed, she longs for Guy, but he is still angry that she rejected him and married another. Thus he does not know, and neither does Jory, that her uncle lied to them both.
Much historical detail is woven into the story about the reign of King Edward I and his campaigns of war.
If I had proofread this book, I would have corrected 9 errors.
Ms. Henley writes beautiful romances about real people and real events in history. She deviates from reality for the sake of the story, but the events provide a timeline.
Jory and Guy fall in love and want to marry, but they are both betrayed by Jory's uncle who has arranged for her to marry another. Believing that Guy never offered for her, she accedes and marries Humphrey de Bohun.
Five years later when she is widowed, she longs for Guy, but he is still angry that she rejected him and married another. Thus he does not know, and neither does Jory, that her uncle lied to them both.
Much historical detail is woven into the story about the reign of King Edward I and his campaigns of war.
If I had proofread this book, I would have corrected 9 errors.
May 29, 2013
Still love Virginia Henley and its been a long time since I read this book. Wish it had happened faster, I didn't care for the Robert the Bruce but I understand that sometimes Virginia's characters really have to deal with an ordeal before they get their hearts desire. But the end was a happy ending to me and that is what I expect from all of my romance books.
August 2, 2020
So much of this book is a repeat of "A Year & A Day." Too long, weird characters, not worth the read.
February 26, 2019
Omg. Virginia Henley has a beautiful and in depth writing style that I have fallen in love with and "I've quite made up my mind!"
February 9, 2009
I think it is best for all concerned if I stay away from historical romances from now on, unless I get a specific recommendation. HOW IS THIS THE MIDDLE AGES, PEOPLE!? Religion is barely mentioned, dialogue shifts unpredictably between vague attempts at sounding old-fashioned (but nothing even close to Middle English, obviously), I don't even know where to start on the history (there's some random editorializing about Robert the Bruce, etc.) and cultural attitudes about ethnicity, gender, sexuality, etc. are stunningly anachronistic unless it suits the plot, at which point we get SURPRIZE HOMOPHOBIA (which was also suspiciously modern in many ways), and also conniving mystical Welsh people. Also, every time there was a graphic sex scene I began to wish there wasn't, because the prose was so excruciatingly bad. "Honeyed sheath," for reals!? This even made it into Amazon's list of "statistically improbable phrases." Prose also suffered from a serious case of telling and not showing throughout. Additionally, I hate plot devices which depend on characters one portrays as intelligent doing *really dumb things* like writing (because everyone knew how to write back then! Especially teh womens!) ambiguous notes instead of ones that actually convey necessary information. In conclusion, I'm not sure why I finished this one, and if I hated it this much, anyone more familiar with this period in history is likely to start throwing things.
Larger questions about the genre this book raised for me:
- What do people look for in historical romances? I was thinking that the ambiance might be more interesting than the contemporary ones, since I enjoy historical fiction (and tend not to be as interested in novels which are just about everyday 21st century people). And I figured medieval Europe had fewer chances of being horrifying than any of the ones on the list that involved, say, the word "sheikh". I suppose for some people get the fantasy they want out of the historical trappings without any pretense at accuracy, but for that to work for me, you'd have to set it in some sort of fantasy alternate universe instead. And have better prose, etc. Are there historicals that do this?
Larger questions about the genre this book raised for me:
- What do people look for in historical romances? I was thinking that the ambiance might be more interesting than the contemporary ones, since I enjoy historical fiction (and tend not to be as interested in novels which are just about everyday 21st century people). And I figured medieval Europe had fewer chances of being horrifying than any of the ones on the list that involved, say, the word "sheikh". I suppose for some people get the fantasy they want out of the historical trappings without any pretense at accuracy, but for that to work for me, you'd have to set it in some sort of fantasy alternate universe instead. And have better prose, etc. Are there historicals that do this?
December 11, 2009
The first part of the book was a good and quick read. However I was disappointed with the second section of the book because she basically cut and paste the section from "A Year and a Day" book. Nothing was enlightening nor revealing about the character maybe the relationship between her and Robert Bruce. Overall it was disappointing. The last section was drenched in drivel and poor writing. I couldn't wait until the book was over because they remind me of the junior high school relationship where love was all-around and encompassing with oozing gushiness! I lost count of how many times I rolled my eyes and the only thing that keep me reading was because I was so close to finishing the book. We all know how it ends. They end up together! Sigh... was that a spoiler when it gives it anyway in the second section?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 12, 2008
Historical romance. Another of my friend's culls and I totally understand why. Both main characters were temperamental and clueless, the dialogue was clunky and it's quite oddly plotted for a romance - the two main characters meet in the first 100 pages, but then the heroine spends the next 150 pages trapped in a bad marriage and the hero hardly appears at all.
October 24, 2010
Second in the DeWarenne series. Average read, a bit too much over the top sex, but not as terrible as most historical romance is these days.
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January 25, 2009
Marjory's story was not what I expected it to be after reading "A Year And A Day". It was still a good book and worth reading.
March 13, 2014
Disappointing....
June 3, 2011
novel de warrene 2
Lady Marjory de warrene, lady in waiting & sahabat princess joanna, jelita & anggun & has a look of an angel.
siapapun ingin memilikinya apalagi posisinya pamannya, john de warrene, earl of surrey & kakaknya, linx de warren.
marjory yg belia penuh dengan keingintahuan, namum satu2nya laki2 yg mampu menarik hati marjory adl guy de beuchamp, earl of warwick, widowed, 2x. kehilangan istri 2x menimbulkan rumor tak sedap.
marjory & guy saling mencintai & bertekad untuk saling mengikat tali pernikahan.
marjory sangat bahagia & menunggu2 guy meminangnya ke paman & kakaknya.
namun yg marjory tidak tau john, sang paman &linx walo menghormati earl of warwick namun untuk menikahkan marjory dgn guy mereka ber 2 tidak terlalu suka.
apalagi guy sudah memiliki anak laki2 yg akan meneruskan titlenya.
janji guy yg tidak akan meninggalkan istri & anak2nya tanpa properti tetap tidak merubah pandangan john & linx.
karna itu john & linx sengaja menerima lamaran dari keluarga de bohun untuk marjory & berbohong d marjory bahwa guy tidak melamarnya.
pd guy mereka mengatakan marjory lebih memilih humpfrey de bohun, future earl of.....
namun pernikahan marjory-humpfrey tidak begitu bahagia. marjory tidak terpuaskan, humpfrey impoten......
walo pernikahan itu tidak dilandasi cinta namun marjory care pd humpfrey yg lembut.
saat humpfrey tewas dimedan perang marjory patah hati & sangat sedih.
untuk melupakan kesedihannya termasuk untuk menghindari ayah mertuanya yg ingin menikahkan jory dengan henry, adikhumpfrey, maka jory menyusul linx.
sepanjang perjalanan itu jory berusaha menemukan kebahagiannya.
percintaannya dengan robert bruce, putera dari ibu babtisnya, lady marjory de bruce, sempat membuat jory bahagia.
namun ambisi robert menghalangi kebahagiaan mereka.
robert ingin meneruskan perjuangan kakek & ayahnya, menjadi crown king of scotland.
satu2nya cara robert dapat mencapai ambisinya adl menikahi ellisabeth......, puteri earl of....
hal yg dilakukan robert begitu marjory mengatakan usulnya itu.
ya ampun katanya cinta sama marjory tp gitu dpt jalan lain dia langsung membalikkan mukanya dari marjory & menikahi ellisabeth.
cowoq macam apa pula itu???!!!!!!!
mengatakan beribu2 kata cinta pd marjory tp ternyata begitu mudah meninggalkan wanita yg dicintainya.
robert tidak mencintai marjory, dia mencintai dirinya sendiri & ambisi2nya.
ditinggalkan robert marjory kembali patah hati. kali ini dia bukan hanya patah hati tp juga kebingungan karna percintaannya dengan robert menghasilkan anak.
marjory hamil....
& kebegoan marjory dia diam aja demi cita2 & ambisi robert.
stupid marjory.
ditengah2 kegalauannya marjory bertemu kembali dengan cinta masa lalunya, guy de beauchamp.
guy yg masih mencintai marjory kali ini tidak mau kehilangan marjory.
tanpa pikir panjang marjory diculik & dibawa ke tower master di castle warwick (good guy harusnya dari dulu culik aja langsung marjory)
guy langsung melamar marjory yg akhirnya malah kena damprat jory xixxixixi kasiannya guy.
namun saat marjory tau kebohongan sang paman & kakaknya soal pinangan guy marjory langsung melamar guy.
namun sebelum menikah marjory mengatakan keadaannya yg sebenarnya pd guy.
guy terlalu mencintai marjory & apapun yg ada dalam diri jory akan dicintainya pula.
guy berjanji akan selalu mencintai jory & bayi yg akan dilahirkan jory siapapun ayahnya (karna jory tidak mau mengatakan siapa ayah bayinya).
guy mengira kebahagian akan datang padanya karna menikah dengan wanita yg dicintainya.
namun ternyata masalah belum selesai sampai disitu.
karna perbuatan meg, wanita walsh yg ternyata menyukai & ingin menjadi countess of warwick sedikit demi sedikit menanam keraguan dlm hati jory & bahkan ingin menggugurkan kandungan jory.
jory yg salah paham mengira guy ingin menggugurkan kandungannya langsung pergi meninggalkan guy.
masalah makin rumit karna guy yg begitu tau robert bruce, crown king of scotland, adl kekasih yg menghamili jory, guy langsung menerima tugas dari king edward I untuk berperang merebut scotland dari bruce.
jory yg meminta jangan ada perang ternyata membuat emosi guy malah makin berkobar karna mengira jory memohon demi kekasihnya.
yahhh kalo aq di posisi guy aq bisa ngerti emosinya.
secara jory tidak mau menjelaskan keadaan yg sebenarnya jd guy merasa jory masih mencintai robert & menikah dengan guy karna sudah tidak ada pilihan lain.
yah siapapun juga pasti akan merasa ragu.
novel ini spt kilasan balik perjalan hidup marjory. jatuh cinta pd guy de beauchmp, pernikahannya yg sebentar dengan humpfrey de bohun, percintaannya dengan robert bruce & pernikahannya dengan guy.
kalo kita membaca buku pertama kemudian membaca buku ke 2 ini rasanya janggal sekali.
di buku pertama jory yg kita tau ada wanita kuat & mandiri yg punya pendirian sendiri, wanita yg tak peduli pd perkataan orang.
tipe wanita yg kalo tidak diresuti maka dia akan elope dengan sang kekasih.
tp dibuku ke 2 ini jory sangat pasrah. bukan hanya jory yg pasrah tp juga guy.
aq ga ngerti dengan guy & jory.
mereka ber 2 yakin akan cinta mereka & mau menikah.
tp saat guy ditolak dia tanpa perjuangan apa2 langsung pergi ke castle warwick meninggalkan jory tanpa menuntut penjelasan apa2.
jory sendiri pasrah sekali. bahkan saat pernikahannya yg singat tidak bahagia dia pasrah.
jory di buku ke 2 tidak spt jory yg kita kenal di buku 1.
sayang sekali.........
robert pun bahkan tidak berusaha menghubungi jory. menanyakan kek apa maksud perkataan guy "jory mine, scotland yours."
tidak mungkin guy, suami jory, ngotot bertemu king of scotland seorang diri tanpa alasan pasti yg kuat or hanya karna ingin melihat mantan kekasih jory???
terlalu banyak mata rantai yg terputus yg meninggalkan tanda tanya di novel ini.
terlalu disayangkan pdhl secara keseluruhan kisah cinta jory - guy sangat menarik diikuti.
bagaimana perjalanan panjang jory tetap membawanya kepelukan cinta pertamanya.
bagaimana cinta guy yg sangat dalam pd jory hingga menerima jory apa adanya bahkan mencintai bayi dalam kandungan jory walaupun itu bukan anaknya.
hhhhhhhhhhh tante VH bagaimana ini???????
Lady Marjory de warrene, lady in waiting & sahabat princess joanna, jelita & anggun & has a look of an angel.
siapapun ingin memilikinya apalagi posisinya pamannya, john de warrene, earl of surrey & kakaknya, linx de warren.
marjory yg belia penuh dengan keingintahuan, namum satu2nya laki2 yg mampu menarik hati marjory adl guy de beuchamp, earl of warwick, widowed, 2x. kehilangan istri 2x menimbulkan rumor tak sedap.
marjory & guy saling mencintai & bertekad untuk saling mengikat tali pernikahan.
marjory sangat bahagia & menunggu2 guy meminangnya ke paman & kakaknya.
namun yg marjory tidak tau john, sang paman &linx walo menghormati earl of warwick namun untuk menikahkan marjory dgn guy mereka ber 2 tidak terlalu suka.
apalagi guy sudah memiliki anak laki2 yg akan meneruskan titlenya.
janji guy yg tidak akan meninggalkan istri & anak2nya tanpa properti tetap tidak merubah pandangan john & linx.
karna itu john & linx sengaja menerima lamaran dari keluarga de bohun untuk marjory & berbohong d marjory bahwa guy tidak melamarnya.
pd guy mereka mengatakan marjory lebih memilih humpfrey de bohun, future earl of.....
namun pernikahan marjory-humpfrey tidak begitu bahagia. marjory tidak terpuaskan, humpfrey impoten......
walo pernikahan itu tidak dilandasi cinta namun marjory care pd humpfrey yg lembut.
saat humpfrey tewas dimedan perang marjory patah hati & sangat sedih.
untuk melupakan kesedihannya termasuk untuk menghindari ayah mertuanya yg ingin menikahkan jory dengan henry, adikhumpfrey, maka jory menyusul linx.
sepanjang perjalanan itu jory berusaha menemukan kebahagiannya.
percintaannya dengan robert bruce, putera dari ibu babtisnya, lady marjory de bruce, sempat membuat jory bahagia.
namun ambisi robert menghalangi kebahagiaan mereka.
robert ingin meneruskan perjuangan kakek & ayahnya, menjadi crown king of scotland.
satu2nya cara robert dapat mencapai ambisinya adl menikahi ellisabeth......, puteri earl of....
hal yg dilakukan robert begitu marjory mengatakan usulnya itu.
ya ampun katanya cinta sama marjory tp gitu dpt jalan lain dia langsung membalikkan mukanya dari marjory & menikahi ellisabeth.
cowoq macam apa pula itu???!!!!!!!
mengatakan beribu2 kata cinta pd marjory tp ternyata begitu mudah meninggalkan wanita yg dicintainya.
robert tidak mencintai marjory, dia mencintai dirinya sendiri & ambisi2nya.
ditinggalkan robert marjory kembali patah hati. kali ini dia bukan hanya patah hati tp juga kebingungan karna percintaannya dengan robert menghasilkan anak.
marjory hamil....
& kebegoan marjory dia diam aja demi cita2 & ambisi robert.
stupid marjory.
ditengah2 kegalauannya marjory bertemu kembali dengan cinta masa lalunya, guy de beauchamp.
guy yg masih mencintai marjory kali ini tidak mau kehilangan marjory.
tanpa pikir panjang marjory diculik & dibawa ke tower master di castle warwick (good guy harusnya dari dulu culik aja langsung marjory)
guy langsung melamar marjory yg akhirnya malah kena damprat jory xixxixixi kasiannya guy.
namun saat marjory tau kebohongan sang paman & kakaknya soal pinangan guy marjory langsung melamar guy.
namun sebelum menikah marjory mengatakan keadaannya yg sebenarnya pd guy.
guy terlalu mencintai marjory & apapun yg ada dalam diri jory akan dicintainya pula.
guy berjanji akan selalu mencintai jory & bayi yg akan dilahirkan jory siapapun ayahnya (karna jory tidak mau mengatakan siapa ayah bayinya).
guy mengira kebahagian akan datang padanya karna menikah dengan wanita yg dicintainya.
namun ternyata masalah belum selesai sampai disitu.
karna perbuatan meg, wanita walsh yg ternyata menyukai & ingin menjadi countess of warwick sedikit demi sedikit menanam keraguan dlm hati jory & bahkan ingin menggugurkan kandungan jory.
jory yg salah paham mengira guy ingin menggugurkan kandungannya langsung pergi meninggalkan guy.
masalah makin rumit karna guy yg begitu tau robert bruce, crown king of scotland, adl kekasih yg menghamili jory, guy langsung menerima tugas dari king edward I untuk berperang merebut scotland dari bruce.
jory yg meminta jangan ada perang ternyata membuat emosi guy malah makin berkobar karna mengira jory memohon demi kekasihnya.
yahhh kalo aq di posisi guy aq bisa ngerti emosinya.
secara jory tidak mau menjelaskan keadaan yg sebenarnya jd guy merasa jory masih mencintai robert & menikah dengan guy karna sudah tidak ada pilihan lain.
yah siapapun juga pasti akan merasa ragu.
novel ini spt kilasan balik perjalan hidup marjory. jatuh cinta pd guy de beauchmp, pernikahannya yg sebentar dengan humpfrey de bohun, percintaannya dengan robert bruce & pernikahannya dengan guy.
kalo kita membaca buku pertama kemudian membaca buku ke 2 ini rasanya janggal sekali.
di buku pertama jory yg kita tau ada wanita kuat & mandiri yg punya pendirian sendiri, wanita yg tak peduli pd perkataan orang.
tipe wanita yg kalo tidak diresuti maka dia akan elope dengan sang kekasih.
tp dibuku ke 2 ini jory sangat pasrah. bukan hanya jory yg pasrah tp juga guy.
aq ga ngerti dengan guy & jory.
mereka ber 2 yakin akan cinta mereka & mau menikah.
tp saat guy ditolak dia tanpa perjuangan apa2 langsung pergi ke castle warwick meninggalkan jory tanpa menuntut penjelasan apa2.
jory sendiri pasrah sekali. bahkan saat pernikahannya yg singat tidak bahagia dia pasrah.
jory di buku ke 2 tidak spt jory yg kita kenal di buku 1.
sayang sekali.........
robert pun bahkan tidak berusaha menghubungi jory. menanyakan kek apa maksud perkataan guy "jory mine, scotland yours."
tidak mungkin guy, suami jory, ngotot bertemu king of scotland seorang diri tanpa alasan pasti yg kuat or hanya karna ingin melihat mantan kekasih jory???
terlalu banyak mata rantai yg terputus yg meninggalkan tanda tanya di novel ini.
terlalu disayangkan pdhl secara keseluruhan kisah cinta jory - guy sangat menarik diikuti.
bagaimana perjalanan panjang jory tetap membawanya kepelukan cinta pertamanya.
bagaimana cinta guy yg sangat dalam pd jory hingga menerima jory apa adanya bahkan mencintai bayi dalam kandungan jory walaupun itu bukan anaknya.
hhhhhhhhhhh tante VH bagaimana ini???????
December 2, 2021
I have finally read the second book from the series, and damn, this one has more body count than I can handle, if I am honest! Also, while I am aware that some characters here are based loosely on actual figures of the past, I am glad that I can overlook this aspect of the novel because I am not quite familiar with their roles in history in the first place!
Interestingly, Marjory's love story is divided into four parts, giving us full access to her journey to settling down with her one true love. I will not give too much away, but somehow I am pretty conflicted with how things turned out for her. And while I keep telling myself that it was a different time back then, I was not getting the feels I keep looking for every time I read a romance novel--a historical romance novel, at that. Despite that, I still give huge props to Marjory as a heroine as she is truly someone you should reckon with. Even if this one took me quite a while to finish (the drawbacks of reading them in physical form, I hate to admit), this has been an okay read, as I have mentioned earlier. I will read the last book soon to find out how this series ends!
Interestingly, Marjory's love story is divided into four parts, giving us full access to her journey to settling down with her one true love. I will not give too much away, but somehow I am pretty conflicted with how things turned out for her. And while I keep telling myself that it was a different time back then, I was not getting the feels I keep looking for every time I read a romance novel--a historical romance novel, at that. Despite that, I still give huge props to Marjory as a heroine as she is truly someone you should reckon with. Even if this one took me quite a while to finish (the drawbacks of reading them in physical form, I hate to admit), this has been an okay read, as I have mentioned earlier. I will read the last book soon to find out how this series ends!
January 2, 2023
I was so looking forward to Jorys story after reading A Year and a Day but this was ridiculous. I was hoping for more with her and The Bruce even though it was clear they couldn't be together. Then having read about her relationship with Guy before her marriage and after when they were reunited I wanted to throw the book, there was no resolution or moments to rebuild there feelings.. just a oh I haven't seen you in years but I'm still head over heels for you let's pretend nothing happened...and again so so much war politics to skim over.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 13, 2017
Después del primero que me gustó bastante, este libro me ha decepcionado. No me parece que llegue a tener mucha entidad en si mismo ya que renarra muchas cosas del anterior y la protagonista pierde toda la fuerza que podría tener. Especialmente no me ha gustado nada que muchos personajes aparezcan y desaparezcan del libro así porque sí, no me parece que el texto tenga coherencia ni cohesión y se me hizo largo.
December 15, 2018
Jory me encantó en "Un año y un día" y quería saber más de ella. Sinceramente, una buena parte se repite, pues ya se sabía del libro anterior. Y tal vez sea que no domino muy bien el inglés, pero me ha parecido que había más química entre Jory y Robert (libro anterior) que entre Jory y Guy. Aún así, ha sido una lectura entretenida.
April 30, 2019
Infamous
Edward I was a warrior king that gained much land fur by his reign. However, Edward II was a weak boy king that thought only if his own pleasure. The Earl of Warwick was reputed to be dark and dangerous. That he could be tamed by a mere woman is questionable.
Edward I was a warrior king that gained much land fur by his reign. However, Edward II was a weak boy king that thought only if his own pleasure. The Earl of Warwick was reputed to be dark and dangerous. That he could be tamed by a mere woman is questionable.
March 16, 2022
Incredible true historical detail and character insight provides the structure for this richly told story of romantic key characters of the time of King Edward I of England and the Scots Wallace and Bruce.
Available as a free audio book on library app HoopLa.
Available as a free audio book on library app HoopLa.
July 25, 2020
🤦🏻♀️
November 20, 2020
Loved the story of jory and guy.
November 21, 2020
The first part of the book was tedious. History saved it.
December 6, 2020
DNF Sex, war, no character development, little dialogue. It’s very rare that I don’t finish a book. I skimmed parts to see if it was worth picking up but it wasn’t.
July 28, 2025
DNF …. Waste of time 👎🏽👎🏽
February 21, 2011
It had been a while since I had read a really cheesy romance novel. And this one reminded me why.
I'm glad I got this from the library, rather than paying money for it. It was an easy, forgettable read that I'll probably only remember because I'm writing this review about it. There were some good things about this book, namely the interweaving of actual history with fiction. Many of the characters in the book, the hero included, were real people and although a quick web search shows major deviations from the reality of the time, it was still very interesting to see how the historical figures were portrayed and woven into the story.
Guy de Beauchamp, the hero, really did live and really was the earl of Warwick, and is actually best known for his part in the death of Piers Gaveston, the "favorite" of King Edward II. But in reality he had only two wives, and the second one outlived him, while in the book, of course, she died young and he married a third time, to the fictional Marjory de Warrenn. Before marrying Guy, Marjory also has an affair with Robert Bruce, just before he is declared king of Scotland. And her first husband, Humphrey de Bohun, was also a real historical figure. Other historical figures who played major roles in the book included Gilbert deClare, Princess Joan (here called Joanna) and her second husband Ralph Monthermer (whose real story is portrayed in passing in this book, but is fascinating and romantic enough for its own book), and even King Edward I and II.
These brushes with history made the book interesting enough to keep reading it, even when the ridiculousness of the actual writing were enough to make me want to throw the book across the room. Honestly, if I read one more reference to Jory's "silver-gold tresses" I was going to scream. And the dialogue at times was really pretty awful and not at all natural-sounding. We were constantly reminded of everyone's names, titles, and descriptions (such as one character who was never mentioned without the word "irascible" before his name).
Another issue with the book is the sort of "sweeping" plotline. It spans about 5 years' time, and the main couple are apart for most of that time. They meet in the beginning, fall instantly in love, are kept apart by her family who thinks him an unsuitable husband for a virginal 18 year old, and she's married off to someone else... then they only see each other sporadically over the next 4 years, and never speak to each other until they suddenly are thrown together just after her affair with Robert Bruce has ended. After waiting so long for them to get together, I expected a real battle of wills. They had plenty of reason to be angry with each other, since each one thought they had been betrayed by the other, when really it was her family who had lied to both of them. Instead, they argue for a couple of pages, they find out the truth, then they rush into marriage. It was very anticlimactic.
However, I guess I knew better than to expect Shakespeare when I picked up this book. I was looking for something easy and trashy, and this was definitely successful in that way. An interesting note is that, according to the listing at the top when I found this book here, it is the second book in a series about the deWarenns. But nowhere in or on the book itself is it mentioned. The preceding novel is not listed or mentioned anywhere in this book, although the events in it are recounted. Furthermore, there is no note from the author in this book about the real historical figures, which would have been a nice touch. Maybe those things are present in the hardback, but it sort of put me off that they were not done here.
This was my first Virginia Henley book, and I can't say I'm inclined to pick up another.
I'm glad I got this from the library, rather than paying money for it. It was an easy, forgettable read that I'll probably only remember because I'm writing this review about it. There were some good things about this book, namely the interweaving of actual history with fiction. Many of the characters in the book, the hero included, were real people and although a quick web search shows major deviations from the reality of the time, it was still very interesting to see how the historical figures were portrayed and woven into the story.
Guy de Beauchamp, the hero, really did live and really was the earl of Warwick, and is actually best known for his part in the death of Piers Gaveston, the "favorite" of King Edward II. But in reality he had only two wives, and the second one outlived him, while in the book, of course, she died young and he married a third time, to the fictional Marjory de Warrenn. Before marrying Guy, Marjory also has an affair with Robert Bruce, just before he is declared king of Scotland. And her first husband, Humphrey de Bohun, was also a real historical figure. Other historical figures who played major roles in the book included Gilbert deClare, Princess Joan (here called Joanna) and her second husband Ralph Monthermer (whose real story is portrayed in passing in this book, but is fascinating and romantic enough for its own book), and even King Edward I and II.
These brushes with history made the book interesting enough to keep reading it, even when the ridiculousness of the actual writing were enough to make me want to throw the book across the room. Honestly, if I read one more reference to Jory's "silver-gold tresses" I was going to scream. And the dialogue at times was really pretty awful and not at all natural-sounding. We were constantly reminded of everyone's names, titles, and descriptions (such as one character who was never mentioned without the word "irascible" before his name).
Another issue with the book is the sort of "sweeping" plotline. It spans about 5 years' time, and the main couple are apart for most of that time. They meet in the beginning, fall instantly in love, are kept apart by her family who thinks him an unsuitable husband for a virginal 18 year old, and she's married off to someone else... then they only see each other sporadically over the next 4 years, and never speak to each other until they suddenly are thrown together just after her affair with Robert Bruce has ended. After waiting so long for them to get together, I expected a real battle of wills. They had plenty of reason to be angry with each other, since each one thought they had been betrayed by the other, when really it was her family who had lied to both of them. Instead, they argue for a couple of pages, they find out the truth, then they rush into marriage. It was very anticlimactic.
However, I guess I knew better than to expect Shakespeare when I picked up this book. I was looking for something easy and trashy, and this was definitely successful in that way. An interesting note is that, according to the listing at the top when I found this book here, it is the second book in a series about the deWarenns. But nowhere in or on the book itself is it mentioned. The preceding novel is not listed or mentioned anywhere in this book, although the events in it are recounted. Furthermore, there is no note from the author in this book about the real historical figures, which would have been a nice touch. Maybe those things are present in the hardback, but it sort of put me off that they were not done here.
This was my first Virginia Henley book, and I can't say I'm inclined to pick up another.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 25, 2016
This historical Romance is set in King Edward I time in England and is the second book in the series (I never listened to or read the first book). I thought it had a good plot and wonderful characters.(Guy de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick, was an actual historical figure) .
Headstrong lady-in-waiting to the Princess, Marjory de Warenne has the looks of an angel.
But she's given her heart to the devil: the notorious Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, a man feared on the battlefield-and in matters of seduction. When her guardians choose a more appropriate husband for her, Jory can only dream of her gallant knight, the Earl of Warick, until their passion are rekindled when history overtakes them both.
I certainly enjoyed this Audiobook and would like to listen to other works by Virginia Henley.
Jack Murphy
Headstrong lady-in-waiting to the Princess, Marjory de Warenne has the looks of an angel.
But she's given her heart to the devil: the notorious Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, a man feared on the battlefield-and in matters of seduction. When her guardians choose a more appropriate husband for her, Jory can only dream of her gallant knight, the Earl of Warick, until their passion are rekindled when history overtakes them both.
I certainly enjoyed this Audiobook and would like to listen to other works by Virginia Henley.
Jack Murphy
March 26, 2013
J'ai adoré !!
C'est aussi bien que le premier !
Jory est toujours égale à elle-même, elle ne change pas. On l'apprécie énormément. Bien qu'elle soit jolie, ce n'est pas une garce et d'ailleurs elle montre très bien sa grandeur d'âme, sa bonté avec sa belle-soeur et sa dame de compagnie. Et même en vers son 1er mari qui est un éjaculateur précoce....
J'ai craqué pour Guy !! Je l'adore !
En tout cas, ce tome m'a donné envie de lire le suivant !
I loved it !!
As good as the first one !
Jory is still the same character, will-mind, strong pirit and open minded. Even she is a beauty, she's a sweet, nice, kind and caring personn. We can see that with her sister in law and her lady-in-waiting even with a first husband.
I love Guy ! I am keen on him !!
I'll read the next one !!
C'est aussi bien que le premier !
Jory est toujours égale à elle-même, elle ne change pas. On l'apprécie énormément. Bien qu'elle soit jolie, ce n'est pas une garce et d'ailleurs elle montre très bien sa grandeur d'âme, sa bonté avec sa belle-soeur et sa dame de compagnie. Et même en vers son 1er mari qui est un éjaculateur précoce....
J'ai craqué pour Guy !! Je l'adore !
En tout cas, ce tome m'a donné envie de lire le suivant !
I loved it !!
As good as the first one !
Jory is still the same character, will-mind, strong pirit and open minded. Even she is a beauty, she's a sweet, nice, kind and caring personn. We can see that with her sister in law and her lady-in-waiting even with a first husband.
I love Guy ! I am keen on him !!
I'll read the next one !!
October 15, 2011
Infamous
Virginia Henley
Historical Romance
405 pages
Copyright: 2006
Isbn: 0-451-21911-2
Headstrong lady-in-waiting Marjory de Warenne has the looks of an angel.
But she has given her heart to the devil: the notorious Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, a man feared on the battlefield-and in matters of seduction. When her guardians choose a more appropriate husband for her, Jory can only dream of her gallant knight-until their passion is rekindled amidst the march of history.
Virginia Henley
Historical Romance
405 pages
Copyright: 2006
Isbn: 0-451-21911-2
Headstrong lady-in-waiting Marjory de Warenne has the looks of an angel.
But she has given her heart to the devil: the notorious Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, a man feared on the battlefield-and in matters of seduction. When her guardians choose a more appropriate husband for her, Jory can only dream of her gallant knight-until their passion is rekindled amidst the march of history.
October 13, 2014
This book is not your everyday romance. For starters the heroine is not only a widow but she is pregnant by a pervious lover!
It's not everyday when you read a historical romance and the heroine is sexually experienced. That really added a different flavor to this book.
A good read. Cheesy at times but very good.
It's not everyday when you read a historical romance and the heroine is sexually experienced. That really added a different flavor to this book.
A good read. Cheesy at times but very good.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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