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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780804119863
ISBN number: 0804119864
Label: Ivy Books
Manufacturer: Ivy Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 512
Printing Date: June 28, 2005
Publishing house: Ivy Books
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 120925
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Bestselling author Nicole Jordan weaves a breathtakingly sensuous story of love and passion between the valiant Ariane of Claredon and the fierce knight who loses his heart to her. . . .
For five turbulent years Ariane has dutifully prepared herself for marriage to King Henry’s most trusted vassal, the legendary Norman knight Ranulf de Vernay. But cruel circumstance has branded Ariane’s father a traitor to the crown. And now Ranulf is returning to Claredon, not as a bridegroom . . . but as a conqueror.
Survivor of a hellish youth, Ranulf knows well the treacheries of noblewomen–and mistrusts the regal, defiant beauty to whom he was once betrothed. But while he shields his wounded heart with impenetrable armor, she sears his soul with sensuous fire. Ranulf may have vowed to claim her lands and her body as his prize, but ultimately it is the mighty warrior who must surrender to Ariane’s proud, determined passion–and her remarkable healing love.
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Nicole Jordan is the nationally bestselling author of numerous historical romances. She recently moved with her real-life hero to the Rocky Mountains of Utah, where she is at work on her subsequent sizzling tale of dangerous rakes and bold adventurers during the Regency era. You can e-mail her via her website at www.NicoleJordanAuthor.com.
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You can really fall in love with Ariana. I felt that all of the emotions that she felt was strongly justified and any women would have felt the same way.
Ranulf is originally betrothed to Ariane but never claims her as a wife. Then one day he claims her father's property because her father is tried for treason. Ariane is bitter over not being claimed as his bride and also believes in her father's innocence. There were many struggles with them because they were constantly battling each other over trust (he believes she has other lovers, etc). Finally he beds her and she stays in his bed and falls in love with him. He finally proposes to her, but she denies him because he still does not fully trust her and has not voiced his love to her.
It's a great story and you root for Ariana through the entire book. Many have felt it was a little too long and there were parts that could have been left out. I do agree that both of them could have come to resolutions a lot sooner. Also Ranulf does treat her poorly throughout the book (like a slave). During that time it was not unusual. I guess that's why this book is a 4 star rather then a 5.
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I liked this book. Yeah there were some repetition and all that, but it was still a good read. I read a couple of her books but I will now make her an author to seek. This may not have been the Best of Books but it was pretty good. I liked it.
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I am a huge Johanna Lindsey fan. So I have been on the hunt for new authors. I read to of Nicole Jordan's books so far. I would have to rate this was as fair. I believe that women were treated in that matter at that. The level of intimacy is steamy. I read this book for lesisure and it was satisfying.
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I love the way Nicole Jordon writes the charachters, i can visualize like a movie every line of this book. This book was hard to put down and i could not get the charachters out of my mind. I recommend this book to everyone who wants a Great Read.
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I have to say I find Nicole Jordan's style interesting, to say the least. Jordan often times shifts perspective in the middle of a page, between Ranulf and Ariane, very first describing what Ariane was thinking in one paragraph and then all of a sudden describing what Ranulf was thinking the very subsequent paragraph.
Overall, I enjoyed the novel, even though Ranulf's treatment of Ariane often times bordered on cruelty. I also thought that Ranulf's reasons for his harshness towards Ariane weren't justified. What his cold demeanor served, however, was to strengthen Ariane's character tenfold. Predictably, Ariane is a bit stubborn and rebellious, but unpredictably, she's very strong to endure and accede to Ranulf's very rigid treatment without complaint.
I don't find myself often rooting so much for the heroine in romance novels as much as I rooted for Ariane. Mainly because I know romance-novel heroines are usually very stubborn and uncompromising in their own way to get the guy completely on their terms, but I absolutely loved Ariane. I found myself wanting to see Ariane make Ranulf suffer. And she finally does make him suffer in the end a bit.
The novel ends very satisfactorily and Ariane's enormous heart and strength in the face of trying circumstances rule supreme. The book belongs to Ariane, and deservedly so.
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