The Pride Of Lions
by:
Marsha Canham (author)
When an innocent flirtation sparks a duel, spirited beauty Catherine Ashbrooke is forced to marry the winner - a mysterious swordsman with a dark secret - and to fight the desire he kindles within her.
When an innocent flirtation sparks a duel, spirited beauty Catherine Ashbrooke is forced to marry the winner - a mysterious swordsman with a dark secret - and to fight the desire he kindles within her.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780770107925 (0770107923)
Publisher: PaperJacks
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Medieval,
Historical Romance,
Regency,
18th Century,
Scotland,
Regency Romance
Series: Highlands (#1)
Sometimes books purchased in the spur of the moment leave you with a sour taste in your mouth after you read them, but sometimes (very few times, for me), they turn out to be truly remarkable stories with gripping plots, wonderful characters, great dialogue, and even greater chemistry – both between...
If I rated this book purely on my enjoyment of it, I would give it a firm 3.5 stars. However, I think it deserve 4.5 stars based on the research and historical view and references it contains. This book was written a while back and I think the research employed was outstanding. Reading it as a roman...
Not my favorite by this author, but, still, she writes an amazing battle scene..and her lurve scenes are pretty great too. I think I have just read one too many books about this particular time and place...and the central couple didn't quite work.
Started off super strong, was a little slow in the middle and then ended strong.
Catherine Ashbrooke is a feisty, spoiled, and very witty member of elite English society. She pines for her true love, Lieutenant Hamilton Garner, a rather stuffy boor, in my opinion. On a hunt one day, Catherine decides to veer away from the crowd. Riding in a hidden glen, she confronts a gorgeous ...