- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: M & B (Mills & Boon) (3 Sep 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0263870812
- ISBN-13: 978-0263870817
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.4 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 260,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a season of secrets, scandal and seduction in high society! Set in Regency England, this continuity sweeps you from glittering ballrooms, to a smuggler's cove in Cornwall, to the wilds of Scotland, a Romany camp, and back again. Each story has a passionate, intense, central relationship but the thread linking them together is a darkly dangerous, yet sexy stranger, who is out for revenge, delivering a silken rope as his calling card. Through him, a long-forgotten past is stirred to life, and the notorious events of 1794 which saw one man murdered and another hanged for the crime, are brought in to question. Was the right man brought to justice or is there still a treacherous murderer at large?
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I have loved all of Gayle Wilson's historical romances and was very excited to see she had written a new one. The writing is good but the plot kind of unlikley and it lacked her usual emotional intensity. I just couldn't get too excited about the romance of Rhys and Nadya. He is a younger son recently returned from the Peninsular wars and she is a Romany healer. Her mysterious half brother who is half Romany but was the son of an English aristo keeps popping up in a brooding and threatening way with some unresolved mystery in his background which makes me think this is the beginning of a series. Just OK.
Format:Paperback
Perhaps not as good as some of her other books, but as a novel in the continuing saga of silk and scandal it was very useful filling in some of the background work the series of novels. I found the background and history of Nadys mysterious half brother Stephano more interesting than her romance with Rhys.
For anyone following the series a must read.
For anyone following the series a must read.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Ok but.....
30 Aug 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have loved all of Gayle Wilson's historical romances and was very excited to see she had written a new one. The writing is good but the plot kind of unlikley and it lacked her usual emotional intensity. I just couldn't get too excited about the romance of Rhys and Nadya. He is a younger son recently returned from the Peninsular wars and she is a Romany healer. Her mysterious half brother who is half Romany but was the son of an English aristo keeps popping up in a brooding and threatening way with some unresolved mystery in his background which makes me think this is the beginning of a series. Just OK.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A bit of a disappointment.
4 Sep 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Before this new release, Gayle Wilson hadn't, I believe, written an historical romance since her 2001 ANNE'S PERFECT HUSBAND. That book and HIS SECRET DUCHESS from 1997 are very good HRs. This new one is well written but there's something missing. Although the H and h are worthy people, I couldn't feel the love and attraction I like in a romance. (Maybe the H isn't alpha enough for my taste?) In addition I guess I'm not that fond of romances that have so many social class obstacles in their way. This class difference and growing romance between a beautiful Romany and an injured English gentleman soldier back from the Peninsula is depicted realistically and they both struggle to fight the attraction but end up together anyway for our HEA. Although the resolution of their differences is not as pat and unrealistic as in some other HRs with a similar theme, it was still too easy IMO.
As for the rest of the story, the heroine has a resentful, sullen illegitimate half-brother (English father, shared Romany mother) and his mysterious doings are alluded to but we never find out much at all about them. There is also a mysterious attempt on our h's life which is never resolved. I don't mind a series of books (and it seems as if the half-brother will have his own) but I like the problems within each individual story to have a bit of a wrap-up. The only wrap-up we got was the marriage of H and h.
As for the rest of the story, the heroine has a resentful, sullen illegitimate half-brother (English father, shared Romany mother) and his mysterious doings are alluded to but we never find out much at all about them. There is also a mysterious attempt on our h's life which is never resolved. I don't mind a series of books (and it seems as if the half-brother will have his own) but I like the problems within each individual story to have a bit of a wrap-up. The only wrap-up we got was the marriage of H and h.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Historical Beyond Compare!
5 Oct 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Finally, the waiting has come to an end. Gayle Wilson hasn't written a romantic historical since 2002. Although I enjoy the other genres she creates, her historicals are incomparable. CLAIMING THE FORBIDDEN BRIDE is no exception.
Rhys Morgan fought many battles during his time in the Peninsular War but none have prepared him for the one he would face when he returned to England. Because of suffering severe wounds during the war, Rhys' soldiering days are over. However, he is determined to prove himself still useful and not be a burden to his family. So he sets off to pursue his future only to find himself once again wounded and in need of a healer. He's never seen a woman more beautiful that Nadya Argentari, his Romany savior. After meeting her, Rhys knows he can't let her go. Is Nadya just what he needs to find purpose in life again? Or will she be the beginning of a battle he never imagined fighting? Will he be able to overcome the biggest conflict of them all, the English ton?
Nadya Argentari spends most of her time healing others. So when the handsome Rhys Morgan finds himself in need of her help she doesn't hesitate to give it. Especially since his injuries were sustained because of saving her daughter. After spending so much time caring for him, it's no surprise she fell in love. But she also knows she can't let him get too close because a match between the two of them would never be accepted. Besides, she has seen what loving an Englishman can do to a Gypsy woman. Does she really want to take the chance of letting that happen to her? Can she leave well enough alone and let him return home without telling him how she feels? Could they ever find a way to be together without conflict?
Gayle Wilson created two amazing characters that were perfect for each other. The passion simmering between the two of them was enough to keep me up late at night wanting to find out how the story would end. Rhys and Nadya's passion ignited from the first and never waned. I felt the connection from the beginning of the book and that is what ultimately drew me in. I loved reading this historical. If you haven't read a Gayle Wilson book you are truly missing out. She is an incredible writer. I can't wait to get my hands on her next historical. I only hope she doesn't make us wait another eight years this time.
Noveltalk Reviewer by Dyan Hunter reviewed on 10/5/2010.
Rhys Morgan fought many battles during his time in the Peninsular War but none have prepared him for the one he would face when he returned to England. Because of suffering severe wounds during the war, Rhys' soldiering days are over. However, he is determined to prove himself still useful and not be a burden to his family. So he sets off to pursue his future only to find himself once again wounded and in need of a healer. He's never seen a woman more beautiful that Nadya Argentari, his Romany savior. After meeting her, Rhys knows he can't let her go. Is Nadya just what he needs to find purpose in life again? Or will she be the beginning of a battle he never imagined fighting? Will he be able to overcome the biggest conflict of them all, the English ton?
Nadya Argentari spends most of her time healing others. So when the handsome Rhys Morgan finds himself in need of her help she doesn't hesitate to give it. Especially since his injuries were sustained because of saving her daughter. After spending so much time caring for him, it's no surprise she fell in love. But she also knows she can't let him get too close because a match between the two of them would never be accepted. Besides, she has seen what loving an Englishman can do to a Gypsy woman. Does she really want to take the chance of letting that happen to her? Can she leave well enough alone and let him return home without telling him how she feels? Could they ever find a way to be together without conflict?
Gayle Wilson created two amazing characters that were perfect for each other. The passion simmering between the two of them was enough to keep me up late at night wanting to find out how the story would end. Rhys and Nadya's passion ignited from the first and never waned. I felt the connection from the beginning of the book and that is what ultimately drew me in. I loved reading this historical. If you haven't read a Gayle Wilson book you are truly missing out. She is an incredible writer. I can't wait to get my hands on her next historical. I only hope she doesn't make us wait another eight years this time.
Noveltalk Reviewer by Dyan Hunter reviewed on 10/5/2010.
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