- Paperback
- Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper (Jan 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312928572
- ISBN-13: 978-0312928575
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,655,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Katherine Deaxuville (Maggie Davis) has quietly been one of the consistent writers in the romance field, whether Contemporary or Historicals for last couple of decades. With the flush of super new writers, it is easy to over look the leaders in the field that have set the trends and lead the way. Many of Deauxville's wonderful books clearly deserve reprinting, and it causes the reader to wonder why this is not happening.
In Dagger's of Gold, a sequel to Blood Red Roses (be sure to read Amethyst Crown the 3rd in the series), follows the story of Simon de Bocage, a fierce Knight back from the Crusades, and cousin to Gilbert, son of Fulk de Jobourg (hero in Blood Red Roses).
Simon is charged with delivering Ingrith, a saxon beauty to Prince Henry as a bribe, along with carrying a secret mission to help overthrown the King. Simon has long thought he was in love with Gilbert's sister, though the sister seems unaware of this and had gotten married to another as the story opens.
Ingrith, is not happy with the notion of being offered as a toy for a prince, but she has been told her mother and sisters will be well cared for if she willingly goes along with this. She wants the protection for her family, but really does not relish the idea of going along with this, so she comes up with a scheme to lose her virginity so she loses her value as a toy for the prince. When a drunken Simon takes her virginity thinking she is Gilbert's sister, she believes her plan is secure. But in the morning she cannot convince Simon of what he has done - with a little assist!! So she must set out to compromise him again.
Along the way, they are attacked by rebels, the house they are is set afire, so it becomes evident someone is trying to stop Simon's mission or kill Ingrith.
Maggie creates vivid, warm characters you will care about, love and laugh with...and long remember.
It is a wonderful book, so full of period detail, rich in history, and such engaging writing. Maggie has a way of keeping women very realistic in her historicals. She portrays the period accurately, yet is still able to make her heroines have a fire and a spirit, a very deft turn when many reader fail to grasp the limitations on women in the period.
This book truly deserves reprinting ( with a descent cover!!), and I find is shocking it is being ignored.
REPRINT PLEASE!!!!!!!! so everyone can discover this wonderful writer!!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
THIS WRITER IS REALLY SEVERLY UNDER RATED. SHE'S IN THE SAME CLASS AS CECELIA HOLLAND, OK NOT QUITE SHERI TEPPER BUT A WRITER OF WOMENS CHARACTERS WHO KNOWS HOW TO ENGAGE YOUR INTELLEGENCE AND STILL LET YOU WALLOW IN A BIT OF... WELL BODICE RIPPING!
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A Wonderful Medieval from the Talented Deauxville!
31 Oct 2002
Format:Paperback
Katherine Deaxuville (Maggie Davis) has quietly been one of the consistent writers in the romance field, whether Contemporary or Historicals for last couple of decades. With the flush of super new writers, it is easy to over look the leaders in the field that have set the trends and lead the way. Many of Deauxville's wonderful books clearly deserve reprinting, and it causes the reader to wonder why this is not happening.
In Dagger's of Gold, a sequel to Blood Red Roses (be sure to read Amethyst Crown the 3rd in the series), follows the story of Simon de Bocage, a fierce Knight back from the Crusades, and cousin to Gilbert, son of Fulk de Jobourg (hero in Blood Red Roses).
Simon is charged with delivering Ingrith, a saxon beauty to Prince Henry as a bribe, along with carrying a secret mission to help overthrown the King. Simon has long thought he was in love with Gilbert's sister, though the sister seems unaware of this and had gotten married to another as the story opens.
Ingrith, is not happy with the notion of being offered as a toy for a prince, but she has been told her mother and sisters will be well cared for if she willingly goes along with this. She wants the protection for her family, but really does not relish the idea of going along with this, so she comes up with a scheme to lose her virginity so she loses her value as a toy for the prince. When a drunken Simon takes her virginity thinking she is Gilbert's sister, she believes her plan is secure. But in the morning she cannot convince Simon of what he has done - with a little assist! So she must set out to compromise him again.
Along the way, they are attacked by rebels, the house they are is set afire, so it becomes evident someone is trying to stop Simon's mission or kill Ingrith.
Maggie creates vivid, warm characters you will care about, love and laugh with...and long remember.
It is a wonderful book, so full of period detail, rich in history, and such engaging writing. Maggie has a way of keeping women very realistic in her historicals. She portrays the period accurately, yet is still able to make her heroines have a fire and a spirit, a very deft turn when many reader fail to grasp the limitations on women in the period.
This book truly deserves reprinting ( with a descent cover!), and I find is shocking it is being ignored.
REPRINT PLEASE! so everyone can discover this wonderful writer!!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I LOVE THIS WRITER
2 July 2005
Format:Paperback
I finally discovered this author about 2 months ago. I do not know how I missed her work as I am a constant reader. Her work is consistently great and none of her books read like a fill in the blank, insert name and call it new book. You know the type, we have all read them and wonder if we have read the book before. Katherine Deauxville's work is historically accurate, fresh and the characters are more true to life as they would have been in the time period setting. She is also writing some wonderful contemporary books that make you really laugh.
This book is part of a series and is a must read if you like historical romance! I found that once I started on the first one, I had to see what happened in all the other books. Not one has let me down! I think this author is wonderful and I hope that you will, too!
This book is part of a series and is a must read if you like historical romance! I found that once I started on the first one, I had to see what happened in all the other books. Not one has let me down! I think this author is wonderful and I hope that you will, too!
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