When a biographer proves to know more about his life than the now-immortal Lord Byron expects, he draws her into a dangerous game—and his passionate arms.
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Melanie Jackson is a fourth-generation Californian who lives in California Gold Country with her husband and a pet cat. She is a member of the Clan Gregor Society of Scotland, the McAdams Historical Society, and is the cofounder of CYBER CLAN, the Internet home for tech-inclined clanfolk. She is a connoisseur of poetic doggerel and an enthusiastic gardener.
You can contact Ms. Jackson through her Web site at www.melaniejackson.com.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By finalguy
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
This is one of those library quickpicks, and even then, it's my mom's quickpick that she passed on to me. It sounded interesting and since I'm in the midst of reading nonfiction, I was antsy for a quick fiction fix.
Good before bad.
I definitely can't fault Melanie's imagination. Nor her commendable historic research. The previous extent of my knowlege on Lord Byron was limited to his profession: poet. That, and I thought he was gay. Whoops! Apparently, he was just "the British voice of libido." Back then it was offensive to "admit to and write about human sexuality." Gasp! Anyway, I learned a great many interesting things about Lord Byron, as well as Ninon de Lenclos, a French woman who was "an amazing liberationist, feminist and philosopher, overlooked by the general public." (I am getting these quotes from the Author's Notes.)
MJ uses part of a poem in her story that she includes in its entirety at the very end of the book. It is Le Chevalier Sans Paix by C.E.K. (obviously the author wished to remain generally anonymous). I did not have the patience to read the whole thing but the snippet I looked at was very well done, so if you're a poetry fan, I recommend it. At the very end of the poem were the lines:
Il y a chose plus grand que moi ou toi;
C'est nous. Et j'usque-là, je peux batailler seulement.
Loosely translated this means: There are bigger things than me and you; it's us. And because of that, I can battle alone. (Please feel free to correct me if your French is better than mine!) I really liked this and so had to include it. :)
Negative criticism: This was your average romance novel. Inevitable relationship, inevitable ending. The characters weren't a huge drawing point, just the history.
Conclusion: I am intrigued and so would still read the other related books, but they wouldn't be priority reading. I may even eventually find time to peruse her multiple other novels
Good before bad.
I definitely can't fault Melanie's imagination. Nor her commendable historic research. The previous extent of my knowlege on Lord Byron was limited to his profession: poet. That, and I thought he was gay. Whoops! Apparently, he was just "the British voice of libido." Back then it was offensive to "admit to and write about human sexuality." Gasp! Anyway, I learned a great many interesting things about Lord Byron, as well as Ninon de Lenclos, a French woman who was "an amazing liberationist, feminist and philosopher, overlooked by the general public." (I am getting these quotes from the Author's Notes.)
MJ uses part of a poem in her story that she includes in its entirety at the very end of the book. It is Le Chevalier Sans Paix by C.E.K. (obviously the author wished to remain generally anonymous). I did not have the patience to read the whole thing but the snippet I looked at was very well done, so if you're a poetry fan, I recommend it. At the very end of the poem were the lines:
Il y a chose plus grand que moi ou toi;
C'est nous. Et j'usque-là, je peux batailler seulement.
Loosely translated this means: There are bigger things than me and you; it's us. And because of that, I can battle alone. (Please feel free to correct me if your French is better than mine!) I really liked this and so had to include it. :)
Negative criticism: This was your average romance novel. Inevitable relationship, inevitable ending. The characters weren't a huge drawing point, just the history.
Conclusion: I am intrigued and so would still read the other related books, but they wouldn't be priority reading. I may even eventually find time to peruse her multiple other novels
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Melanie Jackson is a cool writer, doing things most other romance writers would never tackle. While not my favorite read of this author, this is very different. Lord Byron meets Frankenstin? Who else but Ms. Jackson would have thought of this concept.
I appreciated her imagination and inventive story. Not her best, but a good change of pace.
I appreciated her imagination and inventive story. Not her best, but a good change of pace.
6 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By shaz17
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Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
In 1816, Lord Byron stayed at the castle of Dr. Johann Dippel, the inspiration for May Sheely's Baron Von Frankenstein. Trapped there by a lightening storm, he was approached by the doctor and promised a cure for his epilepsy. That cure changed him forever....
In the 21st century, Brice Ashton wrote a book and like all biographies of famous people, hers on Lord Byron was sent to critics in advance. One Damien Ruthven responded. He contacted Brice and told her that her work contained 2 errors and that only he could give her the truth. His words held hints of long-lost knowledge, were fraught with danger, deception and desire. And his eyes, those windows to the soul, showed the experience of centuries. Damien promised to share his secrets. But first, Brice knew, she would have to share herself with him....
I found it pretty boring in places, tends to waffle. But some aspects pretty good, informative and differnt.
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