Wild Jasmine: Skye O'Malley Series, Book 6
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"SPELLBINDING."
--Romantic Times
From the palaces of pashas in seventeenth-century India to the scandalous court of James Stuart of England, one woman struggles against fate to find true love....
Princess Yasaman had been blessed with rapturous beauty, fierce intelligence, and an innocent sensuality that captivates two formidable men--her scheming half brother, Salim, and her loving husband, Prince Jamal. But her days of bliss and nights of steamy passion are shattered when Jamal is murdered and Yasaman flees to England and the court of James I. Calling herself Jasmine, she is reunited with her beautiful mother, Velvet, and her grandmother, the legendary Skye O'Malley de Marisco.
Before long, Jasmine is caught up in the tangled intrigues of the court of the Stuart king, James I, where she is admired by the most powerful men in England: Rowan Lindley, Marquess of Westleigh, her good-natured second husband; the Earl of Glenkirk, who tempts her with forbidden passion; and hot-blooded Henry Stuart, prince of England. It is here that she truly becomes Wild Jasmine, a woman who lives and loves with fierce abandon and who surrenders to the deepest pleasures of love....
--Romantic Times
From the palaces of pashas in seventeenth-century India to the scandalous court of James Stuart of England, one woman struggles against fate to find true love....
Princess Yasaman had been blessed with rapturous beauty, fierce intelligence, and an innocent sensuality that captivates two formidable men--her scheming half brother, Salim, and her loving husband, Prince Jamal. But her days of bliss and nights of steamy passion are shattered when Jamal is murdered and Yasaman flees to England and the court of James I. Calling herself Jasmine, she is reunited with her beautiful mother, Velvet, and her grandmother, the legendary Skye O'Malley de Marisco.
Before long, Jasmine is caught up in the tangled intrigues of the court of the Stuart king, James I, where she is admired by the most powerful men in England: Rowan Lindley, Marquess of Westleigh, her good-natured second husband; the Earl of Glenkirk, who tempts her with forbidden passion; and hot-blooded Henry Stuart, prince of England. It is here that she truly becomes Wild Jasmine, a woman who lives and loves with fierce abandon and who surrenders to the deepest pleasures of love....
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This novel got my attention because of it's setting in India (I am of Indian descent). It was my very first historical romance, and it was not a disappointment. I was initially taken aback by Small's descriptive sex scenes, but I quickly found that I enjoyed them. Jasmine is an intriguing character, although spoiled and not a very attentive mother. Since I had not read any of Small's previous novels, I took this one for the story itself, and I truly loved it. After reading the other novels in the O'Malley series, I do find Skye to be a much more likeable character, but I loved Wild Jasmine all the same. Since I read that, I have read about seven of Small's other novels, and I liked each one for her ability to tell stories so wonderfully, making me feel as if I were actually there. I strongly recommend any of her novels.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I started this book with great expectations, knowing just how wonderfully Bertrice Small can spin a tale. I came away from this book feeling a bit disappointed. Jasmine shows absolutely none of the sense and courage that her grandmother Skye had, and indeed I at times wanted to reach out and smack sense into her. I think that with this book, Skye O'Malley's family has simply grown too large and too complicated to keep up with. Jasmine's character could have been taken places, in wild ways that even we couldn't have discovered. Instead, we receive a selfish, supremely spoiled young woman who has absolutely no common sense, and indeed while she births several children, doesn't seem to care too much about them.
For any other book, this would have been an okay read. For a Bertrice Small book, this is a rare disappointment.
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Bertrice Small has outdone herself again. The story of Jasmine deMarisco has been engrained into my thoughts. It was so good because Jasmine falls in love over and over again, then she couldn't wed Prince Henry and that's what made it a tragic love story...and what happened to Rory Macquire? Well I hope I find out in the sequel, since I didn't like the ending too much, but on the other hand, I think Ms. Small was always planning to make the sequel. And using Catriana and Patrick Leslie's son Jemmie (which I love the book "Love, Wild and Fair") I haven't read enough of Bertrice Small's books and I have a feeling that many of the characters link together some way or another, which is great since when I read a story, I don't forget, and it pleases me for her to mention another heroin/hero from one of her previous novels. Bertrice has a way of drawing you in and keeping you enthralled with her stories.
Wild Jasmine made me laugh and cry as well as dream. I ! wish they could make movies of her books. Keep them coming and I look forward to the sequel of Jasmine deMarisco's adventure with Jemmie Leslie, Earl of Glenkirk..the Glenkirk Chronicles.
Kalaniku
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One of the best books ever written
I loved this book start to finish. Jasmine has ALL the qualities of Skye.. It was BEAUTIFUL
Published on 17 April 1999
Shameful disappointment.
Small can do better! I was utterly disappointed at the shallow woman Jasmine became as she grew up. The characters were poorly developed and the plot contrived. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 1999
Stripes: the romance novel
Ok, I hope everyone reading this has seen the movie "Stripes." "Stripes" begins wild and hilarious, but then an assanine plot is introduced and the movie... Read more
Published on 19 April 1998
I have read it twice!! - Laura Taylor
Yasamin Kama Begum, later angelicized to Jasmine
de Marisco comes to life in this edition to the "Sky O'Mally Saga. Read more
de Marisco comes to life in this edition to the "Sky O'Mally Saga. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 1997
This book is one you will not be able to put down
Beatrice Small out did herself this time.She makes you feel you are there
with Jasmine. This book has you yearning for more. Read more
with Jasmine. This book has you yearning for more. Read more
Published on 14 May 1997
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