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Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #4
Velvet Angel
Nikt nie mogl sie oprzec anielskim rysom Elizabeth Chatworth nawet jej najgorszy wrog Miles Montgomery Rozchwytywany przez kobiety rozpieszczony ich komplementami musial walczyc o kazdy jej usmiech o zaufanie o milosc Czy zdolaja pogodzic zwasnione rody i zapomniec o historii pelnej zdrad klamstw i smierci
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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Jude Deveraux
184听books6,870听followersJude Gilliam was born September 20, 1947 in Fairdale, Kentucky. She has a large extended family and is the elder sister of four brothers. She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art. In 1967, Jude married and took her husband's surname of White, but four years later they divorced. For years, she worked as 5th-grade teacher.
She began writing in 1976, and published her first book, The Enchanted Land (1977) under the name Jude Deveraux. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. Now, she is the author of 31 New York Times bestsellers.
Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Jude's early books are set largely in 15th- and 16th-century England; in them her fierce, impassioned protagonists find themselves in the midst of blood feuds and wars. Her heroines are equally scrappy -- medieval Scarlett O'Haras who often have a low regard for the men who eventually win them over. They're fighters, certainly, but they're also beauties who are preoccupied with survival and family preservation.
Jude has also stepped outside her milieu, with mixed results. Her James River trilogy (River Lady, Lost Lady, and Counterfeit Lady) is set mostly in post-Revolution America; the popular, softer-edged Twin of Fire/Twin of Ice moves to 19th-century Colorado and introduces another hunky-man clan, the Taggerts.
Deveraux manages to evoke a strong and convincing atmosphere for each of her books, but her dialogue and characters are as familiar as a modern-day soap opera's. "Historicals seem to be all I'm capable of," Jude once said in an interview, referring to a now out-of-print attempt at contemporary fiction, 1982's Casa Grande. "I don't want to write family sagas or occult books, and I have no intention of again trying to ruin the contemporary market." Still, Jude did later attempt modern-day romances, such as the lighthearted High Tide (her first murder caper), the contemporary female friendship story The Summerhouse, and the time-traveling Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, with 2002's The Mulberry Tree, Deveraux seems to be getting more comfortable setting stories in the present, which is a good thing, since the fans she won with her historical books are eager to follow her into the future.
Jude married Claude White, who she later divorced in 1993. Around the same time she met Mohammed Montassir with whom she had a son, Sam Alexander Montassir, in 1997. On Oct. 6th, 2005, Sam died at the age of eight in a motorcycle accident.
Jude has lived in several countries and all over the United States. She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and has an additional home in the medieval city of Badolato, Italy.
She began writing in 1976, and published her first book, The Enchanted Land (1977) under the name Jude Deveraux. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. Now, she is the author of 31 New York Times bestsellers.
Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Jude's early books are set largely in 15th- and 16th-century England; in them her fierce, impassioned protagonists find themselves in the midst of blood feuds and wars. Her heroines are equally scrappy -- medieval Scarlett O'Haras who often have a low regard for the men who eventually win them over. They're fighters, certainly, but they're also beauties who are preoccupied with survival and family preservation.
Jude has also stepped outside her milieu, with mixed results. Her James River trilogy (River Lady, Lost Lady, and Counterfeit Lady) is set mostly in post-Revolution America; the popular, softer-edged Twin of Fire/Twin of Ice moves to 19th-century Colorado and introduces another hunky-man clan, the Taggerts.
Deveraux manages to evoke a strong and convincing atmosphere for each of her books, but her dialogue and characters are as familiar as a modern-day soap opera's. "Historicals seem to be all I'm capable of," Jude once said in an interview, referring to a now out-of-print attempt at contemporary fiction, 1982's Casa Grande. "I don't want to write family sagas or occult books, and I have no intention of again trying to ruin the contemporary market." Still, Jude did later attempt modern-day romances, such as the lighthearted High Tide (her first murder caper), the contemporary female friendship story The Summerhouse, and the time-traveling Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, with 2002's The Mulberry Tree, Deveraux seems to be getting more comfortable setting stories in the present, which is a good thing, since the fans she won with her historical books are eager to follow her into the future.
Jude married Claude White, who she later divorced in 1993. Around the same time she met Mohammed Montassir with whom she had a son, Sam Alexander Montassir, in 1997. On Oct. 6th, 2005, Sam died at the age of eight in a motorcycle accident.
Jude has lived in several countries and all over the United States. She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and has an additional home in the medieval city of Badolato, Italy.
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August 18, 2016
As this is the end of the Velvet saga I will be doing a series review first and then a short review for book 4 so if you鈥檙e interested in this historical romance series ignore my other individual reviews and read this consolidated one.
***
SERIES REVIEW
鈥淵ou鈥檒l love only once in your life. You鈥檒l take your time in giving your love but once it is given, no power on earth 鈥� or hell 鈥� will break that love.鈥�
I wish there was a Velvet saga boxed set on GR because overall I give this series 5 stars. I know it鈥檚 astonishing since none of the four books got 5 stars from me so the best point of reference I can think of is comparing it to the body 鈥� each of the 4 books is like a body part. They鈥檙e not perfect without the other parts but put them together and it鈥檚 one working machine, each part complementing the other. I always refer to this series as a saga since it tells one gigantic story and each book is just a chopped fourth of the tale (which explains the horrendous endings for the first three books).
I won鈥檛 deny that each individual book has its faults (actually, a LOT of faults) but from a general/overall POV, this saga embodies a lot of aspects of what makes historical romance so appealing to me.
Just what is it about these Montgomery brothers? Despite their cocky attitudes, over-jealous natures, and arrogant & asshole behavior, each brother has somehow wormed his way into my heart. While reading each of their books I wanted to bash them with a brick, sure, but taking a step back and really considering their place in this whole saga made me appreciate who they were. They鈥檙e fiercely protective of their women and family, they鈥檙e responsible for their actions, and they love with an intensity and ferocity that鈥檚 practically unheard of in most medieval romances. I may not 100% agree with everything they do in the name of honor and pride, but each of these brothers is one in a million.
鈥淲e Montgomerys are heart-breakers. We鈥檒l end this feud with love words instead of swords.鈥�
I think the highlight of the series lies with the heroines 鈥� they go beyond the feistiness and gorgeous looks. It鈥檚 not every day medieval romances boasts of strong, resilient heroines who can match their wit and passion with the heroes and aren鈥檛 doormats. These women truly challenge the social decorum and hierarchy of their time, making them all the more refreshing and fun to read about.
The lush scenery and the setting of the stories were a bonus 鈥� can鈥檛 be historical without a descriptive background! I think overall, I actually would recommend this series but be warned that there are many scenes that are filled with d茅j脿 angst and bang-your-head-on-the-wall moments but for the most part, the positive does outweigh the negative.
Okay I鈥檓 still mad at Gavin but overall I really did like this series.
BOOK 4 REVIEW
Book 4 is the conclusion to the Velvet saga and the story of the youngest Montgomery Miles and his romance with the daughter of his family鈥檚 enemy, Elizabeth Chatworth. From the previous book we already know that Elizabeth is being delivered to Miles and because of their family鈥檚 feud, it鈥檚 to be expected that Miles will be devastatingly cruel to her. However, not only does the opposite happen, but these two who are the most unlikely people to fall in love do and it鈥檚 both aggravating and heartwarming to see it happen.
Elizabeth is a silent victim: she fears men due to the constant lecherous faces in her household and with an evil older brother, a busy and absent second brother, and a physically weak third brother, she has no one to protect her.
Miles is a unique and driven individual: his one weakness is his love for women and as someone who鈥檚 fathered several bastards already, it just doesn鈥檛 seem possible that he could love only one woman.
Elizabeth fears men. Miles loves women. Wills clash but ultimately love wins 鈥� Elizabeth learns that not all men mean harm and Miles finds out that it is possible for him to love just one woman.
Compared to the other books in this series, I really liked this one. Yeah it was really annoying when Elizabeth got all accusatory and stubborn and I hated it when Miles gave her the silent treatment but overall this story was good. I could鈥檝e done without the last 20% of the book 鈥� REALLY didn鈥檛 see the point of
Overall I鈥檓 giving book 4 three stars. The series rating is 5 stars, however, so I鈥檓 rounding off the rating to four stars as shown above.
Finally, a BIG thanks to my friend Camaro for re-reading this saga with me! xx
***
SERIES REVIEW
鈥淵ou鈥檒l love only once in your life. You鈥檒l take your time in giving your love but once it is given, no power on earth 鈥� or hell 鈥� will break that love.鈥�
I wish there was a Velvet saga boxed set on GR because overall I give this series 5 stars. I know it鈥檚 astonishing since none of the four books got 5 stars from me so the best point of reference I can think of is comparing it to the body 鈥� each of the 4 books is like a body part. They鈥檙e not perfect without the other parts but put them together and it鈥檚 one working machine, each part complementing the other. I always refer to this series as a saga since it tells one gigantic story and each book is just a chopped fourth of the tale (which explains the horrendous endings for the first three books).
I won鈥檛 deny that each individual book has its faults (actually, a LOT of faults) but from a general/overall POV, this saga embodies a lot of aspects of what makes historical romance so appealing to me.
Just what is it about these Montgomery brothers? Despite their cocky attitudes, over-jealous natures, and arrogant & asshole behavior, each brother has somehow wormed his way into my heart. While reading each of their books I wanted to bash them with a brick, sure, but taking a step back and really considering their place in this whole saga made me appreciate who they were. They鈥檙e fiercely protective of their women and family, they鈥檙e responsible for their actions, and they love with an intensity and ferocity that鈥檚 practically unheard of in most medieval romances. I may not 100% agree with everything they do in the name of honor and pride, but each of these brothers is one in a million.
鈥淲e Montgomerys are heart-breakers. We鈥檒l end this feud with love words instead of swords.鈥�
I think the highlight of the series lies with the heroines 鈥� they go beyond the feistiness and gorgeous looks. It鈥檚 not every day medieval romances boasts of strong, resilient heroines who can match their wit and passion with the heroes and aren鈥檛 doormats. These women truly challenge the social decorum and hierarchy of their time, making them all the more refreshing and fun to read about.
The lush scenery and the setting of the stories were a bonus 鈥� can鈥檛 be historical without a descriptive background! I think overall, I actually would recommend this series but be warned that there are many scenes that are filled with d茅j脿 angst and bang-your-head-on-the-wall moments but for the most part, the positive does outweigh the negative.
Okay I鈥檓 still mad at Gavin but overall I really did like this series.
BOOK 4 REVIEW
Book 4 is the conclusion to the Velvet saga and the story of the youngest Montgomery Miles and his romance with the daughter of his family鈥檚 enemy, Elizabeth Chatworth. From the previous book we already know that Elizabeth is being delivered to Miles and because of their family鈥檚 feud, it鈥檚 to be expected that Miles will be devastatingly cruel to her. However, not only does the opposite happen, but these two who are the most unlikely people to fall in love do and it鈥檚 both aggravating and heartwarming to see it happen.
Elizabeth is a silent victim: she fears men due to the constant lecherous faces in her household and with an evil older brother, a busy and absent second brother, and a physically weak third brother, she has no one to protect her.
Miles is a unique and driven individual: his one weakness is his love for women and as someone who鈥檚 fathered several bastards already, it just doesn鈥檛 seem possible that he could love only one woman.
Elizabeth fears men. Miles loves women. Wills clash but ultimately love wins 鈥� Elizabeth learns that not all men mean harm and Miles finds out that it is possible for him to love just one woman.
Compared to the other books in this series, I really liked this one. Yeah it was really annoying when Elizabeth got all accusatory and stubborn and I hated it when Miles gave her the silent treatment but overall this story was good. I could鈥檝e done without the last 20% of the book 鈥� REALLY didn鈥檛 see the point of
Overall I鈥檓 giving book 4 three stars. The series rating is 5 stars, however, so I鈥檓 rounding off the rating to four stars as shown above.
Finally, a BIG thanks to my friend Camaro for re-reading this saga with me! xx
November 22, 2017
I hated this when I read this because the hero Miles had a lot of bastard kids with lord knows how many peasant women.
That was just so effing yucky. That just ruined the romance for me. I'm sorry but a group of bastard kids does not equal romance for me. I enjoyed the novel Highland Velvet, in this series but when I had read that the heroine in Velvet Song was plain and that the hero was short I didn't bother to read that one.
That was just so effing yucky. That just ruined the romance for me. I'm sorry but a group of bastard kids does not equal romance for me. I enjoyed the novel Highland Velvet, in this series but when I had read that the heroine in Velvet Song was plain and that the hero was short I didn't bother to read that one.
January 31, 2022
Overall: 猸愶笍猸愶笍猸愶笍
Plot/Storyline: 馃摉馃摉馃摉馃摉
Feels: 馃
Emotional Depth: 馃挃馃挃
Sexual Tension: 鈿�
Romance: 馃挒馃挒
Sensuality: 馃拫馃拫
Sex Scene Length: 馃崙
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 馃敟-馃敟馃敟 (Not explicit and extremely short)
Humor: A small amount in the dialogue
(These are all personal preference on a scale of 1-5 except the steam scale, which follows our chart in The Ton and Tartans facebook group. Your ratings may differ!)
This is the 4th book in the Velvet series, which is about the 4 Montgomery brothers. I think since the other couples spend so much time in this story, it maybe better to read in order. There鈥檚 also quite a bit of character overlap with the story lines. I think books 3 and 4 take place during similar times.
The Chatworths and Montgomerys had been feuding for a number of years. There is so much hurt and betrayal felt on both sides, most stemming from the eldest Chatworth brother Edward. In this story, Elizabeth Chatworth is taken hostage and delivered naked and rolled up in a carpet to Miles Montgomery.
Give this a try if you want:
- Tudor time period 鈥� this story starts in August of 1502 in southern England
- Low steam 鈥� theres a number of sex scenes and kisses but most are only 1-4 sentences, not very explicit
- Stolen/kidnapped trope 鈥� the heroine is taken from her home and delivered to the hero
- Enemies to lovers/Rival families trope
- Jealous hero and heroine
- Lots of action and movement forward through the plot. There鈥檚 not a lot of introspection in Deveraux鈥檚 early books
- You鈥檙e okay with a darker theme/content warnings. You could construe the whole relationship as dubcon since the heroine is a prisoner of the hero, though sex between then is consensual. There are references to suicide and rape, there is sexual assault on page as well as death.
This has been my favorite book of the Velvet series so far. Miles was surprisingly sweet in the beginning (Sweet for a Montgomery, though Deveraux has set my standards really low after Gavin). Elizabeth was extremely volatile and defensive, but she has reason to be as she鈥檚 been fed lies her whole life about the Montgomerys. She cannot abide a man鈥檚 touch and though she is strong around them to deter them but if they touch her she goes into a complete panic attack. Over time, Miles heals her (with his magic penis of course). She is quite violent and attempts to chop the hero with an ax (this one I could understand, as she was kidnapped and fighting for her life) but she also attempts to stab multiple other people, including someone who helps her when she passes out in the woods. I just didn鈥檛 love her.
So I thought this one was all right. I didn鈥檛 really read much Deveraux during my younger reading years so I don鈥檛 have kind of attachment to her writing like I do McNaught. I find her books quite busy 鈥� they move quickly from plot point a to b to c. There鈥檚 also usually quite a bit of dialogue between characters (most of it arguing). I guess I鈥檓 usually left wanting a bit more thoughts from the characters? Thoughts about each other? More descriptions. Overall it was okay to me, nothing I want to reread.
Some random notes:
Content warnings:
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes: (I may have missed on scene towards the end? I鈥檓 not sure)
Plot/Storyline: 馃摉馃摉馃摉馃摉
Feels: 馃
Emotional Depth: 馃挃馃挃
Sexual Tension: 鈿�
Romance: 馃挒馃挒
Sensuality: 馃拫馃拫
Sex Scene Length: 馃崙
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 馃敟-馃敟馃敟 (Not explicit and extremely short)
Humor: A small amount in the dialogue
(These are all personal preference on a scale of 1-5 except the steam scale, which follows our chart in The Ton and Tartans facebook group. Your ratings may differ!)
This is the 4th book in the Velvet series, which is about the 4 Montgomery brothers. I think since the other couples spend so much time in this story, it maybe better to read in order. There鈥檚 also quite a bit of character overlap with the story lines. I think books 3 and 4 take place during similar times.
The Chatworths and Montgomerys had been feuding for a number of years. There is so much hurt and betrayal felt on both sides, most stemming from the eldest Chatworth brother Edward. In this story, Elizabeth Chatworth is taken hostage and delivered naked and rolled up in a carpet to Miles Montgomery.
Give this a try if you want:
- Tudor time period 鈥� this story starts in August of 1502 in southern England
- Low steam 鈥� theres a number of sex scenes and kisses but most are only 1-4 sentences, not very explicit
- Stolen/kidnapped trope 鈥� the heroine is taken from her home and delivered to the hero
- Enemies to lovers/Rival families trope
- Jealous hero and heroine
- Lots of action and movement forward through the plot. There鈥檚 not a lot of introspection in Deveraux鈥檚 early books
- You鈥檙e okay with a darker theme/content warnings. You could construe the whole relationship as dubcon since the heroine is a prisoner of the hero, though sex between then is consensual. There are references to suicide and rape, there is sexual assault on page as well as death.
This has been my favorite book of the Velvet series so far. Miles was surprisingly sweet in the beginning (Sweet for a Montgomery, though Deveraux has set my standards really low after Gavin). Elizabeth was extremely volatile and defensive, but she has reason to be as she鈥檚 been fed lies her whole life about the Montgomerys. She cannot abide a man鈥檚 touch and though she is strong around them to deter them but if they touch her she goes into a complete panic attack. Over time, Miles heals her (with his magic penis of course). She is quite violent and attempts to chop the hero with an ax (this one I could understand, as she was kidnapped and fighting for her life) but she also attempts to stab multiple other people, including someone who helps her when she passes out in the woods. I just didn鈥檛 love her.
So I thought this one was all right. I didn鈥檛 really read much Deveraux during my younger reading years so I don鈥檛 have kind of attachment to her writing like I do McNaught. I find her books quite busy 鈥� they move quickly from plot point a to b to c. There鈥檚 also usually quite a bit of dialogue between characters (most of it arguing). I guess I鈥檓 usually left wanting a bit more thoughts from the characters? Thoughts about each other? More descriptions. Overall it was okay to me, nothing I want to reread.
Some random notes:
Content warnings:
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes: (I may have missed on scene towards the end? I鈥檓 not sure)
November 2, 2022
I slogged through all four of these with their Mary Sue heroines and Tudor era misogyny only to read that the evil Alice, perpetrator of all sorts of evils beginning in the first book and continuing throughout the series,
June 9, 2014
Kinda OT - but I'm beginning to wonder if I don't automatically give an extra star to anything audio if the narrator is halfway decent. Am I that lazy that the idea of not turning a page gains an entire star? Oh well...
This is the grand finale of the Velvet saga. The h, Elizabeth Chatworth, is the sister of the series' villain, Roger Chatworth. She's paired up with the youngest Montgomery brother, Miles.
Elizabeth is one of my favorite heroines of the series. She's pretty mature for 18 and doesn't do too many massively stupid things. She has emotional scars from living with her oldest brother, Edmund. Edmund pretty much screwed up the entire family. Elizabeth was terrified of men because of him, Brian was literally crippled because of him, and Roger was closed-off and bitter due to spending most of his life trying to protect the younger siblings from Edmund's crazy. That pretty much became his reason for living and once the younger siblings started having an opinion and wanting a life, he flipped.
I liked Miles, but couldn't help having a problem with his age. He was only 20. I cannot take a H that young too seriously, especially since he's a infamous womanizer. Once they get in their 30s I can buy that maybe that type has sown all their wild oats and is ready to settle down, but at 20???
The love story was sweet with no big betrayals, aside from Miles stubborn, jackass behavior in the last part. At least these men are consistent about having no common sense if they get jealous or think their pride has been insulted.
I think my favorite part of this was just catching up with the characters from the first 3 books and seeing them all again.
I did have some issues with Roger's story in this. Ironically, I had hoped we'd have a redemption storyline and now I'm whining about the fact that we did. I never felt Roger was irredeemable even after what he did in book 2. It all came back to him and then some with the events of book 3. Anyway, my problem was how it panned out in the end
This is the grand finale of the Velvet saga. The h, Elizabeth Chatworth, is the sister of the series' villain, Roger Chatworth. She's paired up with the youngest Montgomery brother, Miles.
Elizabeth is one of my favorite heroines of the series. She's pretty mature for 18 and doesn't do too many massively stupid things. She has emotional scars from living with her oldest brother, Edmund. Edmund pretty much screwed up the entire family. Elizabeth was terrified of men because of him, Brian was literally crippled because of him, and Roger was closed-off and bitter due to spending most of his life trying to protect the younger siblings from Edmund's crazy. That pretty much became his reason for living and once the younger siblings started having an opinion and wanting a life, he flipped.
I liked Miles, but couldn't help having a problem with his age. He was only 20. I cannot take a H that young too seriously, especially since he's a infamous womanizer. Once they get in their 30s I can buy that maybe that type has sown all their wild oats and is ready to settle down, but at 20???
The love story was sweet with no big betrayals, aside from Miles stubborn, jackass behavior in the last part. At least these men are consistent about having no common sense if they get jealous or think their pride has been insulted.
I think my favorite part of this was just catching up with the characters from the first 3 books and seeing them all again.
I did have some issues with Roger's story in this. Ironically, I had hoped we'd have a redemption storyline and now I'm whining about the fact that we did. I never felt Roger was irredeemable even after what he did in book 2. It all came back to him and then some with the events of book 3. Anyway, my problem was how it panned out in the end
July 6, 2014
*** 4.5 Epic Historical Stars ***
I really really liked this last instalment in the Velvet Saga by Jude Deveraux. I may have not loved it, but it was a worthy ending to a series of books I first read in high school and revisited so many years later with high hopes. I'm using this review to review the series as a whole, because with these books, if you liked one you will probably like them all. If you hated the first one then the rest will probably not be your cup of tea, even if the heroes do improve from the douchenuggetry that was Gavin Montgomery.
This saga is composed of 4 books corresponding to four different brothers, all knights of the realm of king Henry VII in Medieval England. It helps to know that these books first came out in the 80s, so we're talking the original bodice ripper, complete with rapes, violence against women and just general sexism rampant though the books. If you're sensitive to these themes in general, then I wouldn't recommend these. I did already post a review for the first book so this will focus mainly on the last three.
Book 2 - Highland Velvet
Takes place between England and Scotland and features Stephen, the second oldest brother, and Bronwyn MacArran, laird to her clan. The hero is a vast improvement from Gavin. I loved the depiction of Scottish culture and the sweeping breadth of the story as it expands in this book. Even though Bronwyn hates Stephen with a passion at the beginning, I feel that it was founded, given the atrocities committed by the English in Scottish soil and the fact that she didn't want this marriage, which was imposed by the English king. I thought the best part was Stephen's determination to prove himself worthy of Bronwyn's trust even going as far as becoming a Scot (dressing, fighting and talking like one) and taking the name MacArran as his own. If that isn't love, I don't know what is!
Book 3 - Velvet Song
Raine and Alyx were a breath of fresh air. The plot is massively different from the previous two books, which featured forced/arranged marriage tropes. This one does the whole "I'm pretending to be a boy and somehow no one is able to notice" bit of bullshit that induces quite a bit of eye rolling but thankfully that gets dispensed with early in the book. How can a woman mask her voice as far as passing it off as a man's? Even if Alyx had a prodigious singing voice, I still found that far fetched. There's a lot of bickering which frankly started grating on my nerves. Then again all of these books feature tons of arguing and love/hate between the main protags. It's tiresome and at this point I just wanted them to stop behaving like stubborn asses already. This book was quicker and enjoyable enough to keep me glued to the pages. Lots of twist and turns.
Book 4 - Velvet Angel
And this was the closing chapter. Feifei and I commented during our buddy read that these books have the most boring, sucky, "MEH" endings ever. They just end and you're left like.. mmkay. I came up with the theory that they must be that sucky because they really read like a long book chopped in 4 parts. Yes there are four different love stories, but they are all intertwined within the same plot, which makes it like one massive soap opera.
Well... the ending to this fourth book still sucked. I had high hopes that it wouldn't, given that it was the final chapter and surely Jude Deveraux would want to end with some beautiful breathlessly romantic epilogue. Alas, I was left high and dry. Then I came to the conclusion that these books really aren't so much about the romance as they are about the historical adventure aspect of things. The four brothers have enormous potential for being epic romantic heroes, but that potential isn't ever fully developed because there are very few quiet times. Something is always happening, someone being kidnapped, raped, murdered, you name it. So the lulls are very far and in between. The author is more concerned with just telling the plot, propelling it along and the characters are merely pieces on the board. Emotions are rarely described and dwelt on in great detail. That's great in the sense that the pacing is always brisk. I mean these books can be everything but NEVER boring. But I just personally love a little more romance and sex in my books.
The ending was cute, with the women saving the day and showing just how courageous they are. The skill needed to write such epic books with such realism and likeable characters is tremendous so I salute Jude Deveraux. She's a great writer and no wonder my very first favourite author back in the day. She made me fall in love with romance as a genre and I'll never forget that. For that alone, these books hold a very special place in my heart.
Thank you, Lady Vigilante (Feifei).. for such a wonderful epic buddy reread!!
I really really liked this last instalment in the Velvet Saga by Jude Deveraux. I may have not loved it, but it was a worthy ending to a series of books I first read in high school and revisited so many years later with high hopes. I'm using this review to review the series as a whole, because with these books, if you liked one you will probably like them all. If you hated the first one then the rest will probably not be your cup of tea, even if the heroes do improve from the douchenuggetry that was Gavin Montgomery.
This saga is composed of 4 books corresponding to four different brothers, all knights of the realm of king Henry VII in Medieval England. It helps to know that these books first came out in the 80s, so we're talking the original bodice ripper, complete with rapes, violence against women and just general sexism rampant though the books. If you're sensitive to these themes in general, then I wouldn't recommend these. I did already post a review for the first book so this will focus mainly on the last three.
Book 2 - Highland Velvet
Takes place between England and Scotland and features Stephen, the second oldest brother, and Bronwyn MacArran, laird to her clan. The hero is a vast improvement from Gavin. I loved the depiction of Scottish culture and the sweeping breadth of the story as it expands in this book. Even though Bronwyn hates Stephen with a passion at the beginning, I feel that it was founded, given the atrocities committed by the English in Scottish soil and the fact that she didn't want this marriage, which was imposed by the English king. I thought the best part was Stephen's determination to prove himself worthy of Bronwyn's trust even going as far as becoming a Scot (dressing, fighting and talking like one) and taking the name MacArran as his own. If that isn't love, I don't know what is!
Book 3 - Velvet Song
Raine and Alyx were a breath of fresh air. The plot is massively different from the previous two books, which featured forced/arranged marriage tropes. This one does the whole "I'm pretending to be a boy and somehow no one is able to notice" bit of bullshit that induces quite a bit of eye rolling but thankfully that gets dispensed with early in the book. How can a woman mask her voice as far as passing it off as a man's? Even if Alyx had a prodigious singing voice, I still found that far fetched. There's a lot of bickering which frankly started grating on my nerves. Then again all of these books feature tons of arguing and love/hate between the main protags. It's tiresome and at this point I just wanted them to stop behaving like stubborn asses already. This book was quicker and enjoyable enough to keep me glued to the pages. Lots of twist and turns.
Book 4 - Velvet Angel
And this was the closing chapter. Feifei and I commented during our buddy read that these books have the most boring, sucky, "MEH" endings ever. They just end and you're left like.. mmkay. I came up with the theory that they must be that sucky because they really read like a long book chopped in 4 parts. Yes there are four different love stories, but they are all intertwined within the same plot, which makes it like one massive soap opera.
Well... the ending to this fourth book still sucked. I had high hopes that it wouldn't, given that it was the final chapter and surely Jude Deveraux would want to end with some beautiful breathlessly romantic epilogue. Alas, I was left high and dry. Then I came to the conclusion that these books really aren't so much about the romance as they are about the historical adventure aspect of things. The four brothers have enormous potential for being epic romantic heroes, but that potential isn't ever fully developed because there are very few quiet times. Something is always happening, someone being kidnapped, raped, murdered, you name it. So the lulls are very far and in between. The author is more concerned with just telling the plot, propelling it along and the characters are merely pieces on the board. Emotions are rarely described and dwelt on in great detail. That's great in the sense that the pacing is always brisk. I mean these books can be everything but NEVER boring. But I just personally love a little more romance and sex in my books.
The ending was cute, with the women saving the day and showing just how courageous they are. The skill needed to write such epic books with such realism and likeable characters is tremendous so I salute Jude Deveraux. She's a great writer and no wonder my very first favourite author back in the day. She made me fall in love with romance as a genre and I'll never forget that. For that alone, these books hold a very special place in my heart.
Thank you, Lady Vigilante (Feifei).. for such a wonderful epic buddy reread!!
October 9, 2013
I'm so wishy-washy with books. What I will accept from one book, I can't tolerate from another. Most of this has to do with the author's presentation and skill... I usually like this author. Some of the first romance books I read were by Jude Deveraux, but I wasn't and am still not fond of this book. The "hero" has "bastards" running around but that's okay because there are only four and the hero has them in his custody. Yeah...would it kill you to be a little more discreet about where you spread all that magic love dust? But of course the hero can't help that women like him so. Why, he'd be doing the world a disservice if he wasn't slinging it out both pants legs. I mean, how would he woo the heroine if he didn't have a few kids stuck back to use when it suited him? Dang it, he needs his son to break down the heroine's defenses! And the heroine, don't even get me started on her. She talks a good game, but there is no follow through. The fight she put up towards the hero felt contrived. Even as I read it, I didn't really believe it. Come on now, my young daughter has put up better fights over what she wanted to wear to school than the heroine did to protect her "virtue" from the hero. I don't think I've ever rolled my eyes so much during one book.
June 24, 2021
I have no idea where "Velvet Song" went. Probably disappeared when I was overseas and I just never had the heart to replace it. So I only own 3 out of the 4 books in the series. I do have "The Black Lyon" though. The supposed "start" of the Montgomery clan.
There's not much to say here. Miles is not great. I liked Elizabeth, but this whole book was rushed and then we just get an epilogue of what happened to everyone. I just thought that the series as whole was not that great though Deveraux's "A Knight in Shining Armor" is what had me enthralled with the so-called Montgomery's and what had me reading a lot of her books featuring them.
There's not much to say here. Miles is not great. I liked Elizabeth, but this whole book was rushed and then we just get an epilogue of what happened to everyone. I just thought that the series as whole was not that great though Deveraux's "A Knight in Shining Armor" is what had me enthralled with the so-called Montgomery's and what had me reading a lot of her books featuring them.
October 17, 2018
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Me lo prestaron y me volv铆 loca con los Montgomery. Tard茅 muchos a帽os en poder leer la serie Velvet (o Audaz, en su traducci贸n al castellano) completa y m谩s aun el resto de las historias de este clan. Sin embargo, esta novela no es de las m谩s rele铆das por m铆 y me llev茅 varias sorpresas al agarrarla de mi biblioteca despu茅s de tanto tiempo. Una es que Miles es casi un adolescente (claro que yo ten铆a la edad de Miles en esa 茅poca, madrededios chingawhat ;_;), dos, que las escenas de sex son por dem谩s de mainstream y poco desarrolladas, con casi inexistente tensi贸n sexual... y tres, que los personajes no tienen muy en claro sus POV, es todo m谩s bien una historia relatada en acciones con pocos flashes de los pensamientos de los protagonistas.
De los cuatro hermanos, Miles es el que siempre me gust贸 m谩s. Hab铆a esperado leer el de Raine con tantas ganas que me defraud贸 (no me pregunten por qu茅, me qued贸 la sensaci贸n pero no el recuerdo), el de Stephen es muy meh y el de Gavin con sus violaciones ochentosas no es tan agradable de leer.
Me lo prestaron y me volv铆 loca con los Montgomery. Tard茅 muchos a帽os en poder leer la serie Velvet (o Audaz, en su traducci贸n al castellano) completa y m谩s aun el resto de las historias de este clan. Sin embargo, esta novela no es de las m谩s rele铆das por m铆 y me llev茅 varias sorpresas al agarrarla de mi biblioteca despu茅s de tanto tiempo. Una es que Miles es casi un adolescente (claro que yo ten铆a la edad de Miles en esa 茅poca, madrededios chingawhat ;_;), dos, que las escenas de sex son por dem谩s de mainstream y poco desarrolladas, con casi inexistente tensi贸n sexual... y tres, que los personajes no tienen muy en claro sus POV, es todo m谩s bien una historia relatada en acciones con pocos flashes de los pensamientos de los protagonistas.
De los cuatro hermanos, Miles es el que siempre me gust贸 m谩s. Hab铆a esperado leer el de Raine con tantas ganas que me defraud贸 (no me pregunten por qu茅, me qued贸 la sensaci贸n pero no el recuerdo), el de Stephen es muy meh y el de Gavin con sus violaciones ochentosas no es tan agradable de leer.
March 9, 2018
Elizabeth is the most unbearable and antipathic heroine, and thanks go to her that the story is realy bad for me.
February 8, 2022
This is # 6 in the series on Jude Deveraux鈥檚 website.This is the last book in this part of the series about the Montgomery brother鈥檚 and sister. Epilogue at the end saying what happened to everyone. This story was about H Miles Montgomery the youngest brother and h Elizabeth Chatworth. The feud between the two families started when Alice Chatsworth tried to win Gavin back by lying in bed with him when he was passed out from drinking and having a maid tell Judith Gavin鈥檚 wife he needed her. She backed up and fell down some stairs and lost their son. Alice had Judith kidnapped and was going to spoil her looks with hot oil but Alice is the one who ended up with hot oil on her face. Next Roger fought Stephen in a knights dual and Stephen won. Roger attacked him from behind. He was humiliated and his Pride took a hit. Later he kidnapped Bronwynn and Mary Montgomery. Brian Chatworth wanted Mary to be his wife. In a fit of rage Roger raped Mary and she committed suicide. Raine took some of the Kings men to attack Roger over his sisters death. The king banned him and he hid out in the forest. Roger was charged a lot of taxes because he caused Mary to take her own life. Brian tookMarys body back to the Montgomery estate for a funeral and burial. Brian swore he would kill his brother to avenge Mary鈥檚 death. Brian went into the forest where Raine was and asked to be trained so he could fight his brother Roger. Roger brought Brian鈥檚 dead body home for burial. Roger went to Scotland and Elizabeth went home with him to protect Miles from being killed by Roger. Elizabeth never heard anything from Miles until one day he came to collect her for marriage as he was ordered to by the King. He left her with Roger. Elizabeth and Miles baby boy was born. Miles did not contact her. Judith started to correspond with Elizabeth and she helped Miles and Elizabeth to reconcile. Alice found the letters a showed Roger. Roger rode out to where the two lovers were meeting and tried to attack Miles. Alice hired some thugs to capture them and ship them to France to be sold as slaves. They escaped and the two men had to work together. In France their destination was to get to the French Montgomerys for help. On the way Roger stopped to help a damsel in distress who was running away from her rich but brutal husband. The bride was recaptured by her husband. Miles, Elizabeth and Roger got her away from her husband and his men later to be captured on their way to the Montgomerys. Elizabeth was able to get away and go back home to England to get help. When she arrived home just her sister in laws were there. The 3 brothers had gone to France to the Montgomerys with their soldiers. The 4 sister in laws banded together to go to France to free Miles and Roger. They freed Roger but couldn鈥檛 get Miles or the damsel in distress out. They went to find their husbands to gather an army to free Miles and the woman. They made peace with Roger and the Chatworth Montgomery feud ended.
Gavin and Judith had at least 2 children. Later one of their descendants who looks like Judith shows their estate to tourists and meets an American millionaire who says he is a descendant of Miles Montgomery.
Stephen and Bronwynn have 5 sons and 1 girl
Raine and Alyx had 3 girls
Miles and Elizabeth had 23 children some adopted. Two sons emigrated to America.
Gavin and Judith had at least 2 children. Later one of their descendants who looks like Judith shows their estate to tourists and meets an American millionaire who says he is a descendant of Miles Montgomery.
Stephen and Bronwynn have 5 sons and 1 girl
Raine and Alyx had 3 girls
Miles and Elizabeth had 23 children some adopted. Two sons emigrated to America.
January 23, 2010
You know, I don't normally do this. Giving a book one star says a lot for me and I guess I am making a statement. On page 19 of this book it reads -"I will grow so dirty I will look like a Nubian slave and my hair will crawl with lice ..."
Pretty unacceptable that 1. author wrote this line and 2. Editor didn't get it out and 3. Still in a book after original print date of 1983.
I wanted something to make me forget issues. This certainly didn't do it and really, I'm soured on the author. What I also find discouraging is that when I went to look for an author website to contact author and drop a note, there wasn't one. Just sad.
Pretty unacceptable that 1. author wrote this line and 2. Editor didn't get it out and 3. Still in a book after original print date of 1983.
I wanted something to make me forget issues. This certainly didn't do it and really, I'm soured on the author. What I also find discouraging is that when I went to look for an author website to contact author and drop a note, there wasn't one. Just sad.
June 14, 2013
2.5/5.
I'm relieved Jude Deveraux provided us with a book that was short, straight to the point, and we get introduce to the characters right away. However, as much as I wanted to like this book, it just wasn't one of Deveraux's finest work. I couldn't connect with the H/h. Their personalities weren't consistent.
For a girl who's terrified of being touched by men, Elizabeth really didn't put up a fight when Miles laid his hands on her. And her behavior when she tried to distract the old man from looking at Christiana---Whooooa! Where did that come from? When did she get soo bold? Miles, on the other hand, was less shocking. I really liked him as the hero. He was funny, caring, patient, and loving. Still, his reasons for keeping Elizabeth from returning home was conflicting. I mean, sure, he wanted to prove to her that the Montgomery weren't such bad people but for a guy who claims to love and respect all women, where was the respect for Elizabeth when he refused to let her go home? It wasn't like she was running away from danger or anything. She was captured! One thing to note about Miles is that he strongly opposes of violence against women. He's all about justice; can't stand watching a woman get hurt. Yet, when he refuses to let Elizabeth leave and forces her to stay with him against her own will, where was the justice in that? Wouldn't it have been more logical to send her home when she was taken against her own will and delivered to him, naked might I add? Wouldn't that have been the right thing to do? The fact that she was a Chatworth, his family and his sworn enemy, should have triggered more anger out of him.
One thing that caught me off guard was Miles and Elizabeth's love for each other. I had nooooo idea how that happened. It just happened with no explanation why, when & how. I had a hard time believing Mile's love for her was real because of his past relationship with women. We all know he loves the ladies, so it didn't make sense that this girl, who he barely knew, somehow, someway, captured his heart. BUT despite that, I still like him. His relationship with his son was soo adorable.
There is one character in this story I feel deserves recognition and absolution: Roger Chatworth, Elizabeth's oldest brother. I don't think the book did a good job in justifying him as a (secret) hero and I feel the need to defend him and provide readers with a better understanding about him. To put it simply, Roger's a tortured soul. In this book, along with previous Montgomery books, Roger's viewed as the bad guy, but there's a reason for that. Since he was 12, he's had to provide for his siblings and take on the responsibilities no kid should have ever had to experience yet. It robbed him of his childhood. He spent majority of his life protecting his siblings from the cruel world, and even their own brother, Edmund. To make matters worst, in this book, his youngest brother, Brian, wants to kill him and his sister is quick to turn against him! Poor Roger...he can't get a break, can he? My heart went out to him. Behind that hard facade (and his past mistakes) he really was a good guy, and had the potential to become an even greater person. He deserved his own story and the love he was deprived of--which was why I was soo disappointed in this section of the book when it comes to Christiana. Out of nowhere, this girl, who we barely even get to know, just flat out says she's been waiting for him and loves him. What the--?? From all the bits and pieces we get to learn about Roger, he deserved soooo much more! Sooo much more. In my eyes, Roger may not have been the "perfect" hero, but he was a worthy one.
That being said, another thing I have to criticize about this book was towards the end when all the sister-in-laws got together to find & save their husbands. Let's just say, their "aim" was poorly thought out & delivered. I actually cringed at how foolish, cheesy, lame, and corny these women must have looked. The scene was so badly conveyed (and pathetic even), it made these heroines look like a bunch of buffoons, which they are NOT! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for girl power but this part was delivered soo poorly and sloppy, it robbed the girls of their charm.
Which brings me to my last point, the sentence structure. Since this was such a short book, I overlooked the lack of detail and sometimes I was even appreciative of it, but there were moments, a few actually, that gave me a difficult time. Because it lacked detail, or was just plain wrong, I had a hard time picturing what was going on. Rereading it didn't help either, which was unfortunate because one of the greatest and exciting thing about reading a book is being able to visualize it.
So...to sum up, this book wasn't so bad. Don't let my opinion stop you from reading it if you have the slightly interest in it. These are just a few of the flaws I didn't like about the book. It may sound a lot worst than it actually is, but if you can overlook these minor details, by all means, do read it and let me know what you think. :)
--OMG, another BIG thing that I just realized. Miles never got to meet his son, Nicholas (the one Elizabeth gave birth to). All that was mentioned was that Nicholas was born, (FYI, Miles wasn't even present when Elizabeth gave birth--they weren't on speaking terms) and that later on, 22 more kids were added to the family. Yes, you heard me, 22 more. Unbelievable, right? Anyhow, my point is the ending lacked detail. It almost seemed unnecessary for Elizabeth to be pregnant in the first place because everything involving her pregnancy was either abrupt, vague or dismissed completely. Sometimes, I forgot she was even pregnant.
Overall, as I mentioned before, as much as I wanted to love this book, I just couldn't. There were too many unanswered questions I hoped the author would have answered.
I'm relieved Jude Deveraux provided us with a book that was short, straight to the point, and we get introduce to the characters right away. However, as much as I wanted to like this book, it just wasn't one of Deveraux's finest work. I couldn't connect with the H/h. Their personalities weren't consistent.
For a girl who's terrified of being touched by men, Elizabeth really didn't put up a fight when Miles laid his hands on her. And her behavior when she tried to distract the old man from looking at Christiana---Whooooa! Where did that come from? When did she get soo bold? Miles, on the other hand, was less shocking. I really liked him as the hero. He was funny, caring, patient, and loving. Still, his reasons for keeping Elizabeth from returning home was conflicting. I mean, sure, he wanted to prove to her that the Montgomery weren't such bad people but for a guy who claims to love and respect all women, where was the respect for Elizabeth when he refused to let her go home? It wasn't like she was running away from danger or anything. She was captured! One thing to note about Miles is that he strongly opposes of violence against women. He's all about justice; can't stand watching a woman get hurt. Yet, when he refuses to let Elizabeth leave and forces her to stay with him against her own will, where was the justice in that? Wouldn't it have been more logical to send her home when she was taken against her own will and delivered to him, naked might I add? Wouldn't that have been the right thing to do? The fact that she was a Chatworth, his family and his sworn enemy, should have triggered more anger out of him.
One thing that caught me off guard was Miles and Elizabeth's love for each other. I had nooooo idea how that happened. It just happened with no explanation why, when & how. I had a hard time believing Mile's love for her was real because of his past relationship with women. We all know he loves the ladies, so it didn't make sense that this girl, who he barely knew, somehow, someway, captured his heart. BUT despite that, I still like him. His relationship with his son was soo adorable.
There is one character in this story I feel deserves recognition and absolution: Roger Chatworth, Elizabeth's oldest brother. I don't think the book did a good job in justifying him as a (secret) hero and I feel the need to defend him and provide readers with a better understanding about him. To put it simply, Roger's a tortured soul. In this book, along with previous Montgomery books, Roger's viewed as the bad guy, but there's a reason for that. Since he was 12, he's had to provide for his siblings and take on the responsibilities no kid should have ever had to experience yet. It robbed him of his childhood. He spent majority of his life protecting his siblings from the cruel world, and even their own brother, Edmund. To make matters worst, in this book, his youngest brother, Brian, wants to kill him and his sister is quick to turn against him! Poor Roger...he can't get a break, can he? My heart went out to him. Behind that hard facade (and his past mistakes) he really was a good guy, and had the potential to become an even greater person. He deserved his own story and the love he was deprived of--which was why I was soo disappointed in this section of the book when it comes to Christiana. Out of nowhere, this girl, who we barely even get to know, just flat out says she's been waiting for him and loves him. What the--?? From all the bits and pieces we get to learn about Roger, he deserved soooo much more! Sooo much more. In my eyes, Roger may not have been the "perfect" hero, but he was a worthy one.
That being said, another thing I have to criticize about this book was towards the end when all the sister-in-laws got together to find & save their husbands. Let's just say, their "aim" was poorly thought out & delivered. I actually cringed at how foolish, cheesy, lame, and corny these women must have looked. The scene was so badly conveyed (and pathetic even), it made these heroines look like a bunch of buffoons, which they are NOT! Don't get me wrong, I'm all for girl power but this part was delivered soo poorly and sloppy, it robbed the girls of their charm.
Which brings me to my last point, the sentence structure. Since this was such a short book, I overlooked the lack of detail and sometimes I was even appreciative of it, but there were moments, a few actually, that gave me a difficult time. Because it lacked detail, or was just plain wrong, I had a hard time picturing what was going on. Rereading it didn't help either, which was unfortunate because one of the greatest and exciting thing about reading a book is being able to visualize it.
So...to sum up, this book wasn't so bad. Don't let my opinion stop you from reading it if you have the slightly interest in it. These are just a few of the flaws I didn't like about the book. It may sound a lot worst than it actually is, but if you can overlook these minor details, by all means, do read it and let me know what you think. :)
--OMG, another BIG thing that I just realized. Miles never got to meet his son, Nicholas (the one Elizabeth gave birth to). All that was mentioned was that Nicholas was born, (FYI, Miles wasn't even present when Elizabeth gave birth--they weren't on speaking terms) and that later on, 22 more kids were added to the family. Yes, you heard me, 22 more. Unbelievable, right? Anyhow, my point is the ending lacked detail. It almost seemed unnecessary for Elizabeth to be pregnant in the first place because everything involving her pregnancy was either abrupt, vague or dismissed completely. Sometimes, I forgot she was even pregnant.
Overall, as I mentioned before, as much as I wanted to love this book, I just couldn't. There were too many unanswered questions I hoped the author would have answered.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 2, 2022
Elizabeth Chatworth (18) es prisionera de Miles Montgomery (20), el lig贸n de la familia. Todas las mujeres le adoran. 驴Todas? 隆No! Elizabeth se resiste ahora y siempre. Los Chatworth y los Montgomery se odian, son muy pero que muy enemies.
Como buena old skool, el consentimiento brilla por su ausencia. M谩s de una vez llegan a las manos en la decidida defensa que Elizabeth hace de su virginidad. Si Miles no la viola, como era habitual en la rom谩ntica de los ochenta, es porque se empe帽a en que ella se 芦entregue禄 voluntariamente.
Me cost贸 terminarla. No por el estilo, que es 谩gil, con di谩logos r谩pidos, sin demorarse en descripciones. Solo que los personajes no me engancharon. Ahora, si te gusta la saga, te encantar谩 ver otra vez a los hermanos Montgomery en acci贸n, con sus chicas, valientes e ingeniosas.
Como buena old skool, el consentimiento brilla por su ausencia. M谩s de una vez llegan a las manos en la decidida defensa que Elizabeth hace de su virginidad. Si Miles no la viola, como era habitual en la rom谩ntica de los ochenta, es porque se empe帽a en que ella se 芦entregue禄 voluntariamente.
Me cost贸 terminarla. No por el estilo, que es 谩gil, con di谩logos r谩pidos, sin demorarse en descripciones. Solo que los personajes no me engancharon. Ahora, si te gusta la saga, te encantar谩 ver otra vez a los hermanos Montgomery en acci贸n, con sus chicas, valientes e ingeniosas.
March 6, 2022
3.5 stars
Velvet Angel started so strongly and I was thinking it was the best book since the first but then鈥�. It all somehow went wrong.
The hero started acting like a total idiot with no reason and by the time the novel ended I didn鈥檛 believe he wouldn鈥檛 be bonking a chamber maid five minutes later.
Velvet Angel started so strongly and I was thinking it was the best book since the first but then鈥�. It all somehow went wrong.
The hero started acting like a total idiot with no reason and by the time the novel ended I didn鈥檛 believe he wouldn鈥檛 be bonking a chamber maid five minutes later.
March 19, 2023
I wish I could give it 0 stars
(Rape-y, convoluted (the last act is atrocious), cringe, not to mention, jumps from one POV to another within the same paragraph, which just isn't all that. Also rape-y.)
(Rape-y, convoluted (the last act is atrocious), cringe, not to mention, jumps from one POV to another within the same paragraph, which just isn't all that. Also rape-y.)
February 20, 2019
*Reread review*
Sigh Miles! My favorite Montgomery brother in this series! I can't ever decide if he is the best or worst rake ever written! Its a toss up! This book in particular has been my favorite during the rereads! Its crazy that with each book I have discovered different reasons for why I love this author's works! In this book I realized I love Jude's writing because it never ends at just "I love you." Its like first comes hate, then comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a whole hawtmess of crap after that they have to work through all while dealing with their own character flaws and assumptions! In this book though all our wonderful females come together and bring their own talents to the table to rescue our boys.. because they are men and where would they be without us girls! (Rotting in dungeons probably.)
Elizabeth Chatworth, Roger's sister is captured while rescuing a "songbird" and wrapped up and hand delivered to Miles Montgomery as a ploy to pit the Chatworths and Montgomerys further at each other's throats. Elizabeth, however, can hold her own, she grew up with Edward she knows how to dip and dodge a defiler of women! Miles is instantly enchanted with this one woman who not only says the word no, but screams hell no! Keeping her and journeying to Scotland is his ploy to show her Montgomery's aren't the bad guys all the while planning to woo her! Elizabeth slowly learns how men are supposed to act but it seems as though it is too late, the hatred between their families seems way to much to overcome, as they battle their feelings for one another, their families hatred and anyone else who wonders in! Elizabeth must really search herself and her horrific past to find her confidence, and heal her heart just in time to maybe save her brother and his new lady and rid these families of this hatred forever!
This was one of the more entertaining books in the series with lots of laughter, food fights, belly dancing and finally all our female characters coming together to save their men! Love this series!
Sigh Miles! My favorite Montgomery brother in this series! I can't ever decide if he is the best or worst rake ever written! Its a toss up! This book in particular has been my favorite during the rereads! Its crazy that with each book I have discovered different reasons for why I love this author's works! In this book I realized I love Jude's writing because it never ends at just "I love you." Its like first comes hate, then comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a whole hawtmess of crap after that they have to work through all while dealing with their own character flaws and assumptions! In this book though all our wonderful females come together and bring their own talents to the table to rescue our boys.. because they are men and where would they be without us girls! (Rotting in dungeons probably.)
Elizabeth Chatworth, Roger's sister is captured while rescuing a "songbird" and wrapped up and hand delivered to Miles Montgomery as a ploy to pit the Chatworths and Montgomerys further at each other's throats. Elizabeth, however, can hold her own, she grew up with Edward she knows how to dip and dodge a defiler of women! Miles is instantly enchanted with this one woman who not only says the word no, but screams hell no! Keeping her and journeying to Scotland is his ploy to show her Montgomery's aren't the bad guys all the while planning to woo her! Elizabeth slowly learns how men are supposed to act but it seems as though it is too late, the hatred between their families seems way to much to overcome, as they battle their feelings for one another, their families hatred and anyone else who wonders in! Elizabeth must really search herself and her horrific past to find her confidence, and heal her heart just in time to maybe save her brother and his new lady and rid these families of this hatred forever!
This was one of the more entertaining books in the series with lots of laughter, food fights, belly dancing and finally all our female characters coming together to save their men! Love this series!
May 26, 2019
The fourth and final book in the "Velvet" series and the fifth in the Montgomery series by Jude Deveraux.
Elizabeth Chadworth is given to Miles Montgomery wrapped naked in a rug. Miles is the youngest at 25 years of age and loves all women. Elizabeth is no exception. However, Elizabeth is a Chadworth and her family a bitter enemy of the Montgomerys. I really loved Miles and Elizabeth. This is probably my favorite of the Velvet series.
Elizabeth Chadworth is given to Miles Montgomery wrapped naked in a rug. Miles is the youngest at 25 years of age and loves all women. Elizabeth is no exception. However, Elizabeth is a Chadworth and her family a bitter enemy of the Montgomerys. I really loved Miles and Elizabeth. This is probably my favorite of the Velvet series.
July 24, 2022
Labai ilgai 寞 rankas nebuvau pa臈musi jokio standartinio meil臈s romano, tuo labiau senesnio. Ir turiu pripa啪inti, kad 拧i pertrauka i拧臈jo 寞 naud膮. Persiskait臈 greitai, lengvai ir paliko visai neblog膮 寞sp奴d寞, kiek tai galima sakyti apie tokio tipo knyg膮.
Kas patiko, tai, jog intriga kuriama apgalvotai ir neskubama su jausmais. Sekso scenos 膷ia ne nuo pirm懦 lap懦, o tik 寞 k奴rinio gal膮, tad visas pasakojimas yra vienas ilgas nesibaigiantis flirtas, karas, neapykanta, jausmai ir 寞prastin臈 toki懦 roman懦 karusel臈. Bet tok寞 啪aidim膮 man daug 寞domiau sekti, nei vos atsivertus k奴rin寞 aptikti erotines scenas, kai viskas atiduodama nuo pirm懦j懦 lap懦.
Didelis pliusas u啪 smagiai pateikt膮 per臈jim膮 nuo ker拧to iki romantikos, u啪 tai, kad buvo 寞traukti vaikai ir u啪 tai, kad moteris 膷ia puikiai atitiko stiprios moters vaidmen寞. Ji nesutirpo per penkis puslapius, jai nedar臈 寞sp奴d啪io turtai, pavard臈s, ji tur臈jo labai ai拧k懦 po啪i奴r寞 ir u啪 j寞 kovojo ilgai, o vyras gavo padirb臈ti, kad 寞tikint懦 j膮 savo nuo拧irdumu. Ir tam neprireik臈 smurto, prievartos ar pana拧i懦 dalyk懦. Prie拧ingai, 膷ia pavaizduotas veik臈jas nors pats ne kart膮 buvo su啪eistas moters, prie拧 j膮 rankos nek臈l臈 ir savo siek臈 拧velniai. Piktas su prie拧ais, 拧velnus moteriai, u啪sispyr臋s gauti savo, mylintis vaikus, gebantis kalb臈tis daugiau negu vien apie seks膮. Kad toki懦 veik臈j懦 daugiau b奴t懦 ra拧oma, ypa膷 拧iuolaikin臈se knygose, tai ir meil臈s romanus skaity膷iau da啪niau.
Tad visai smagi, vasari拧ka ir romanti拧ka istorija su daug nuotyki懦, gyvenimi拧k懦 scen懦 ir l臈tai besikei膷ian膷iais jausmais, kuriuos galima sekti su 拧ypsena. Manau, kad per vasar膮 b奴tinai perskaitysiu ir dar kuri膮 nors 拧ios jau primir拧tos autor臈s knyg膮.
Kas patiko, tai, jog intriga kuriama apgalvotai ir neskubama su jausmais. Sekso scenos 膷ia ne nuo pirm懦 lap懦, o tik 寞 k奴rinio gal膮, tad visas pasakojimas yra vienas ilgas nesibaigiantis flirtas, karas, neapykanta, jausmai ir 寞prastin臈 toki懦 roman懦 karusel臈. Bet tok寞 啪aidim膮 man daug 寞domiau sekti, nei vos atsivertus k奴rin寞 aptikti erotines scenas, kai viskas atiduodama nuo pirm懦j懦 lap懦.
Didelis pliusas u啪 smagiai pateikt膮 per臈jim膮 nuo ker拧to iki romantikos, u啪 tai, kad buvo 寞traukti vaikai ir u啪 tai, kad moteris 膷ia puikiai atitiko stiprios moters vaidmen寞. Ji nesutirpo per penkis puslapius, jai nedar臈 寞sp奴d啪io turtai, pavard臈s, ji tur臈jo labai ai拧k懦 po啪i奴r寞 ir u啪 j寞 kovojo ilgai, o vyras gavo padirb臈ti, kad 寞tikint懦 j膮 savo nuo拧irdumu. Ir tam neprireik臈 smurto, prievartos ar pana拧i懦 dalyk懦. Prie拧ingai, 膷ia pavaizduotas veik臈jas nors pats ne kart膮 buvo su啪eistas moters, prie拧 j膮 rankos nek臈l臈 ir savo siek臈 拧velniai. Piktas su prie拧ais, 拧velnus moteriai, u啪sispyr臋s gauti savo, mylintis vaikus, gebantis kalb臈tis daugiau negu vien apie seks膮. Kad toki懦 veik臈j懦 daugiau b奴t懦 ra拧oma, ypa膷 拧iuolaikin臈se knygose, tai ir meil臈s romanus skaity膷iau da啪niau.
Tad visai smagi, vasari拧ka ir romanti拧ka istorija su daug nuotyki懦, gyvenimi拧k懦 scen懦 ir l臈tai besikei膷ian膷iais jausmais, kuriuos galima sekti su 拧ypsena. Manau, kad per vasar膮 b奴tinai perskaitysiu ir dar kuri膮 nors 拧ios jau primir拧tos autor臈s knyg膮.
May 24, 2021
袦邪泄谢褋 袗褋泻芯褌 懈 肖懈芯薪邪 效邪褌邪褍褗褉写
肖懈芯薪邪 械 薪邪泄-屑邪谢泻芯褌芯 写械褌械 胁 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯 效邪褌邪褍褗褉写. 袧邪泄-谐芯谢械屑懈褟褌 泄 斜褉邪褌 械 斜懈谢 褍卸邪褋械薪 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈 谐懈 械 屑邪谢褌褉械褌懈褉邪谢, 懈 屑邪泻邪褉 斜褉邪褌 泄 袪芯写卸褗褉 胁懈薪邪谐懈 写邪 褋械 械 褋褌邪褉邪谢 写邪 蟹邪褖懈褌邪胁邪 薪械褟 懈 写褉褍谐懈褟褌 懈屑 斜褉邪褌 袘褉邪泄褗薪, 肖懈芯薪邪 褉邪褋褌械 懈蟹锌懈褌胁邪泄泻懈 褋褌褉邪褏 芯褌 胁褋懈褔泻懈 屑褗卸械. 袩芯写胁械写械薪邪 芯褌 锌褉懈泻邪蟹泻懈褌械 薪邪 斜褉邪褌 褋懈 袪芯写卸褗褉 懈 褋薪邪褏邪 褋懈 袥懈谢懈邪薪, 肖懈芯薪邪 胁褟褉胁邪, 褔械 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯 袗褋泻芯褌 褋邪 蟹谢懈 懈 褋邪 褋懈 锌芯褋褌邪胁懈谢懈 蟹邪 褑械谢 写邪 褍薪懈褖芯卸邪褌 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯 泄. 袟邪褌芯胁邪, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 械 芯褌胁谢械褔械薪邪 懈 蟹邪褏胁褗褉谢械薪邪 谐芯谢邪, 褍胁懈褌邪 褋邪屑芯 胁 泻懈谢懈屑 胁 泻褉邪泻邪褌邪 薪邪 薪邪泄-屑谢邪写懈褟褌 袗褋泻芯褌, 袦邪泄谢褋, 褌褟 械 褉械褕械薪邪 写邪 褋械 斜芯褉懈 薪邪 胁褋褟泻邪 褋褌褗锌泻邪 褋 薪械谐芯 懈 械 褉械褕械薪邪 写邪 胁褟褉胁邪 薪邪泄-谢芯褕芯褌芯 蟹邪 薪械谐芯 懈 斜褉邪褌褟褌邪 屑褍. 袧芯 屑械褋械褑懈褌械 胁 锌谢械薪 薪邪 袦邪泄谢褋 泄 锌芯泻邪蟹胁邪褌, 褔械 褌芯泄 胁褗芯斜褖械 薪械 械 褌邪泻褗胁, 蟹邪 泻邪泻褗胁褌芯 谐芯 械 屑懈褋谢懈谢邪 懈 械写懈薪 写械薪 褖械 泄 褋械 薪邪谢芯卸懈 写邪 懈蟹斜懈褉邪 屑械卸写褍 胁褟褉薪芯褋褌褌邪 褋懈 泻褗屑 斜褉邪褌 褋懈 袪芯写卸褗褉 懈 谢褞斜芯胁褌邪 褋懈 泻褗屑 袦邪泄谢褋.
袧邪泄-屑邪谢泻懈褟褌 芯褌 斜褉邪褌褟褌邪 袗褋泻芯褉, 20 谐芯写懈褕薪懈褟褌 袦邪泄谢褋 械 屑邪薪薪邪 薪械斜械褋薪邪 蟹邪 胁褋褟泻邪 卸械薪邪. 孝芯泄 芯斜懈褔邪 卸械薪懈褌械 懈 薪械 谐芯 泻褉懈械. 袧械谐芯胁邪 褑械谢 胁 卸懈胁芯褌邪 械 写邪 蟹邪褖懈褌邪胁邪 懈 蟹邪泻褉懈谢褟 胁褋褟泻邪 卸械薪邪. 袨褋胁械薪 褌芯胁邪, 褌芯泄 械 屑褗卸, 泻芯泄褌芯 芯斜懈褔邪 写械褑邪褌邪 懈 胁械褔械 懈屑邪 4 薪械蟹邪泻芯薪薪芯 褉芯写械薪懈 写械褑邪. 袙懈卸写邪泄泻懈 肖懈芯薪邪, 褌芯泄 蟹薪邪械, 褔械 褌褟 械 卸械薪邪褌邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 械 褔邪泻邪谢 锌褉械蟹 褑械谢懈褟褌 褋懈 卸懈胁芯褌. 孝褟 屑芯卸械 写邪 械 褋械褋褌褉邪 薪邪 屑褗卸邪 薪邪褋懈谢懈 褋械褋褌褉邪 屑褍 袦械褉懈, 泻芯械褌芯 褟 械 锌褉懈薪褍写懈谢芯 写邪 褋械 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈械, 懈 肖懈芯薪邪 屑芯卸械 写邪 谐芯 薪械薪邪胁懈卸写邪 胁 写褗薪 写褍褕邪, 薪芯 褌芯泄 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪械 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 锌褉懈屑懈褉懈 写邪 械 褉邪蟹写械谢械薪 芯褌 薪械褟. 袦邪泄谢褋 褖械 褋械 懈蟹锌褉邪胁懈 锌褉械写 胁褋懈褔泻懈, 写芯褉懈 锌褉械写 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪懈褌械 褋懈 斜褉邪褌褟, 蟹邪 写邪 屑芯卸械 肖懈芯薪邪 蟹邪胁懈薪邪谐懈 写邪 芯褋褌邪薪械 褋 薪械谐芯.
袙 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 谐谢邪胁薪邪褌邪 谐械褉芯懈薪褟 斜械 锌褗谢薪邪 泻芯蟹邪, 芯褌泻邪蟹胁邪褕械 写邪 锌芯胁褟褉胁邪 薪邪 袦邪泄谢褋 懈 写邪 锌芯胁褟褉胁邪 泻邪泻胁懈 蟹谢懈薪懈 械 懈蟹胁褗褉褕懈谢 斜褉邪褌 泄, 懈 锌芯褋褌芯褟薪薪芯 薪邪锌邪写邪褕械 胁褋械泻懈 袗褋泻芯褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 胁懈写械褕械. 袦邪泄谢褋 锌褗泻 斜械褕械 褋褗褖懈薪褋泻芯 斜懈卸褍. 小褍锌械褉 褌褗褉锌械谢懈胁, 谐褉懈卸芯胁械薪 懈 蟹邪斜邪胁械薪 褌芯泄 褋谢械写胁邪褕械 褑械谢懈褌械 褋懈 薪械芯褌谢褗褔薪芯, 懈 褌械 斜褟褏邪 写邪 斜褗写械 褋 肖懈芯薪邪. 袧邪 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 锌褗褌懈 薪邪 薪械褟 泄 褋械 薪邪谢邪谐邪褕械 写邪 懈蟹斜懈褉邪 写邪 褋锌邪褋懈 卸懈胁芯褌邪 薪邪 袦邪泄谢褋 泻邪褌芯 谐芯 薪邪锌褍褋薪械 懈 褌芯谐邪胁邪 褌芯泄 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褕械 写邪 褋谢邪谐邪 锌褉械谐褉邪写懈 锌芯屑械卸写褍 懈屑, 薪邪褉邪薪械薪, 褔械 褌褟 薪械 械 懈蟹斜褉邪谢邪 薪械谐芯, 邪 斜褉邪褌 褋懈. 袧芯 肖懈芯薪邪 写褗褉卸械褕械 写邪 屑褍 写芯泻邪卸械, 褔械 懈褋泻邪 褋邪屑芯 薪械谐芯 懈 褋械 斜芯褉懈 写芯 褋邪屑懈褟褌 泻褉邪泄 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 蟹邪械写薪芯.
袟邪 褉邪蟹谢懈泻邪 芯褌 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 泻薪懈谐懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋屑械 褔械谢懈, 褌褍泻 蟹谢芯写械褟褌 薪械 褋懈 锌芯谢褍褔懈 蟹邪褋谢褍卸械薪芯褌芯.
袙 懈蟹写邪薪懈械褌芯 薪邪 袠褉懈褋, 谐谢邪胁薪懈褌械 谐械褉芯懈 褋邪 袦邪泄谢褋 袗褋泻芯褌 懈 肖懈芯薪邪 效邪褌邪褍褗褉写, 胁 芯褉懈谐懈薪邪谢邪 薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 褌械 褋邪 袦邪泄谢褋 袦芯薪褌谐芯屑褗褉懈 懈 袝谢懈蟹邪斜械褌 效邪褌褍褗褉褌. 孝褍泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋懈 械 胁蟹械谢 懈蟹写邪薪懈械褌芯 薪邪 小袘袘 袦械写懈邪 袗袛 "袧械卸械薪 邪薪谐械谢", 屑芯卸械 谢械泻芯 写邪 褋械 芯斜褗褉泻邪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 写芯泻邪褌芯 锌褉械写懈褕薪懈褌械 3 泻薪懈谐懈 褋锌邪蟹胁邪褌 懈屑械薪邪褌邪 芯褌 懈蟹写邪薪懈褟褌邪 薪邪 袠褉懈褋, 褌芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪邪褌邪 褔械褌胁褗褉褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褋械 械 锌褉懈写褗褉卸邪谢邪 泻褗屑 芯褉懈谐懈薪邪谢薪懈褌械 懈屑械薪邪. 孝褗泄 褔械 泻薪懈谐懈褌械 "肖懈芯薪邪" 懈 "袧械卸械薪 邪薪谐械谢" 褋邪 械写薪邪 懈 褋褗褖邪, 薪懈褖芯, 褔械 谐械褉芯懈褌械 胁 褌褟褏 褋邪 褋 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈 懈屑械薪邪.
肖懈芯薪邪 械 薪邪泄-屑邪谢泻芯褌芯 写械褌械 胁 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯 效邪褌邪褍褗褉写. 袧邪泄-谐芯谢械屑懈褟褌 泄 斜褉邪褌 械 斜懈谢 褍卸邪褋械薪 褔芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈 谐懈 械 屑邪谢褌褉械褌懈褉邪谢, 懈 屑邪泻邪褉 斜褉邪褌 泄 袪芯写卸褗褉 胁懈薪邪谐懈 写邪 褋械 械 褋褌邪褉邪谢 写邪 蟹邪褖懈褌邪胁邪 薪械褟 懈 写褉褍谐懈褟褌 懈屑 斜褉邪褌 袘褉邪泄褗薪, 肖懈芯薪邪 褉邪褋褌械 懈蟹锌懈褌胁邪泄泻懈 褋褌褉邪褏 芯褌 胁褋懈褔泻懈 屑褗卸械. 袩芯写胁械写械薪邪 芯褌 锌褉懈泻邪蟹泻懈褌械 薪邪 斜褉邪褌 褋懈 袪芯写卸褗褉 懈 褋薪邪褏邪 褋懈 袥懈谢懈邪薪, 肖懈芯薪邪 胁褟褉胁邪, 褔械 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯 袗褋泻芯褌 褋邪 蟹谢懈 懈 褋邪 褋懈 锌芯褋褌邪胁懈谢懈 蟹邪 褑械谢 写邪 褍薪懈褖芯卸邪褌 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯 泄. 袟邪褌芯胁邪, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 械 芯褌胁谢械褔械薪邪 懈 蟹邪褏胁褗褉谢械薪邪 谐芯谢邪, 褍胁懈褌邪 褋邪屑芯 胁 泻懈谢懈屑 胁 泻褉邪泻邪褌邪 薪邪 薪邪泄-屑谢邪写懈褟褌 袗褋泻芯褌, 袦邪泄谢褋, 褌褟 械 褉械褕械薪邪 写邪 褋械 斜芯褉懈 薪邪 胁褋褟泻邪 褋褌褗锌泻邪 褋 薪械谐芯 懈 械 褉械褕械薪邪 写邪 胁褟褉胁邪 薪邪泄-谢芯褕芯褌芯 蟹邪 薪械谐芯 懈 斜褉邪褌褟褌邪 屑褍. 袧芯 屑械褋械褑懈褌械 胁 锌谢械薪 薪邪 袦邪泄谢褋 泄 锌芯泻邪蟹胁邪褌, 褔械 褌芯泄 胁褗芯斜褖械 薪械 械 褌邪泻褗胁, 蟹邪 泻邪泻褗胁褌芯 谐芯 械 屑懈褋谢懈谢邪 懈 械写懈薪 写械薪 褖械 泄 褋械 薪邪谢芯卸懈 写邪 懈蟹斜懈褉邪 屑械卸写褍 胁褟褉薪芯褋褌褌邪 褋懈 泻褗屑 斜褉邪褌 褋懈 袪芯写卸褗褉 懈 谢褞斜芯胁褌邪 褋懈 泻褗屑 袦邪泄谢褋.
袧邪泄-屑邪谢泻懈褟褌 芯褌 斜褉邪褌褟褌邪 袗褋泻芯褉, 20 谐芯写懈褕薪懈褟褌 袦邪泄谢褋 械 屑邪薪薪邪 薪械斜械褋薪邪 蟹邪 胁褋褟泻邪 卸械薪邪. 孝芯泄 芯斜懈褔邪 卸械薪懈褌械 懈 薪械 谐芯 泻褉懈械. 袧械谐芯胁邪 褑械谢 胁 卸懈胁芯褌邪 械 写邪 蟹邪褖懈褌邪胁邪 懈 蟹邪泻褉懈谢褟 胁褋褟泻邪 卸械薪邪. 袨褋胁械薪 褌芯胁邪, 褌芯泄 械 屑褗卸, 泻芯泄褌芯 芯斜懈褔邪 写械褑邪褌邪 懈 胁械褔械 懈屑邪 4 薪械蟹邪泻芯薪薪芯 褉芯写械薪懈 写械褑邪. 袙懈卸写邪泄泻懈 肖懈芯薪邪, 褌芯泄 蟹薪邪械, 褔械 褌褟 械 卸械薪邪褌邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 械 褔邪泻邪谢 锌褉械蟹 褑械谢懈褟褌 褋懈 卸懈胁芯褌. 孝褟 屑芯卸械 写邪 械 褋械褋褌褉邪 薪邪 屑褗卸邪 薪邪褋懈谢懈 褋械褋褌褉邪 屑褍 袦械褉懈, 泻芯械褌芯 褟 械 锌褉懈薪褍写懈谢芯 写邪 褋械 褋邪屑芯褍斜懈械, 懈 肖懈芯薪邪 屑芯卸械 写邪 谐芯 薪械薪邪胁懈卸写邪 胁 写褗薪 写褍褕邪, 薪芯 褌芯泄 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪械 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 锌褉懈屑懈褉懈 写邪 械 褉邪蟹写械谢械薪 芯褌 薪械褟. 袦邪泄谢褋 褖械 褋械 懈蟹锌褉邪胁懈 锌褉械写 胁褋懈褔泻懈, 写芯褉懈 锌褉械写 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪懈褌械 褋懈 斜褉邪褌褟, 蟹邪 写邪 屑芯卸械 肖懈芯薪邪 蟹邪胁懈薪邪谐懈 写邪 芯褋褌邪薪械 褋 薪械谐芯.
袙 褌邪蟹懈 泻薪懈谐邪 谐谢邪胁薪邪褌邪 谐械褉芯懈薪褟 斜械 锌褗谢薪邪 泻芯蟹邪, 芯褌泻邪蟹胁邪褕械 写邪 锌芯胁褟褉胁邪 薪邪 袦邪泄谢褋 懈 写邪 锌芯胁褟褉胁邪 泻邪泻胁懈 蟹谢懈薪懈 械 懈蟹胁褗褉褕懈谢 斜褉邪褌 泄, 懈 锌芯褋褌芯褟薪薪芯 薪邪锌邪写邪褕械 胁褋械泻懈 袗褋泻芯褌, 泻芯泄褌芯 胁懈写械褕械. 袦邪泄谢褋 锌褗泻 斜械褕械 褋褗褖懈薪褋泻芯 斜懈卸褍. 小褍锌械褉 褌褗褉锌械谢懈胁, 谐褉懈卸芯胁械薪 懈 蟹邪斜邪胁械薪 褌芯泄 褋谢械写胁邪褕械 褑械谢懈褌械 褋懈 薪械芯褌谢褗褔薪芯, 懈 褌械 斜褟褏邪 写邪 斜褗写械 褋 肖懈芯薪邪. 袧邪 薪褟泻芯谢泻芯 锌褗褌懈 薪邪 薪械褟 泄 褋械 薪邪谢邪谐邪褕械 写邪 懈蟹斜懈褉邪 写邪 褋锌邪褋懈 卸懈胁芯褌邪 薪邪 袦邪泄谢褋 泻邪褌芯 谐芯 薪邪锌褍褋薪械 懈 褌芯谐邪胁邪 褌芯泄 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褕械 写邪 褋谢邪谐邪 锌褉械谐褉邪写懈 锌芯屑械卸写褍 懈屑, 薪邪褉邪薪械薪, 褔械 褌褟 薪械 械 懈蟹斜褉邪谢邪 薪械谐芯, 邪 斜褉邪褌 褋懈. 袧芯 肖懈芯薪邪 写褗褉卸械褕械 写邪 屑褍 写芯泻邪卸械, 褔械 懈褋泻邪 褋邪屑芯 薪械谐芯 懈 褋械 斜芯褉懈 写芯 褋邪屑懈褟褌 泻褉邪泄 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 蟹邪械写薪芯.
袟邪 褉邪蟹谢懈泻邪 芯褌 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 泻薪懈谐懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋屑械 褔械谢懈, 褌褍泻 蟹谢芯写械褟褌 薪械 褋懈 锌芯谢褍褔懈 蟹邪褋谢褍卸械薪芯褌芯.
袙 懈蟹写邪薪懈械褌芯 薪邪 袠褉懈褋, 谐谢邪胁薪懈褌械 谐械褉芯懈 褋邪 袦邪泄谢褋 袗褋泻芯褌 懈 肖懈芯薪邪 效邪褌邪褍褗褉写, 胁 芯褉懈谐懈薪邪谢邪 薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪褌邪 褌械 褋邪 袦邪泄谢褋 袦芯薪褌谐芯屑褗褉懈 懈 袝谢懈蟹邪斜械褌 效邪褌褍褗褉褌. 孝褍泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋懈 械 胁蟹械谢 懈蟹写邪薪懈械褌芯 薪邪 小袘袘 袦械写懈邪 袗袛 "袧械卸械薪 邪薪谐械谢", 屑芯卸械 谢械泻芯 写邪 褋械 芯斜褗褉泻邪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 写芯泻邪褌芯 锌褉械写懈褕薪懈褌械 3 泻薪懈谐懈 褋锌邪蟹胁邪褌 懈屑械薪邪褌邪 芯褌 懈蟹写邪薪懈褟褌邪 薪邪 袠褉懈褋, 褌芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪邪褌邪 褔械褌胁褗褉褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褋械 械 锌褉懈写褗褉卸邪谢邪 泻褗屑 芯褉懈谐懈薪邪谢薪懈褌械 懈屑械薪邪. 孝褗泄 褔械 泻薪懈谐懈褌械 "肖懈芯薪邪" 懈 "袧械卸械薪 邪薪谐械谢" 褋邪 械写薪邪 懈 褋褗褖邪, 薪懈褖芯, 褔械 谐械褉芯懈褌械 胁 褌褟褏 褋邪 褋 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪懈 懈屑械薪邪.
May 26, 2016
After reading Raine's story and being disappointed, I didn't hold much hope for this final installment. Miles was actually the mysterious one of the Montgomery brothers. All we knew was that he was a womanizer, couldn't stand to see a woman wronged, and had a million bastards.
However, I actually really liked the hero in this story. We discover more about him, and that he actually really loved the women who bore him children. It just didn't work out, but he still took responsibility for his kids. I loved how he was kind and patient with the heroine, Elizabeth, who was terrified of men because of the abuse her eldest brother put her through. And he was determined to show Elizabeth Chatworth that the Montgomerys were not evil as her brother Roger instilled in her to believe.
I could believe in their love story, and especially loved the sweet moments when Miles' son, Kit,was introduced. Kit was adorable and his interactions with Miles and Elizabeth were sweet. However, about half way through it became difficult to continue reading. When Elizabeth gets pregnant, then goes with her brother Roger to save Miles (who lies injured in a cottage), Miles stubbornly refuses to forgive this 'betrayal' for a long time. That theme felt too repeated and overdone for me. But, it picked back up towards the end and I enjoyed the epilogue and the hint of the continued dynasty with Miles' great grandson in America. I look forward to finding those to read.
Also, I did not completely like how Roger Chatworth was delt with. I could not agree with him becoming so friendly with Miles at the end. Roger was the reason Miles' sister, Mary, committed suicide. And as a man who could not tolerate any abuse towards women, let alone his only sister, I could not see him forgetting and forgiving this so quickly! I always thought Roger could be redeemed, but I didn't feel he deserved a love interest at the end. I felt his redemption should have been more with the Montgomery's tolerating him now because Miles' married his sister and him continuing to prove to them that he is sorry and has changed into a better man.
I enjoyed seeing previous characters come back. But at times it still felt like a chore to read this novel. Out of the whole series I still think books one and two (Velvet Promise and Highland Velvet) were the best in the series and these last two (Velvet Song and Velvet Angel) were just not up to par with them. Overall, I enjoyed the series very much and recommend it to anyone interested in 1500's England/Scotland historical romance!
However, I actually really liked the hero in this story. We discover more about him, and that he actually really loved the women who bore him children. It just didn't work out, but he still took responsibility for his kids. I loved how he was kind and patient with the heroine, Elizabeth, who was terrified of men because of the abuse her eldest brother put her through. And he was determined to show Elizabeth Chatworth that the Montgomerys were not evil as her brother Roger instilled in her to believe.
I could believe in their love story, and especially loved the sweet moments when Miles' son, Kit,was introduced. Kit was adorable and his interactions with Miles and Elizabeth were sweet. However, about half way through it became difficult to continue reading. When Elizabeth gets pregnant, then goes with her brother Roger to save Miles (who lies injured in a cottage), Miles stubbornly refuses to forgive this 'betrayal' for a long time. That theme felt too repeated and overdone for me. But, it picked back up towards the end and I enjoyed the epilogue and the hint of the continued dynasty with Miles' great grandson in America. I look forward to finding those to read.
Also, I did not completely like how Roger Chatworth was delt with. I could not agree with him becoming so friendly with Miles at the end. Roger was the reason Miles' sister, Mary, committed suicide. And as a man who could not tolerate any abuse towards women, let alone his only sister, I could not see him forgetting and forgiving this so quickly! I always thought Roger could be redeemed, but I didn't feel he deserved a love interest at the end. I felt his redemption should have been more with the Montgomery's tolerating him now because Miles' married his sister and him continuing to prove to them that he is sorry and has changed into a better man.
I enjoyed seeing previous characters come back. But at times it still felt like a chore to read this novel. Out of the whole series I still think books one and two (Velvet Promise and Highland Velvet) were the best in the series and these last two (Velvet Song and Velvet Angel) were just not up to par with them. Overall, I enjoyed the series very much and recommend it to anyone interested in 1500's England/Scotland historical romance!
January 7, 2018
Elizabeths parents died when she was very young so her older brother raised her. When she was old enough he started to lend her to whichever one of his friends gave the highest bid. She had to learn how to defend herself against these barbarians, because of this, she made a vow to herself to never trust men and to hate all men.
years later she is taken captive and given to Lord Miles Montgomery, he is known as the local playboy who rumor has it he has fathered many bastards. He finds Elizabeth very interesting, she can fight men two and three times her size and make them cry in pain. She swears worse than a sailor man, she is full of spunk, and sassiness that had me laughing out loud at times.
Lord Miles tries to tear down the walls around Elizabeths heart and get her to trust him and love him. It was a joy watching him try and not giving up.
A very nice cozy read on a cold winters day
years later she is taken captive and given to Lord Miles Montgomery, he is known as the local playboy who rumor has it he has fathered many bastards. He finds Elizabeth very interesting, she can fight men two and three times her size and make them cry in pain. She swears worse than a sailor man, she is full of spunk, and sassiness that had me laughing out loud at times.
Lord Miles tries to tear down the walls around Elizabeths heart and get her to trust him and love him. It was a joy watching him try and not giving up.
A very nice cozy read on a cold winters day
February 19, 2018
I first read this book in high school and loved it then. I've kept my paperback copy through many moves through many states, but it has stayed with me. So I decided to reread it and see if I still enjoyed it as much as I did when I was in my teens.
The short answer: yes!
I must identify subconsciously with Elizabeth at some level, because I just really like this book. Or maybe I have a huge crush on Miles. I don't know. All I know is that I remembered most of the plot, and I still couldn't put the book down. I read it in one session.
I don't know if some women will be ok with the plot device used to keep them together, but I just love the interaction between Miles and Elizabeth, and I wish I could follow them passed this book and into their future.
The short answer: yes!
I must identify subconsciously with Elizabeth at some level, because I just really like this book. Or maybe I have a huge crush on Miles. I don't know. All I know is that I remembered most of the plot, and I still couldn't put the book down. I read it in one session.
I don't know if some women will be ok with the plot device used to keep them together, but I just love the interaction between Miles and Elizabeth, and I wish I could follow them passed this book and into their future.
Shelved as 'dnf'
May 27, 2020Read about 30% of this....JUST AWFUL. The heroine is stubborn but not in an admirable way she's just annoying and petty. The Hero is just too "nice" which is just annoying and boring. He has a lot of children with different women but he swears the mothers were all bad women, he helps orphans and lets this random girl treat him bad and bodily harm all to just show her that he and his people are not all bad. BIGGEST EYE ROLL. He gains nothing from keeping her captive and he's just boring... im gonna pass.
May 24, 2018
This book is as not bad so I think my rating has to stay with a three. There were parts where the characters were just too hokey and immature. That being said she was a young girl so maybe to be expected but it was pretty trying on my nerves at times. This author has better books than this so I would seek out those before this one.
September 10, 2010
The ending seemed so rushed compared to everything else. And Elizabeth and Miles鈥� Baby was never mentioned again after their return from France. I have liked Deveraux鈥檚 books in the past but this one just really missed the mark. There was nothing really great about it.
May 31, 2015
This is the second worst thing I've read from Devereaux. I had hoped that the Lady Trilogy was only a fluke, but now... I'm suddenly regretting having bought so many of her books. I've never had buyer's remorse over literature before. So unfortunate.
March 26, 2018
There are four Montgomery books. All of them about the 4 brothers and the women they marry. I like the way Jude Deveraux wrote about all of them.
Funny how Elizabeth Chatworth changed her tune about the Montgomery brothers.
Funny how Elizabeth Chatworth changed her tune about the Montgomery brothers.
February 10, 2009
ugh i can't really absorb her writing (sigh)
okay the plot is somewhat interesting, and somehow got an idea as for i've read velvet song before it---so yeah, my rating says it all.
okay the plot is somewhat interesting, and somehow got an idea as for i've read velvet song before it---so yeah, my rating says it all.
June 19, 2009
a re-read and still love it!
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