Ride the Wind Home by Christina Kingston
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- Pub. Date: March 2003
- 304pp
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- Pub. Date: March 2003
- Publisher: Jove
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 304pp
- ISBN-13: 9780515135107
- ISBN: 0515135100
Synopsis
Recently-widowed Diana Huntley has no intention of becoming the wife of another bad-tempered baron. So while her father schemes to produce another ill-conceived match, she plots an escape. But her one chance at dodging the confines of matrimony brings her face to face with the one man who makes marriage seem like a worthy state of affairs.
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The newest entry in Kingston's Regency-era Lucky Seven series (Ride the Winter Wind, etc.) is not her strongest, but it has its poignant moments. After the death of her abusive husband, Diana Huntley vows never to marry again, but her father is equally determined to see her settled with a new lord. Diana runs away, intending to take shelter with her godmother in London, but when her plans go awry, she's forced to depend on a common seaman named David. Diana fails to realize that David is actually the portly duke who protected her from her late husband and his friends five years earlier. Newly returned from a year in captivity on the Barbary coast, David is now leaner and more hardened, but he chooses not to reveal his identity in the hopes that she'll fall for him, rather than his title. The book hinges on this decision, which feels contrived given Diana's fondness for him when they first met. A nonsensical magical subplot adds little to their burgeoning romance, and Kingston's characterization of Diana is inconsistent (she supposedly learned self-defense so that she wouldn't be at the mercy of any man, but she depends on David for most of the book). Still, the attraction between the protagonists feels genuine and David is a likable (if conventional) hero. (Apr.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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Sweet and wonderfulby Anonymous
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March 21, 2003: When the Duke of Smythington rescues Diana, a baron's very young bride and her puppy from the unwelcome attentions of ruffians, it begins a fledgling love that will haunt the two for years to come. She keeps track of him until he disappears. ....A year later, he returns to England after spending a that time enslaved. At first, he disguises himself as a young seaman, going only by one of his names, David. By this time, Diana is a widow, but is not ready to be a wife again, especially considering how distasteful she has found all the men her father would choose to be.She flees to London, and meets David there. Diana fails to recognize him as the man she never stopped loving, but despite that, there is an attraction to this stranger. David remembers and loves Diana, but wants her to love him for himself, not his title, so does not reveal who he is. The problem is, Diana may be in love with 'David', but knows he is beneath her in station, and she loves another man, the Duke of Smythington. ***** With a combination of sweetness and passion, this charming story weaves a place in the reader's heart. Love's power is tenderly portrayed in a modern classic that will leave you feeling warm. *****
enjoyable Regency romanceby harstan
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February 27, 2003: In 1814 her father a vicar married sixteen year old Diana to Huntley. Her new spouse is a nasty brute who abuses his young bride. When his friends trap her in an ugly situation, Michael David Lawrence, the Duke of Smythington and a member of the Lucky Seven, intercedes. Following that incident, Diana refused to accept junk from her ugly husband even when David vanishes. Four years later, Huntley has been dead for over a year, but her father wants Diana to marry Lord Runsfield. She never told him what an abomination her first marriage was, but refuses to wed anyone though she wishes her savior David was available. David has just returned to England after being held prisoner by a Barbary prince. He seeks internal peace and so he decides to wander until he recovers his equilibrium before taking over his dukedom. David sees Diana traveling by herself and decides he must keep safe the woman he fell in love with four years, not realizing she may be his healer. RIDE THE WIND HOME is an enjoyable Regency romance that stars two delightful lead protagonists. The story line is exciting although the country seems loaded with too many repulsive aristocratic males. Still the tale catches the audience attention from the moment the two stars meet and never releases the reader until the final climax. Harriet Klausner
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