Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Paperback | Pages: 672 pages Rating: 4.13 | 10104 Users | 624 Reviews
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| Title | : | Shanna |
| Author | : | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 672 pages |
| Published | : | 2000 by Avon (first published April 1977) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Historical Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adult. Adventure. Pirates |
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an alternate cover edition can be found hereBehind the foreboding walls of Newgate Prison, a pact is sealed in secret -- as a dashing and doomed criminal consents to wed a beautiful heiress . . . in return for one night of unparalleled pleasure.
In the fading echoes of hollow wedding vows, a promise is broken -- as a sensuous free-spirit flees to a lush Caribbean paradise, abandoning the handsome stranger she married to the gallows. But Ruark Beauchamp's destiny is now eternally intertwined with his exquisite, tempestuous Shanna's. And no iron ever forged can imprison his magnificent passion . . . and no hangman's noose will deny him the ecstasy that is rightfully his.
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| Original Title: | Shanna |
| ISBN: | 0380385880 (ISBN13: 9780380385881) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Shanna Trahern, Ruark Beauchamp |
| Setting: | Los Camellos,1749 |
Rating Of Books Shanna
Ratings: 4.13 From 10104 Users | 624 ReviewsRate Of Books Shanna
One day in 2027 Shanna will officially become a true classic in lieu of just a bodice-ripper or historical-romance. Until then, I will just have to refrain from tagging it as such for my personal GoodReads bookshelf. But, just so you know, it is one. A classic.It is also the only historical romance book my husband ever listened to, against his will and with strong protestations, as read by me. We were going snow skiing, back in the days when we couldnt afford to fly, and it was a 14 hour roadRecommended to me as a romance novel classic, apparently there is a whole generation of romance novel readers that started out as pre-teens with this book as a fondly remembered introduction to the genre. Considering the ponderous length and wordy descriptions in the book I find it impressive that they were so engaged. I suppose it just goes to show, never underestimate the motivating power of a hot love scene. :)The plot twists and turns and twists again! Ruark, the hero, is awesome. Very
The Gold Standard for Historical Romance! A Keeper!This was my first by the queen of the modern historical romance novel, Kathleen Woodiwiss and I highly recommend it. A wonderful Georgian romance.Set in mid 18th century London, the Caribbean and the Colony of Virginia, this is the story of the strong willed Shanna Trahern, the only daughter of a successful British merchant who has retired with his wealth to his Caribbean island, Los Cammellos. There he is both governor and owner of a thriving
Putting this down for... the time being? Forever?Really put off by the love interest raping the main character, and I'm not ready to read 500+ more pages of a 'romance' between them...
THREE WORDS: DID NOT FINISHUrghhhhhh I'm not going read another 400 pages of this.
Okaaayyy, so I finally finished reading Shanna last night. All 666 pages of her. Yup, thats 666 pageson the buttonno more, no less.Not my normal fare it must be said, but the gauntlet was laid and it would have been churlish not to accept. Thankee ever so kindly Carmen Baisley and Melissa Delport.First off, its not hard to see why books in this genre are referred to as Bodice Rippers, for indeed clothes are shed with stunning regularity. But, the bedroom scenes are pretty mild and I must say, at
Wonderful! This is my first foray into the brilliance that is Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's writing, even though I've had some of her books on my shelves for years. But when the publisher sent me a copy of Shanna I decided that there's no time like the present, and dove right in. And oh, how glad I am that I did because this isn't just a historical romance, it's an epic love story. There's mystery, romance, passion, sword fights, pirates, kidnapping, murder...start to finish it's one captivating,
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