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A Rose In Winter
A Rose In Winter | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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The fairest flower in Mawbry is Erienne Fleming, the enchanting, raven-haired daughter of the village mayor. Charming, spirited and exquisitely lovely, she is beset on all sides by suitors, any one of whom would pay a king's fortune for a place in her heart. But Erienne has eyes for only one: the dashing and witty young Yankee, Christopher Seton. But marriage for love is not to be, for her irresponsible and unscrupulous father, crippled by gambling debts, is intent on auctioning off his beautiful daughter to the highest bidder. And in the end, Erienne is devastated to find it is the strange and secretive Lord Saxton who has purchased hera mysterious, tragic figure who wears a mask and a cloak at all times to hide disfiguring scars gained in a terrible fire some years back. But in the passing days, Saxton's true nature is revealed to her. A gentle and adoring soul, he treats his new bride with warmth and abiding tenderness, yet appears to her only by daylight. She, in turn, vows to be a good and loyal wife to him. And then Christopher Seton reenters Erienne's world Conflicted by emotions she cannot suppress, Erienne valiantly attempts to remain honorable to her elusive, enigmatic husband but feels herself irresistibly drawn to Seton's passion, his fire, and his secrets. Entangled in intrigues she doesn't yet understand, Erienne Fleming will soon have to make a devastating choice: between love and honor . . . between her duty and her heart.
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JGadz11
A Rose In Winter | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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When I was a teenager, I loved “bodice busters”; these were my two preferred authors. When my stepmother saw what I was reading she said, “I‘d rather you read these than get backed into a corner.”🤔 #WTF Decided I would revisit the genre as an adult; could not make it past the first chapter of either. 100% too rapey. Here‘s to hoping “romance novels” of the 21st Century are substantially more progressive.🤞🏼

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A Rose In Winter | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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This is my #41 book for 2020 and most likely the last book for me to finish for this year. I enjoyed this book and it reminded me of the years I spent buying and reading historical romances.

I chose to read the e-book version of this "Beauty and the Beast"-type story, which is over 550 pages. That might seem like a daunting task, but the characters were enjoyable and the storyline moved along fairly fast, which made it an easy read.

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rockpools
A Rose In Winter | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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Thankful to see a little bit of #nature from my kitchen window. If you could all avoid telling that rose it's November, that'd be great - it's doing a great job hanging in there, despite the gale-force winds! #gratitude30

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TheWordJar Lovely! 💜 5y
Crinoline_Laphroaig I've got one that has 3 buds just barely peaking open. Hoping it makes it open before our first freeze. 5y
rockpools @Crinoline_Laphroaig 🤞I was so surprised when it started flowering again. The last two flowers lost their petals as soon as they opened (it's a tad windy!) but this one's joyfully stubborn. 5y
Crinoline_Laphroaig @RachelO joyfully stubborn, I love it! 5y
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ra_barbara
Rose in Winter | Kathleen E Woodiwiss
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Just got this beauty everyone is talking about recently (FB reading groups, book selling pages ...).
I wonder why all the fuss? I guess I will soon find out.
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rubyslippersreads Lovely photo and cover! 😍 6y
ra_barbara @rubyslippersreads thanks. Cover really is beautiful. 😊 6y
maich Tudi jaz sem opazila, da so vse naše bralke navdušene nad njo. In v naši knjižnici je stalno izposojena. Dej poročaj, da vidim, če se jo splača prebrat😁 6y
ra_barbara @maich sporočim. Upam, da pride kmalu na vrsto, jih je še kar nekaj pred njo. 📚😉 6y
maich Tudi pri meni je dolga vrsta🤣🤣 6y
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Loreen
A Rose In Winter | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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I went old school #BodiceRipper for this one! One of OG authors of the genre, Kathleen Woodiwiss! #booklove17
And this one is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast fairytale, if you are interested in reading it.

LeahBergen I read this in my teens and loved it. 7y
LibrarianRyan I have read every book she wrote. Given to me by my mom with the old falling off covers. Even 20 years later the story's still stand out. 7y
Loreen I loved her books so much as a teenager. So much! 7y
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