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Sales Rank: 134962
Category: Book
Author: Anne Gracie
Publisher: Berkley
Studio: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Label: Berkley
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0425223248
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9780425223246
ASIN: 0425223248
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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Product Description
No one can resist the Devil Riders: four war heroes in search of one good woman.
Harry Morant?s tough exterior hides a badly scarred heart. The natural son of an earl, high-born ladies have only one use for him?in the bedchamber. Now, after eight years at war, Harry is breeding racehorses and planning a practical, unemotional marriage. But when he buys a new estate, his careful plans are threatened by an unexpected passion for? of all things?an earl?s daughter.
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 It's OK but not great November 5, 2008
Better than the last but not as good as her first books. This book left me lukewarm. There are too many convenient coincidences in the plot which were just a bit too easy and obvious - especially the ending. He was too nice and she was too tortured and I found her character irritating. I kept wondering why he was bothering. IMO this book is OK but I know Gracie can be better so I was disappointed.
 WHAT A BEAUTIFUL, TENDER AND ROMANTIC LOVE STORY *** SIGH *** October 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It is without a doubt that Anne Grazie has to be one of the most amazingly talented romance writers today, able to create novels brimming with heart wrenching emotion, humor and tenderness and characters that revolve around the human spirit.
With HIS CAPTIVE LADY - she has done just that.
While traveling to see an old dilapidated estate for sale, Harry Morant spies a woebegone and thoroughly soaked woman sitting at the back of a cart. One look at her soulful and beguilingly griefstricken gaze and he is lost. He removes his hat and gloves, hands them to her for protection against the elements and rides off.
Lady Helen Freymore (Nell) is a fallen woman returning home. She has lost everything - her self respect, her virtue, the child she has given birth to illegitimately and now her father is dead as well. On a quest to return to London to look for her lost infant, a stranger's unexpected kindness gives her hope in her otherwise hopeless world.
Upon arrival at her home - she realizes that the stranger on the road, Harry Morant is now the new owner. He has purchased her father's crumbling estate with hopes of starting his stud farm and breed priced race-horses.
When Harry sees Nell in the stables, as she is helping her mare birth a foal, he is instantly captivated - as he realizes that "Lady Nell Fraymore" was the bedraggled, wet waif at the back of the cart in the forest. Harry impulsively proposes marriage to the destitute Nell - he already feels a powerful attraction to her and an inexplicable need to protect her.
What follows is the start to a really beautiful, tender and powerful love story. The circumstances that have befallen Nell will bring tears to your heart for her plight and anguish over her lost child. Not to mention the cruel and heartless childhood that Harry has suffered. How he has retained any semblance of kindness after such an abusive childhood is amazing. These two souls come together under amazing circumstances, each starved for affection in their own way. Being a bastard, Harry has received scorn and rejection all his life and feels that someone as lovely as Nell will never care for him. Nell has fallen instantly in love with the caring, noble and wonderfully tender Harry, but feels that her plight will never allow him to love her.
You will laugh, cry and cheer at their story. Anne Gracie's novels are powerful, moving and beautifully written. If you liked HIS CAPTIVE LADY - check out "GALLANT WAIF" and "AN HONORABLE THIEF" and "THE PERFECT WALTZ" - they are my favorites!
A sleep-depriver! October 7, 2008
It's been a long time since a book kept me so interested, I stayed up all night to finish it. I found His Captive Lady everything I long for in a good romance. There was a little mystery, a lovely heroine and a hero that I could fall in love with! Harry was a man that was definitely masculine, but with a tenderness for his lady that made my heart melt! A definite keeper!!
 Touching, Easy Read September 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This isn't a knock your socks off romance, but it is a memorable read about a woman who is searching for the baby that was taken from her, and the gallant hero that comes into her life to help her. The hero in this story is lovable and is such a generous man. The heroine has so many struggles that she needs all the strength the hero can give, and give it he does. The book touches on a lot of emotional subjects but at the same time I didn't feel emotionally overwhelmed for the characters. I actually think that with the depth of the subjects I should have felt more. I think I would have liked to watch the heroine and the hero develop a little more while knowing the search was important but not focusing just on that in revealing the heroine's thoughts and emotions. Also, the waiting to say the three little words is a little tired in romance. The secondary characters were interesting and I can't wait to learn more about them.
5 Kisses, TwoLips Reviews September 3, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Harry Morant has come to accept the fact that ladies of Quality don't give him the time of day except for bed sport. He doesn't believe in love and wants to marry a respectable middle-class girl, reasoning that she'll be more likely to remain faithful. He's so uninspired by the whole notion that he's letting his aunt arrange the marriage.
Lady Helen (Nell) Freymore's father lost their home in a card game, then died, leaving massive debt. Harry is buying the house. When he finally meets Nell and realizes she's being forced to leave, he impulsively proposes marriage. After all, he admits to being powerfully attracted to her. She's flattered and attracted to him as well, but she has a secret that she knows will make him leave her when he learns of it, so she must turn him down. Will Harry just let her go, or will he find true love after all?
When I read how Harry got his limp, I swear I felt a small piece of my heart break off and lodge in my throat. The fact that he turns out to be so caring and lovable after everything he's endured in his life is nothing short of a miracle. Anyone who knows me knows I'm a total sucker for a damaged hero and Harry is a truly remarkable character.
His Captive Lady by Anne Gracie grabs readers' interest right from the start, and keeps them enthralled to the very end. It's honest, charming, and everything I love in a historical romance. My only criticism would be that the title doesn't really seem to fit the book. Very highly recommended.
5 Kisses, 1 Pepper
~Lindy
Reviewer, TwoLips Reviews, LLC
www.TwoLipsReviews.com
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