Wednesday, January 26, 2005

For my reading and discussion group at CozyRomanceReaders@yahoogroups.com.
This months is a "K" author.

My "K" author is Katherine Kingsley, I read her book NO GREATER LOVE.

The entire book moved very slowly but the writing is excellent. Katherine Kingsley has some wonderful books, one of my favorites is CALL DOWN THE MOON.

Nicholas Daventry was banished for attempting to rape his uncle's wife, Lady Jacqueline Raven (bi*ch) when he was 20 years old, which was a lie. He goes to India to live and while there made a fortune. Ten years later his uncle, Lord Raven ask Nicholas to come home so they could make peace.


When Nicholas arrives at Raven's Walk he finds his uncle in a catatonic state, his young cousin, Cycil hates the sight of him and his aunt still a bi*ch.

Nicholas had 3 weeks to marry before his 30th birthday or his beloved childhood home estate Raven's Close, would go to his cousin along with Raven's Walk. Raven's Close is in shambles but with Nicholas' new riches he could restore it even though his aunt had removed all the valuable pieces of furnitures and allow it to be in disrepair.

Nicholas meets Georgia Wells the day he arrives home and is very attracted to her. She is his aunt's seamstress that she kept in a tower only allowed out for exercise. Georgia is young and beautiful which makes Jacqueline very jealous. Georgia loves to walk, most days she goes to Raven's Close to sit and dream of a happier future. That is were she found Nicholas crying the first time he sees the Close. When she tells him how much she loves the Close and it hurts her heart it is falling down Nicholas pulls her into his arms and kisses her.

Later that night he climbs into her tower asking her to marry him. She agrees to get away from his aunt and also because she believes Nicholas is poor and he needs her help to restore the Close. Nicholas and Georgia are married a week later, they work hard to repair the roof and inside, as Nicholas pretends to be poor as he courts his bride.

They also work to restore Nicholas' good name in the village and bring Cycil around to love his older cousin again and see the truth.

There is the mystery of what happened to put Nicholas' uncle in his vegetated state, fight the nasty rumors Jacqueline has started in London about both Nicholas and Georgia.

One thing I did like is Nicholas and Georgia declare their love for each other about half way so I got to watch the love grow. There is some very humorous parts about Nicholas lower anatomy compared to her deceased husband, Baggie Wells'. Georgia was married for 3 years but comes to Nicholas' bed a near virgin.

I rated NO GREATER LOVE (B-) the minus for the slowness.

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