Raven's Vow

by Gayle Wilson

Book Overview

Raven's Vow by Gayle Wilson released on Nov 24, 1996 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373289499
• ISBN13: 9780373289493
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

MOST EXCELLENT - STRONG CHARACTERS - Keeper!

The American merchant, John Raven,35, is informed that in order to make contact with the moneyed Aristocrats he needed a wife of royal blood. Lady Catherine Montfort, only daughter of a Duke, is eighteen and in her second season in London. Her father insists that she make a choice of husband or he will make it for her. All she wants is freedom. An idea that John Raven can play on. A contender for her hand is Viscount Gerald Amberton, who is toadying up to the Duke. He figures that given time and marriage to Cat that he can tame her to his way. Foolish man! Raven promises to give her freedom, one stipulation only, that she does not take a lover. Raven is one man that Cat cannot read his emotions. She is tantilized by his enigmatic smile. Her father, the Duke of Montfort, refuses to acknowledge their marriage. He would like to see the end of Raven or get his daughter a divorce. Then the mysterious attacks start and Raven must call upon all the training that his beloved grandmother had taught him. The stoicism of the Indian blood running in his veins helped him to conquer death. Of course, Cat finds herself falling in love with her husband but cannot get his mistress out of her mind. But she finds his golden body deliciously attractive and his startling blue eyes seductive. Lady Catherine has no idea that her marriage to Raven may well be his death warrant. How the story progresses will keep you enthralled. Enchanting, provocative, seductive are all words that apply to this fascinating Regency and the ending is outstanding. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - definitely a keeper! Enjoy - I certainly did.

An unashamedly romantic delight!

The plot of the book is pretty simple. A romance of a marriage of convenience, a couple of villains trying to defeat the couple, sexual tension between the hero and the heroine that keeps you turning the pages, waiting for them to finally consummate their marriage, and a happily-ever-after ending. The hero, John Raven, is an enigmatic mix of Native American and Scotsman, and I really wanted to have him all to myself. The heroine, Catherine, is spunky and loyal. Her very naive view of life and particularly of love, get her into trouble, but Raven is an honorable hero, so he wins her love without taking advantage of her. Catherine is a lady, the daughter of a duke, and Raven is a rough-hewn, untitled self-made man. Although the villains are pretty sterostypical, and the plot isn't very comlicated, the romance is what drives the story, and sometimes that is just what the doctor ordered! This is a keeper for my shelf.

Raven's Vow is a story you don't want to miss.

I read Gayle Wilson's contemps first and loved them, so I was anxious to try one of her historicals . . . and it was as big a treat as I had hoped. John Raven is a man who keeps his promises - in the case of his wife the promise is two-fold. He's promised her freedom, something most women lack in the British Aristocracy. And he's promised himself she'll be his in more than just name - he wants her heart and soul. Raven's Vow was a delight. Catherine was a strong woman in a society that frowned on feminine strength. That she finds a man who not only allows it, but cherishes that strength is a true "happily-ever-after."