Sweet Summer Storm

by Amy Elizabeth Saunders

Book Overview

Fleeing a revolution that has left her penniless, snobbish French aristocrat Christianna St. Sebastien is entranced by common farmer Gareth Larken, who is determined to show her that titles and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843936509
• ISBN13: 9780843936506
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Funny and Romantic

I was pleasantly surprised by this well written romance which takes place during the French revolution. I loved Amy Elizabeth Saunders style of writing. The romance was sensual and believable.

gorgeous book!

what a stunner! I totally did not expect this to be as wonderful as it was. Snobbish aristrocat falls in love with cloddish farmer. . .sounds like a tried and true formula but in Saunders' hands it is magic. I loved the book and sat and read it in a day! I do hope that there will be sequels to this book i.e the stories of the other brothers. I agree with the other reviewer - daniel and Polly just dont go and Daniel deserved a book of his own. do read it if you like well written romance (along with some nice steamy scenes).

Charming, Sweet and funny

In an English country garden a snobbish French aristocrat and a handsome farmer plant the seeds of a desire that will iled a bountiful harvest of love..Christianna has always fantasized about marrying a wealthy nobleman who can pay for her luxurious life in Marie Antoinette's court.But revolution dashed her hopes and sends her fleeing to an English farmhouse far from proper society. And the penniless girl's nightmare is made complete by the amorous advances of a farmer - a man who looks like a Roman god, but acts like a common peasant.Rude, snobbish and affected, Christianna is everything Gareth Larkin despises. And he would refuse to have anything to do with her -but she's the most breathtaking creature he's ever beheld. Determind to steal the beautiful aristocrat's heart, Gareth sets out to teach her that the length of a man's title and the size of his fortune are not necessarily his most important assets. (Text taken from book)If you want a book that encompasses love, passion, humor with a very likable hero and heroine than this is the book for you. In the very first chapters of the book Christianna may appear to be shallow and not so likeable but soon our opinion about her change as more is revealed about her and we come to understand why she has turned so bitter and we come to emphatise with her and also feel sorry. Although she has suffered, Christianna is not a pathetic character who looks for pity.She is strong, stubborn and gives a hard time to Gareth who gets angry with her easily but it is obvious from the start that he is in love with her. The other characters of this book are utterly charming, and funny. The author adds plenty of humor and deftly combines humor with a passionate romance and some touch of danger too. I loved this book and i'd recommend it to anyone.

Loved it. Want to see a book about Jamie Larkin next.

Good follow-up book to Victoria and Phillipe's story. I thoroughly enjoyed both stories. Didn't care that Daniel married Polly though. I liked Polly as the town hussy, but not Daniel's wife. Hopefully Ms. Saunders will write another story using Jamie Larkin. That should end her series nicely.

I absolutely LOVED this book!!!!!!

I have read this book over and over and over and I'm still not sick of it and I never will be. This story will delight you. Christianna St. Sebastien, after fleeing Versailles during the bloody and violent Revolution, meets up with her brother and his wife in England. Her brother, an impoverished Marquis, scrapes up enough money to buy the three of them passage to America where they intend to start a new life. Christianna doesn't want to go - she's been through hell in the last nine months. So her sister-in-law suggests she stay with her family in the country until she feels ready to travel. Christianna imagines a stately country mansion, balls and parties, and rich, sophisticated people. Boy! was she in for a shock. Victoria's family lived in a rambling farmhouse and consisted of six strapping brothers, who Christianna thought were "ignorant peasants", and a father who appears more than a little eccentric. She is horrified that she will be living with them for the next few months. But she was stuck there - her brother had given her passage to Victoria's maid and now he couldn't afford to buy her another. So, she has to wait until her brother can send her the money from America. To the Larkins, Christianna comes across as being aloof and snobby and cold, but no one realizes what she went through during the Revolution (and I'm not going to tell you!). Gareth Larkin, the eldest brother and Christianna get off on the wrong foot instantly. But there is a physical attraction between them that neither can deny. This is a beautiful love story, with lots of humour, passion, and suspense, too. It's about two people who find out that what they once thought would make them happy turns out to be the complete opposite of what really does. Magical, breathtaking romance from a brilliant writer. You'll love it!