The Sun and the Moon

by Patricia Ryan

Book Overview

A rough-and-tumble warrior and an innocent intellectual embark on a dangerous mission to expose the scheme of a corrupt churchman and save England from civil war. But their plan may be cut short and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451200322
• ISBN13: 9780451200327
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A worthy sequel to 'Silken Threads'

While a little slow to begin, this book soon becomes a very enticing, absorbing read which by halfway through is very hard to put down. The characters are intelligent and well-rounded, the storyline is full of clever, unpredictable twists and turns, and there are some truly raunchy and inventive moments indeed, some of the best of them not even involving the main two characters. The author of this book is a seriously good writer, and her books are almost too good to be in the romance genre. By the way, I read some parts of this book out to my boyfriend (I think you can guess which parts) and he enjoyed it VERY much indeed, which just goes to show that even those who usually find romance books not to their taste can get enjoyment out of this book. My only qualm with the storyline was that I kept wondering why, in one scene, when the fuses of the bombs were burning down, someone didn't just throw a bucket of water from the nearby well over them and douse them, instead of taking the action they did. But I guess that wouldn't have made for even nearly as dramatic a plot twist as the one which eventuated. Overall, this was a very strong effort. Bravo, Ms Ryan, you've written yet another winner!

Quality Reading

While the beginning of the book left me wondering if I should continue (it could have been the mood I was in upon starting this novel), I stuck with it and was not disappointed! I was struck by the strong characters within the story -- I loved both Hugh and Phillipa, and rooted them on as I moved from chapter to chapter.Despite Hugh's stubbornness, I found him endearing and likable. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to venture into his thoughts about Phillipa, as well as her thoughts about him. I found them both strong, enjoyable characters.I encourage anyone who enjoys adventure, spying, and romance to read this book. You will not be disappointed.

Heavenly

Being my first Patricia Ryan I was duly impressed by her gift for storytelling....Hugh and Phillipa were people with problems that could have existed and their discovery of love was credible. I found only Phillipa's thwarted sacrifice slightly fantastic, other than that it was an amazing story and a book I would recommend to my friends! Can't wait to read more of Ryan's books!

Above average romance

Part romance, part spy-mystery story, this book grabs your attention and hold on to the end. While some of the enemies of our hero and heroine seem a little one-dimensional, the main characters themselves are well-drawn and believable. The romantic tension between them works. The historical setting, too, is well done. One note of caution, though: the sex scenes include some mild S & M and although there were plot reasons for this, this book might not be best for younger readers.

Intriguing, Delightful, Suspense and Finally Love

Hugh the Warrior/Cynic and Phillipa, the academic,are worlds apart in their thinking and philosphies, but are thrown together in an effort to thwart the plans of a devious cleric and even more devious queen, Eleanor of Aquitane, to overthrow King Henry. Hugh and Phillipa join forces to discover the plot against the king and attempt to abort it. Believing that Phillipa has freely given her favors to other men, the plan is for Phillipa to seduce the cleric to obtain the required information; however, Hugh soon discovers that Phillipa is a virgin and thus the intrigue begins. Meanwhile, being thrown together has brought out feelings in the couple that they did not know existed so this is another problem with which they have to deal.The story held my interest where I reached the point I could not put the book down. I highly recommend this book. Patricia Ryan has done it again.