The Taming

by Jude Deveraux

Book Overview

Los caballeros ingleses pretend?an la mano de la acaudalada Liana Neville por su fortuna. Rogan Peregrine era el ?nico que no ocultaba la raz?n de su inter?s por ella, pero sus caricias convirtieron... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067174383X
• ISBN13: 9780671743833
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

For historical fiction, this is one of the best. Jude Deveraux is one of the top 5 authors in this category. I've read every single book she has written and highly recommend most of them.

My 2nd favorite Jude Deveraux book

I just finished reading this book, and it has quickly become my second favourite Jude Deveraux book, A Knight In Shining Armor is number one. In this book, wealthy Liana has agreed to marry the pig of a man, Rogan. She thinks that she can change his horrible ways (lying, cheating, adultry, going weeks without bathing, ect), he just wants to marry her for her money. As the weeks pass, Liana finally begins to change her husband's cheating ways by throwing a flaming torch in his bed while he is sleeping with another woman. Rogan quickly learns that Liana is no woman to be messed with. She gets the servants to clean out the castle, she begins to cook properly, and gets the men to bathe. One day she is kidnapped by an enemy of Rogan. She is taken prisoner in his castle, with word that Rogan cares nothing for her, and has no plans to rescue her. Or, so they say. Anyway, wonderful book about Medieval England. I just love historical romances! I can't wait to read the sequal. If you also love historical romances you should read this book. ``Katrina

He married her for all the wrong reasons...but it backfired.

I love Ms. Deveraux's writing, and this novel was in my opinion one of her best.Rogan marries Liana for all of the wrong reasons. He wants her dowry not her. Liana, against all protests of her step-mother decides that this is the one of the many suitors she will wed. Liana wants love and is determined to get it, while Rogan wants nothing of the sort, and is determined not to give it. Who will win?Ms. Deveraux has outdone herself. Her characters are easy to believe in. She weaves a fantastic tale of the trials and tribulations of love, and heroism. I couldn't put this novel down. You won't be dissapointed.

My favorite Jude Deveraux book of all time!

One of Jude's more overlooked books, 'The Taming' is classic Deveraux, and you definitely won't be disappointed. Yes, boys and girls, it's even better (in this gal's opinion) than 'Knight in Shining Armor' (though it's a close second).'The Taming' starts out as your typical medieval romance. Liana Neville is a heiress in need of a husband, but she won't marry just anyone. She actually sets her sights on Sir Rogan Peregrine, who happens to be the realm's most filthy knight. Yep, you heard me -- he's dirty and dirt poor. He's also handsome and smart and treats plain-faced Liana differently than everyone else has -- so she marries him. Of course, it doesn't turn out just how naive Liana expects it to, and you'll find yourself utterly surprised at this storyline. I suppose the reason that I love this Deveraux book so much is that it's definitely a twist away from the normal. The castle that poor Liana is shipped off to live in with her husband is an absolute pig-sty (described to a tee, I might add), and the way warlike Rogan treats his silly, gentle wife made me smile--he has NO idea of what to do with her.The other thing I really liked about this book is Liana herself. Rogan is fairly one-dimensional overall, but Liana is so very NORMAL compared to most romance novel heroines that I found myself loving her. She's no ravishing beauty or dashing vixen or witty conversationalist. She's just herself -- naive, a bit spoiled, and head over heels in love with a husband that ignores her. She reacts exactly as I feel that I might react myself to a lot of situations -- she's very much an 'Everygirl' for those of you that are tired of the too-perfect heroines of other novels.I cannot stress enough how much I enjoy this book (it remains on the top of my list of all time favorites).

Not Your Typical Romance...

We have to face it as readers that various genres have annoying cliches and characters that pop up ALL the time. One of my many pet peeves has been the scholarly sensitive viking/warrior. So the man has been taught to fight all his life, but he's a kind intellectual deep down. I didn't have that problem with this book at all. Rogan is very definatly not a sensitive intellectual. In modern times he would be a real bastard, but considering the times...At the same time Liana is not a shrinking flower. Once she realizes she has to be firm with Rogan she pushes and prods and is a very strong heroine in her own right. Rogans horror at her affection and cleaning is funny to watch. And her exasperation at his inablilty to remember her name is equally amusing. Of course the book isn't perfect, but it is definatly one of my favorites.