About this title: When Dougless Montgomery's fiance dumps her in a churchyard, she weeps over the tomb of a 16th-century knight. Roused by her tears, he comes alive to calm the despairing Dougless.
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Binding: Mass market pb
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 06/1990
ISBN-13:9780671705091ISBN:0671705091
Description: Good. No dust jacket, as issued. Binding's still good, a good reader copy although spine and cover are creased. Unknown printing. 1. 04" x 6. 70" x 4. 21". read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780671705091ISBN:0671705091
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light edge and corner wear. No marks. Tight binding. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780671705091ISBN:0671705091
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Light edge and corner wear. No marks. Tight binding. Tanned pages. Creases on covers. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780671027001ISBN:067102700X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Nice soft cover, lightly read, some shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, light salnt to book., light marks on edges, light aging to pages, library stamps & stickers, stk #2491e9. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 384 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780671705091ISBN:0671705091
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. cover shows some wear, spine is creased, binding still tight, interior clean, Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York, N.Y.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780671705091ISBN:0671705091
Description: Good- G-mass market paperback, spine and cover creasing, spine cocked, shelf wear to cover edges, name on cover page, pages yellowed, text clean. read more
Edition: Twelfth Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780671705091ISBN:0671705091
Description: Good. Time-travel romance. Book is clean, binding is tight and slight age yellowing to pages. Small mended tear at top of spine otherwise no wear to cover. read more
Description: Good. 0671705091 Good paperback book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have small edge tear, corner crease, or owner stamp. A good book! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780671705091ISBN:0671705091
Description: Good. No Jacket. Edges Bumped, Spine NOT Creased, Bottom Right Corner Slightly Curled, Inside Covers Tanned, Interior Unmarked, Good Copy. read more
"Well, in the end I really enjoyed the story. It had a happy ending that actually made my eyes tear up. I had a hard time getting into it though, it started very slow. One of the first things that made me lose interest was the name of the main character. It was really hard to get used to a woman named Dougless, and the name itself is difficult to read over and over again; doesn't flow well for me. Once the story got interesting I could not put it down. I was not impressed with the authors writing, but the story was nice, intriguing and romantic. I like a story with twists, that keeps me guessing. There were a few times I was a little disappointed in where the plot seemed to be heading, but in the end it all worked out; I knew it would end happily, I just wasn't sure how it could work out for the best."
"This is the best Romance novel I have read. I do not read these types of books. I am more into Paranormal romance novels. I could not put this down from the moment I started it. I have been completely wrong about Romance novels and I think I will check out more of her books.. I highly recommend this book to anyone! My mom and Aunts recommended that I read this and I am so very glad I did..
I love how she made Douglass this doormat of a woman and by the end of this book she was a strong woman. I loved the time travel thing I loved the ups and downs and her determination to help Nickolas. I loved how she had Robert and Gloria in the present and the past. I just loved it all.. I think that this is one of the best endings ever in a book... All I can say is WOW you have to read this!!!!!"
"I've always been interested in reading time travel romances ever since I read "The Wishing Chalice" and this one I still remember from time to time. I used to make fun of my friends reading romance novels back in high school, and it's only now that I've come to appreciate what the fuss is about. The writing style was very efficient, modern but it took me to a time warp where everything is vivid and alive, it's almost as if I was eavesdropping. It has a happy ending for everyone although there was a little drama, a little humor helped too. I can't help but wonder if such a character exists and I'm starting to have fantasies of my own about it. I'll definitely reading again, this one's a classic and a fine piece of literature at that."
"There was quite a lot to sludge through in order to get to the romance in this 464 page novel that seemed more like fiction than romance--until the very end. There was a heavy reincarnation theme that began showing itself in the characters that appeared in the beginning (Robert, Gloria) and carried into the second half of the story.
A Knight in Shining Armor takes place in England (1560-1988) and stars Nicholas Stafford as the hero and Dougless Montgomery as the heroine. It begins in 1564 to find Nicholas 3 days away from being beheaded for treason to the Queen of England. It shifts to 1988 to develop Dougless as a doormat to her fiance (of sorts), Robert, and his spoiled 13 year-old daughter, Gloria. I tried to roll with the heroine's character, hoping she would grow quickly with the story, but she grew S L O W L Y. She was so darn stupid I became frustrated with her. How she allowed Robert and Gloria to walk all over her, her thoughts, how she behaved. Ugh! She made my TSTL shelf! I was frustrated that she was left stranded in England, without money, passport, clothes and how she behaved when she finally got money. She was so concerned with her make-up, hair rollers, etc that I just wanted to jump into the book and slap some sense into her. What an idiot! No wonder her family made fun of her and the antics she got herself into. She cried way too much for my liking, too. The girl was always crying.
Her tears bring Nicholas from 1564 to 1988 where she doesn't believe him for a good number of pages. Way too much time spent on convincing her he was from the past. She had no money, place to stay and she was getting him settled. Frustrating. Yes, there was a bond between them. They "felt" each other. Their souls were meant to find each other. The same group of people had been rehashing history what appeared to be every generation. They had "memories" of past events, but only what they felt about the other person.
Most of the book takes place in 1988 trying to find out who betrayed Nicholas to the Queen and accused him of being a traitor. A lot of going to the library to research, all their shopping escapades (that got old real fast), where and what they ate (that got old, too), they visited historical sites while on a mission to find out what happened to the hero's mother and other things. What they learned was Nicholas was known for being a rogue and not having contributed much to history. His family named stopped.
Something happens and Nicholas is back in his time period and Dougless is broken hearted. Through prayer and tears, she ends up in 1560--four years before Nicholas came to her. So, she figures she can change the future by telling him about his treason, who betrayed him and a few other things she learned about his "past." Unfortunately, I had to go through another round of convincing she was not a witch and from the future. I found Nicholas to be a rude, womanizer who was accurately depicted in the history books. I didn't like his character in 1560. Once again, I felt Dougless was being the caretaker of a one-sided relationship.
Something else happens and she's back in her time period minus Nicholas. Did they change the past? For the better?
There was so much reiteration of what happened in one time period to be re-explained in the next time-period and, unfortunately, the author re-wrote those events in lieu of summing them up. Grrr. Too much useless information was plaguing the pages and wore the story down. Not enough romance between the hero/heroine. The book was written in 1989 and was dated in that VCRs and Princess Diana were still mentioned as current.
The ending was very touching and brought this from a 2 star to 3 star for This Reader. I was in tears thinking about the way it ended. The reincarnation, the souls trying to find each other all these years, searching, the message(s) that were left behind had me grabbing the tissues."
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