About this title: The brooding Lord Bernard MacCullough spends all of his time in his decrepit castle, trying to figure out who it was who betrayed his father to his political enemies. To prevent interruption by pesky villagers, Bernard perpetrates a rumor that he is, in fact, a dragon. The gullible villagers respond by sacrificing a virgin, beautiful young Gwendolyn, to Bernard. They tie her up and leave her near the castle to be eaten. When Bernard finds her, he realizes he must keep her captive, lest the villagers discover the truth about his ruse. Romance soon blossoms, of course.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780553581836ISBN:055358183X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light edge and corner wear. No marks. Tight binding. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. 055358183X SS--This mass market paperback book is in between very good & good condition! ! FIRST EDITION! ! FULL NUMBER LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1! ! ! Some creasing of the spine. Standard signs of wear from reading. Has store stamp on top border. SMOKE FREE HOME! Do not settle for worn, torn, throwaways. Pay a few pennies more for a nice copy! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780553581836ISBN:055358183X
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Light spine creasing; note and name inside cover; Text pages fine. Synopsis: One stormy night the superstitious Highlanders of Ballybliss decided to leave a helpless virgin bound to a stake in the castle courtyard to satisy the appetites of the dragon who lived there. read more
Description: Very Good. 055358183X Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 055358183X Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780553581836ISBN:055358183X
Description: Fair. 055358183X Mass Market Paperback, previously read used book in acceptable condition, great reading copy, fair amount of shelf wear..._ read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780553581836ISBN:055358183X
Description: Acceptable. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
"After reading the cover blurb and through Chapter 2, you can pretty much see exactly how the rest of the book will go. Now, that's no problem, if engaging characters, rich dialogue, or humorous situations keep you entertained while you read. No such luck.
Hero is boring, emo, 1-D. Dragon analogy is stretch throughout the book in non-clever, corny ways. I must be revenged! What? I love her? Ok.
Gwen is curvy/plump. Don't worry about forgetting it, because it's shoved in your face about once a page. Besides having an IQ higher than an orange and a childhood crush, that's her main personality.
Side romance is also shallow. Not charming, as I think it was going for. Dumb as rocks sister falls for kind/boring/harmless sidekick.
Mostly for plot purposes, villagers transcend idiocy past the point of belief. It was awful.
Their "love" comes more from mutual attraction than anything else. They interact a few times (nothing happens) and all of a sudden they are in love. And we're suppose to believe it. It's actually very annoying.
"I think this was the first of hers that I read, and it was good enough that I read several more over the years; I think hers is the one romance author name besides Julia Quinn that I know."
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