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| Honor's Splendour | 
 enlarge | Author: Julie Garwood
Publisher: Pocket
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  112 reviews
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0671737821
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780671737825
Publication Date: April 30, 1991
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Product Description
In the feuding English court, gentle Lady Madelyne suffered the cruel whims of her ruthless brother, Baron Louddon. Then, in vengeance for a bitter crime, Baron Duncan of Wexton—the Wolf—unleashed his warriors against Louddon's main. Exquisite Madelyne was the prize he catured...but when he gazed upon the proud beauty, he pledged to protect her with his life. In his rough-hewn castle, Duncan proved true to his honor. But when at last their noble passion conquered them both, she surrendered with all her soul. Now, for love, Madelyne would stand fast...as bravely as her Lord, the powerful Wolf who fought for...Honor's Splendour.
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 Good, not great January 3, 2009
The story was good, but not as great as I expected after reading some of the rave reviews posted here.
 Simply Delightful! January 2, 2009
This was one of Garwood's BEST! I wish it had been longer actually because I so enjoyed the chemistry between Duncan and Madelyn. My favorite scenes were where she warmed Duncan's feet, where she hit poor Edmund in the eye while she was raging with fever, and where she not only named Duncan's huge war horse but turned him into "her little lamb". The scene where everyone thought she'd get trampled by the huge beast is priceless! Oh yes, and where she continually told Duncan she fed a wolf, his not believing her until the end, and then her not believing HIM that he'd seen the wolf.
I have to agree with one other reviewer and say that both Duncan's brothers deserve stories of their own. I really liked Edmund and Gilard, especially Gilard, who goes from hating Madelyn to adoring her, and perhaps was a little in love with her. Perhaps one day Garwood will give them their stories as I'd like to find out what happens to them both. I also liked Adela and Gerald. Gerald was just as determined to win over Duncan's sister as Duncan was Madelyn.
I can't relate how many times I laughed and shed a few tears throughout the book. A purely DELIGHTFUL story from start to finish and one I couldn't put down.
guilty pleasure December 4, 2008
This is a book I'd classify as a guilty pleasure. Not in the sense that I'd hide it from anyone else, but in the sense that though I realize it's not very good, I enjoy it anyway.
In this case, the heroine is just too naive to be believable, but it makes the book very funny anyway. As long as I ignore the little voice in my head that says she should be able to learn something eventually.
Her naivete makes sense at first--she was raised by elderly priests--but it goes on too long, and she doesn't seem to learn anything.
Still, as I said, it's very funny. There's adventure and romance, and a heck of a lot of humor, but it's one of those books that I have to turn off my internal critical reader to enjoy.
 SIMPLY DO NOT BOTHER! August 23, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Julie Garwood failed me in this one. While nicely researched it is the typical white night rescues princess. Save your money and hope that Julie goes more toward the detective series shich happens to be my favorites. This one was just a bust in my book- bad pun- sorry!
Madelyne needs a hankie July 16, 2008
Overall, this story is very sweet and entertaining. I have read several of Garwood's other titles, and have enjoyed them immensely. There were only two things about this novel that I did not care for, and both of them concerned the heroine, Madelyne. To begin with, I understand that the heroine in this type of novel is supposed to be innocent, but Madelyne's innocence bordered on stupidity. At times, she was just a little too naive for words. Some of the things that came out of her mouth were painfully ridiculous. Secondly, Madelyne cries continuously! She's crying because she's happy... she's crying because she's sad... she's crying because she's mortified... you get the picture. Between Madelyne and later, Adela, there were enough tears to fill an ocean. Both characters show a great deal of inner strength, and just when the reader thinks they're finally going to show some outer courage, they collapse into tears again. Sometimes, the tears are over rather inconsequential things, so after a while, it's understandable if the reader starts to lose sympathy for them.
The male characters were another story altogether. Duncan, his brothers, and Gerald were very well done. The were strong, heroic, and funny. The comparison of Duncan to Odysseus got a little bit old after a while, considering the fact that Odysseus was unfaithful to his wife - more than once - so perhaps Duncan did not have as much in common with him as you might think.
In comparison to some of her other titles, Honor's Splendour is clumsy. The dialog is a little stilted, and walks a thin line between drama and melo drama, but despite the cloying heroine who was a little too prone to tears, Honor's Splendour is still an entertaining book that is certainly worth the read.
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