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The Wolf and the Dove (Romance Alive/Audio Cassette)
by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Romance Alive Audio Books (1995-07)
ISBN: 1570960291
EAN: 9781570960291
Dewy Decimal #: 813
Audio Cassette
SKU: C110RXC
Condition: Used: Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Aislinn of Darkenwald is torn between her loyalty for her defeated Saxon people and the all consuming passion she feels for Wulfgar, the tempestuous victor.
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Amazon.com Review
When the Normans invade and sweep across Saxon England in 1066, lovely Aislinn of Darkenwald watches her father murdered outside her home. Wulfgar, the Iron Wolf of Normandy, arrives to rule Darkenwald, and one look at Aislinn leads him to claim her as his own. She hates the Norman conquering forces, but Wulfgar awakens a consuming passion in her that she can't deny. As she struggles with her growing love for Wulfgar, she does what she can to aid her conquered people and her bereaved mother. But a jealous lord conspires with Wulfgar's spoiled half-sister and Aislinn's very life is threatened before Wulfgar can admit that the woman he conquered has in truth, conquered his heart. This beloved historical romance deserves a special place on the shelves of millions of romance readers and shouldn't be missed.
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Customer Reviews
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I cringe.
Rating  (1)
Date: 2009-01-03
Just thinking about this book makes me cringe. Invaders take heroines home and her fathers life, as well as other lives. The invaders treat her shamelessly, and the reader is supposed to be glad when we figure out the hero, Wulfgar, was not DIRECTLY involved in the the taking of the castle. However, when he does show up he treats the heroine, Aislinn terribly. I could not condone it. I am an AVID reader of medieval romances, I love them, and the history involved, but this is not romance to me.
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The BEST Medieval Romance I've read!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2009-01-03
This book truly transports you back in time and is my 2nd favorite book by KEW. I love the characters and the entire storyline. A MUST READ for anyone who loves a good romance!
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ok, but loses momentum
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-10-29
I am a romance novel addict and like to think I know a good book when I read one. This one goes on my "ok" list, and I'll never read it again. It was entertaining and the story itself was ok, but it seemed to drag on towards the end. The more I read the more I started taking notice of how many more pages I had left because the book started to really lose momentum and become boring. I felt the same way with "Shanna", another book by the same author. I love historical fiction, but I'll stick with Julie Garwood and won't read another by this author.
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The Wolf and the Dove
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-09-13
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I really enjoyed reading this book, and intend to read it again sometime in the future. I want a full collection of her books and am working toward that goal.
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I liked it, but the characters were too dated for me.
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-07-19
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
The female characters are written from a mindset of 34 years ago: love and serve your husband, family and others in the community, never complain and turn the other cheek when hurt. Women were valued for their beauty and compliance. Yes, this character type may be historically accurate for 1066, but I prefer a little more vinegar in my heroines. Aislinn was too perfect for me. Wulfgar conquered the Darkenwald lands previously held by Aislinn's father. He made Aislinn his mistress/slave. He raped her repeatedly but he was gentle about it, and she enjoyed it. She never acted like she wanted sex because she wanted Wulfgar to marry her first, but once he started kissing her, she was consumed by passion. Wulfgar's hateful sister Gwyneth arrives and takes Aislinn's clothes and tries to hurt Aislinn every day in any way. Aislinn always turns the other cheek and never complains about Gwyneth to Wulfgar. A rival knight Ragnor wants Aislinn and makes repeated attempts to harm Wulfgar to get her.
The plot begins with William, Duke of Normandy, invading England. Wulfgar was born in England but raised in Normandy and is a loyal knight fighting for William. England is eventually conquered and William crowned King of England. Wulfgar is given title to Darkenwald and other lands. Wulfgar was born a bastard with an unloving mother and a father who sent him away. He has hated women all of his life. He uses women for sex but never wants to marry. Wulfgar is a great warrior and a wise, kind leader, except for two things: he doesn't get rid of Gwyneth when he should and he is insensitive to and repeatedly rapes Aislinn.
Gwyneth is hateful, spiteful and does things to harm Aislinn, Wulfgar and the people in the community. I was annoyed that Wulfgar did not send her away. He should have married her off or sent her to a convent. Instead, he allowed her to live in his home. It was like having a poisonous snake living with him for months.
Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: eleven. Setting: 1066 England. Copyright: 1974. Genre: historical romance.
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