Castles by julie garwood epub

Sign in. Orphaned and besieged, Princess Alesandra knows that only a hasty marriage to an Englishman can protect her from the turmoil in her own land. The bold, raven-haired beauty instantly captivates London society, much to the amusement of her makeshift guardian, Colin, younger brother of the Marquess of Cainewood. But when Alesandra is nearly abducted by her unscrupulous countrymen, Colin knows he must protect her and offers a marriage that should be in name alone—until their first kiss ignites a wildfire in his soul.

As the lovely princess dashes headlong into unforseen dangers, Colin will risk his own life to save her and claim Alessandra as his own—forever Languages English. Passion and danger abound in this classic historical romance from 1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood. Julie Garwood - Author. Why is availability limited? Sign in Cancel. Add a card. Add a card Contact support Cancel. I loved when He rejected all her suitors with the seven deadly sins!

And then he said he was bowlegged and I just thought it was so cute. You really could figure out who the killer was early on Serial Killers and Sweetness Odd combination here but I loved it. You really could figure out who the killer was early on but it was still a great book. I started Heartbreaker by her set in current times but I just can't get into it. I may move on to Mercy. I just wish she would still wrote these amazingly sweet romances.

I just love her writing style! Jul 19, Nithu rated it it was amazing. Another wonderful story from Julie Garwood. I have read this book in the past. Now, I have listened to the audio, narrated by Heather Wilds. She did a fine job most of the time, giving the princess a Germanic accent, which seemed suitable. Her voice is easy on the ears, not grating. Her portrayal of Colin was also good. She didn't try to force her voice to sound deep and gruff, like a man's, which always grates on my ears.

However, she showed little or no emotion when portraying the love scenes. I'd go about 4 stars for the narration The I have read this book in the past.

I'd go about 4 stars for the narration The story itself is not my favorite historical by Garwood, but it's okay. The pacing is a bit slow and the plot a bit weak. Only 3 stars for the story. Some parts are great, though. I liked Colin's devoted butler, Flannaghan, who fell over himself for "his" princess, Alesandra.

I liked Alesandra's cleverness, surreptitiously handling Colin's ledgers and finding a way to ease his wounded leg. Colin is often grouchy, but I liked him, too. He made me laugh a little but I didn't laugh during this book as much as during some of Garwood's other historicals.

I could not buy the reasons given for Alesandra to move in with a bachelor. Would never happen, lady's maid or no maid. The abduction plot thread with the general who wanted to marry the throne was predictable and somewhat inconsistent. Plus, some threads were left unfinished. I did not care for the scenes with the psychotic lady-killer, but this is typical of Garwood, to include grisly murder along with the seething thoughts of the sociopath.

Apparently, she likes to write psychos into her stories, or maybe she depends on this trope to allow the hero to rescue, and to build tension. It was good to see characters from the prequels. The scenes with Colin's brother Caine were entertaing -- the scenes when he called the princess "the plague" and when he watched Colin find something wrong with every potential husband.

View all 6 comments. Let's call it 4-and-a bit stars : I finished listening to this audiobook with a huge smile on my face. Yes — there were some aspects of the book as a whole that I found problematical, but an excellent performance by Heather Wilds — a narrator I will certainly be looking out for in future — helped me see or hear past those issues, and just sit back and enjoy the story for what it was; a well-written and well-performed piece of romantic fluff.

Castles is the fourth book in Ms. The heroine of the story is Alesandra, princess of some unspecified, European principality, who was orphaned at the age of twelve and brought up in a convent. Alesandra informs him straight away that she has to get married in the next three weeks and his name is at the top of the eligible bachelors lists prepared for her by his father.

Colin will have none of it but Alesandra is by no means disappointed by his refusal. She is certainly struck by his good looks, but she can already see that he is proud, arrogant, and will be difficult to manage so she promptly crosses him off the list and asks him to help her to choose a husband from the remaining candidates.

You can read the rest of this review at AudioGals , where I've given the story a B and the narration an A-. View all 4 comments. Jul 01, Reisha Ritchie rated it did not like it Shelves: english-historical-romance. This was such a frustrating read.

I sneered, screamed, and rolled my eyes so much while reading this. I hated Colin. I despised how he spoke to Alesandra as if she was a child. He spoke to her very rudely. He demanded things of her, as if his word was law.

He made her do things she didn't want to do and what made me more upset was that Alexandra allowed it. She wants to come off as a strong and independent woman. However, she stops when he says stops, and backs down when he says back down. She is a weak woman. I couldn't read any further. I had 3 hours and 30 minutes left to read in the book, and couldn't waste those hours of my life. I hate books with leads such as these two.

I loved the first book of the series struggled with the other two. This one I outright hate and had to say no more. Princess Alessandra is the perfect mix of naive and unconventionally sassy that is typical of a JG heroine.

Colin underestimates her severely, pegging her for an empty-headed but beautiful girl who his father has conveniently dumped on his doorstep! Colin is my least favorite hero from JG. Overall fun read! On to the next one. May 02, Jessica Grogan rated it did not like it. I now understand how readers that read Julia Quinn and don't get why those of us that do love her feel. Julie Garwood's books seem to be beloved, but I don't get it. There were a few funny parts but this book was overwhelmingly boring.

I get that it came out twenty years ago and I tried to give it some leeway because of that but Colin is just such an ass it's hard to. He's a control freak and Alesandra has no say in anything as far as he's concerned. And I don't understand why the nuns want DNF. And I don't understand why the nuns wanted rid of her so badly in the beginning because she seems to just accept everything that comes her way or she cries about it.

I don't know that Julie Garwood is for me. Apr 10, Pamela AllHoney rated it really liked it Shelves: royalty , virgin-heroine , nuns-and-convents , published-ins , hr-georgian-regency , spies-hr , guardian-ward , redhead-hero , dukes-earls-viscounts-etc. The fourth book in the Crown's Spies series by Julie Garwood. Princess Alesandra ends up on Colin's doorstep when everyone in his family ends up ill and he is forced to assume guardian duties while his family recuperates. Funny and fun. Another enjoyable read by Ms.

All right I'm calling it. These two are driving me crazy. It was sweet without being creepy lol. I definitely recommend this one for fans of that trope. This one held up just fine as a stand-alone.

Apr 23, Cindy rated it it was ok Shelves: historical-romance , regency , romance. Regency romance with sex. He becomes the same cookie cutter hero JG uses in all her romance novels. Alesandra is a dispossessed princess of a small European country. She's a typical JG heroine drop dead beautif Regency romance with sex. She's actually smarter than a typical JG heroine, in fact smarter than Colin.

She falls for him though. There's a secondary story about a serial killer. The whole story is pretty contrived. Yeah right. Colin acts like a jerk through the first part of the story. Very disappointing, because I liked him in the other stories. Mar 09, Sandra rated it did not like it Shelves: romance , squicky. Given that this novel has a high average rating of 4.

The editing was bad too. The use of the adjective "sexy" once yeah, it was that kind of book is an embarrassing mistake, but I would have let it pass. Sure, the setting was and that term wasn't used at least in the way you mean until a Given that this novel has a high average rating of 4. Sure, the setting was and that term wasn't used at least in the way you mean until a whole century later, but still, one time I might let it slide. But FOUR times? Mar 26, Valentina "TinchyB" rated it really liked it.

Miss Garwood you are one of my favourite authors! But I was so disapointed with this one Characters were shallow,feelings not well written I so hope that next one will be better,I'm not quiting on you View 2 comments. I can't belive I read a book with more than pages in 2 days even though I had a lot to study this weekend. But I think that that just shows how amazing and beautiful this book is!!! Out of the series, I think this one was my favorite. I especially loved the parts with Colin's father helping find a suitable husband for Princess Alesandra and how Colin is finding fault with every single one.

Too funny! May 05, Christina rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , favorite-hr. Listening to some of my favorites. Readers also enjoyed. About Julie Garwood. Julie Garwood.

Garwood attributes much of her success to growing up in a large family of Irish heritage. Add in the fact that I was the sixth of seven children. Early in life, I learned that self expression had to be forceful, imaginative, and quick," says Ms. She began her writing career when the youngest of her three children entered school. After the publications of two young-adult books, she turned her talents to historical fiction.

Since then, she has branched into other genres including contemporary romantic suspense. Today, her name appears regularly on the bestseller lists of every major publication in the country, and her books are translated into dozens of languages around the world. Garwood lives in Leawood, KS and is currently working on her next novel. Other books in the series. Crown's Spies 4 books. Books by Julie Garwood.

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