Breathtaking adventure novel, passionate love story, and action thriller rolled into one

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	• The Magnificent Rogue Iris Johansen Bantam, 1993 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Wow!

Wow... what an excellent historical. IJ is really an interesting writer. This was a wonderful romance (love story) & also had a very involved plot. It kept moving, never allowing me to grow bored. I will have to say that it had a touch of gore that I don't care for & had to skim over - but not enough to ruin the book for me. It is set in the late 1500's when Elizabeth is on the throne in England & James is on the throne in Scotland. Of course anything to do with that time period revolves around potential plots to overthrow a throne or two - this story is no exception. However, IJ did it in a very different way. The love story was really an enjoyable one to me. The hero & heroine definitely had their differences to work out, but they didn't fight & hate each other all the way through the book like in so many of the stories from this timeframe. (Also, I would be very remiss to not mention that a couple of the love scenes are enough to make a person fan herself & glance around to make sure no one else is looking!) The heroine started out being a little too naive but she learned her lessons well & turned out to be such a wonderful lady. The hero was a very hard man, as all of them had to be in that time, but he was exceptional from beginning to end (& a lover to die for!) :)
It's not your light reading type, but if you like a true love story with a very involved plot then don't miss this one!

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Interesting

I really enjoyed the historical aspect of this book. I usually end up skimming quite a bit while reading romances but this book kept my interest. I did find the romance a little bit anticlimactic at the end though. A little more time could have been spent with the romantic relationship towards the end of the book. I also found that Kathryn's attitude toward the queen was a little out of character. She could have got what she wanted without resorting to blackmail. Although a strong character I didn't think she had the nerve to quite pull that off.

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A luscious piece of literature...

Like the Beatles said " All you need is love". This book is a provacative dream. It was a luminous lovely lustful large enlightenment for the senses. Every page made heat surge through my body. I know love, and this book shows it. Just like my hero Delilah, on wish 99.7, I'm an expert on the human interaction called loooooooove. Just like your mom.

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Breathtaking adventure novel, passionate love story, and action thriller rolled into one

The Magnificent Rogue is one of the most exciting and intelligent romance novels I've ever encountered. Set in Elizabethan England, this breathtaking adventure novel, passionate love story, and action thriller rolled into one will keep the reader constantly on the edge of her seat.

Princess Kathryn Kentyre has been raised in harshness and secrecy until rescued by the sensuous, iron-willed Robert MacDarren, the strong handsome laird of an idyllic Scottish island, Craighdhu.

Robert has been forced to marry her for high political reasons. But he can never truly possess her because even Kate's presence at his home threatens all the people under his care.

Yet how can an impossible situation part passionate lovers destined to be together? Even when the fate of a nation stands in the balance?

The Magnificent Rogue features an astoundingly real and unforgettable hero and heroine along with a final plot twist that can only be described as stunning. Here is a novel to treasure and one that no romance lover should miss.

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One of my favorite romance novels!

The Magnificent Rogue is one of my favorite romance novels (if not the favorite!). This book is a great example of Iris Johansen's work when it was more romance and less mystery. If you enjoy this read also try Storm Winds (part of the Wind Dance trilolgy), The Golden Barbarian, The Beloved Scoundrel, and The Ugly Duckling. The best of the best!

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A princess and a warrior-chief are swept from the glittering courts of Elizabethan England to the storm-tossed cliffs of the Scottish Highlands, in an engrossing tale of peril and desire.

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