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    Lord of Vengeance
    Lord of Vengeance
    Lord of Vengeance
    Audiobook10 hours

    Lord of Vengeance

    Written by Lara Adrian

    Narrated by Antony Ferguson

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Taken captive by Gunnar Rutledge, a dark knight sworn to destroy her father, Raina d'Bussy must teach forgiveness to a man who knows no mercy and lives only to exact revenge on his enemy. But time in Gunnar's keep stirs an unwanted passion in Raina and something far more perilous: she finds herself falling in love with the one man she should never desire.


    For Gunnar, vengeance is all that matters. He seeks the ultimate price from his enemy's beautiful young daughter, but the proud beauty defies him at every turn, tempting him like no other. Setting out to break Raina's glorious spirit, Gunnar instead finds himself bewitched by her goodness and her strength. Can he seize the justice he is due without losing Raina forever?

    Contains mature themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJul 30, 2014
    ISBN9781494573294
    Lord of Vengeance
    Author

    Lara Adrian

    Lara Adrian is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of the Midnight Breed vampire romance series, with nearly 4 million books in print and digital worldwide and translations licensed to more than twenty countries. Visit her online at LaraAdrian.com.

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    • 4/5
      Lord of Vengeance is a story that I put on hold for the longest time. The last time I read Tina St. John (almost 5 years ago) I didn’t have a fun time with the story, so I put this author aside, but this ebook was on sale a couple of years ago and its been resting in my nook ever since, and I decided that I wanted to start reading some of the books I have had on it for a while now, but haven’t picked up yet. This was a refreshing change from other historical romances I have read lately. First off it’s in a medieval setting (which I love, because we don’t see it that often), from the first chapter I was completely drawn into the story. I didn’t have a tough time at all with the flow or keeping up with it, the characters were interactive in a way that was very emotionally vivid in many ways. Their relationship starts out with more of an emotional connection, the physical intensity is there, but not way strong at first, it seemed to flow naturally. We see the building of their bond with each other, and we a change in the characters as they face certain truths and we how they handle those situations and these two really pulled through. I can’t believe how drawn I was into the book, and I can just say that I can’t wait to read another of Tina St. John now, especially with her attention to detail and historical context, the time and the people who are described come alive off the pages for the reader. A story you don’t want to miss out on.
    • 2/5
      Ok, I haven't finished yet so I may have an update later but these are my thoughts so far.

      My perpetual hang-up when it comes to the "romance" genre comes into play yet again. I have a real problem when the hero/heroine fall for each other based on nothing else besides physical attraction –unfortunately many romances are like this and they just aren’t to my taste so this probably wasn’t the right book for me. Despite this, I’m still going to give me break down of the book.

      There is a big difference between the personality/character of Gunnar as presented to the reader and to Raina. Gunnar is verbally, and even a teeny bit physically, abusive to Raina and despite that, because she is physically attracted to him, she starts to fall in love with him. While the reader can see that he is a tortured soul and is granted some reasoning behind his words and actions, Raina just sees the abusive man that has sworn to kill her father, but all of that takes a backseat to that fact that he is good looking. And all of this completely ruins their relationship for me because it feels false.

      In addition, the only character I actually like is a secondary character, Alaric. He's the only character that I believe. Everyone else seems to lack a consistency in their personalities.

      UPDATE:
      The ending got a little better so I'm giving it a 2 rather than a 1. Again, I think this just wasn't the right book for me.
    • 4/5

      First of all the new cover is HOT! This was a wonderful historical romance and first novel by Lara Adrian (author of the immensely popular Midnight Breed series). I know her only through that modern paranormal series, so I wasn't sure what to expect of this historical piece. I wasn't disappointed.

      As a young boy, Gunnar Rutledge has never forgotten his father's murder, nor the slaying of his mother at the hands of Baron d'Bussy. Now fully grown and a ruthless warrior, he vows to seek vengeance on his enemy. When he meets the lovely Raina, he's shocked to learn that she is his enemy's daughter. When none of his taunts work to lure the Baron into a confrontation, he kidnaps Raina to use her as bait. During her ten day captivity, Raina never imagined she'd learn the truth about her family and come to love the brutish warrior, who not only captured her, but her heart as well. But how can she love Gunnar when he seeks to kill her only family? Is he willing to sacrifice his quest for retribution in favor of gaining so much more?

      You can't help but love Gunnar, despite his stubbornness to stay the course he has set for himself. The tough exterior he presented hid the man he truly was at his core. His endless needling of Raina brought out his cheeky side and she showed him how feisty she could really be. The build up to their HEA was nicely paced and the true story between their two families unfolded in a steady flow. The only thing I had an issue with was the Baron's confession at the end. He was definitely certifiable, and I thought Raina let him off the hook too easily in the face of all her father had done. And don't even get me started on Nigel (that was a surprise).

      All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed their story and for $0.99 this book is a steal!
    • 2/5
      I’ve been reading cheesy romance novels since I learned to read. I simply love them. They provide me with escape and comfort whenever life gets stressful or I need a good reading palate cleanser because I know I’m always guaranteed a happy ending. So when I saw this one for free I jumped on the chance. I can’t have too many cheesy romances and Lara Adrian is the author of the Midnight Breed Series I’ve heard so much about.

      This one was just okay for me. For the most part I found the characters one dimensional and predictable. The hero, Gunnar, is a brooding hunk of a man hell bent on vengeance and Raina, the heroine, is sweet yet fierce when the situation calls for it. The villain, who shall remain nameless because I don’t want to spoil, is bad all around. Every character with the exception of Baron d’Bussy is pigeon holed in their role so that they lack any kind of substance or complexity.

      My other issue was the dialogue. There was a lot of “nay”-ing going around and it just didn’t sound authentic enough for me. The dialogue wasn’t particularly witty or amusing either. I always look forward to the hero and heroine bantering back and forth, but for this book there were few scenes where I found the bantering amusing.

      From the author’s note at the end of the ebook this was one of her first novels and well…it shows. The writing, the characters, and the plot are not very impressive, but they do show a good enough start. I’ll definitely be checking out Adrian’s Midnight Breeds series because from what I’ve heard she has improved. Check the Lord of Vengeance out if you’re looking for a quick cheesy romance, but just don’t have high expectations if you’ve read any of her later books or are feeding off the hype of her later books, like I did.