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catsbah's review against another edition
2.0
Started out well, but I got a little bored toward the end of the story.
spatlese's review against another edition
3.0
Another enjoyable read in this series. This book takes us back to tell the story of the historical founders of Edilean, VA.
laprofedelengua's review
4.0
Muy buena historia. Quizás porque había leído críticas no muy buenas sobre esta novela, pero superó ampliamente mis expectativas!!!!
Me encantó la historia de Angus y Edilean. Coincido en qué se hace un poco larga paro realmente vale la pena.
Me encantó la historia de Angus y Edilean. Coincido en qué se hace un poco larga paro realmente vale la pena.
srah's review against another edition
2.0
Not spectacular, but also not as spectacularly awful as some of Jude Deveraux's recent books have been. I'm glad she seems to be getting back into traditional contemporary and historical novels instead of that awful time-travel phase she went through in the 2000s.
mharrgtn's review
2.0
Needed something light and this fit the bill. I do like this series better than other recent ones.
covertocovergirl's review
2.0
The dialogue was witty and clever, but the story line was a bit boring, annoying, disjointed and convoluted in places... I quite liked Deveraux's earlier books and was somewhat let down by this one...her older writing style is much better! ⭐️⭐️1/2 of 5
allylu's review against another edition
4.0
This is the story of how Edilean, Virginia, the town around which Jude Deveraux' Edilean series is centered, came to be. It starts out in Scotland where Angus McTern lives with his clan on land that used to belong to the McTerns until Angus' grandfather lost it gambling. Of course, the new owner is a good-for-nothing Englishman. His niece comes "visiting" and her uncle plans to give her to one of his cronies on her 18th birthday when she inherits trunks full of gold from her father. In turn, the crony will give the gold back to her uncle. Well, the girl - Edilean (sound familiar) - plans to escape with the gold to a man she thinks she is in love with, but it all goes wrong. Angus ends up rescuing her and traveling with her to America. I don't want to give everything away, but Edilean turns out to be a very feminist-type woman and fends for herself quite well after Angus leaves because he is being pursued by her uncle and the man she was supposed to marry. The story takes us to the frontier, to Connecticut to buy a fruit farm, and eventually to Williamsburg. I really enjoy reading Jude Deveraux' novels. They are exciting, amusing and the characters are true. I especially like her time travel novels, but this one was quite good as well.
rachelm31f6b's review
3.0
3.5 Stars. This story was good and sorta fit with the series line that is shaping up...but it is a bit thrown in. The first book takes place in modern day Edilean. The second book is in the 1700s, with the founders of the town when they first meet, how they come together and at the end about how the town will be formed. I liked the characters and the story was interesting and I felt like it moved (someone told me they thought it was too slow/stalled). One of the things that I found frustrating is that I wasn't sure who was descended from these people? Was I supposed to be picking that up? So it just feels like a weird thumb a bit...because then book 3 goes back to the modern times. Just interesting.
Seems a bit like a stand alone that could have gone at the end of the series....But still good and I enjoyed.
Seems a bit like a stand alone that could have gone at the end of the series....But still good and I enjoyed.
arwenel's review
4.0
As with the other Edilean series, I loved it. Can't wait to read the next book!