Everlasting audiobook

A Great Medieval Romance - 4 and 1/2 Stars!While I did not rate this as high as her other medieval romance, The Wolf and the Dove, I truly enjoyed this story of Raven Seabern, the handsome black-haired, blue-eyed son of a Scottish laird (the father reminded me of an older Sean Connery), who is a messenger for King David of Scotland and trusted by King Henry. He meets Abrielle, a red-haired Saxon beauty, in Henry's court just after her stepfather, a faithful Norman knight, is passed over by Henry for the reward he justly deserved. Suddenly Abrielle is no longer pursued by the eligible young suitors for she will have no dowry of land or title. And, worse, in order to save her family from ruin, she agrees to wed the evil and ugly Desmond de Marle who has lusted after her even before her betrothed was mysteriously killed. Raven watches from the sidelines as all this is happening for he is already in love with the fair Abrielle and will not leave her. This is a tale of the time when there were still difficulties between Normans and Saxons and also between England and the Scots. But against that background, there is the prospect of true love conquering all. And so it does.This was Woodiwiss' last romance, published in 2007, and while not as sweeping or detailed in scope, nor frankly as good as her others, it is still a fine medieval love story and I recommend it.Here's a list of her other novels:Birmingham Family Saga Series:The Flame and the Flower, 1972A Season Beyond a Kiss, 2000The Elusive Flame, 1998Single Novels:The Wolf and the Dove, 1974Shanna, 1977Ashes in the Wind, 1979A Rose in Winter, 1981Come Love a Stranger, 1984So Worthy My Love, 1989Forever in Your Embrace, 1992Petals on the River, 1997The Reluctant Suitor, 2002Her best ones were written in the 70s and 80s, with this perhaps an exception.

4 STARSEnjoyed it. Even though the heroine's lack of brains often drove me to drink. I do find that KW, definitely favors her Heroes. She is a master at creating them. These are some of the best romances, these epic medieval stories that even drag a bit of history into them. This one definitely had a good amount of the far-fetched sprinkled into the story, but it was still hard to put down. These timeless romances never get old for me.

I just love this book, haven't read it in years but when I saw it was available as a kindle edition at my library I was thrilled !!! I always enjoyed Mrs Woodwiss's style of storytelling. Her books are what got me hooked on historical romance novels. I won't blab to much about the plot line or else I may give it all away. Basically the story takes place in medieval england close to Scotland's boarders. You have a sweet young heroine who is willing to do what she needs to do to help her family. Despite her own feelings, a odious man who is ONE of many villains and a good man with the support of his father who helps her.

** spoiler alert ** Me encanta esta autora. Puede que a otros resulten densas sus descripciones y lenta su narrativa, pero para mí leerla es el paraíso, es pasar páginas e ir observando dentro de mi cabeza las escenas narradas, es sentirme capaz de distinguir a través de sus letras hasta el aroma de cada estancia, los colores del paisaje e incluso la calidad de las telas del vestuario.La única "pega" que encontré en esta historia en particular ha sido el carácter de la protagonista femenina. No sé, no me acabó de convencer. Sé que es fuerza tratar de adentrarse en el contexto social y moral de la época para entender su postura y su comportamiento pero a mí el hecho de que se mostrara tan sumisa y resignada al principio de su compromiso con el despreciable Desmond, comportándose como un cordero guiado al matadero sin vía de escape posible (¿no había otra solución? Seguro que no?) y que, a su muerte, cambiaran tanto las tornas e incluso se le subieran un poquito los humos, no me acabó de agradar. Demasiado rápido, demasiado cambio de actitud. De nada a todo. De niñita aterrorizada a reina del castillo. No me convenció. Tampoco la testarudez mostrada en todo momento hacia Raven.

Volim knjige ove tematike... Dvorci... Lordovi.... Zanimljivo i lako čitljivo stivo..

"Everlasting" by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss(from the back cover)Handsome and kind--a black-haired Scotsman with vivid blue eyes--Raven Seabern is an emissary for his king, and unlike any man Abrielle has ever encountered. From the moment their eyes meet, he intrigues and mesmerizes her--and dancing in his arms at a royal banquet leaves her weak with the desire to surrender. But their love can never be, for Abrielle is betrothed to a "monster." And the well-being of everyone she cares for demands that she honor her promise.Still, the fire lit that night will not be doused. Raven knows he has found the true one and must never let her go--though secrets, deceptions, dishonor, and unimaginable peril will surely be their fate if they follow the dictates of their hearts.Wonderful Historical Romance, this book is set in 1135 during the rein of King Henry of England and King David of Scotland. Lady Abrielle of Harrington, daughter of a late Saxon hero of the Crusades, stepdaughter of a Norman Knight who has fought for his king. The family is in dire straights and will be penniless if the king does not bestow a title on him. Abrielle must marry to keep the family together and provide financial security for them. The man she must marry is ruthless and wants Abrielle at any cost. Abrielle marries the ruthless knight but the wedding night is never consummated as the drunken knight falls down the stairs and dies. Which leaves the door open for Raven Seabern. But he must gain Abrielle's trust and love. But, isn't there always a but in these stories!! Another ruthless nobleman want her also and all the lands and riches the has inherited. So the fight begins for Raven to get and keep her.

Abrielle has seemingly lost everything, her stepfather was shunned by the king for his bravery in the crusades and her finacee died tragically from a fall that is a questionable accident. This made her search for a husband become an act of desperation to save her family from poverty. She must accept the proposal from the evil brother of her late finacee, but not willingly. In steps Raven Seabern, the dashing Scot with black hair and flashing blue eyes. He saves her multiple times and she has captured his heart, but her Saxon birth makes her distrustful of the Scot. Will Abrielle ever be able to trust Raven, and will she ever be able to pursue the romance between the two of them that burns so brightly??

This wasn't the best page-turner I've read, but for a historic romance it was a very nice story. I loved how the author weaved in the unique differences of English and Scottish clansmen; the parallel today would be race, but clan differences seem no less violent or insane. The main character was believable if not perhaps a bit too daft and innocent-sounding, even for the time period. I can understand the idea behind "I'll never trust him because..." but after repeated obvious efforts to woo her, a typical woman may have simply given up or receded instead of simply continuing to say "but he didn't...".Overall though, was a good read. I would read it again, but it isn't a book I'd read more than once.

Abrielle of Harrington is beautiful and courted until her step-father is denied the title and lands he should have earned while serving in the Crusades. Suddenly disgraced, she's forced to accept the suit of her dead fiance's cousin, an odious man. She's very attracted to King David of Scotland's emissary, Raven Seabern, but he fails to speak up. When the odious Desmond de Marle falls drunkenly down the stairs on her wedding night leaving her a wealthy virgin widow, the suitors come again. Raven repeatedly saves her, but she's not happy with his previous behavior, and thinks he's after her fortune also. After he saves her from yet another kidnapping, they reluctantly marry. Eventually Raven wins her over. She prolongs her distrust a little too long, but this is a great medieval by Woodiwiss, better than some of her recent titles - still hard to top Flame & Flower and other early ones. Relatively clean too.

It has been awhile since I even touched a romance novel, but I couldn't resist. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss quickly became one of my favorite romance authors years ago when I was in my romance phase. I'm still drawn to her books and after reading this one have considered going back and rereading some others. Woodiwiss redefined the historical romance genre, and every single book of hers I've read has become and instant favorite. This one is no different, and I ate it up very quickly. It's hard to put down any of her books. I will say that for awhile I thought a couple details were glossed over or forgotten but the author picked them back up later, to which I was relieved. I hate when details are mentioned and then never referred to again. In the end, the guys get the girls, some of them are pregnant, and everybody lives happily ever after. Such is the bumpy road of romance novels.

Es la última novela publicada de Kathleen Woodiwiss y hay una gran diferencia con las escritas en sus comienzos, en la década de los 70 del siglo pasado ¿Y en qué se percibe? Aunque sus protagonistas femeninas no se achantan fácilmente, aquí Abrielle es una mujer que, a pesar de tener que aceptar un matrimonio que no quiere ni desea, con Desmond de Marle, decide, piensa, opina y razona porqué da ese primer si. Raven, es una amor, tiene que ganársela y ante hechos consumados no se lo pondrá nada fácil. Y es aquí donde se ve que supo, la autora, adaptarse pero sin dejar de ser ella misma. La ambientación histórica es increíble, como pasa con todas sus novelas y el resto de personajes, sobre todo los malos, son muy Woodiwiss.Por un lado, siempre es un lujo disfrutar de un libro de ella, y por otro, tristeza al saber que fue el último.Para mí Kathleen Woodiwiss POR SIEMPRE.

This is my third time reading this book well listening to it. Its full of love , jealously, revenge and betrayal!!!A girl has to marry this awful guy to save the family money wise. She learns about the past two wives this guy had and what happened to them but yet she still goes thru with the wedding but dreads the wedding night. He gets drunk and tries to hurt her but Raven is in the right place at the right time to save her once again!!! He ends up dead after Raven pushes him down the stairs. She is now back at square one needing to marry and they host a game to win her hand in marriage and who wins Raven so they are wedded at once! Theres still more drama and action but i don't want to ruin it for you.SO go get a copy and dive into another time of medieval ladies and Lords!U will not be sorry that you did.

I enjoyed this book. It did take me a while to read it because I haven't been reading as much as I used to. The story was good but I felt like they focused more on her surroundings then the relationship between them. I also felt like the ending was a little rushed not sure why I think that. I have loved Kathleen E Woodiwiss books all of these years, and in the previous books it always felt like the two got to know each other better, this one it didn't seem that they were together enough for them to of gotten to know each other. I guess I could be wrong but this was my feelings towards the leads in the book. As I said I still enjoyed it and maybe since there was such a big gap in my reading maybe I just don't remember them being together more.

Excellent🏰 Opposing Kingdom’s at Risk - Can Love Be Found ❤️Kathleen E. Woodiwiss is such a talented author. While reading her stories you find yourself transported back in time to a world full of strife and accords, good and evil, villains and heroes, Saxon, Norman, English, and Scottish peoples battling to survive and finding love along the way. While reading this story I felt like I stepped back to 11th century and was experiencing the horrors and triumphs along side the H/h. If you enjoy HR with amazing characters and unequivocal plots I encourage you to give this book a try!Overall 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 5 Flames 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

** spoiler alert ** Great read. However, I hated that Raven was portrayed as being honorable but on his wedding night to Abrielle resorted to rape. I would have thought the honorable thing to do would have been to prove to her that he was in love with her and didn't want her wealth and waited for her to come to him. I wanted him to court her and for her to fall in love with him and come to him willingly instead of him taking from her the very last and only thing she had that was truly hers to give. That's why this book got 4 stars instead of 5.

EverlastingThis was a story of a woman coming into her own. Because of the neglect of King Henry I to her stepfather after the crusades she wad forced to marry an evil man with a nephew not happy with the settlement. The groom fell to his death on the wedding night and because of the nephew's kidnapping was forced to wed the Scot that rescued her. It did have a happy ending. Great author, great book.