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Bound By Honor An Erotic Novel of Maid Marian Author:Colette Gale From the acclaimed author of Master comes the tale of a woman of legend, caught in a dark forest of intrigue, desire, and lust. — Maid Marian, now Lady of Leaford, is sent to the court of Prince Johnnot to take part in the debauchery of his Court of Pleasure, but to spy on him for his mother. Little does she know that her secret mission wil... more »l thrust her into a whirlwind of intrigue, terror, and carnal temptations.
At court, Marian is torn between her duty to the queen and her desire for two men: one, the mysterious highwayman the peasants call Robin Hood, and the other, the dark, cold Sheriff of Nottingham. Given an impossible choice, she must submit to the carnality of Prince John's court in order to fulfill her duty and maintain her honor. But in the end, there is only one man for whom she will risk her life and give her heart.« less
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I was so excited when I got this one, but I was incredibly disappointed in it. Her first two were erotic but very emotional and still love stories. This was a bunch of fluff until about three/fourths of the way through. I'd still want to read it, but if you liked her first two, you will probably be disappointed in this one.
I wanted to give this book five stars just because of the unlikely hero, but had a difficult time getting through some of the debauchery. I understand the need to paint certain characters in a very bad light, but at least half of the sex scenes felt gratuitous and didn't do much in my eyes to add to or advance the plot. I greatly enjoyed the ending of the book, but wish the author had taken a slightly different path to get there. It is an interesting take on the dynamic between several of the Robin Hood characters, although the Merry Men have little to no presence in the book.
Currently 1/5 Stars.
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I gave this book a low rating of only 1 star
Although I liked the interesting perspective on the traditional Robin Hood story, much of the sex was gratuitous and just random. Describing the depravity of Prince John's court could have achieved much the same result. Readers are not stupid--we can get the idea without numerous, poorly-written explicit encounters to paint a terrible picture. And, I'm sorry, but most women would not find themselves orgasming uncontrollably as Maid Marian does on several occasions. If a woman is feeling alarmed or repulsed by a situation, it doesn't matter who touches her or how, she isn't gonna get there.
Too bad: if this author had focused on the story and her interesting dynamics between several familiar characters, she could have had a decent book--and a much better score.
Horrendous! What the heck? Every single character in this book had split personalities or something. 'I love this guy oh wait no I don't I love this other one.' The story was choppy and the sex added NOTHING to the over all plot. It was like the smut was added in later so it didn't flow. Do not read this. I love love love Robin Hood stories but this was just plain awful. I wish I could give no stars. I was going to read her other ones but now I certainly am not.