| His Captive (Zebra Debut) | 
 enlarge | Author: Diana J. Cosby
Publisher: Zebra
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 42879
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1
ISBN: 1420101080
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781420101089
ASIN: 1420101080
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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 nothing special November 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with Romance Lass- don't waste your time. It is pretty boring and there are so many other Scottish historical romances that are better.
 Great Debut Novel September 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I must admit, I'm normally not a fan of Scottish Historicals, but I really loved this one! And I'm very happy to know that the secondary character (Duncan) has his own story coming out in December!
 Predictable with bland charachters July 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This novel was a predictable captor captive romance. There was a little twist in the plot at the end. But it was your basic female captive who hates her captor yet is drawn to him and attempts to escape several times, usually to her own detriment. There is also the requisite villian too. What would have elevated this novel to more than just a captive/captor plotline would have been really likeable leads. They were a bit bland.
English Lady Nichola, the lead, never really knows her own mind. After she is captured from her brother's castle by Scottish hero Alexander she fights her feelings for him as they traverse Scotland. However, her actions did not demonstrate tender emotions. She was at times terribly ungrateful for his kindness when she clearly deserved his wrath.
Alex spent most of the time regretting his decision to capture her because he believed her so vulnerable. I never saw it in her except her irrational fear of storms and locked rooms. It seemed he was constantly saying I'm sorry to her for every mishap that had occurred in her life. It was a bit tiresome. He is also torn between duty to country and his feelings for Nichola. She recognized this faster than he did.
Also, I did not see Nichola do much to endear herself to others, especially the Scotts. This would have made her character richer and kinder. She always seemed aloof with everyone.
As stated earlier, the ending has an unexpected twist which did surprise me. But other than the "that's interesting" ending the book fell flat
Good first effort but... June 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
overall pretty boring. The book was reasonably well-structured and followed the typical historical romance formula. It simply didn't contain enough excitement and certainly not enough romance for me and the characters were pretty one-dimensional. The author has talent, but unfortunately this book didn't hold my interest.
 A fun read, but not the best book.. June 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I initially read this book for the sexy cover... yum. The book wasn't half bad, but it wasn't that memorable to me. The characters were okay, but they didn't spark and light up the pages in my opinion. It was actually one of those books where I was more interested in secondary characters... namely, Duncan. Maybe I just have a soft spot for heroes who like to tease and joke around. I hope his story is coming up..
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