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Astride her white palfrey, surrounded by a nimbus of silver-blond hair, Jasmine was a vision to strike a man mute with desire. But the violet-eyed love child of King Richard's half brother had vowed that no man would ever rule her heart. Until she saw the face of the Devil himself in her crystal ball--the dark, brooding knight who would kill to make her his own. She would risk a dissolute court and a maddened, lustful king to keep destiny at bay, anything to keep her from the hypnotic eyes show more and burning caresses of...The Falcon.A wickedly handsome warrior who lived by blood and the sword, Falcon de Burgh wanted to wed no woman--until he laid eyes on the exquisite Jasmine, and he vowed to possess her, to teach her all the wondrous ways a man could love a woman, no matter what it might take to conquer her fiery, unyielding heart. Falcon knew only blind, reckless passion as he swore to tame, at the risk of his life...The Flower. show lessTags
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I like Virginia Henley, but I did not like this book. Jasmine was horrible throughout. She never showed any growth - she was a selfish spoiled brat to the very end. The only reason this book didn't get a 1 star rating is because I liked Falcon's character. I would be interested to know if the voluptary aspects of King John and Queen Isabella are true.
These EARLY Virginia Henley books cannot be beat for Historical Romance. Sadly her later works do not compare. Her "The ____ and the ____" series are far and away the best Historical Romances I have ever read.
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Romance novelist Virginia Henley was born in England in 1935. Her novels, many of them set in medieval England, Scotland or Ireland, are often published in hardcover as well as paperback, a rarity in the romance genre. Henley won the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award for Historical Fiction in 1996. Her titles "Seduced" & "Desired" were New show more York Times Bestsellers. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Falcon and the Flower
- Original publication date
- 1989-09
- People/Characters
- Falcon de Burgh; Jasmine
- Important places
- England, UK
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- Members
- 232
- Popularity
- 139,850
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.62)
- Languages
- English, French, German, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 2
