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Set in 1812, this is the story of Devlin O’Neill, a daring sea captain in the British Royal Navy, who is Irish by birth and loyalty. He cares nothing for England, only for Ireland and taking revenge on the Earl of Eastleigh, the English soldier who brutally murdered his father when Devlin was only 10. Devlin becomes a success for the wealth it brings and the opportunity for revenge.

Devlin has risen to become a well-educated, successful officer, recently knighted. He frequently flies in the face of his orders, but the British need him for the coming war with America so they put up with his antics. Acting more the pirate than the officer, Devlin is ready for the final blow to Eastleigh, bankrupting him by requiring a ransom for his American niece.

American Virginia Hughes was born and raised on Sweet Briar, a tobacco plantation in Virginia. With her parents gone, she has one goal: to pay off her father’s debts and rebuild her beloved Sweet Briar. She sails to England, hoping to convince her uncle, the Earl of Eastleigh, to lend her the funds. On the way, Devlin abducts her.

For most of the book, Devlin is a man who has steeled himself against all emotion to accomplish his daring sea adventures and his revenge. Cold, uncaring and willing to use anyone he must to meet his ends (for 6 years, he takes the Earl of Eastleigh’s wife as his mistress, caring nothing for her). And, for most of the book, it’s a tug of war between Devlin, who shamelessly uses Virginia as well as others, and his captive.

At the end of it, Devlin finally realizes he has fallen in love with Virginia and wants a family, but it was a fairly abrupt turnaround. And Virginia just kept hanging in there through all his abuse (except for brief periods of sanity). It reminded me of Stormfire but lacked Monson’s fine touch or the angst of that story or a courageous heroine. Still, it was not dull and held my attention.

It’s a part of the 13-book deWarenne Dynasty but you can read it as a stand alone. If you like bold, arrogant Irish heroes, you just might love it.


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The Prize The DeWarenne Dynasty Brenda Joyce 9780778320890 Books Reviews

A great read! I’m really enjoying the series!
Omigosh, what a boring disappointment. I've read other Brenda Joyce novels and bought "The Prize" based on past good experiences. But this book just plods along with repetitious dialog, unsympathetic characters and truly dull plotting.

What we have is another tale of the girl hating the guy but wanting to have sex with him. The guy hates the girl too but wants to have sex with her as well. In my neighborhood we call that dysfunction, not romance.

I'm halfway through the book and not much has happened other than they hate each other, they have sex, then they hate each other some more, they have sex again and then they think about it for four chapters before they start all over again.

I don't think I can stick with this drivel. I think I'll re-read "A Lady at Last" (also by Brenda Joyce)a true romance novel with characters you can actually like.
good book
I have always loved Brenda Joyce books until this one. He was the worst hero of any of her books. I can't believe that someone could be treated that unkind and still love them. Made no since to me. He just kept being meaner over and over and she kept saying I love him. No romance in the book for me.
Good!
I love, love, love this book I checked it out from my public library romance section years ago. I always went to the library before a trip to re-check it out, on my last vacation it wasn't on the shelf. When I got back I bought the book. I've already read through it twice
This book would have been good if the heroine had some backbone and the hero wasn’t such a jerk. There wasn’t any romance. The heroine was too forgiving and desperate. The hero was so horrible. He abducted her and treated her abominably. That’s not romance. He had no regard to her feelings and her well being. She took too much. She should have had some pride and self respect. There was no romance here. Just the heroine being abused throughout the whole book. This book was horrible.
Set in 1812, this is the story of Devlin O’Neill, a daring sea captain in the British Royal Navy, who is Irish by birth and loyalty. He cares nothing for England, only for Ireland and taking revenge on the Earl of Eastleigh, the English soldier who brutally murdered his father when Devlin was only 10. Devlin becomes a success for the wealth it brings and the opportunity for revenge.

Devlin has risen to become a well-educated, successful officer, recently knighted. He frequently flies in the face of his orders, but the British need him for the coming war with America so they put up with his antics. Acting more the pirate than the officer, Devlin is ready for the final blow to Eastleigh, bankrupting him by requiring a ransom for his American niece.

American Virginia Hughes was born and raised on Sweet Briar, a tobacco plantation in Virginia. With her parents gone, she has one goal to pay off her father’s debts and rebuild her beloved Sweet Briar. She sails to England, hoping to convince her uncle, the Earl of Eastleigh, to lend her the funds. On the way, Devlin abducts her.

For most of the book, Devlin is a man who has steeled himself against all emotion to accomplish his daring sea adventures and his revenge. Cold, uncaring and willing to use anyone he must to meet his ends (for 6 years, he takes the Earl of Eastleigh’s wife as his mistress, caring nothing for her). And, for most of the book, it’s a tug of war between Devlin, who shamelessly uses Virginia as well as others, and his captive.

At the end of it, Devlin finally realizes he has fallen in love with Virginia and wants a family, but it was a fairly abrupt turnaround. And Virginia just kept hanging in there through all his abuse (except for brief periods of sanity). It reminded me of Stormfire but lacked Monson’s fine touch or the angst of that story or a courageous heroine. Still, it was not dull and held my attention.

It’s a part of the 13-book deWarenne Dynasty but you can read it as a stand alone. If you like bold, arrogant Irish heroes, you just might love it.