How to Tame a Willful Wife
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4.1 • 59 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
"A sensual historical romance with a feisty heroine and deliciously determined hero."—Night Owl Reviews
It's a duel of wit and wills in this charming retelling of The Taming of the Shrew. But the question is...who's taming whom?
How To Tame A Willful Wife:
1. Forbid her from riding astride
2. Hide her dueling sword
3. Burn all her breeches and buy her silk drawers
4. Frisk her for hidden daggers
5. Don't get distracted while frisking her for hidden daggers...
Anthony Carrington, Earl of Ravensbrook, expects a biddable bride. A man of fiery passion tempted by the rigors of war into steely self-control, he demands obedience from his troops and his future wife. Regardless of how fetching she looks in breeches.
Promised to the Earl of Plump Pockets by her impoverished father, Caroline Montague is no simpering miss. She rides a war stallion named Hercules, fights with a blade, and can best most men with both bow and rifle. She finds Anthony autocratic, domineering, and...ridiculously handsome.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Caroline Montague, an only child, has been indulged by her father. She wears breeches, rides astride, and knows how to use a dagger. Anthony Carrington, earl of Ravensbrook and her fianc , is intent on molding her into a typical lady. As soon as they marry, Anthony starts her lessons in lovemaking and proper behavior; Caroline defies and challenges him repeatedly without stopping to consider his reasons, lying to the servants and circumventing his edicts at every opportunity. Caroline may be an independent and strong woman, but her willfulness and selfishness make her look like a child. Anthony has his own faults, being too proud and stubborn to explain his actions, but his adult realization that marriage will change his life will please readers who weary of Caroline's tantrums. Their interactions are refreshingly honest and passionate, but Shakespeare fans will find this Regency-set supposed homage a far cry from the original Taming of the Shrew.
Customer Reviews
Fabulous
Better than five stars. This book is beautifully written, well-edited and clever. A beautiful heroine and role model.
Wish i could give 1/4 of a star or 0
Barely got 20% in before giving up. I hated her willingness to cave when cowed and his unwillingness to view her strength as something good. Written as if a product of the time I hated every second I endured.
Sorry I prefer my historical fiction to be a little more modern with women who actually stand up for themselves and men who respect strength when they see it.
Because NOT ONCE did he view her strength as something that could possibly protect her. All he saw was a horse that needed breaking, and for me that it too much like Shakespeare’s play, when I was hoping for a better interpretation of a man who recognises strength in women and how her’s could be an asset not something that needs to be beaten out of her (even if he never physically hurt her in the little I read).