The Gift

Crown's Spies, Book 3

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

The New York Times best-selling author of Ransom weaves the delightful, sensual story of two lovers destined for high adventure and blissful rapture!

A child bride, Sara Winchester had grown into a winsome beauty, joyfully anticipating the day when her husband Nathan, Marquess of St. James, would return to claim her heart at last. Charmingly innocent, she dismissed the ancient feud that divided Nathan's family from her own.. .and she was totally unaware of his past exploits as the notorious pirate, Pagan. The man who now stood before her was perplexing, arrogant and powerfully handsome... a warrior-gentleman whose gentle touch aroused her to the wildest, deepest pleasures of love.

Nathan had never bared his soul to any woman, but he was soon utterly beguiled and exasperated by Sara’s sweet, defiant ways. Aboard his ship, The Seahawk, she was brave, imperious and determined to win his heart completely - yet upon their return to England, her love would be sorely tested as a vile conspiracy tried to tear them apart. With their future at stake, they would discover the true destiny of their passion... for all time!

©1991 Julie Garwood (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Can't wait for the next one

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read the previous one and found this one very interesitng and it held my interest as well. I look forward to the next one.

Very Entertaining!!!

If you could sum up The Gift in three words, what would they be?

Funny! Entertaining! Exciting!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sara was so cute! I loved her character. Nate was good too! A totally a manly man!

Have you listened to any of Susan Duerden’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes - Loved it!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The same. It would be a good movie

Awesome book

Ready for book 4. I have totally enjoyed all 3 books of this series. Great story line.

Great books!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I found this book great entertainment .

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed & cried & got disgusted with the girl.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed all three books connecting this family.

Fun, Romantic, Humorous...GREAT Historical Romance

Another great installment of The Crown Spies series by Julie Garwood.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book mainly because of the character development and the characters interactions with each other. From the most important characters all the way down to the secondary and tertiary characters in the book - just all so well written ad developed you can't help but enjoy every minute of this book!

Garwood just has a way of writing superb dialogue.

I didn't think The Gift was quite as good as the second book but its probably on par with the first book in my opinion. which is great. There wasn't quite as detailed and mysterious of a plot like in the second book but it still held my attention from beginning to end.

Susan Duerden is still a masterful narrator in this installment. She is one of the best.

YES! Credit Worthy!!!

Wonderful!

A classic. This title is my favorite Garwood novel and one of my top ten favorite romance novels. I love many books, but it's not often I can't understand the opposing perspective. Everyone is different, with different perspectives and opinions. Most of my most-loved books, I can read negative reviews and say, "I don't agree, but I understand." This book, that isn't the case. I read the negative reviews of this book and just shake my head. I don't get it. This is a well-written classic romance with great pacing, great characters, a compelling storyline and hot sex scenes without being vulgar.

Amazing

Such a great author, another good book from Julie Garwood, five stars. Wish she had more books!

A RIOTOUS REGENCY ADVENTURE ON THE HIGH SEAS

This is book 3 in JG's fantastic series The Crown Spies and, as usual, she delivers her winning formula for us Historical Romance lovers to suck up, revel in and enjoy in a storyline that includes adventure, fun, romance, sex, thrills, laughs, intrigue and of course, likeable H/H's who's endings are always tender, inevitable and predictable but it's the journey we all love to hear about and share in.

Nathan and Sara's story was filled with entertaining characters who are involved in a hilarious lol story that'll have people scowling and looking at you believing you've gone totally mad (but hey who cares). Nathan is handsome, arrogant, possessive, dominant, protective to loved ones and he growls and scowls at everybody especially when he captures Sara, his childhood bride, as he is finally ready to fulfil a bargain made years earlier and needs to both consummate and procreate to seal the deal. Sara, a delicate beauty who's naive, quirky, trusting, giving and loving but is also prone to screaming and crying...... and she's just the remedy Nathan doesn't realise he needs to break down the walls surrounding his heart.

Great secondary characters who help to make this one of the best in the series and I'm soooo looking forward to book 4 Castles which is Sir Colin's story - so please please Audible keep your listeners happy and add it soon.

Could easily be a stand alone listen but it does mention characters from previous books.

Worth a credit? It's definitely creditworthy, especially for the 12 and a half hours of listening pleasure it gives you, but it's an unbelievable bargain at under $10 - so save your credits for a more expensive, but maybe not a more worthy or enjoyable, listen.

Romance on the High Seas

The Gift, by Julie Garwood, is the wonderfully, romantic story of Nathan, the Marquess of St. James, and Sara Winchester. I enjoyed this book, as narrated by Susan Duerden, and found it to be an absolutely captivating third installment to JG’s: Crown Spies Series.

Sara is young, and a romantic, at heart. Those of us who love a great romantic tale will fall in love with her and be able to relate to her “rose-colored-glasses” view of the world, where she wants to believe she lives.

Nathan, of course, on the other hand is a strong, possessive, warrior of few words; making them perfectly entertaining characters, involved in a funny, adventure.
Definitely Credit Worthy!

Couldn't put it down

Now that I am into this series, I am not getting anything else done because I want to put all the pieces together. Garwood has introduced many characters in this series that I have come to enjoy and want to see what happens to them. I was surprised by the main characters in this one, it's a twist from what I expected, but I was pleased that she created another original miss for the story line. Looking forward to book #4.