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The Gilded Webby Mary Balogh
Book DescriptionDell, 11/28/2006. Mass Market Paperback. New. Bookseller Terms of SaleReturns accepted within 10 days of purchase. Not as described: 100% refund upon return receipt of the book. Other reasons: purchase less ship/hand.upon return receipt of book. Standard shipping via USPS Media Mail incl. delivery confirmation. International delivery ships Global priority via USPS. We estimate that an international order could take between 3 to 6 weeks, depending on customs. If possible, we will ship your books via global priority mail, which could reach you as early as 15 business days. Delivery time will be affected by customs, of which we have no control. If a customer chooses to refuse shipment due to customs and import duties, we can't refund the merchandise purchase price. Furthermore, the customer accepts all responsibility for following up with local postal services and customs once the package has left our store. If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to CustServ@bookwormsattic.com, or call 1-877-403-4028. Even more information about this bookSummary of The Gilded WebCustomer ReviewsOn Feb 3 2007, BeverlyRomance said:  "Fans of Mary Balogh will be so happy to have the classic Gilded Series re-released. In this first of three books we find the sheltered Alexandra Purnell in a mistake of identity, kidnapped from the gardens of a ball and taken to the townhome of the Amberley family and tied to the bed for the evening. Dominic, Lord Eden, believes it is his sister Madeline safely tied up in bed at home, as he believes she is eloping with a scoundrel and arranges the kidnapping to prevent disaster. It is his serious, straight-laced, responsible brother, Edmund Raine, the Earl of Amberley who arrives home and finds the young Alex tied to the bed. He knows he must save her reputation and do the honorable thing, especially because he is in need of a wife anyway, so he arrives to her home the following morning to ask for her hand in marriage. Alex and her brother James have led troubled lives under the strict, sheltered, over-religious, controlling rule of their father, Lord Beckwith. Alex not only has no idea about society and rules of the ton, but also does not know how to express her feelings or show joy or happiness, yet alone passion. Edmund and Alex eventually become betrothed and the story moves to the Amberley country estate where Alex and Edmund are to become acquainted with each other. There the story goes into deep detail of the stuggles between these two very sensitive and deep emotional characters, who at first feel they will never know each other, but eventually learn passion and love. It is a deep, strong story and really shows how the romance genre, which according to this reviewer, feels has become too simplified. The romances written in the past were much more involved and took more time in story development. At times it appears that the newer romance writers seem to have lost this art, and at times the classic romance authors disappoint as we look for something written like the Gilded Series, but instead get a rush in less than 300 pages. What has happened to the epics of Bertrice Small and Virginia Henley? Why must a story and the romance reader's attention span be so short? Bringing back this series proves that romance readers are begging for more in-depth romance epics, and it is a delight! I look forward to the next two reissues, Web of Love and Devil's Web." Other Recommended Books
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