Dearest Enemy

romance with a twist, advanture

good civil war back ground

A must read

I read this book right when it came out. It was fantastic. It was rich in historical detail but not to much to bore u. I just wish Mrs Ryan would COME OUT with another book. She writes so well and is a very talented writer... it would be a shame to loose a writer as talented as Mrs. Ryan to writing world. PLEASE WRITE another book Mrs. Ryan.

A terrific star-crossed Civil War romance

In 1859, eighteen years old Suzanna LeGrande is happy living in Virginia with her widow mom and an older brother, Matthew, a West Point graduate. Her brother introduces her to a friend from his cadet days, Ty Bellinggrath. It is love at first sight as they begin seeing one another. One year later he proposes and she accepts. By April 1861, Virginia secedes from the Union and joins the Confederate States her brother and her fiancé join Lee. That summer as the Confederacy gains a great victory at nearby Manassas, the two men in her life die in battle. Suzanna vows vengeance on the damn Yankees.---------------------- Over the next few years Suzanna pretends to be a social butterfly, but is obtaining valuable information for the South as she spies on her Northern guests. In 1864 Union Naval Rear Admiral Mitchell Longley falls in love with Suzanna, but stupidly leaves classified material lying around that she obtains. Suzanna loves Mitch, but her vow means more. She steals the information, which leads to many deaths. Mitch is shattered as he knows who betrayed him. He lives for one thing to destroy the Southern Belle who killed their love.-------------------- Nan Ryan writes a terrific star-crossed Civil War romance that grips readers once Suzanna vows to see Yankee blood flow and never slows down until Mitch pledges to avenge the flow of Yankee blood caused by the betrayal. The lead characters are fully developed especially when anger takes over reasoning as each drives the exhilarating story line with the personal conflicts over loving a DEAREST ENEMY. This is a one sitter historical to learn how it plays out.---------------- Harriet Klausner

Just rent this from the library.

This is my first Nan Ryan novel and was quite disappointed. To the author's credit, the story has a lot of potential. However, it is poorly written and the characters come out flat and one-dimensional. There are pages describing how great and witty and funny Suzanna LeGrande is, though there aren't enough scenes to prove this. The story is so fast-faced, it's almost comical. The hero Mitchell Longley comes out as being almost naive and quite boring. The idea behind the story is a good one. However, Nan Ryan requires a little more polish to make the novel effective for the reader, and the characters need more depth. Overall, 'Dearest Enemy' is a book that should be borrowed from the library (if you're curious) but is not for your personal collection.

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