Amethyst (Jewel Trilogy, Book 1) [NOOK Book]

Wonderful!

A great story and sooo worth the money. Actually its a bargain because its almost 900 pages (and not the kind where is jumps alot of pages each chapter). Great read and now im off to start book 2

6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Loved this book!!

Enjoyed every page. Love books from this time period. I will definitely be reading the rest in this trilogy.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Fun Easy Read

Loved the pace of this book and the way it flowed the characters were fun to follow and made you want to follow them.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Buy the box set

I loved all three & wish i would have seen the box set before purchasing all three seperately. I definately recommend the Jewel series, so buy the box set!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Ameythest

Excellent four book series love story. Could'nt help but think how much my mother would enjoy this "thick book". Because she wanted me and daddy to get our moneies worth out of the book and enjoy them also.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Everything you want in a romance novel.

This story is well told, and the premise isnt one you find in a lot of romance novels (lord and commoner). Before this story I had never read anything about Restoration England, it sounds scandalous. I will definitely get the next book in the series.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Delving into the romance genre is not for the faint of heart. Y

Delving into the romance genre is not for the faint of heart. You can read a lot of really poorly written romances that just drag on and on and never go anywhere. I however like to think that reading the poorly written ones allows you to clearly know a gem when you read one. Lauren Royal’s Amethyst is just that, a gem. (Yes, pun intended!)

Amy Goldsmith (although her real name is Amethyst) is a successful jewelry maker who has quite the unfortunate personal life. She is scheduled to marry a man whom she does not love in two short weeks. To make things worse, he wants her to become a stay at home mom, and give up her career, which she is not ready to do. Although she is stuck, Amy does not want to back out of the marriage for fear of embarrassing her father. She longs for true love, and she gets a glimpse of it when Colin Chase, the Earl of Greystone, enters her shop. Although she feels that he is definitely above his notice, her life is changed when a fire devastates her shop and home and Colin comes to her rescue. He takes her to his home to rehabilitate, and although Colin’s siblings take a liking to Amy, he remains distant and asks her to leave as soon as possible. Amy, however, has begun to have feelings for Colin, and enjoys her time with his family. Unfortunately for her, Colin is betrothed to another woman, who’s dowry has been spent towards the reconstruction of Colin’s castle. Unwilling to break up this monetary agreement despite his attraction, Colin is locked in a battle of wills against Amy, who wants him no matter the cost. Will Colin eventually reconsider and give in to is heart’s desire?

I’ve always enjoyed historical fiction novels that use true events as their backdrop, as opposed to just using a specific time period and developing a story. In Amethyst that true event is the Great Fire of London in 1666. As sad as the event was, it is an excellent plot device that sets the reader on a journey of self discovery with Amy and Colin that we certainly wouldn’t have dreamed of without the amazingly detailed and intricate imagination of Royal.

To me, Amy read as a nod to the modern woman. Your first taste of her modern ideals comes when she stands up to her fiancée, Robert, and expresses her desires to continue being a jeweler. Robert’s jealousy over her jeweling skills are what drive his desire to have her stay at home and give up her occupation. After the fire when Amy is able to escape and meet Colin, she continues to hold onto her ideals that she can run the family jewelry business. Even after finding herself in love with Colin she realizes a marriage between them would end any future she has with her craft. She forces herself to make a tough decision: choose love or her craft. Royal does an incredible job weaving this difficult journey of “staying true to self vs heart” effortlessly. I can honestly say that Amethyst is one of the only historical romance novels that I actually truly believed in the conflict of heart that the heroine and hero go through. Every romance novel I’ve read has a conflict drawing the heroine and hero away from each other, but it’s rare to find one that has to do with something other than conflicting social classes. Amy’s need to continue her craft made for a much more interesting conflict. It was refreshing, honest, and definitely a worthy addition to anyone’s “to read” pile. Go pick up a copy!

(Reflections of a Book Addict)

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

A wonderfully passionate novel.

I'm not a big fan of paperbacks, but this one caught my eye. It was one of the best books I have ever read. The storylines were wonderful and full of details that made the story seem oh so real. Great book!!!!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A wonderful read

What a sweet and tender tale. Be swept away in a passionate love story as Lauren Royal makes you part of the adventure. I can't wait for the rest of the trilogy!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Read

WARNING! Do not start this book unless you have time to read it from cover to cover or you will be frustrated! :) I've never served dinner so fast! I had to finish it. I loved every page.

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Amethyst

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Good long story

Enjoyed this new author. Story was nice and detailed and nice and long. Some books of this genre are way too short. Detailed and very entertaining. Kept my interest throughout. Would read next book in series and possibly others by her as well. If you like historic romances, you won't go wrong with this book.

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Great read..

This is a long book for a 'bodice ripper' at over 800 pages but it keeps you involved. I wish her craft could have re evolved for Amy sooner but it all turns out good. Loved meeting Kendra and her wit. Ford is quiet and puts me slightly in mind of an laid back "Sheldon Cooper". Great characters and adventure..

Rec Love it!

I enjoy the mix of history, compelling characters and romance!

very good books

I enjoyed this book throughly very good author enjoyed her other books also

Ooh la la

This is way more my speed, compared to 5 shades of grey. There are sex scenes that arent too explicit and this a very enjoyable plot to go along with it. I would read this again and thats much more than I can say for Christian Grey.

If you're a fast reader like I am, you'll like the length of thi

If you're a fast reader like I am, you'll like the length of this book! The story is sweet and the historical discriptions about jewelry making and the court of Charles are quite acurate. I like the plot that has Amy wanting to continue her work after getting married-some themes ring true across the ages! Fans of the genre will be happy with this book.

Great book... very enjoyable

Fantastic, couldn't put it down. Loved the whole series!

Medievel Setting Romance

I was a bit startled at the length of the book. However, it was a great read that kept your interest to the end. I truely loved the way the story played out. I highly recommend it for the many levels of the tale it told.