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    How to Tame a Willful Wife

    By Christy English

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    "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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSourcebooks
    Release dateNov 6, 2012
    ISBN9781402270468
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    How to Tame a Willful Wife
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    Christy English

    After years of acting in Shakespeare’s plays, Christy English is excited to bring the Bard to Regency England. When she isn’t acting, roller skating, or chasing the Muse, Christy writes historical novels from her home in North Carolina. Please visit her at www.ChristyEnglish.com

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    • 1/5
      I should have known a book with a title this offensive would be terrible.
      anthony, the "hero" is a jackass and quite a bastard. caroline, the "heroine" is a moron who let's him bully her. he uses sex as a weapon, she thinks it means he loves her. he also belittles her, treats her like a dog, and ignores her. so of course it means he loves her. in fact the only male non-servant who isn't treating her like a whore or a dog is the "villain" of the piece. and he's only a villain by proxy.
      I want the hour I wasted reading this back.
    • 4/5
      Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew doesn't jibe particularly well with our modern sensibility. Bending a woman to a man's will because it is right and expected and the way of the world makes most readers bristle with antagonism and throw out words like mysogynistic, especially female readers. So it was a calculated risk for Christy English to take this somewhat out of favor play and rework it in an historical romance, a genre whose readers are overwhelmingly women. How to Tame a Willful Wife is very clearly a retelling though and is handled very interestingly.The hidebound, stiff-rumped Anthony Carrington, Earl of Ravensbrook has promised his old friend Baron Montague that he will marry the Baron's daughter and only child, Caroline, and discharge the Baron's debts as a way of thanking the old battlefield friend who saved his life not once but twice. Caroline is very cognizant and accepting of her duty to marry well and to the man of her father's choosing. But aside from this, she is not exactly a typical lady of her time. Her father was gone for so much of her childhood that she was allowed to run free and act in ways that properly bred young ladies were not. She wears breeches, rides astride, speaks her mind, trains in military arts, and just generally isn't easily led.Anthony is powerful, arrogant, and domineering. He expects absolute obedience out of his wife and intends to break Caroline of her unladylike, unacceptable behaviour, turning her into just another milque toast society matron. He is very much a man of his time and their marriage will be no partnership. He is the head of the family and the one who wears the pants (at least as far as he knows). But Caroline is not ready to cede her freedom and all decision making to Anthony no matter how incredibly gorgeous he is or how much he makes her burn physically. She goes toe to toe with him to maintain at least some of her control and to let him know that she won't be bulldozed but Anthony is rigidly unwilling to bend even though it is clear that his attraction to her includes her strength. Their different views of the way that their relationship will run leads them to major conflicts and to acting behind each others' backs which could cost them their love.The sexual attraction between the characters is sizzling and constant which is definitely a plus in a romance. Caroline as a character is appealing in her drive to retain her individuality and ability to direct her own life. She makes the best of her new position as the Countess of Ravensbrook and provides a caring touch that has been missing from the estate and the tenants. Anthony is a far less appealing character in his role of the dominant, controlling, and suspicious husband. He is a complete despot and his change of heart in the end is a bit too abrupt to be believable. Still, this is a very interesting way to take a Regency-set historical and most likely far closer to the truth of the majority of marriages of the time than the usual romances.
    • 3/5
      I really want to give this book 3.5 stars. Attempting to bring Taming of the Shrew to the Regency era was an interesting concept, and I mostly liked the heroine. To be honest, though, I was unsure in the first several chapters if I would be able to tolerate the hero. I am not fond of the concept of "obey your husband in all things", but Anthony certainly tried to be. Caroline's naivete grated, and I dislike when couples refuse to communicate fully. So many problems could be solved by telling people what is going on rather than "protecting" another person. At the end of the novel, however, both characters had changed and matured enough to be believable in their love for each other. I'm not sure about the darker plot of the novel, yet. We'll see if it plays out in the next books.
    • 4/5

      Liked it but the H was an idiot for at least half of the book. He did redeem hinself though. I almost threw it across the room once or twice but I persevered and it was worth it. Great ending.