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Many reviewers say that this is A love it or hate it kind of A book but I'll be the first one to say that I just liked it. There were moments of greatness in this book but also moments of emotional draining frustration. At times I found myself wishing the book would end for fear of too much unbearable conflict but then greatness would rear it's head and I'd start wishing it wouldn't end. The one sure thing I can say about this book is that it does not lack excitement. You may say many bad things about this book but boring is not one of them. I usally grade A romance on entertainment alone and this would have been A 4 or 5 star book if that was the case this time, but alas, there were too many obstacles standing in the way. *SPOILERS* Apart from the harsh abuse in which Sean broke Catherine's ribs, the main one was that I realized that Catherine unduly suffered too much for Sean's sake. I felt that Sean should have been the one to go through hell and back for the woman he abused and degraded so throughly. Don't get me wrong, he had his share of degradation, [perhaps A bit too emasculated for my taste with the half castration he suffered], but Catherine sold her soul for the man.

I suffered many emotions reading this book. It went from being the worst book, to one of the best, to just A good story. I laughed, I teared up, I tried reading something else, then when I started reading it again I couldn't put the book down! As you can see, I have mixed feelings about this book but I can honestly say that I wasn't bored. Be prepared to be shocked by the abuse, but you should also be prepared for the love that you will still see between the hero and heroine.

Book Description:
Abducted on her way to boarding school,a terrified Catherine Enderly was brought from England to the coast of Ireland. The prisoner of the angry and powerful young Sean Culhane-a man sworn to vengeance against her family. Frightend but defiant, the young countess met her captor with a strenght that belied her fragile loveliness. But even as Sean vowed to have his revenge on Catherine, with each encounter he became more attracted to her. Her fiery innocence was a seduction that lured the passions of long smoldering hostility into a blazing inferno of desire.


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Stormfire Christine Monson 9780380876686 Books Reviews

Harsh to read- but honestly well written!
This has been a controversial romance because iof some of the harsh elements it contains. So, of course, I had to read it to discover the truth for myself. Some readers might categorize this an “80’s bodice ripper” and so it is, first published in 1984, but I never look at books that way. To me a story stands or falls on its own no matter the era it was written (some of my favorite keepers were written decades ago). If the story is absorbing and the characters compelling, if I can’t stop thinking about it and I find myself reading late into the night, then I know I have a keeper. And, trust me, this IS a keeper!

It begins in the late 18th century and continues into the early 19th, set in Ireland (mostly), England, Scotland and France. It’s the story of Sean Culhane, a bitter Irishman seeking revenge, and the spirited English beauty Catherine, daughter of John Enderly, Viscount Windemere. Hardened by the English atrocities he has witnessed, Sean weaves an intricate plan using his smuggling in art, spies and munitions to destroy the man responsible for decimating his family in Kenlo and consigning hundreds of Irish to their deaths. Abducting Enderly’s daughter is only the beginning.

Sean brutally rapes the innocent Catherine and then makes her his whore and puts her to work as a slave on his older brother’s estate of Shelan in Ireland. Catherine fights Sean with every ounce of her being, even trying to escape into the night, while earning the respect of Sean’s men. I couldn’t help but wonder how English atrocities could drive a good man to such cruelty and how an English girl raised in luxury might be affected by such treatment. Then, too, Sean’s initial brutality toward Catherine seemed at odds with the devotion shown him by his housekeeper, his mistress and his men, making me wonder what the real man was like under that hardened exterior. Eventually, as seems inevitable, Sean and Catherine soften toward each other. She comes to understand what motivates Sean’s desire for revenge, and he comes to admire her courage and tenacity.

This is a saga of nearly 600 pages and I cannot do it justice in a review, but let me say there are many twists and turns I did not anticipate in the relationship between Sean and Catherine—and Sean’s brother, Liam (“the more dangerous of the two”). It’s the story of a man who nearly destroys the woman he deeply loves, all for the sake of bitter revenge. And it’s the story of a woman who comes to love that man so that she would do anything to save him. But there is much more to this saga, as others would see them both destroyed.

Into a great story, Monson has woven the pain of Ireland’s history, a beautiful land sorely affected by the English. (It includes the Irish rebellion of 1798 and its aftermath.) The writing is so good, there were times I stopped and re-read a passage just to admire it.
Here is one of Catherine’s musings about Sean

“His spirit, like the lonely, windswept sea, was ever-restless, ever-changing, sometimes howling down to savage the unyielding land, then caressing it with a lulling embrace, inevitably wearing away its resistance. He was asking her to become a part of him, without reservations, without ties that would inevitably be wrenched apart, leaving her battered on the rocks and him lonelier and wilder than before.”

Whatever you might say about this book, Monson’s writing is consistently brilliant and her story absorbing. She did an incredible job creating an impossible situation. When Sean falls in love with Catherine and her incredible spirit, you want them to be together, yet you can’t see a way for it to happen—a powerful set up for the rest of the book and there were many obstacles to follow.

I highly recommend this romance for those readers unafraid of what are some raw scenes and more angst than other romances. It’s a well written, worthy tale.
I read this book when it first came out and have never read another to match it. I can see why some readers would be offended by the content but the writing style of this lady is amazing. The heroine was easy to love, the hero not so much but I came to love him too. I loved the dialogue and everything about this book. I've read literally thousands of books so I've had lots of material to compare it to and Stormfire is still my favorite book. I have worn out several copies of Stormfire and am thinking of buying a hardcover. Christine Monson will not write another book because the lady committed suicide and her works don't appear to be re-issued. Too bad because she was a great talent.
Many reviewers say that this is A love it or hate it kind of A book but I'll be the first one to say that I just liked it. There were moments of greatness in this book but also moments of emotional draining frustration. At times I found myself wishing the book would end for fear of too much unbearable conflict but then greatness would rear it's head and I'd start wishing it wouldn't end. The one sure thing I can say about this book is that it does not lack excitement. You may say many bad things about this book but boring is not one of them. I usally grade A romance on entertainment alone and this would have been A 4 or 5 star book if that was the case this time, but alas, there were too many obstacles standing in the way. *SPOILERS* Apart from the harsh abuse in which Sean broke Catherine's ribs, the main one was that I realized that Catherine unduly suffered too much for Sean's sake. I felt that Sean should have been the one to go through hell and back for the woman he abused and degraded so throughly. Don't get me wrong, he had his share of degradation, [perhaps A bit too emasculated for my taste with the half castration he suffered], but Catherine sold her soul for the man.

I suffered many emotions reading this book. It went from being the worst book, to one of the best, to just A good story. I laughed, I teared up, I tried reading something else, then when I started reading it again I couldn't put the book down! As you can see, I have mixed feelings about this book but I can honestly say that I wasn't bored. Be prepared to be shocked by the abuse, but you should also be prepared for the love that you will still see between the hero and heroine.

Book Description
Abducted on her way to boarding school,a terrified Catherine Enderly was brought from England to the coast of Ireland. The prisoner of the angry and powerful young Sean Culhane-a man sworn to vengeance against her family. Frightend but defiant, the young countess met her captor with a strenght that belied her fragile loveliness. But even as Sean vowed to have his revenge on Catherine, with each encounter he became more attracted to her. Her fiery innocence was a seduction that lured the passions of long smoldering hostility into a blazing inferno of desire.