Stardust of Yesterday (Haunting Hearts Series)
by Lynn Kurland
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Author: Lynn KurlandEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-04-01
ISBN: 042518238X
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Berkley
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Summary: 5 Stars
Genevieve Buchanan's life was going well, she owned a successful business doing what she loved most, and had everything she could ever want, except for her childhood dream of a knight in shining armor. Even the news that she had inherited a castle wasn't appealing enough to give that up. Everything was great, until the disastrous day she lost everything. One by one her clients dropped her and her co-workers abandoned her. She was left near penniless and desperate, until she received another call about her inheritance, this time with nothing more to lose, she was on her way to her new home.
1260: Knight Kendrick de Piaget was murdered on what should have been a joyful day for him, having newly acquired a keep and a fiancée. As if being murdered wasn't bad enough, he was cursed to haunt the keep until the deed is signed over to him. Seven hundred years later, Kendrick is a brooding ghost trying to get rid of the last Buchanan by any means necessary, so that he may be free of his curse. He has rid himself of all of the others, the last one should be easy, right? Kendrick doesn't expect a woman who stands up to him and refuses to leave the home she fell in love with. He admires her spirit and intellect, and soon the two form a friendship.
Genevieve and Kendrick's friendship quickly grows to love, she finally has the knight of her dreams, albeit, a non-corporeal knight, but a knight nonetheless. Kendrick has found love for the first time in his existence (or non existence), he no longer cares about the deed, he only wants to spend whatever time he has with Genevieve.
Genevieve and Kendrick are two of the greatest characters I have encountered in a romance. Genevieve is kind and caring, with a quick wit and plenty of spirit, she could have let her misfortune crush her, but she became stronger for it. Kendrick turns from a gloomy specter to a lovable and most chivalrous knight. The friendship, chemistry, and love between the two are heart melting to experience. It's as if they were made especially for each other. I haven't experienced anything as beautiful as the ghostly Kendrick "courting" his living love. It wrenched my heart that Kendrick and Genevieve's most fervent wish was that they would be able to touch, and when miraculously their wish was granted it was the sweetest scene I have read (what followed however, broke my heart).
When Genevieve did something so completely selfless, something amazing and wonderful happened. I went from heartache to happiness in just a few paragraphs. I won't give it away, you will have to read it for yourself.
If you add to this already terrific plot, a few kidnapping attempts and many other ghosts who keep Kendrick company, including his best friend and fellow knight Royce and a Saracen named Nazir (who were unfortunately cursed along with Kendrick) who is devoted to Genevieve and loves to cause mortals trouble, you have one of the most entertaining novels you could ever wish to read. I also have to mention the butler, Worthington who I thought was fantastic. It is rare that I love every character so much, but Lynn Kurland managed to make me care deeply for everyone, not only the protagonists. I should also mention one of the slimiest villain's you could find in a novel is included, but he doesn't take too much time away from the happiness of our hero and heroine.
This is the first novel by Lynn Kurland that I've read, and it most certainly will not be the last. I enjoyed it immensely. The plot, the characters, the sheer power of emotion. I was deeply moved by this novel, and it was a joy to read. I cannot say enough about Stardust Of Yesterday, if you are able to, buy the book. It is more than worth the price.
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Summary of Stardust of Yesterday (Haunting Hearts Series)
A young woman inherits a castle?along with a ghost who tries to scare her away. Her biggest fear, however, is falling in love with him.
I hope you haven't missed this classic debut novel from 1996. Lynn Kurland writes with the same charm and flair as Jude Deveraux, and this clever and original ghost story is akin to the fabulous, Knight in Shining Armor. The book has garnered award nominations from Romantic Times and Romance Writers of America, and will definitely be a fixture on my "keeper" shelf. When Genevieve inherits a castle, she isn't expecting the incredibly sexy 13th century knight that accompanies it. Unfortunately, he's a ghost, so fantasy is all Genevieve and Kendrick de Paiget are able to share until Kendrick actually becomes corporeal, and Genevieve has to overcome her fear of the flesh. Hardly your normal problem with a ghost!
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