Amanda Rose

By Karen Robards

Book Overview

A fugitive of the Crown and unjustly accused of murder, Matt Grayson lay wounded and near death when Amanda first discovered his wrecked body on the rocky shore. Her promise not to betray him was soon replaced with a still deeper vow -- to give herself body and soul to this dark stranger who aroused a tumult of feelings unlike any she had ever known.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446306177
• ISBN13: 9780446306171
• Release Date: February 1984
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

All time favorite book.

I dont care what anyone has to say about this book, it is my all time favorite book and will never leave my keeper shelf. No, it is not all mushy, nothing but romance. There are problems, Matt can be too hardheaded and Amanda too immature at times. But it goes with the story. I dont know about you, but I do not liek every book I read to be just like the one before it, with a plot that is only a little different. I love this book.

Oh, soooooooo romantic!

I enjoyed the book from beginning to the end. It has good character development and a romantic story line. Amanda was spirited, yet lovely and sweet. She literally saved the life of Matt. Matt was overwhelmed, almost could not believe that Amanda could be such an angel. But he did not want to love, because he was scared of being hurt when he loved another woman again. When he found out that he was in love with Amanda, he tried to rein his heart and clinged on a misunderstanding to keep him from falling head over heel with Amanda. Amanda was much more courageous in love, even making the painful decision to leave Matt, because she thought Matt did not love her and it would be a torture to be with him. The climax of such romance was when the hard hero finally came to term with his intense feelings which made those words many times more touching. A story with a happy ending, leaving a sweet smile on your face when you close the book.

Great Story!!

I've read a few stories by Karen Robards, and this is one of my favorites. Matt is a great hero, even though it takes him awhile to come around. Throughout the book you can feel the intensity of his love for Amanda, even when he's being mean. Amanda is the perfect innocent young girl who takes you through her blossoming into womanhood and newly found love chapter by chapter. Everyone remembers the earth shattering experience of your first love. This book demonstrates it perfectly!

absolutely irresistable!

This is another one of my favorite romance novels... I just simply adore Karen Robards' style of writing. If you feel like reading a book that'll take you on a wonderful journey with two passionate and unique characters, then AMANDA ROSE is definitely for you. Here's a brief review, but it is difficult to put in words the experience one receives when reading this enchanting novel. Set in the 1840s, between England and New Orleans, Matt Grayson is our handsome hero, who is sought after by the English police for a crime he didn't commit. He manages to escape a hanging but not without getting a shot in the side by the guards. It is Amanda Rose Culver, an orphan living in a convent, who discovers Matt's limp and battered body washed up by the shores near her convent. Though she knows the danger she's getting herself into, through her kind and sweet heart she rescues Matt and heals him. As the two get to know each other better, Amanda realizes that she's falling in love with Matt and Matt realizes how much he's come to cherish her and yearns to protect her with his life. But when one morning Amanda realizes that the authorities have found Matt's hidden place (a cave under the convent) she immediately runs down to warn him, but unfortunately for her she didn't know she was leading the authorities straight to Matt. Matt believing that Amanda has betrayed him manages to barely escape again. It is when Amanda, thinking Matt is dead, is ready to move on in life, she is captured by Matt's brother and is held captive on Matt's ship to New Orleans. It is there on the ship she comes face-to-face with Matt again. Matt treats Amanda horribly, but through it all Amanda realizes that she still loves him. How Matt gets over his misunderstanding, and how the two fall deeper and deeper in love, is so well-written by Ms. Robards that all the dialogue and scenes that take place will have your heart thumping and tummy fluttering! When you find out why Amanda was really capture and brought to Matt's ship, it'll have you hoping that there were more characters like his! This is a romance story not to be missed!!! It's incredibly romantic.

Wonderful Book!!

Amanda Rose was a book that I couldn't put down. Its great for those who get disinterested very quickly with books. There was always something suspensful, romantic, or funny going on. Never a dull moment.