Mountain Laurel, Jude Deveraux
Mountain Laurel, Jude Deveraux
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Mountain Laurel

Author: Jude Deveraux

Narrator: Judith Light

Abridged: 2 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/1990


Synopsis

Bestselling author Jude Deveraux spins a rollicking story of a mismatched couple who unearth a sparkling, irresistible passion across the rugged West!

Captain Ring Montgomery was handsome, a skilled rider, a crack shot, popular with the men and their ladies. That was reason enough for a jealous, surly colonel to saddle Montgomery with a most peculiar assignment: to escort an opera singer into the Colorado gold fields.

Ring’s plan was to scare the little lady enough so that she’d hightail it for home. After all, a Civil War was brewing! But LaReina, The Singing Duchess—as Maddie was called—didn’t scare easily. And she didn’t intend to explain her reasons for coming West to any high and mighty soldier. Captain Montgomery might be smart enough to figure out that she was no European duchess, and gentleman enough not to take advantage of her. But he’d have to go on thinking she had some insane desire to sing opera to a bunch of ragtag miners—for she didn’t dare trust him with the truth…

About Jude Deveraux

Jude Deveraux was born in Fairdale, Kentucky as Jude Gilliam. After earning a degree in art from Murray State University and studying teaching at the University of New Mexico, she taught fifth grade in Santa Fe, New Mexico until her first book, “The Land of Enchantment”, was accepted for publication by Avon books.

The American Romance novel author is well known for her historical romances and has forty-one New York Times bestsellers to date, including “Moonlight in the Morning” and “A Knight in Shining Armor”. There are more than sixty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Deveraux, who was described as "a popular romance author" by the New York Times in 2009, appeared as herself in the 1987 romance novelist documentary “Where the Heart Roams”.

Jude has lived in England and Egypt as well as in several American states, and she has traveled around the world. In her spare time, she likes to read nonfiction and murder mysteries, work in her garden, and in her boxing class, she enjoys showing much younger males that she can throw a mean right cross.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Howard on September 21, 2022

5 Stars for Mountain Laurel (audiobook) by Jude Deveraux read by Judith Light and Richard Ferrone. This was a happy surprise. This is a hate to love romance set in the Colorado gold fields. Captain Ring Montgomery is ordered to escort an opera singer on her travels from gold camp to gold camp. And t......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on June 25, 2020

2015 Reading Challenge: A book by an author with the same initials as me. I read about half of this, and then skimmed the rest. It was about as cheesy and clichéd as you'd expect a romance novel from 1990 to be. Still, I gave it two stars because it was at least an easy read and it actually had a plo......more

Goodreads review by Laurie (barksbooks) on February 01, 2010

I do believe I continued to read this just to irritate myself. Why else would I suffer through an insufferable arrogant alpha-man who whines, complains, and dresses up in an itty bitty leather thing and war paint in a piss-poor attempt to frighten off the heroine? Silly man. And all this happens wit......more

Goodreads review by Becky (romantic_pursuing_feels) on December 04, 2021

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Plot/Storyline: 📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔 Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡ Romance: 💞 Sensuality: 💋💋 Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑 Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥 Humor: Yes, a bit (These are all personal preference on a scale of 1-5 (yours ratings may vary depending what gives you feels and how......more

Goodreads review by Thomas L Johnston on August 12, 2018

Reread #1 I have decided to enjoy Jude’s books again. I believe I have them all.. what better way to spend my 82nd year.......more