This was delightful. I've re-read it twice this past ...
353194
This was delightful. I've re-read it twice this past year!

I believed in the heroine's quiet, wise strength, instead of what happens often with romances: being told she is strong but only ever seeing obnoxious stubbornness.
1845057
read it a long time ago; really enjoyed it again; great book
2144934
I loved this book enough to read it twice.  It's certainly good enough to read without having read any of Ms. Binchu's previous books but many of the delightful characters popped in from earlier creations of hers.
I wish she were still here to share her delightful imagination and talent with us.
2796722
I had read this book many years ago and forgot I did until I got into a few chapters of the story.  I enjoyed it the second time around.
4355969
I've actually read this book two or three times, but I have recommended it so many times that I felt that I could definitely do it again!
4413249
I rarely read books more than once, but having read this a few months ago, I recently picked it up again because I had run out of new books to read.  I had planned on reading a few chapters until a fresh book arrived from Amazon.  Well, my new books arrived, but I couldn't put Lush Life down and read it through til the end.  Enjoyed reading it even more the second time around.  Now, I've ordered several other Richard Price novels.  Love his writing style and the wit of his characters.
963526
I've READ IT BEFORE.  I'm GLAD I COULD REMEBER THE TITLE, BECAUSE I WILL READ IT AGAIN.
4013838
I've just finished reading it a second time (the first time was some years ago, undoubtedly before this 10th anniversary edition) and found it well worth my time.
675000
I loved this book the first time I read it after its first release and all the other times I've read it too. It made me laugh out loud for one thing. Balogh can actually be quite humorous which I personally enjoy a bit more than emotionally intense although she does that extremely well too. I find the love scenes real rather like Lavyrle Spencer's which are beautiful and somehow draw me in much more than many out there.
4157426
Loved reading it this time as much as the first time, when it first came out.
3532905
This was a great bit of entertainment - I was amused the whole way through and ended up reading it again the next day, just to enjoy it again. (I know - that is a bit weird but that's just me) :)
1511786
I first read this back in 2006 and I can certainly say - it has aged well.

I really enjoyed it more this time around. I believed in the Hero and the Heroine. I enjoyed their journey to LOVE and I believe in their HEA.

I wish Loretta still wrote like this! Some lovely romantic moments and witty oneliners. Quite a few laugh-out-loud moments.  I wish there had been more of Leena who had some funny lines. I'm glad I revisited it.

Rupert Carsington, fourth son of the Earl of Hargate, is his aristocratic family's favourite disaster. Wherever he goes, trouble follows. Still, Rupert's never met an entanglement - emotional or otherwise - he couldn't escape.

Scholar Daphne Pembroke wants him to rescue her brother, who's been kidnapped by a rival seeking a fabled treasure. Their partnership is strictly business: she'll provide the brains; he, the brawn. Simple ...........

4.5 stars.
705536
I don't know how many times I have read it. But every time it is good to be reconnecting to a beautiful classic full of joyful moments crafted by a gifted story teller.
4597320
This was a re-read for me and that is just not something I usually do.  I read it many years ago and still remembered that I loved it then and wanted to experience it again.  It does not disappoint!
3104674
I first read Cold Sassy many years ago, but I had forgotten the story line.  I think I enjoyed it more the 2nd time through than the first because I was more appreciative of the richness of the characters than in my youth.  Told from the eyes of 14 year old Will Tweedy, the story centers around the Southern town of Cold Sassy and one of its leading families; the Rucker Blakeslees.  And, what a delightful, unique family they are with all the idiosyncrasies of any real family.  Mix in a young Yankee bride marrying a much-older very recently widowed man and the story just delights with great one-liners and deep emotions.  Cars are just coming into being, religion is serious stuff, and small-town prejudices and traditions are strongly held.  One of my favorite scenes, though there are many, was towards the end of the book, when a very ill Grandpa Blakeslee explains to his much-younger wife, what he believes the meaning of the scriptural injunction, "Ask and it shall be given."  I was particularly riveted and mesmerized by his poignant interpretation of one of the most famous and most oft-quoted passages of scripture.  As a religious person, I found it healing and helpful and possibly more accurate than what is heard in sermons all across the world.  He says it better than I ever could, but he explains that God isn't going to GIVE you the job when you want it and pray for it, or health when you are praying for it; but what he WILL give you  - in answer to your prayers - is COMFORT in knowing you are not alone; He will be there for you and give you strength to deal with whatever life has handed you.  I don't mean to give the impression that this is a religious book, it is far more than that, for sure.  It is a book about family, love, prejudice, pride, jealousy, faith.  Olive Burns, as a writer, has a marvelous gift with words.  Her characters are rich and memorable and each one is true to life. Oh, yes, this is a book to savor and enjoy.  And, perhaps down the road a bit, I'll sit and read it again and savor it even more!
1744738
I read this book many years ago and as much as I enjoyed it then I appreciated and enjoyed it ten times as much now. I loved the characters especially Anne who is so spirited, smart and fun.
2487253
I enjoyed this book. I am planning to read it more than once.