{"id":20178,"date":"2017-03-29T12:31:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T10:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buecher.ueber-alles.net\/?p=20178"},"modified":"2017-03-29T12:33:38","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T10:33:38","slug":"rezension-kerrigan-byrne-the-highwayman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buecher.ueber-alles.net\/?p=20178","title":{"rendered":"[Rezension] Kerrigan Byrne: The Highwayman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Serie: Victorian Rebels #1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dorian Blackwell, the Blackheart of Ben More, is a ruthless villain. Scarred and hard-hearted, Dorian is one of Victorian London’s wealthiest, most influential men who will stop at nothing to wreak vengeance on those who’ve wronged him…and will fight to the death to seize what he wants. The lovely, still innocent widow Farah Leigh Mackenzie is no exception-and soon Dorian whisks the beautiful lass away to his sanctuary in the wild Highlands…<\/p>\n

But Farah is no one’s puppet. She possesses a powerful secret-one that threatens her very life. When being held captive by Dorian proves to be the only way to keep Farah safe from those who would see her dead, Dorian makes Farah a scandalous proposition: marry him for protection in exchange for using her secret to help him exact revenge on his enemies. But what the Blackheart of Ben More never could have imagined is that Farah has terms of her own, igniting a tempestuous desire that consumes them both. Could it be that the woman he captured is the only one who can touch the black heart he’d long thought dead?<\/p>\n

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Kommentar<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Dieses ziemlich d\u00fcstere Buch ist der erste Teil der Victorian-Rebels-Serie und verdient \u2013\u00a0um es vorwegzunehmen \u2013 s\u00e4mtliche Lobpreisungen, die es erhalten hat. Ich reihe mich in den Pulk begeisterter Fans ein, halte meinen Kommentar aber kurz, weil ich der Meinung bin, dass man \u00bbThe Highwayman\u00ab kaum rezensieren kann, ohne zu viel zu verraten und dem k\u00fcnftigen Leser allen Spa\u00df an den \u00dcberraschungen zu nehmen.<\/p>\n

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\u00bbThe Highwayman\u00ab ist ein wirklich sehr beeindruckender historischer Liebesroman aus der viktorianischen Zeit mit tollen Haupt- und illustren Nebenfiguren. Der Protagonist ist ein wahrer tortured hero<\/em>, der viele Jahre seines Lebens im Gef\u00e4ngnis verbracht hat und nun die Unterwelt regiert. Er ist aufgrund seiner Vergangenheit kalt wie Eis \u2013 bis Farah in sein Leben tritt und alles daran setzt, sein hartes Herz zu erweichen und ihn f\u00fcr sich zu gewinnen. Farah ist eine f\u00fcr damalige Verh\u00e4ltnisse ziemlich selbstst\u00e4ndige \u00bbmittelst\u00e4ndische\u00ab Frau mit feinsinnigem Humor, vern\u00fcnftig, zupackend, furchtlos, loyal und liebevoll. Sie l\u00e4sst sich von \u00bbBlackhearts\u00ab Zur\u00fcckweisungen nicht beeindrucken, und es ist wundersch\u00f6n und zum Teil herzzerrei\u00dfend zu sehen, wie sie langsam sein Herz gewinnt. <\/p>\n

Die Dialoge und h\u00f6chst gelungenen Bilder tragen ihren Teil dazu bei, das Buch zu etwas Besonderem zu machen; ebenso hat die Autorin sehr gekonnt mit dem Geheimnis um die wahre Identit\u00e4t des Protagonisten gespielt und einen immer wieder an den eigenen \u00dcberzeugungen zweifeln lassen. Nur, weil mir die Rahmenhandlung nicht so gut gefallen hat und ich finde, dass der Protagonist seine Probleme und Aversionen gegen jegliche Ber\u00fchrungen letztendlich doch sehr schnell \u00fcberwindet, gibt’s keine (noch) h\u00f6here Wertung. <\/p>\n

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\n13\/15<\/p>\n

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Die sch\u00f6nsten Zitate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Something in their world had shifted. Some sort of cosmological knowledge, or a secret thought lost at sea floating to the surface. In this quiet, unfettered moment, she knew him, truly saw him for what he was. Hard, ruthless tyrant. Abused, wounded boy. An empty heart full of promise, and a soul of shadows in need of sunlight.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00bbYou see, husband, I have nothing left to fear but death.\u00ab
\n\u00bbThat is where you\u2019re wrong.\u00ab His usually silky voice thickened to the texture of the jagged Highland stones. Whether from the strong liquor or the bleak memories swirling in his eyes, she couldn\u2019t be sure. \u00bbThere are so many things more terrifying than death.\u00ab
\nIn that moment, Farah was certain he\u2019d been exposed to them all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some men felt fire lick through them when they were about to kill. It turned their skin red, made them sweat, filled their muscles with strength and heat and burned away all sense of logic and control.
\nWith Dorian, it was ice.
\nIt hardened his muscles and crackled through his veins, freezing everything that made him alive. Human. It expanded to fill the empty spaces and reinforced any brittle parts. It dulled pain until people could chip away at him again and again, only to be bit by shards. The cold kept him sharp. Alert. Fierce.
\nAnd didn\u2019t slow him down one bit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00bbIf I\u2019ve learned anything in my life, it\u2019s that there is no darkness so absolute that it cannot be dispelled by the faintest of light,\u00ab she explained.
\nHis face softened as his eyes touched her, and his boot slid forward. [\u2026] He exhaled on a painful breath. \u00bbYou can\u2019t imagine darkness. You are the only light I\u2019ve ever known.\u00ab<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Die deutsche Ausgabe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eine deutsche Version des Buches war \u00fcbrigens unter dem Titel \u00bbDas schwarze Herz von Ben More\u00ab angek\u00fcndigt, ist aber nicht erschienen. Meine Nachfrage bei Bastei Entertainment hat ergeben, dass das Buch bzw. die komplette Serie (auch der zweite Teil war angek\u00fcndigt) \u00bberst mal aus dem Programm genommen [wurde], um sie im n\u00e4chsten Programm noch mal neu als Print und E-Book anzuk\u00fcndigen\u00ab. Das hei\u00dft wohl so viel wie: Der Buchhandel hatte kein Interesse an diesem Buch in der geplanten Erscheinungsform. Ich hoffe f\u00fcr die deutschen Historical-Fans, dass das Buch wirklich kommt, denn es ist definitiv lesenswert. Und ein neuer Titel schadet ihm nicht, der geplante ist n\u00e4mlich nicht besonders sinnvoll in Anbetracht der Tatsache, dass \u00bbBlackheart\u00ab ein Name und \u00bbBen More\u00ab ein Schloss ist. <\/p>\n

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Serie: Victorian Rebels #1<\/p>\n

Inhalt<\/p>\n

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