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This book was so good, I couldn't put it down. It was worth every minute I stayed up past my bedtime just to keep on reading it. I can't wait for the next book from this series. What a rush and the timing of every action, the suspense and romance all intertwined so elegantly. Outstanding!!


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All the Queen Men Linda Howard 9780671568849 Books Reviews

I've recently become a big fan of Linda Howards and have been buying up most of her books. I had read "Kill and Tell" a few months ago and became very intrigued with one of it's characters, John Medina, a CIA operative. This book is actually Johns story.
The first part of the book starts off in Iran, 5 years earlier. John is on assignment with several other people, including Niema and her husband Dallas Burdock (a Navy SEAL). During the operation Dallas is killed and John helps Niema escape. Now to the present. John has always had a thing for Niema but had stayed away because he wanted her to find happiness. Now they are sent on a mission together and he decides he doesn't want to give her up. The rest of the story is about their mission which I won't spoil.
Now some reviewers had a problem with the first time John and Niema make love. Some even said it bordered on rape. I didn't see it like that. Niema's reluctance to make love to John had nothing to do with her being unwilling. She just didn't like the location of where it happened and I don't blame her.
Some reviewers felt that at times John was too cold. Again I didn't see that. He was controlled and in his line of work you would have to be. There were times, like when he was bandaging her feet, that I felt he was very sweet.
There were only two things I didn't like about the story. One was John is always portrayed as "wanting" Niema but I would have like to have heard him say he loved her. The second was the sightseeing trip toward the end of the book. I'm sorry but if your being chased by a bunch of goons your not going to go off sightseeing. Other than that it was a pretty good read.
This is historical fiction at its finest. The author, a born storyteller and gifted writer, tells the story of Elizabeth Tudor, who would become Queen Elizabeth I, and those men who were to play important roles in her life. The author also tells the parallel story of Elizabeth's cousin and claimant to the throne of England, the potential usurper, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, and those men who were to play important roles in her life. It seems that Elizabeth Tudor, unlike Mary Stuart, had a knack for choosing her men wisely.

It is clear from the story that Elizabeth I was a Protestant Queen who ruled with her head, rather than with her heart. Mary Stuart, on the other hand, was a Catholic Queen who ruled with her heart, rather than with her head. Elizabeth would eschew sharing her crown with the love of her life, Robert Dudley, putting no man before her obligations and love of country. Mary Stuart, on the contrary, would decide to rule with a king beside her but would, unfortunately, choose most unwisely in selecting Lord Darnley as her bridegroom. She also had little talent for the wily, political, behind-the scenes machinations in which Elizabeth I and her advisors so effectively engaged. Consequently, it was no surprise that it was Mary Stuart, rather than Elizabeth I, who would one day lose her head to the executioner's blade.

The author tells a riveting story of both Queens and their lives. She carefully delineates how it was that their paths were to cross over time. Eventually, Mary Stuart, her Scottish kingdom torn asunder as a result of her many foolish decisions and the political machinations of Elizabeth I and her advisors, fled Scotland. Leaving behind James, her infant son and heir, she entered England, foolishly seeking succor and aid from Elizabeth I, only to find herself a prisoner of her wily cousin. Never again, would Mary Stuart rule Scotland. Instead, her infant son, who would be raised a Protestant, would be declared Scotland's King.

Mary Stuart would remain her cousin's prisoner for over twenty years, causing Elizabeth I much heartache, as Mary Stuart was a Catholic Queen Regnant, providing a cause around which England's Catholics could rally. Elizabeth I knew that she, as well as England, would know no peace as long as her Catholic subjects had such figurehead in their own backyard. Over the years, plots to restore Mary Stuart to the Scottish throne and crown her Queen of England, would come to the attention of Elizabeth I. This was to cause Elizabeth I great heartache.

After all, not only was Mary Stuart, as was Elizabeth I, a Queen Regnant, she was also her cousin by blood. The execution of Mary Stuart, for which her advisors clamored, was, therefore, a precedent that Elizabeth was most reluctant to set, though it would guarantee surcease by her Catholic subjects. She also knew, however, that Mary Stuart, though long her prisoner, would not cease plotting to escape. When Elizabeth I was finally presented with seemingly irrefutable evidence of her cousin's perfidy and treasonous behavior, she finally took the step that she had long dreaded.

This beautifully crafted, well-researched story grips the reader from beginning to end. Replete with period detail, those who were to play an important part in the historical events of the time come vibrantly alive under the pen of this noted author. It is a riveting tale that will keep the reader turning the pages until the very last. This is a book that those who enjoy well-written historical fiction will love. Bravo!
There’s nothing typical about this romance novel. Our heroine is an operative on the front lines of battle. As the story progresses, our hero is more inscrutable than charming, more elusive than romantic; and sexy and very inventive in extraordinary ways (i.e. the first time they make a love – never read a scene quite like that before).
It’s an oldie but still awesome. I’ve read it more times than I remember and it still delivers. This one and Mr. Perfect are my faves by Howard. If you read closely she delivers these sly little zingers which always delights. John Medina. Yummmm. Don’t miss out on this one.
This book was so good, I couldn't put it down. It was worth every minute I stayed up past my bedtime just to keep on reading it. I can't wait for the next book from this series. What a rush and the timing of every action, the suspense and romance all intertwined so elegantly. Outstanding!!