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Stardust of Yesterday (de Piaget #9)

Lynn Kurland

Paperback | Pages: 368 pages

Rating: 4.09 | 3894 Users | 185 Reviews

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Original Title:	Stardust of Yesterday
ISBN:	042518238X (ISBN13: 9780425182383)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	de Piaget #9, de Piaget/MacLeod Romances: Publication Order #1
Characters:	Genevieve Buchanan, Kendrick de Paiget
Setting:	England,1995
Literary Awards:	RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Paranormal Romance & Best First Book (1997)

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Stardust of Yesterday is a contemporary story about a woman who inherits an old Scottish castle, only to find that the castle's original owner is still very much in residence..er..that is..the ghost of the 13th century knight who once held deed to the residence. Betrayed by the woman he was to marry, Kendrick de Piaget was killed and his castle was stolen. Adding insult to injury, Kendrick was left with a curse that he will not know eternal peace until he can rightfully regain ownership of Seakirk Castle.

It is now 700 years later and Genevieve Buchanan is the last heir to the castle and the only thing standing between Kendrick and his beloved relatives who wait for him in eternity. Naturally, Kendrick is impatient to finally be free of the curse and sets out to remove Genevieve from the equation. Unfortunately for him, Genevieve is somewhat of an eccentric and is amused rather than horrified by Kendrick's "ghostly" actions. In turn, Kendrick is fascinated by this 5-foot-nothing slip of a girl who refuses to be terrorized out of her inheritance. The two reach an agreement to co-inhabit the castle and soon their unusual friendship gives way to mutual feelings of love.

At this point in the story, I was very much invested in the hero and heroine. Kendrick was a knight of the Clan Stud, as most medieval heroes in romance novels hail from. Sexy, witty and totally arrogant...yet such a cutie dressed in his Raider's sweatshirt & jeans, sacked out in front of the tv obsessed with the game of football. Genevieve was even tolerable at this point in their relationship. She had no family or special memories from childhood; therefore, she was captivated by Kendrick and his endless stories of medieval family affairs. They spent months alone together at Seakirk Castle (along with an ancient manservant and a few wayward ghosts who had come with Kendrick); and, although they couldn't touch, they would "cuddle" together at night and whisper until the wee hours of the morning.

At this point in the story (plus about 50 more pages to tie up loose ends and bring the couple to a plausible HEA), the book could have ended. Of course, with a lusty warrior and feisty heroine, the sexual tension building throughout the story would have needed dissipation (taking up about 40 of those last pages). As a reader, I would have been totally satisfied, given the book a solid 4-star rating and moved on to see what else Kurland had written.

That didn't happen. Instead, I was subjected to 100+ pages of..of...I don't even know what it was. Filler? A story within a story? I'm not sure but at some point the touching, poignant, heartfelt story that had been the first half of the book gave way to something like "I guess you had to be there" comedy. Ugh

***SPOILER***

Kendrick & Genevieve each make a silent prayer asking for nothing more than the chance to touch the other just once. This was definitely a Hallmark moment because we are very much in tune with this couple and understand how strong this need is. Things happen and suddenly Kendrick can actually feel Genevieve's head resting on his shoulder! They touch and revel in the fact that they can touch. Genevieve, still somewhat normal at this point, says "Kendrick, take me to bed before something happens." Happy to oblige, Kendrick sweeps her up and starts up the stairs to the bedchamber only to have Genevieve fall through his arms. Unable to handle the pain & misery, a heroic Genevieve signs the deed to the castle over to Kendrick so that he can finally rest in peace.

More things happen and Kendrick morphs into a corporeal existence. After a fleeting loss of 700 years of memory, it all comes rushing back to him and he and Genevieve wed. End of story? Epilogue? No, dammit...the train has just unhooked from the caboose.

Genevieve is afraid of Kendrick - more precisely, she is afraid of sex. After pages of reacting to Kendrick's simple sexual overtures like a deer caught in headlights, she is finally able to tamp down her desire to bolt and lets him kiss her. 'So this is the French kissing her mother warned her about' Genevieve thinks. 'So we have a heroine in need of a shrink' KarenH thinks. Kendrick would like to make love to his wife! Yes, they have now been married for over a week and at Genevieve's insistence, they are occupying separate bedchambers. She likens this point in their relationship as the "hand-holding stage" in a normal relationship, and is hoping that they can progress to that final stage (shudder!) in 6 months or so. WTF??? We've got a virile, lusty, normal stud warrior-turned-gorgeous Jag-driving, football-loving, contemporary hero here that would really like to consummate their marriage but can't because his wife says they have only known each other physically for a short time. OMG! That wouldn't happen in real life so it definitely doesn't work for me in a romance novel. Kendrick, smitten fool that he was, never forced the issue. Jeez, he didn't have any warrior huevos after all!

By chapter 38, page 290 something when Genevieve is trying to seduce Kendrick by plopping a big bowl of ice cream in his lap and running her fingers through his hair - secretly feeling at ease because she is certain he won't try to have sex with her that night - the book was ready to hit the wall. In audiobook-speak, I yanked the earplugs out and turned the ipod off. Later, I went back and finished listening to the book. They did consummate the marriage that night but I was changing lanes and missed it...had to replay that one paragraph over again. :(

Because the first half of this book was so great I don't doubt Kurland's ability to write good romance.I have another book by her in my tbr pile, "One Enchanted Evening", so eventually I'll try her again.
But for now I'll just mosey on back over to familiar territory, where Liz Carlyle, Toni Blake, Linda Howard, Lisa Kleypas, Jessie Michaels, et al, will keep me submerged in good romance for a long time to come!

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Title	:	Stardust of Yesterday (de Piaget #9)
Author	:	Lynn Kurland
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 368 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2001 by Berkley Publishing (first published April 1996)
Categories	:	Romance. Science Fiction. Time Travel. Fantasy. Paranormal. Historical Romance. Paranormal Romance

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Well, this is one of those books. I mean the ones that kind of sweep you off your feet when you are distracted?This book did this to me. I started reading it in June 2013, but the hero kind of got on my nerves, and even though I love most of Lynn Kurland's books I was ready to drop that one and stopped reading it.And time passes.So one of these days I find the book, then ask myself "oh, well. Why not?" And so I decided to read it, determined to finish the book this time. And I'm so glad I did.

This is the Lynn Kurland book Ive re-read more than any other. Kendrick is a ghost, cursed along with two warriors who had come with him, to meet his bride. He cant leave the grounds, but his two friends can and they come and go. And hes got a butler, from a line of butlers whove been serving him and keeping the place up for all these years. Genevieve is the last descendant of the witch thats alive and shes somewhat surprised to learn shes inherited a castle. He believes he has to kill the last

The heroine of this book is a 30-year-old overgrown baby who wears "footy" pajamas and is uncomfortable with the idea of sex with her loving husband. But I guess I'm supposed to relate to her, because OMG, she eats ice cream when she's upset! And she really cared about her career for about 10 pages! I spent the whole book feeling bad for the hero that he would end up with this woman-child.I normally enjoy a good, steamy sex scene in a romance, but it's good that Kurland is uncomfortable with

I couldnt get through this book the first time I read it. There was a lot of unbelievable pieces to it. But then I started all of the next books in this series and fell in love with all of Kurlands characters. Including Kendrick. I came back to this one and loved it knowing where Kendrick and Genevieve would be in the future. Such a sweet story the second time around. Since I did it, and loved it, I would even recommend starting with book 2 or 3. Ive read several of the series books totally out

This book was awesome! Lynn Kurland is an author who is on my list of auto-buy authors. That means I will buy her books usually sight unseen or without knowing what the book is about. I am that confident that the book will deliver hours of entertainment and enjoyment. She writes romance with everything from a time traveling character or a ghost to straight historical settings.This book features a woman from the United States who travels to England to go to the castle she has inherited.

I still can't decide if I love this book. The first half of the book was wonderful however the second half was meh. Kendrick is such a swoon worthy hero, truly a Knight in shining armour. I love Genevieve's spunk but her reaction knowing that she's falling in love with a ghost is kinda not normal for me, kinda remind me of Bella easily accepting that Edward is a vampire. Though she then realize that there situation is difficult which lead to her decision to sign the deed of the house. Though I

I thought this was a sweet romance, but there was plenty that was hard to believe. The initial premise was okay - Genevieve, a 30 year old woman from San Francisco, inherits an estate in England that just happens to have a resident ghost, Kendrick, from the 13th century. The romance between these two is fun. However, the ghost (with little explanation) becomes corporeal. And that's where this becomes a little harder to swallow. The lovers marry quickly and THEN Gen gets cold feet...(maybe that's