Velvet Song (The Velvet Montgomery Annals Quadrilogy Book 3)

I love all of Jude Devereaux's stories; however, this one left me rather cold. Raine is possibly the most stubborn, prideful man I've come across. To stay away from Alyx and his baby for over a year because of his pride does not say much for his behavior. I wonder how long he would have waited if Alyx had not sent the baby to him. He was so sweet in Velvet Promise and found fault with Gavin. In this story Raine had few good qualities.

When I first started reading romance novels, this series was one of my favorites. Possibly, it was also a forerunner for series about brothers.

The last one was the one that I remember as the funniest thanks to the heroine being disguised as a boy and the hero trying to toughen her up for her own good.

jude deveraux is one of my favorite author but this book doesn't equal the rest of her works. i find that alyx doesn't have a strong sense of dignity. there was this scene in the forest when raine got really angry w/ alyx so he spanked her. after that, he didn't even sooth her tears but juz pushed her off his laps and said, and this is quoted, "When you're through sulking, come back to the tent and i'll make love to you so passionately you'll forget who you are." and alyx was so ready to forgive him and happily followed after him! i mean doesn't she have any pride??? he didn't even say he's sorry! i mean she's juz forgive him cauze he said the magic word, "sex"! and raine always mad at her because he doesn't wait for an explaination of why she did all these things to help him! whenever he's mad, he just packed up and go and left his wife and daughter just like that!

but hugely dissappointed! This book was just bad. I kept wishing it would end. Both main characters had such bad tempers it was rediculous. And a man who would put pride above his child isn't anyone worth loving. I didn't like it all. I've never read any of Jude's books before and now I don't plan to.

So let me get this straight -- Raine is the sweetest, most caring, sensitive guy in Velvet Promise and Highland Velvet...but then the minute he meets and marries Alyx, he turns into some jealous psycho for half the book?
Riiiiiiiiiight.
Alyx is the only thing that saved this one.

The Velvet series is my favorite series of books I have ever read, however, this third one was kinda disappointing. I expected so much after reading the first two (Velvet Promise & Highland Velvet - which were great by the way) and then this one was not as good. Both Raine and Alyx both lack something as hero and heroine. I would still recommend this book if you are to continue with the series and on to the fourth one becuase it will make the fourth (Velvet Angel) easier to comprehend.

The Velvet books are in this order. The Velvet Promise, Highland Velvet, Velvet Song, and Velvet Angel. These books are okay but the heroines are slightly annoying in half of them the ones who I reallly like are Judith Montgomery and Brownyn McArran. Elizabeth is afraid of her own shadow. Alyx tends to balme the World for all her problems.Granted a few of her problems are other peoples fault but not all of them.

Once again, Ms. Deveraux brings tears to my eyes. This was a beautiful story of love. It was also pretty funny. Especially, when the hero can't understand why he is attracted to the young "boy" he has taken in.

This was my first book into the romance world. It was a book I read twice since I loved it so much. The telling of the story was wonderful! I knew this was part of a series and reading the others helped not to forget about Alyx and Raine. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book!