Days of Gold: A Novel (Edilean)

Absolutely recommend!! It is an absolute favorite!! You will fall in love with Edilean and Angus!! Lots of laughs and some tears.

I loved this book! The story is wonderful and I am anixously waiting for the next book that comes out in August. I couldn't put it down!

Received the item in a timely manner and item was in great condition as described!

I love Jude Deveraux and I know some are better than others, but the worst ones are the best fiction books I've EVER read. I went to film school and I am a writer, but I WISH I could be like her. I merely wish she could write one a day, :) I loved this one.

I bought Days of Gold on Thursday, started to read it on Friday night and finished it on Saturday night. I could not put it down! Jude Deveraux has fantastic way of telling stories so that you are never bored. Just when you think you know what is going to happen next, she turns the tale and makes it more exciting. I hope there will be a sequel or three.

I'm sorry that my review is so different from all the others, but I really liked this story. I've been reading Jude Deveraux for a good fifteen years now (some great, some so-so, and some worth skipping), and this book in my opinion is so close to being on par with her classics. No, the second in the Edilean Series didn't interweave the different stories and time lines like I had originally thought Deveraux would do. Yes, Days of Gold could be read as a stand-alone story. And, yes, J.D. uses her go-to hero/heroine character types and love/hate storyline. But, if the reader just allows themselves to enjoy the story for what it is, it's a classic tale in J.D.'s tried and true Scots/Early America/sweeping family saga trademark storyline. I loved that the story had really strong lead characters. The reason why they were apart for so long seemed silly, but it worked within the storyline. The 'girl fight' was hilarious and unexpected. The 'shootout' toward the end was completely unexpected. I didn't anticipate the full-circle ending, but I was happy with it. This story definitely had a few good sweet and laugh out loud moments (especially the mentioning of Thomas Jefferson). The love scene in the story was heartbreaking, mainly because of all the drama and confusion that followed. In true J.D. form, that scene was over-the-top and very... "earthy" (and not just because of the outdoors). What also really drew me in was the seeming beginnings of the other Edilean ancestors of families mentioned in the first story - I just wish J.D. spent more time developing their stories rather than repeating the same thing about Angus and Edilean and their cat-and-mouse game with Harcourt. I had a very difficult time believing that this story took place around 1770. Especially after Edilean and Angus arrived in Boston, the language and actions of the characters felt like the story could have taken place in a more modern 1920s or 1940s. Sorry to say it, but a female-run company (sounded more like a modern-day corporation) is really unbelievable for 1770. Right before 'part two,' the author's voice made an obvious switch from staying in the time period to being more generalized and modern. Honestly that kind of threw the story for me. It felt like I kept having to mentally remind myself of the RIGHT time period. I also thought it was annoying that Deveraux had to sneak in random mentionings of Williamsburg. Obviously this couple is going to found their town in Virginia, so it didn't make sense to have random incidental characters suddenly talk about living in Virginia. Also, the way Angus came to own his acres in Virginia was a real disappointment. (A business transaction?? Really??? Not even remotely romantic!!) Overall, this story was much stronger and more enjoyable (despite the obvious setbacks) than the previous installment of the Edilean Series. Had I read Days of Gold first, I'd have been VERY disappointed in Lavender Morning. But this second sto