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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I nearly gave this three stars but it was just a little too cheesy for my taste. Some decent angst though. (2.5 stars) ( ) There is nothing as wonderful as curling up with a good book. It is even better when the book is a good romance. I am a hopeless romantic and have always been partial to a historical romance. I love the Victorian formality of the courtships and then wonder of getting to know this person whom your parents felt would be a good match. The beauty of historical romances is that there is always a happy ending even though the start may have been a bit rocky. Enter Jayce Cullen, a not so timid woman that has been used a pawn to get a husband. Her strength is not that fierce when matched with thunderstorms, something she has been deathly afraid of all her life. Adding to her fear of thunderstorms is her dark mooded husband Lord Reese Harrington who is weathering some storms of his own. What I like about this story is that the Jayce is strong. Although she is aware that her husband does not want her, she remains a loyal wife and stands by his side. She stands by his side when he is worried over his lands. She stands by his side against his brother. She stands by his side to tame another unwanted addition to his family, a mean spirited horse. Jayce tames the horse, she tames his family and of course she tames the man. What I did not like about this book was something so simple, it crumpled the plot. Spoiler alert…please skip this section, if you don’t want to know. If Jayce is afraid of thunderstorms, and she is trapped outside in one, why would this be the moment for Lord Reese to claim her as his own? We are talking the type of fear that paralyzes. Understandably, women have lost their virginities in haylofts, on the prairie in the backs of wagons and on the decks of ships, but outside in a thunderstorm after a tree limb almost crushed her to death? Sorry, I am not that happy to see you Lord Reese, unhand my bloomers kind Sir! This book is recommended to readers who love a good story and quick a read. I managed to finish this story in a few hours because I was that drawn into the story as well as Ms. O’Donnell’s writing style. I give this novella four out of five writing pens because the writer held my attention. Ms. O’Donnell’s prose is eloquent and the characters make sense. no reviews | add a review
"Jayce Cullen has been fighting her fear of thunder and lightning ever since she was a child, but nothing could have prepared her for the fury of her new husband. Feeling deceived and betrayed into a loveless marriage, Lord Reese Harrington wants nothing to do with his new wife. Trapped in a marriage with no escape, the beautiful young bride must battle the demons of her husband's past and hope that she can weather the storm his brutish behavior unleashes. This is a medieval romance novella. From the Author: Hello everyone. Please note that The Bride and the Brute is a romance novella, so it is much shorter than a full length novel. It was written that way on purpose. It is meant to be a "short and sweet" read, as someone has described it, that you can finish in one sitting. If you prefer full length novels, please consider some of my other romance novels. This eBook does contain excerpts and full chapter previews of those books. Thanks for reading!."-- No library descriptions found. |
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