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Fiction. Romance. HTML:Set against the dramatic backdrop of1785 Scotland, Elaine Coffman deliversher most breathtaking novel ever.In this unforgettable romance,a marriage that starts offto defy fate,just might endin love...Lady Meleri Weatherby is desperate to escape the unthinkable: marriageto a man she does not love, a man she knows to be unspeakably cruel.In a bold move, she breaks off her betrothal to Lord Philip and flees herhome in Northumberland, vowing to marry the first man she show more meets,never considering the consequences of such a show of independence.
Robert Douglas has been dealt an equally dark hand by fate: the proudScot must take an English bride or lose his ancestral home and noblename. It seems an impossible situation, until destiny puts him in the pathof a strong-minded English lass with a will to survive that equals his own.
Marriage is an ideal salvation for both. Meleri will be safe from hervengeful fiancé in Beloyn Castle with the Douglas clan, and Robert will beable to keep all he holds dear. But neither has bargained on a heartlessman who will go to any lengths to seek revenge, the tenacity of astubborn ghost and the most powerful force of all: love. show less
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AUTHOR: I found Elaine Coffman a long winded writer. Too much description slows down a book when there is very little dialogue and interaction between characters.
SETTING: 18th century, Northumberland England, Beloyn Castle Scotland
GENRE: Historical romance
CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTERS: Meleri has a temper. She speaks her mind and maybe criticizes too much. She sees and hears things that no one else can see or hear.
CENTRAL MALE CHARACTER: Robert is a man of very few words and blames the English for his misery and the death of his beloved sister.
SYNOPSIS: She is engaged to Phillip, a man she does not want due to his violent tendencies. She must escape before he gets a hold of her dowry. The King of England has given Robert little time to show more find an English wife. She stumbles over him while making her escape and he realizes that she will resolve his dilemma. She is taken to his castle in Scotland where she meets one of his haunting relatives. Phillip is hunting her down.
WHAT I LIKED: The plot would have made a great story if there was more interaction between characters.
WHAT I DID NOT LIKE: Boring reading. By the time that I got to page 192 I thought to myself, “Please hurry up and get married and put me out of my misery”. Marriage issue was overkill
I give this book (2) stars for author effort. show less
SETTING: 18th century, Northumberland England, Beloyn Castle Scotland
GENRE: Historical romance
CENTRAL FEMALE CHARACTERS: Meleri has a temper. She speaks her mind and maybe criticizes too much. She sees and hears things that no one else can see or hear.
CENTRAL MALE CHARACTER: Robert is a man of very few words and blames the English for his misery and the death of his beloved sister.
SYNOPSIS: She is engaged to Phillip, a man she does not want due to his violent tendencies. She must escape before he gets a hold of her dowry. The King of England has given Robert little time to show more find an English wife. She stumbles over him while making her escape and he realizes that she will resolve his dilemma. She is taken to his castle in Scotland where she meets one of his haunting relatives. Phillip is hunting her down.
WHAT I LIKED: The plot would have made a great story if there was more interaction between characters.
WHAT I DID NOT LIKE: Boring reading. By the time that I got to page 192 I thought to myself, “Please hurry up and get married and put me out of my misery”. Marriage issue was overkill
I give this book (2) stars for author effort. show less
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- The Bride of Black Douglas
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- The bride of Black Douglas
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- Lady Melerie Weatherby; Robert Douglas; Hugh Douglas; Philip Wiliam Ashton
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- If you believed the legend, then you believed in ghosts.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then from below in the portrait gallery she heard it. Bam!
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