His Jilted Bride
by Rose Gordon
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BLURB:
It’s her wedding day and there is no groom in sight. But why should Amelia Brice be surprised? Hiram, Lord Friar is known for having no gentleman’s honor to speak of and his jilting her on their wedding day makes it official.
Elijah Banks cannot allow his childhood friend to continue to be shamed this way. It’s been almost an hour past the time when the wedding was to start, and that bounder still hasn’t shown up. Unable to sit still a second longer, Elijah does the only thing that seems logical from where he stands: kidnap the bride and marry her himself in order to escape this scandal with one far more forgiving for a young lady’s reputation.
The only trouble is, she has a secret…but so does he; hers is big…but his is bigger.
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EXCERPT
“Cake?”
“Cake,” Amelia repeated with a nod as she removed her bonnet and tossed it over the back of the leather chair that was positioned in the middle of the common room in the hunting cabin. “I think you should treat me to a slice of the best cake Bath
“You are a very strange young lady; did you know that?” he asked, chuckling. Who knew Amelia had a hankering for cake? No matter. If cake is all she demanded of him for having to endure his female relatives for the better half of an evening, cake is what she’d get.
“Well, now that I’m an old married matron, it won’t matter what I eat,” she said as cool as could be as she set her unneeded red scarf on the edge of the pale blue settee.
He removed his grey coat and set it next to her discarded scarf. “And it did before?”
“Of course,” she murmured, running her hands down the front of the pink gown she’d borrowed from Lady Templemore.
Without meaning to, Elijah’s eyes followed the path her hands made over her ample bosom, down to her slim waist, then flared out with her hips.
He cleared his throat to tell her something reassuring, but it would seem nothing worked to relieve himself of that strangled feeling. “Amelia, it wouldn’t matter if you weren’t married. You’re…er…” The invisible hands that were strangling him finally choked him tight enough to end his words.
Her lips formed a half-smile. “It’s all right. I don’t expect you to compliment me.”
He loosened his cravat, whether because he needed to in order to take it off for the night or because it seemed to suddenly be choking the life out of him, he might never truly know. She was his oldest friend. He’d complimented her many times when she’d found some clever way to best Henry at a game and even a few weeks ago he’d complimented her dancing at his sister’s wedding. He cocked his head to the side. How strange. He had always complimented things she did, never actually her.
“Amelia?”
She smoothed her skirt and kept her eyes trained on whatever it was on the floor that had managed to capture her attention. “Hmm?”
“You are a very beautiful young lady.”
“Thank you.” Her cheeks turned the palest shade of pink and she kicked off her cream slippers. “Don’t worry. I shan’t overindulge too often.”
Elijah sighed. “I’m not worried about you gaining a few pounds, Amelia. I just wanted to tell you—” He shrugged. “Well, I already said it, so now you know.”
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His Jilted Bride by Rose Gordon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
It was not long into this book when I realized that this was my style of book! Completely! I love historical fiction, and when you add a nice little romance with a bit of spy on the side, as far as I am concerned, you have me hooked! This is a book that also has humor and something that I am not used to seeing. Are you ready for this? The two characters are virgins! If you know your history, that in itself is unbelievable. Historically, women were expected to remain pure until marriage (this figures into the story as well, but it was generally understood that the men would sow some wild oats. (That figures into the story, too). The profanity is so minimal that it is almost nonexistent. And the lovemaking is hot, heavy, and only between married individuals. Again, very refreshing.
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His Jilted Bride by Rose GordonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
It was not long into this book when I realized that this was my style of book! Completely! I love historical fiction, and when you add a nice little romance with a bit of spy on the side, as far as I am concerned, you have me hooked! This is a book that also has humor and something that I am not used to seeing. Are you ready for this? The two characters are virgins! If you know your history, that in itself is unbelievable. Historically, women were expected to remain pure until marriage (this figures into the story as well, but it was generally understood that the men would sow some wild oats. (That figures into the story, too). The profanity is so minimal that it is almost nonexistent. And the lovemaking is hot, heavy, and only between married individuals. Again, very refreshing.
This is a part of a series, and I, for one, would love to read the entire series. This is one of those books where you will find few surprises, but it is a nice, light romantic read. Regency romance at its absolute best!
I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.
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