Almost a Bride

THIS INTRIGUING LOVE STORY WAS MAINLY ABOUT SEXY LORD JACK FORTEAU, WHO WANTED TO GET REVENGE ON LADY ARABELLA FOOLISH STEP-BROTHER FREDERICK, BY MARRYING HER IN ORDER TO GET AN HEIR. HE WAS ATTRACTIVE TO HER AT FIRST SIGHT, BUT ALSO FELLED MADLY IN LOVE WITH HER, BUT OF COURSE, SHE CONFESSED HER HEART TO HIM AT FIRST.

Loved, loved this book! I generally have loved all the books by Jane Feather that I've read - this one was one of the best. The hero was yummy, and heroine had so much charm, backbone, and gumption. The two of them had so much chemistry they fairly sizzled. I did feel that the part of the story where they go to France veered away from the general direction of the story, but all in all a very satisfying read. Had elements of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" in it, which was great. Loved it.

Jack and Arabella had to be the most entertaining couple ever! Jack pursued Arabella as revenge against her late brother but he quickly found out that Arabella wasn't some docile thing wilting away. I won't spoil the story by going into detail but believe me when I say it is well worth the read!

Jane Feather sometimes soars and sometimes disappoints. In this case, she's simply flawless. A classic theme of historical romance - innocent woman entrapped by a man bent on revenge - receives a surprisingly mature and original treatment. I hesitated to read about another coldly calculating alpha male; these characters are great for setting up sexual tension and emotional conflict, but too often they remain cruel and heartless almost to the end, and are paired with heroines who seem to thrive on humiliation. In "Almost A Bride," the heroine is disarmingly wise and realistic, and her dignity begins to awaken at our alpha male's conscience before we can develop a serious dislike of him. He's appropriately arrogant, of course. The prospect of seeing him humbled by love is what makes such rogues irresistable. It takes a deft hand to provide moments of lightness at the right time, in the right amount, to relieve tension without destroying it. With "Almost A Bride," Jane Feather reminds me for the first time of Christina Dodd, Connie Brockway and Judith Ivory - authors who can be trusted to lead me safely through the most wrenching romantic conflicts without plunging me into masochistic misery. (We all know love hurts. But it shouldn't frustrate us to the point where we throw the book across the room.) "Almost A Bride" is a sheer pleasure to read, and irresistably sexy. Bravo.