Dryden's Bride

I enjoy reading a great deal, but it is a very rare thing for me to find a book that I am willing to read more than once. I have read this book over and over again. The characters are so real that it feels as if one could meet them on the street. I mean, there are plenty of steamy and confusing moments where unspoken feelings lead to chaos, but it isn't done in the cheesy mind-numbingly obvious way that many romances are written. Sian Tudor is a delightful character whose soft heart, love for children, and complete disregard for society's rules makes her absolutely irresistible to the darkly handsome Sir Hugh Dryden. Sir Hugh wishes for nothing more than to marry a woman, simply to run his household, and to forget that he is human. But, from the first moment he rescues Sian, he feels an overwhelming urge to protect and love her. This book is funny, bold, and so sinfully sexy that any woman should be prepared for a candle lit bath and a grin that won't leave your face for days. Maybe this kind of romance doesn't exist in real life, but it is really hard not to believe otherwise when reading this amazing book.

this book is a sequel of sorts to the author's Bride of Windermere. But I haven't read that one first and still found Dryden's Bride enjoyable on it's own merit. The book has all the elements of classic Medievel romance-tortured hero, downtrodden but spunky heroine, truly evil villian. The theme of the book is how the two main characters have a flawed sense on how others perceive and value them. Having the love of the other opens their eyes that they are truly worthy and worthy of love and family. While I understand another's reviewers comment about historical accuracy-I do feel that this IS a work of fiction, a romance, and therefore the author should be given a little leeway about historical accuracy. It's supposed to be entertainment, light reading-don't overanalyze it folks:) Great escapist weekend reading-4 stars****

This was my first book by Margo Maguire, but certainly not my last! This book is a wonderful read with believable characters of a time gone by. I loved the inner and outer strength of the characters portrayed by Maguire. Dryden (the hero) overcomes the wall he has erected within himself because of the physical scars he received when imprisoned by sensing the need of a beautiful damsel. This is truly a beautiful story.

This story is a sequel to 'The Bride of Windermere.' If you haven't read the first, this story will lose some of its appeal. The heo is Hugh Dryden, a knight who was held prisoner for two years and feels unworthy of being alive because of his inprisonment and disfigurements from repeated torture. He must select a wife however. He come's highly recommended to Lady Marguerite, a wealthy, beautiful and proper woman. Instead he falls in love with Lady Sian, a Tudor of royal though low birth who is full of life and on her way to a nunnery ( where she doesn't want to go). She loves Hugh almost at first site, though it takes Hugh a little longer to realize that he loves her and they deserve each other. Though this is not a novel that will take very long to read and is not very detailed, you should enjoy it.