Fairest of Them All

I have just over the past year or so picked up Teresa Medeiros books, but, after this one, she is my new favorite! It was so funny at parts and at other times it was so heart wrenching! She certainly has a way with words. I truly hope that Carey gets his own book soon! He was such an excellent secondary character! I love Austyn! While a bit suspicious, he is such a great hero! Alot of people were so bent about the whole him locking Holly in the tower thing. This sort of thing more than likely did happen back in the day as Welsh people are known to be superstitious. It just didnt bother me all that much. Anyhow, this book is just so great!!! Holly was a great heroine! I loved how she wasnt afraid of Austyn one bit! I felt so many emotions reading this book, and that is what I look for! The whole first half of the book I was laughing out loud!!! To anyone who is thinking about a good book, this is one of the best that I have read in a long time!

I enjoyed this book immensely. Holly a beauty refuses marriage proposals from countless suitors. Her father decides to host a tournament where the bravest and strongest will have her for his bride. Holly, together with her nurse, concocts a scheme to make her completely undesirable. After her father introduces her to the crowd, many would be fighters leave and only two are willing to fight for her. Austyn of Gavenmore and Euguene 'something' (This guy's a jerk. Therefore, I didn't bother to remember his name) Austyn feels beautiful women are a curse to Gavenmore men so he doesn't care that she is ugly. He is interested in the large dowry that comes with her to restore his castle and pay back debt created by his ancestors. I'm not giving anything away here when I say he wins, that is obvious. She decides to continue hiding her beauty hoping he will leave her alone as she has heard terrible things about the consummation of the marriage. A woman with outer beauty (albeit hidden) attempts to win her man's love via inner beauty, her heart. It is a wonderful story. The ending is much better than I had hoped for.

"The Fairest of Them All"Was the best book I have ever read.I really didn't like romance books until now.First of all this book does not have a picture of a shirtless man groping a half naked women on the cover.Second,It didn't make such a big deal out of Holly's beauty as it could have.This book is basicly about a woman who is so subborn,she won't marry the man her father tells her to so she tries to make herself look so ugly that no man will want her.But she is mistaken,someone does want her,Sir Austyn of Gavenmore.Holly finds out about herself and the demons of Austyn's past.The ending was excellent and made me want a sequel.If you buy any romance book buy this one!

I fell in love with both of the main characters of this book and the time in which they lived. It was like a Disney movie setting with a few twists and a hero and heroine who did exactly what I wanted them to do. The hero was very different from the run of the mill rn hero because he was attracted to the heroine when he thought that she was totally ugly. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a wonderful read!

Personally, I prefer the tension that builds between the hero and the heroine when each is desperately fighting the urge to fall head over heels in love. This was a fantastic read and I enjoyed every moment that Holly masqueraded as the ugly duckling. Her husband's rewards were even sweeter when he discovered a true beauty beneath her charade. Bravo Teresa Medeiros!