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Duchess on the Run by Christa Fairchild

Gerri, November 10, 2006

4 1/2 Stars Can a debutante find happiness with a hog farmer?

Christa Fairchild?s debut novel marks this author as one to watch.

Elizabeth and Graham are the heroine and hero of this historical, which takes place during the last years of WWI. The story opens in England, moves to Boston and then to Nebraska.

Elizabeth discovers Barnard Frederick, Marquess of Bridgechester, the man she and all society thought she?d one day marry, is a morally corrupt cad. Tired of seeing pity in everyone?s eyes, Elizabeth travels to Boston to live with her grandparents. While there, her grandmother circles an ad for a mail-order bride. Elizabeth is not pleased to learn Barnard still intends to wed her and make her his duchess. She responds to the ad.

Graham once before married a woman by mail-order. The result was disastrous, except for the two children produced. Now a widower, Graham craves companionship and the warmth of a good woman.

Because of the fear she might be abducted and returned to England and forced to marry Barnard, Elizabeth travels to Nebraska, surprising Graham. Both are immediately taken with the other.

Before long, doubts surface. Elizabeth, daughter of an earl, wonders if she can be happy with no maid or cook, doing the chores expected of her?and married to a hog farmer. Graham has difficulty believing Elizabeth is as good as she seems. Didn?t his first wife appear perfect at first?

I enjoyed how the author brought in WWI history and made it integral to the novel, yet didn?t overwhelm the reader, and how she brought up important, basic questions not usually seen in romance novels.
Duchess on the Run is a sweet, delightful romance and I look forward to reading more from this author. I recommend this book.

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The Waterlord by Dawn Thompson

Gerri, May 3, 2006

The Waterlord is a skillful blend of Regency Romance and Fantasy. The story begins immediately with Lady Rebecca fleeing her father and a forced marriage. When her carriage overturns, she is rescued by Count Klaus Lindegren and whisked to safety at his "cottage".

From here on, the otherwordly blends well in the ensuing romance between the two. Miss Thompson has borrowed from Swedish mythology and woven it skillfully into her story. To say more might ruin the delights that await the reader. I was enchanted.

There are villains, from this world and the other, and they act in a believable way to try and foil the romance between Klaus and Rebecca. The ending is satisfying, and left me wanting another book that deals with the two worlds. I will say this: you'll never look at a waterfall again without being reminded of The Waterlord!

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The Ravencliff Bride (Candleglow) by Dawn Thompson

Gerri, May 3, 2006

I want to read more books like The Ravencliff Bride! Gothic and paranormal with a twist. From the first page the reader is rocked back to the Cornish coast and into a carriage on a dark and stormy night.

Our heroine, Sara, has been released from Fleet prison, all family debts paid after agreeing to marry--by proxy--Baron Walraven.

The questions begin. Why hasn't she even met her husband? Why did he send his steward to marry her by proxy? What's wrong with the man?

Darned good questions!

Since this is a romance, we know all must end well. But we also know that just about anything can happen between the beginning and ending pages--and it is the story and characters that Ms Thompson developed on those pages that made The Ravencliff Bride a good read for me.

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Her Highland Rogue by Leanne Burroughs

Gerri, May 3, 2006

As a sequel to Highland Wishes, Her Highland Rogue, picks up the story of Duncan, a Scot, and his arranged marriage to Catherine, an English heiress. The historical events of the time are a part of the story but don't overwhelem, they enhance. Ms Burroughs has again created two likeable characters who overcome initial hostility and fall in love. It takes them a while to voice this to one another, but is worth the wait. Ah, but there remains a villain who must be defeated, and that is satisfying as well. I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to Ms Burrough's next book--hopefully with some of the characters we've come to know

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Highland Wishes by Leanne Burroughs

Gerri, May 3, 2006

What a pleasure to read Highland Wishes. Not only was it a lovely, long historical--and how many long historicals are out there--but the romance intertwined with history was enjoyable as well.
The heroine, Victoria, and the hero, Grant, are two characters that you come to like. She's English, he's a Scot, and it's a troubled time between the two nations. Still, you know Grant and Victoria belong together. How they come together, fall in love and triumph over their common enemies is what makes Ms Burroughs story so well thought out.

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