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Summary: They married of necessity . . . they loved whole heartedly!
Review: Elene Fitzhugh is a hellion who murdered her first husband, and the last thing she intends to do is wed again, no matter what the Kind decrees. She'll do everything in her power to see to it the marriage never takes place. She's ready to fight a warrior, and finds herself confronted with something even more dangerous -- a man who feels, and forces her to face her own feelings. Geoffrey de Burgh is a quiet, learned man who looks at the wild woman he must wed in a mixture of horror and pity. It's obvious she doesn't want him anymore than he wants her. Yet marry they must. Honor and loyalty demands it. Slowly, the marriage that a King decrees turns into a love decreed by destiny. Amidst a turbulent time of traitors and intrigue, two souls meant to be together must find their way through lies and half-truthes and find each other. Deborah Simmons pens a love story that will leave you longing for the rest of the de Burgh brother stories.
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Summary: They married of necessity . . . they loved whole heartedly!
Review: Elene Fitzhugh is a hellion who murdered her first husband, and the last thing she intends to do is wed again, no matter what the Kind decrees. She'll do everything in her power to see to it the marriage never takes place. She's ready to fight a warrior, and finds herself confronted with something even more dangerous -- a man who feels, and forces her to face her own feelings. Geoffrey de Burgh is a quiet, learned man who looks at the wild woman he must wed in a mixture of horror and pity. It's obvious she doesn't want him anymore than he wants her. Yet marry they must. Honor and loyalty demands it. Slowly, the marriage that a King decrees turns into a love decreed by destiny. Amidst a turbulent time of traitors and intrigue, two souls meant to be together must find their way through lies and half-truthes and find each other. Deborah Simmons pens a love story that will leave you longing for the rest of the de Burgh brother stories.
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Summary: A well written, original medieval romance...
Review: First of all, let me start off by warning you that this is the second book of a sequel, the first book being Taming The Lion. This book was one I definately had a hard time putting down. The characters were fresh and orginal and I could have easily fallen in love with Geoffrey had I been in Elene's position. Elene has some different problems than you usually see in the typical heroine and acted quite differently, but this was all a part of the uniqueness of this book. I was intrigued with the whole de Burgh family and can't wait to read the other books in the series. The only problem I had with this one, was that I was getting impatient for Elene to start comming around and falling in love with Geoffrey. I was almost to the point where I was going to start skipping pages when Elene finally started giving in to him...Whew! Hope this helps you...
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Summary: perfection
Review: I love this book! Geoffrey is exactly the kind of man I could see myself living with forever. I love how he treats Elene and defends her against his brothers when he himself hardly knows her. When I found out this was a sequel I couldn't wait to read the first book. Now I'm looking forward to Robber Bride and finding out even more about the de Burghs. I hope you love this book as much as I did!
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Summary: What a HERO!
Review: I read this in a day, could not put it down - I think I said this about some of Ms. Simmons other books too! Geoffrey de Burgh, from the earlier novel in the series, was my favorite brother and my heart went out to him when he was the one chosen to be the de Burgh to marry the FITZHUGH! The rumours of Elene FitzHugh were rife with what a hellion she was - murdress of her husband on their wedding night, etc. so upon meeting her the brothers deBurgh were not disappointed. She was most foul in appearance, manner and mouth! But Geoffrey, following the edict from the king and the request of his father, would wed her and somehow - live through the night? This was not your run of the mill historical romance with the hero and the heroine quickly falling in love...this was gut wrenching and painful for no matter how hard Geoffrey (God you have to love him) tried you thought he would never pull down the barriers that Elene had put up around her. She would trust no man - never! I was even beginning to doubt that there would any kind of compromise here. I think that is why the tears were brought to my eyes with the outcome. This was a MOST enjoyable and poignant love story! Definitely a must read for the Deborah Simmons fan!
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Summary: A delightfully GOOD Read !
Review: The de Burgh Bride is an outstanding sequel to the fantastic Taming of the Wolf ( my favorite by Simmons ). Absolutely everyone should have a Geoffrey to know and love, his character certainly evokes very strong emotions throughout the book. Geoffrey's antithesis, of course is Elene, another character most capable of awakening strong feelings ( fear for Geoff's life ? ). I found this book to be not only humerous and sexy but profoundly touching ( Geoffrey's compassion and Elene's fierce protectiveness and vunerability). If you like historicals ( esp, Medieval ) this is a MUST read but I do suggest that you read Taming the Wolf first. ENJOY!!!
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Summary: Stupendous!
Review: This book was great! I loved "The Taming of the Shrew" and this sequel was just as good. I love the way all the de Burgh family interact together. I also love the humor that Ms. Simmons has put into her books. I hope she continues with the rest of the brother's romances!
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Summary: Good sequel to Taming the Wolf
Review: This is the sequel to "Taming the Wolf" (great read!) and tells the story of Geoffrey de Burgh and Elene Fitzhugh. Geoffrey was such a wonderful, warm character - the way he never lost his temper with Elene was quite a feat! After meeting him in the first book it was great to find out more about him. I also enjoyed "seeing" Dunstan, Marion and the whole de Burgh family again. I felt sorry for Elene and the way she had been treated by her father, but I kept wishing she would have softened up a little sooner. I'm looking forward to reading Simon's story in "The Robber Bride." Hopefully there will be more - still 4 more brothers to go!!
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