Daring Bride

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Summary: Second chances at love
Review: Daring Bride picks up the stories of several Cameron/Montrose females from the earlier books. Kitty has a hard time forgetting the horrors she saw in the Great War and the love of her life whom she lost as a direct result of that War. Her bitterness creates a deep chasm between her and twin sister Cara that lasts for many years. In a cathartic measure, Kitty writes a book about the devastation of the Great War and meets a loving, caring book editor in the process. Could this be her second chance at love? Likewise, Evalee has lost her own great love and returns to Virginia widowed and penniless with a young daughter to raise. As she builds a business from the ground up, Evalee meets two men who love her and want her to spend their lives with them, one for whom money is no object and one for whom a love of books and teaching children is his main objective. Can one of these men be Evalee's second chance? Finally, Bryanne goes to Italy at the expense of her grandmother Garnet to get over losing her first love in a fatal accident. Will Bryanne, too, finally meet someone and get another chance at love? This is a great entry in the Montclair series, and my only criticism is that Peart needs to put a family tree in each book to keep me straight on the rather complicated family relationships.

Rating:
Summary: Second chances at love
Review: Daring Bride picks up the stories of several Cameron/Montrose females from the earlier books. Kitty has a hard time forgetting the horrors she saw in the Great War and the love of her life whom she lost as a direct result of that War. Her bitterness creates a deep chasm between her and twin sister Cara that lasts for many years. In a cathartic measure, Kitty writes a book about the devastation of the Great War and meets a loving, caring book editor in the process. Could this be her second chance at love? Likewise, Evalee has lost her own great love and returns to Virginia widowed and penniless with a young daughter to raise. As she builds a business from the ground up, Evalee meets two men who love her and want her to spend their lives with them, one for whom money is no object and one for whom a love of books and teaching children is his main objective. Can one of these men be Evalee's second chance? Finally, Bryanne goes to Italy at the expense of her grandmother Garnet to get over losing her first love in a fatal accident. Will Bryanne, too, finally meet someone and get another chance at love? This is a great entry in the Montclair series, and my only criticism is that Peart needs to put a family tree in each book to keep me straight on the rather complicated family relationships.

Rating:
Summary: Good
Review: The reviews and back of the book are misleading. It is about equally divided between Bryanne, Evalee, and Kitty's story. I loved Bryanne and Evalee. Bryanne goes to Scotland with her father, then to Birchfields, then to Italy. Evalee has married a Russian count (minus his land) and has a daughter. However, tragedy strikes for her......I liked just about everyone, except Kitty. Instead of getting on with her life after the war like the rest of her family and friends did she obsesses and gets very bitter. She turns ardent pacifist and writes a book condemning all war. Apparently she forgets that even if America doesn't fight, according to her All War is Bad doctrine, nasty Germany and Italy aren't going to care. I don't think she'd have liked it if England and France hadn't fought in WW1 and Germany had taken over the world. Her views created a chasm between she and her twin sister Cara. This book is much improved in style compared to many of the previous books. A very enjoyable read with entertaining characters.

Rating:
Summary: Good
Review: The reviews and back of the book are misleading. It is about equally divided between Bryanne, Evalee, and Kitty's story. I loved Bryanne and Evalee. Bryanne goes to Scotland with her father, then to Birchfields, then to Italy. Evalee has married a Russian count (minus his land) and has a daughter. However, tragedy strikes for her......I liked just about everyone, except Kitty. Instead of getting on with her life after the war like the rest of her family and friends did she obsesses and gets very bitter. She turns ardent pacifist and writes a book condemning all war. Apparently she forgets that even if America doesn't fight, according to her All War is Bad doctrine, nasty Germany and Italy aren't going to care. I don't think she'd have liked it if England and France hadn't fought in WW1 and Germany had taken over the world. Her views created a chasm between she and her twin sister Cara. This book is much improved in style compared to many of the previous books. A very enjoyable read with entertaining characters.