Bride

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Summary: well-written story full of love, mysteries and suspense
Review: Courtesy of A Romance Review

Bride is the third book in the Rosmara Quartet featuring Justine Grivin and Straun Rosmara. Lady Justine is the spinster sister of Duke of Franchot and lives her life in Cornwall with her grandmother. She is an elegantly slender, tall, and feminine in her quiet, self-contained manner. Straun Rosmara has never been married. But he has two children, Ella and Max. He rescues Ella from a London brothel and Max from being a pickpocket in Convent Garden.

Bride is a well-written story full of love, mysteries and suspense. Ms Cameron has created an unforgettable hero and heroine. Both are admirable and respectful in their own ways. The plots are interesting and full of passionate and exciting moments. The mysteries and suspense keeps you thinking and guessing all the time. If you love Stella Cameron and suspenseful romance, it is one of her series that you must not miss. The other books in the Rosmara Quartet in serial are Fascination, Charmed, Beloved and The Wish Club and I recommend all of them to you.

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Summary: Marvelous characters but too much secret past subplot
Review: Justine is a spinster, well on the shelf at thirty-five. Nevertheless, she decides to write a book for young women telling them what to expect in courtship and marriage--to the smallest intimate detail. She asks her old friend Struan to help her learn what she needs to know to put in the book; she'd also like to help him raise his two children. Justine has lusted in her heart after Struan, but knowing that he does not reciprocate, she feels she will be able to control her actions if not her thoughts.

Struan has been receiving threats concerning a mysterious past... and now Justine shows up, unescorted, at his doorstep and wants him to teach her--purely for research, of course--the ways of love.

I *loved* Justine and her book. She does not allow herself to be pushed around, but is charming and caring, and her book and "research" are wonderfully hilarious. She considers herself a cripple due to a childhood accident; Struan tries to downplay this and show her she is a whole woman--the developement of this aspect is wonderful. The love scenes between the two were as good as I was expecting from what I'd heard of Stella's writing--yum!

Sometimes I felt that the secret past subplot overshadowed the romance and I wanted to get on with things, but overall this story and these marvelous characters are well worth it. This is the third book in the Rossmara quartet (I've been badgering Stella to make it a quintet), but you certainly don't have to read the books in the order they were written--they stand alone very well.

Kimberly Borrowdale, Under the Covers Book Reviews

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Summary: Funny & sexy historical romance
Review: Wow, Stella's done it again! This is the 3rd book in Stella's "Rossmara" series and easily stands alone (I haven't yet read Charmed & Fascination but am going searching for them today!). Justine decides it is her duty to enlighted woman on what they can expect from men, during courtship all the way to the marriage bed. Being a spinster she needs to do some research before she can begin her book. She travels to Scotland with the intention of taking care of Struan's two motherless children in exchange for his help with her book. They both end up with more than they bargained for. Justine's passages into her book had me laughing out loud, I could *see* Struan cringing as she wrote them!

What I love most about Stella's writing is her characterization, these people really come alive whether I love them or hate them (and I absolutely despised Grandmama, what a selfish woman!).

This is a fantastic read. Funny, tender, suspenseful and very sexy. The identity of the nutcase who was making Struan's life miserable was also a major shocker! I can't wait to dig into Arran & Calum's stories!

Rating:
Summary: Funny & sexy historical romance
Review: Wow, Stella's done it again! This is the 3rd book in Stella's "Rossmara" series and easily stands alone (I haven't yet read Charmed & Fascination but am going searching for them today!). Justine decides it is her duty to enlighted woman on what they can expect from men, during courtship all the way to the marriage bed. Being a spinster she needs to do some research before she can begin her book. She travels to Scotland with the intention of taking care of Struan's two motherless children in exchange for his help with her book. They both end up with more than they bargained for. Justine's passages into her book had me laughing out loud, I could *see* Struan cringing as she wrote them!

What I love most about Stella's writing is her characterization, these people really come alive whether I love them or hate them (and I absolutely despised Grandmama, what a selfish woman!).

This is a fantastic read. Funny, tender, suspenseful and very sexy. The identity of the nutcase who was making Struan's life miserable was also a major shocker! I can't wait to dig into Arran & Calum's stories!