The Maiden Bride

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Summary: Heart warming love story with some very funny moments!
Review: This was my first Needham book and I don't believe it will be my last. The take-charage attitude of the heroine is so refreshing in a romance novel that I enjoyed every moment of the book. Her determination to restore and build the castle added many fun moments to the book including the gang of people she collected. The hero's secret and determination to help her is really heart warming. It is funny to read sections of the book when she is actually bad-mouthing him in front of him... Her ability to forgive people is really quite heart warming in comparison to his inability to forgive himeself. I really enjoyed the book and hope to read another by Needham.

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Summary: The Maiden Bride
Review: Wonderful story! Even if you don't usually read medievals, you'll enjoy this one. Needham makes the unfamiliar seem familiar and draws you deep into the story. The scrappy, pragmatic heroine with her rag-tag band of followers and an oh-so-redeemable hero will keep you turning the pages. Set during the rebuilding period after the plague, it made me think of Stephen King's The Stand, though you get sizzling sexual tension instead of horror. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you won't want the story to end. This book is a keeper!