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A review by booksuperpower
The Bride Says Maybe by Cathy Maxwell
4.0
The Bride Says Maybe by Cathy Maxwell is a 2014 Avon publication. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This second book is the trilogy reunites us with Tara, a young woman we met in “The Bride Says No.” She was not the easiest person to warm up to, and she got her comeuppance when the man she thought she really loved, married someone else.
As this story opens, Tara is still pining for her lost love, but soon finds herself being sold into marriage due to her father’s gambling debts.
The lucky groom? Breccan Campbell – “The Beast of Aberfeldy”. Tara manages to wrangle a deal with him which consisted of providing him with two children, then allowing her to return to London and live the life she so longs for. Naturally, when two strangers move in together, things don’t go as smoothly as they think it will.
Will Tara learn to love her new life or will she really abandon her future children for a life in London?
Although Tara has only herself to blame for her single status, she knows she is beautiful and could still snare a husband. But, under the circumstances Breccan is her only hope of having the life she so desires. It takes her a long while to grow to respect Breccan, but by George, I think the lady has finally begun to grow up!
But, Breccan is the one who stole my heart. He was so funny, patient, and forgiving, but also human, given to doubts, and a little outburst of temper. He makes mistakes, looks into his own heart and realizes his initial motives toward Tara were based on a few unreasonable illusions on his part, and whole lot of lust.
All this takes place against a backdrop of hilarity, especially when Breccan’s dogs are around. The stories Breccan tells, are poignant, and funny, and the banter between the couple was sharp and witty. This is a very light hearted historical romance, written the way it should be. The language was right, the customs were right, and the dialogue fit the time period, with only few slightly modern terms slipping through the cracks.
It was good to see Tara finally show some maturity, meet her true love, and have her very own happily ever after.
4 stars
This second book is the trilogy reunites us with Tara, a young woman we met in “The Bride Says No.” She was not the easiest person to warm up to, and she got her comeuppance when the man she thought she really loved, married someone else.
As this story opens, Tara is still pining for her lost love, but soon finds herself being sold into marriage due to her father’s gambling debts.
The lucky groom? Breccan Campbell – “The Beast of Aberfeldy”. Tara manages to wrangle a deal with him which consisted of providing him with two children, then allowing her to return to London and live the life she so longs for. Naturally, when two strangers move in together, things don’t go as smoothly as they think it will.
Will Tara learn to love her new life or will she really abandon her future children for a life in London?
Although Tara has only herself to blame for her single status, she knows she is beautiful and could still snare a husband. But, under the circumstances Breccan is her only hope of having the life she so desires. It takes her a long while to grow to respect Breccan, but by George, I think the lady has finally begun to grow up!
But, Breccan is the one who stole my heart. He was so funny, patient, and forgiving, but also human, given to doubts, and a little outburst of temper. He makes mistakes, looks into his own heart and realizes his initial motives toward Tara were based on a few unreasonable illusions on his part, and whole lot of lust.
All this takes place against a backdrop of hilarity, especially when Breccan’s dogs are around. The stories Breccan tells, are poignant, and funny, and the banter between the couple was sharp and witty. This is a very light hearted historical romance, written the way it should be. The language was right, the customs were right, and the dialogue fit the time period, with only few slightly modern terms slipping through the cracks.
It was good to see Tara finally show some maturity, meet her true love, and have her very own happily ever after.
4 stars