Helpful Score: 4
In the final book of Kat Martin's bride series, Rule--youngest member of the Dewar brothers--becomes betrothed to a 16-year-old daughter of a gun-manufacturing American businessman. While the businessman is on his deathbed, he gets Rule to promise to marry his daughter in return for 1/2 of his business holdlings, but not to consumate the marriage until she's "of age." Due to Rule's loyalty to his employer, and also to fulfill a promise he made to his deceased father, Rule marries Violet and then leaves promptly for England.
It's three years later. Violet's father has been dead for awhile, but Rule has been working at the plant in England, a rake in his spare time that drinks, gambles and courts the ladies, and he has never gone back to see his bride. He thinks of her as all gangly legs and freckles. But when she shows up on his doorstep with her cousin, he sees that she's now a beautiful and very independent young woman. And when she announces that she wants the marriage annulled, Rule finds her even more attractive than ever and convinces himself that being married to her might actually be exciting.
A good book. The passion was electric, and there were several sub-plots that involve selling the business, her cousin hooking up with Rule's best friend, and Rule being charged with murder. I enjoyed it alot. Too bad this series has come to an end...
It's three years later. Violet's father has been dead for awhile, but Rule has been working at the plant in England, a rake in his spare time that drinks, gambles and courts the ladies, and he has never gone back to see his bride. He thinks of her as all gangly legs and freckles. But when she shows up on his doorstep with her cousin, he sees that she's now a beautiful and very independent young woman. And when she announces that she wants the marriage annulled, Rule finds her even more attractive than ever and convinces himself that being married to her might actually be exciting.
A good book. The passion was electric, and there were several sub-plots that involve selling the business, her cousin hooking up with Rule's best friend, and Rule being charged with murder. I enjoyed it alot. Too bad this series has come to an end...
Excellent series, a really grab you and get you into the books series. Each has their own issues and how they work through them. A excellent read. Wow!
Kat Martin just keeps writing great stories of strong women going after what they think they want, and men who decide that the women are wrong. The struggle between the two almost always involves many other friends and relatives. She make you wish that maybe to live in that era would have been such fun!
I just LOVED this. I'll be going back to book one to read this from the beginning.
The last in the Bride Trilogy, this book was somewhat of a disappointment when compared to the first two and seemed to be lacking what the other two had in abundance. The secondary characters, which I found so endearing in the first two books, were virtually non-existent in this one and is part of the reason I didn't feel the story was as well developed as the other two. Also, the ending was a bit too anti-climatic for my liking but it was still worth the read. Although this wasn't one of Ms. Martin's better efforts, I still look forward to reading her books. She just kind of seemed in a hurry to finish this one.
Story = B-
Romance = A-
Sensuality = B+
BOOK = B+
Story = B-
Romance = A-
Sensuality = B+
BOOK = B+
While as is the case with most of the Kat Martin books I've read, the intrigue subplot of the book was a bit cheesy, but the chemistry between the characters was fairly decent.
I almost wish that the author would have spent a little more time on the secondary story of the romance between Violet's cousin and Rule's best friend, as I found them to be less irritating at times than the main hero & heroine. Overall a pretty good read.
I almost wish that the author would have spent a little more time on the secondary story of the romance between Violet's cousin and Rule's best friend, as I found them to be less irritating at times than the main hero & heroine. Overall a pretty good read.
My first book by this author. It was an impulse buy because I needed something to occupy my time while I waited for appointments and ended up finishing it the next night.
Enough tension in the plot to keep me reading, with likable characters and a few steamy encounters sprinkled in to round out the romance experience. I would compare to Hoyt and Jefferies type read which I enjoy.
I will probably go back and read the first two books at some point.
Enough tension in the plot to keep me reading, with likable characters and a few steamy encounters sprinkled in to round out the romance experience. I would compare to Hoyt and Jefferies type read which I enjoy.
I will probably go back and read the first two books at some point.
Good book and I enjoyed the story line better than the second book in the series. The male character is more realistic.
Good but...
Good historical read, last book in the Bride Trilogy.
Kat Martin never disappoints.
Martin's Bride Trilogy are wonderful books that have quite engaging story lines. I have not found any of Martin's books that I did not enjoy but if you are new to her, this is a good place to start.
This was a fun read.
