Border Bride (Harlequin Historical Series, No. 619) [Mass Market Paperback]

Deborah Hale (Author)

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Conwy ap Ifan was the only man Enid versen Blethyn ever loved. Conwy, a fatherless plowboy, and Enid, a lord's daughter, grew up together and fell in love, but after one night of passion, Conwy left Enid to satisfy his thirst for adventure. Years later, after fighting in the Crusades, Conwy returns to Wales traveling the countryside as a bard but really working as an agent for Empress Maud. While searching for border chief Macsen ap Gryffith, Conwy stumbles across Enid, who is preparing for Macsen's arrival herself. The recently widowed Enid plans on accepting Macsen's forthcoming marriage proposal because the border chief will provide her and her children, including a son of Conwy's he doesn't know about, with a safe and secure home, but all of Enid's careful plans for her future fall into disarray once she sees the charming Conwy again. Excellent characterization and a nicely detailed Welsh setting give this medieval an intriguing flavor readers will find hard to resist. John Charles
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373292198
• ISBN-13: 978-0373292196
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,240,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After a decade spent tracing her ancestors to their roots in Georgian-era Britain, Deborah Hale learned a great deal about the period and uncovered enough fascinating true stories to inspire her fiction plots for years to come. In 1997, Deborah won Romance Writers of Amercia's Golden Heart award and several months later sold her winning manuscript to Harlequin Historical. Since then she has written many historical romance novels with a variety of settings, as well as two other-world fantasies for Luna Books. In the pilot episode of the hit television series "Hustle" one of Deborah's books was used in a key scene! Deborah lives in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada, a place steeped in history and romance.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another keeper for Ms Hale, November 15, 2002

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Barbara Phinney (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Border Bride (Harlequin Historical Series, No. 619) (Mass Market Paperback)

Rich detail and fabulous characterization add to an already great book.
Ms Hale has certainly done her homework in this often overlooked country. I felt as if I was right there. Enid, our heroine, is so delightfully written, we feel as though we've known her all our lives. And what can I say about Conwy, our hero? Ms Hale is a master of creating delicious heros with just enough torment to make a reader want to slip into the book and steal them away.
Enid and Conwy share a special past, of part of which Enid keeps close to herself, and we understand her so well for it. When Conwy returns, her whole world is flipped upside down, making for a terrific, page-turning read.
You simply must buy this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Medieval Romance, September 16, 2002

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Sheri Melnick (Enola, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Border Bride (Harlequin Historical Series, No. 619) (Mass Market Paperback)

Having once journeyed east to the Holy Land, Conway ap Ifan is once again in his Welsh homeland, posing as a bard and working for Empress Maud, Lady of the English, to try to maintain a peace and gain favor with the border lords should the Empress succeed the throne. But at Glyneira, Con finds Enid, the girl from long ago that he has never been able to forget.

Thirteen long years has not dimmed his memory of this beautiful girl, now woman, with children of her own. Though once promised to marry a prince, she is now the widow of the deceased owner of Glyneira, and may soon be the bride of Macsen ap Gryffith, a border chief. While Enid is not immune to Con's charms, she recalls his wanderlust and desertion of her in past years. And the powerful secret she holds in her heart may shatter her peaceful existence if Con lingers too long at Glyneira.

Ms. Hale has definitely done her homework in this well researched historical ripe with vivid depictions of the dwellings of the times, as well as the customs and disputes for lands. And the descriptive nature doesn't overshadow the romance and meshes well with the enduring love between Con and Enid.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Romance Set In Medieval Wales!, November 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Border Bride (Harlequin Historical Series, No. 619) (Mass Market Paperback)

Deborah Hale not only treats us to a historical view of Wales, but her fresh approach to a traditional plot keeps you turning the pages to find out how the hero, charismatic Conwy ap Ifan and Enid, a heroine with a closely guraded secret, find their way to love. A must read for the true romantic!