Lord Braybrook's Penniless Bride (Harlequin Historical) [Mass Market Paperback]

Elizabeth Rolls (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Historical | Publication Date: June 1, 2009

Miss Christiana Daventry will do whatever it takes to keep from being thrown out on the streets--even accept the insufferably attractive Lord Braybrook's proposition!

Julian Trentham, Viscount Braybrook, urgently needs to hire a governess and companion, and Christy is conveniently available. Headstrong, with charmingly mismatched eyes and soft tawny hair, Christy is unlike any woman he has ever encountered. But there is something so deliciously endearing about her that Julian quickly forgets how scandalous it would be to give in to the mounting attraction for his penniless governess....

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373295480
• ISBN-13: 978-0373295487
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #916,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, emotional, satisfying story. A keeper!, May 14, 2009

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Susan Smith (A small rural village in the English Midlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lord Braybrook's Penniless Bride (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

Elizabeth Rolls moved onto my keeper shelf some while ago and I have waited for this book to be released with great anticipation. As a lover of the trad Regency, it is increasingly difficult to find new authors who can give me a satisfying read that ticks all of my boxes. Elizabeth Rolls has matured into a terrific writer of Regencies that nod to the older style yet contain sexual scenes that are moving, poignant and genuinely part of the story.

Briefly, without wishing to reveal too many spoilers, this is a novel with a hero who appeared in two of her previous books, Viscount Braybrook, and Christy Daventry, the daughter of a scandalous relationship between a gently-bred woman and a duke. Braybrook's own background contains some real surprises as we learn about him and he has four half-siblings, some of whom are young enough to be his own children. He is surprisingly believable and admirable as a father figure to them and his love and care for them is truly touching. His step-mother, Serena, is a pivotal character and I really liked her.

The author writes with a wonderful feel for the period, her dialogue is smooth and flowing and she creates characters of great dimension. You truly care about what happens to them and want to cheer them on as they make mistakes, misjudgments and misinterpretations but eventually come togther in love and harmony. Rolls uses illigitamacy, class divides, moral standards and forgiving and all-encompassing love to create a story with a dark undertone that takes into account the less forgivable attitudes of the past but lets her characters rise above it all in a totally believable way.

I truly enjoyed this book and sometimes wish that my keeper authors were like machines and could bash out their books on a monthly basis. Sadly, I will have to wait a bit longer than that for Elizabeth Roll's next book but I am already looking forward to it most eagerly. Highly recommended to all lovers of the Regency genre. Enjoy!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lord Braybook's Penniless Bride, January 24, 2010

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Rachel Baumann "Rachel Holland" (Kennewick, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lord Braybrook's Penniless Bride (Harlequin Historical) (Kindle Edition)

I have fallen in love with Elizabeth Rolls, I first caught on to her fabulous writing with a free kindle book and have been hopelessly hooked ever since. After reading this book I'm dying for some more! Well written with very ingenious situations. Sucked me in and kept me reading until the very end. I even shed a tear!

Definitely for those who love romantic novels, a keeper for sure!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Performance, September 9, 2009

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Austen Ardor "Lindsay" (VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lord Braybrook's Penniless Bride (Harlequin Historical) (Kindle Edition)

In my opinion, this is the best effort by Rolls to date. Enjoyable, believable characters with a unique plot. I always think a book's especially good when I with there was an epilogue to read.