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The Groom's Revenge

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I am not a fan of the romance genre, but I read this book in its Spanish translation to help me improve my vocabulary in Spanish. It did do that, but otherwise, it the book was estupido!

This young woman, of Norman descent (the book takes place in England, close to London, and that's about all the local color we get, another big deficiency to me), with the colorful name of India Marchand, is impressed by a dashing young businessperson named Aidan (not Quinn, but whatever happened to him and his acting career?).

She makes a bet with a girlfriend that she can snag him, and it looks like she'll collect until he walks off at the marriage ceremony, just before tying the knot.

What went wrong? Well, you will read the rest of the book asking this question, and at the very end, you will find out. As a child, this so-called "lone wolf" watched his parents frequently fight (they later died together in a car accident), and therefore he grew up with a very negative idea about marriage.

Guess what! It didn't dawn on him until he was two minutes from saying "I do" that he shouldn't repeat the mistake of his parents.

Now you tell me: Is this man likely to make a good and faithful husband? Well, you know romances, always a happy conclusion. That is exactly where we end: India and Aidan now understand each other and they also understand just why he failed to follow through the first time. They're going to give it another go, now that they "truly" love and understand each other.

Will they make it? Hey, you can't give up your dreams! When you give up your dreams, you die, so they say. Forget about reality, and truth. That's why the romance genre is so popular, I think. It's the adult reader's version of a fairy tale, isn't it?

The only thing I learned from this little romance is that the Norman descendants in England still consider themselves distinct as an ethnic population. Of course intermarriage with the Anglo-Saxon stock, if that is what Aidan is, is no big thing. It is not like interethnic marriage here in the U.S. That was somewhat interesting. Diximus.

India Marchant has planned for everything in her fairytale wedding...everything except the groom walking out on her before the I do's are said. A year later he's back holding the deed to her house. What does Aidan Wolfe have in mind for her now? Is he out for revenge, or could he be out to get something totally different from India...could he be looking for a new beginning?

This is a great book for fans of traditional romances. Kate Walker knows how to deliver a story that's emotion-packed and touching.

India Marchant has planned for everything in her fairytale wedding...everything except the groom walking out on her before the I do's are said. A year later he's back holding the deed to her house. What does Aidan Wolfe have in mind for her now? Is he out for revenge, or could he be out to get something totally different from India...could he be looking for a new beginning?

This is a great book for fans of traditional romances. Kate Walker knows how to deliver a story that's emotion-packed and touching.