Here Comes the Bride [Mass Market Paperback]

Pamela Morsi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 2000

There comes a time in every woman's life when she must get herself a man or give up the idea entirely...

After three long years of patiently waiting for her reluctant, handsome, gentlemanly Amos Dewey, to pop the question, Augusta Mudd--owner of her small town's biggest factory--decides it's time to take matters in her own hands. With the help of her friend, ruggedly attractive Rome Akers, she's determined to make Amos jealous--and get him to the altar--before it's too late.

Rome Akers wasn't ready to settle down. But by pretending to make Augusta his partner for life he had a chance to become her business partner instead. Yet despite his best intentions, the closer he gets to this intelligent, sweet woman, the stronger his feelings grow. Their tantalizing conversations and tender kisses ignite a desire more passionate than Roman ever imagined. Soon he'll do anything to make Augusta a bride--but only if he gets to be the groom.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Publishers Weekly calls national bestselling author Pamela Morsi "the Garrison Keillor of romance." Her trademark wit and warmth enliven tightly written tales with down-home charm. Her novels, including Sealed with a Kiss, No Ordinary Princess, The Love Charm, and Courting Miss Hattie, have garnered rave reviews from critics and numerous awards including two RITA Awards, a Waldenbooks Sales Award, Bookstores that Care Favorite Romance Awards and the Maggie Prize for Historical Fiction, and Reviewer's Choice from Romantic Times maga-zine. She lives in Texas with her family.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (July 3, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061013668
• ISBN-13: 978-0061013669
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,111,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

National bestseller, RWA Hall of Fame member and two-time RITA winner, Pamela Morsi began writing in 1990 creating historical romance novels set in the small towns and farms of the early twentieth century. She was an immediate success garnering awards and accolades from reviewers, readers and peers. In 2000, with a new millennium, she decided to move in the direction of mainstream fiction. Her recent works depict the voices of ordinary people overcoming everyday challenges. Librarian Pamela Morsi once asked herself what she would do if she ever won the lottery. She decided, given the chance, that she would spend her time writing fiction. Now, years later, she is still waiting to win the lottery, but THE BENTLEY'S BUY A BUICK is her twenty-third full-length novel. Pam lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband and daughter.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pamela Morsi does it again, July 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Here Comes the Bride (Mass Market Paperback)

Here Comes The Bride by Pamela Morsi, shows once again that Ms. Morsi can make you feel the emotions of her characters, the happiness, the disappointments, the hopefulness. All the things you feel during courtship. Set in Texas, in a small town called Cottonwood, the main characters, Miss Gussie Mudd, owner of Mudd Manufactured Ice, in the days when ice was delivered, and her employee, Rome Akers, manager of the ice plant, begin a deception to get Mr. Amos Dewey to propose marriage to Gussie using "the green eyed monster" as the impetus. What unfolds is a courtship that was poigant and emotionally charged, you could feel what the players were feeling. The secondary storyline was the same. I have never been disappointed by one of Pamela Morsi's Novels (and I've read them all). She ranks right up there with LaVyrle Spencer and Jayne Ann Krentz.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 chili peppers, September 26, 2000

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This review is from: Here Comes the Bride (Mass Market Paperback)

"There comes a time in every woman's life when she must get herself a man or give up on the idea entirely. Augusta Mudd had reached that moment."

Augusta Mudd, spinster businesswoman of Cottonwood, Texas, had waited long enough. For three years she's waited for Amos Dewey to propose to her, but the reluctant beau just couldn't take a hint. It was time for a shove. So Augusta decides to enlist the help of a friend, the ruggedly handsome Rome Akers.

Rome wasn't a man ready to settle down, but he was a man ready to take charge of his destiny. In return for helping Augusta with her unusual plan to get Amos to the altar, Rome has his chance to become her business partner. Pretending a personal interest in Augusta was a small price to pay. But the more time he spends with Augusta, the stronger his feelings for the smart, sweet woman grow.

There will be a bride by the fourth of July. But who will be the groom?

Ms. Morsi weaves a wonderful tale with characters that are easy to champion. The secondary characters and their interwoven plot line is a story in itself, yet it enriches the main thread without over shadowing. Americana in its splendor, HERE COMES THE BRIDE is a story you won't want to put down!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Keeper, July 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Here Comes the Bride (Mass Market Paperback)

HERE COMES THE BRIDE met my high expectations of another great Pamela Morsi book. The relationship between the heroine, Gussie Mudd and her her beau, Amos, along with her dream of the perfect wedding takes center stage. The fact that Amos didn't share her dream of marriage made for an interesting dilemma. Rome Akers, an employee of Gussie's and a friend, plots with Gussie to bring Amos around, and then loses his heart to Gussie in the process. However, Rome has an alliance that makes their newly found love seem impossible. I thought the story and the characters were well developed and I was touched by the feelings that characters developed for each other and the journey of understanding and self-discovery the they each embarked on in the process.