Customer Reviews

An Innocent Bride (Best of Betty Neels)

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If you have never read a Betty Neels book, this is the one to start with. I loved this book, it is like reading a fairytale. This story is about Katrina, a big girl who keeps telling herself that she is happy with her life, until she meets Dr. Simon Glenville. She hates him at first sight, and yet he is always with her everytime she needs him. What she doesn't know is that he has fallen in love with her. It's a sweet romance that will make you stock up on Betty Neels' books.

Simon and Katrina are well matched. Simon is not Dutch, which is refreshing, since there are no language or culture barriers between the pair. The hero is not too old, the heroine is not too young, nor is she a tiny or plain "mouse" of a girl who will eventully marry a very tall and "massive" Neels hero. The doctor is a kind, polite gentleman with a backbone, and the heroine is hardworking, proud, and very ladylike. Katrina is a bit innocent (although no direct reference is made to this in the story) and her lack of familiarity with men creates the conflict in the story since she doesn't know how to relate to Simon when the two first meet.

I would've given this book 5 stars except for the fact that I felt it was rushed a bit through the ending. I suspect that she was trying to fit this particular title into the Harlequin "bride" series and had to add pages about the wedding which most of her other books don't contain. Most of her books end at the proposal, unless it is a marriage of convenience. I feel that Neels has written many more detailed and more satisfying stories than this one. I did like the way that even though the story is very much like her other plots, she made it slightly different by making the "other" woman a smart doctor and making sure that our heroine wasn't completely destitute and not as needy of the hero. He came to see her because he loved her - simple as that.

Sweet story and light read. Hero was a little wooden but I still enjoyed the book.

Another sweet satifsying romance from Betty Neels!

Description from the book back cover:

Aunt Thirza had been a lifeline to Katrina Gibbs, but her death left Katrina with little money and no marketable skills. She had inherited her aunt's small cottage in Dorset. She also had Simon Glenville, the wonderful doctor who had cared for Aunt Thirza. Simon loved Katrina, and he thought Katrina loved him, but so much had happened to her he wasn't at all sure this innocent girl was aware of it. When the time was right, he would propose, they'd plan a white wedding, and he would cherish her all their days ...

WHITE WEDDINGS - When true love waits - until the wedding night ...

Have received this book but have not yet read it; I already know that I will enjoy it. This author writes very pure stories that are enjoyable to read.