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Lily (Seven Brides)

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"Lily" is the seventh and last book in the "Seven Brides" series. If you haven't read them all, start with "Rose" and read them in order. Each bride and brother is a gem. ----The ultimate dysfunctional family... Seven Randolph Brother's, each with a unique personality, yet as the eldest, George, would probably say, seven faces of the same man. Beneath their ultra tough exteriors, in the deepest most vulnerable part of their souls, lives the lagacy of a cruel, sadistic father and a weak mother, the fear that they are incapable of loving and unworthy of being loved. Their loyalty to each other (although they may not understand it) shows us otherwise. The "flower women" who wed them win their hearts and heal their souls by loving them just the way they are and in turn the brothers do the same for them. "Lily" is a sweet and very funny story. If you have followed Zac throughout the series from a cheeky six year old to a devilishly charming 24 year old, you can't help but hope he finds love at last. Zac, the youngest Randoph is the most lost soul of all, although he was too young to have the memories of his parents which haunted his older brothers, he feel even less worthy of his family than all the others. His life's goal is even less worthy, he makes his success as the owner of the most successful saloon in San Francisco's Barbary Coast region. He is a gambler and considered to be the most selfish Randolph of all, only thinking about himself. Then into town blows Lily Sterling, a distant cousin of Zac's. Lily, an innocent but spirited minister's daughter is fleeing an arranged marriage........Although the series is at an end it leaves you wanting more. I myself would like to know what kind of father Zac made. Mr. Greenwood gives us romance from a man's prospective, women take heed!

This is the last book in the Seven Brides series & in my opinion it's the best. I enjoy a little laughter when I read a romance book & I found myself laughing out loud so many times. The chemistry between Zac & Lily was great & I loved the big reunion at the end of the book. Since book 1 I've found myself wondering what ever happened to Salty & when I met Dodie in this book I kept hoping Salty would show up when George arrived but it didn't happen. Maybe I'll have to write a letter to Leigh & make a suggestion for a book with the two of them. Who knows it may happen. Anyway this series is not to miss. The order is #1 Rose #2 Fern #3 Iris #4 Laurel #5 Daisy #6 Violet #7 Lily. Highly recommended.

Like all of Leigh Greenwood's books, this is a great story. If you have been reading the other 7 Brides series, like all of them, this one does not dissapoint.

When I picked up this book, I actually rolled my eyes at the cover. I NEVER read romances with a cover like this. I assumed this would be a Harlequin-type romance. Well, one day I was bored and picked it up. Before I knew it, night had fallen and I couldn't put this book down! The characters are so well developed and the plot is delightful! I wish I could meet Lily! Such a courageous, compassionate, and non-judgmental character. I can't wait to read more by this wonderful author!

I have to say this book was rather a letdown after all the spectacular stories that came before. Lily was irritatingly innocent, almost brainlessly innocent. I had trouble liking her. Zac was so selfish it was laughable. You'd think, at 26, he'd have grown up at least a little from the spoiled 6-year-old he'd been in Rose. Still, there was something about this story that I actually liked. It's hard to explain. I think it had everything to do with the "stupid humor" quality that resulted from the ditzy heroine and immature hero. :o)

This story contains graphic love scenes.

First of all, there were parts of this book that were really good. The character of Dodie alone was fabulous and made up for so much that was lacking in the book. But, Lily? What an idiot. There is nothing cute about a woman whose supposed innocence makes her act retarded. The deer-in-the-headlight attitude she had about everything was boring.

I had hoped for more about Zac because his six year old character in "Rose" was so adorable, but there was no flesh out of how he became who he was. In "Rose", his brother George and Rose loved him so much, but in this book, Zac doesn't really want anything to do with them, and all I could think of was how much Zac loved Rose and George when he was a child. So, that was a big disappointment.

Zac's his own man and loves doing what he does: running a gambling saloon, no whores allowed. He is kind to the girls that work for him and looks out for everyone around him. Lily shows up and turns his world upside down by managing to get into every kind of trouble she can even though he tries over and over to warn her that she's not in "Kansas" anymore.

I found her irritating and stupid and not worthy of Zac's love. She processed everything with the mentality of a child, not a maturing woman. No matter how much Zac does for her or tries to reassure her, she keeps up a running mantra in her head that "Zac doesn't love me", even though all his actions prove otherwise, not to mention that he keeps telling her he loves her.

Anyway, some of the book is good, but much of it is annoying, mostly because of the Lily. She was an idiot from the get-go, right to the end of the book. Zac needed a woman, not a little girl.