The Pregnant Bride (Silhouette Special Edition, No. 1440) [Paperback]

Crystal Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2001

The ultimate revenge? Like a haunted gunslinger intent on avenging old wrongs, bitter but now filthy-rich outcast Nick Cassidy was back in Kane's Crossing, seeking retribution from the conniving golden boy who'd once framed him and drove him from town. And why not serve justice on a silver platter - by wedding his enemy's pregnant conquest and giving her baby his notorious name?

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373244401
• ISBN-13: 978-0373244409
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,315,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Crystal Green lives in Nevada, where she writes for Harlequin Special Edition and Blaze under this name. She has two other pen names as well--Christine Cody, who writes the upcoming post-apocalyptic western fantasy series Bloodlands, and Chris Marie Green, who writes the urban fantasy series Vampire Babylon.

She loves to read, overanalyze movies and TV programs, practice yoga, and travel when she can. You can read more about her at www.crystal-green.com, where she has a blog and contests.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong passions -- Highly recommended, March 11, 2002

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pregnant Bride (Silhouette Special Edition, No. 1440) (Paperback)

Meggie Thorton's tumultuous life struggles against the flow of the morally judgmental town of Kane's Crossing. As a child, with her wild hair and gypsy skirts, Meggie had been nicknamed the town witch. Now an unwed mother who refuses to reveal the baby's paternity, Meggie defies the collective judgmental eyes. When Nick Cassidy enters her bakery looking for his childhood nemesis Chad Spencer, Meggie does not initially recognize her childhood friend.

As fourteen year old boy, Nick Cassidy was labeled a criminal and thrown out of town for bombing Chaney's drugstore. He hates to think of his childhood friend as Chad's castoff. Now a successful entrepreneur Nick returns to Kane's Crossing seeking to clear his name. Chad had set the bomb then accused Nick, and no one would believe the bad-boy foster child over the town's golden child. But the site of Meggie makes him long for the memory of summer rain and hidden caves rather than retribution. What better way to have both than to marry Meggie, who is pregnant with Chad's child?

Author Crystal Green pens a poignant tale of redemption and healing in THE PREGNANT BRIDE. Although the pacing is a bit uneven, the rich characterizations provide delightful reading. As Nick's bitterness gives way to softer emotions, the emotional complexities reveal a tangle of motivations. Meggie likewise needs the healing and acceptance Nick craves, uniting them and setting them crossways at the same time. In addition, the dash of whimsy provided by Meggie's baking skills, eat a baby cake and you are pregnant within a month, for example, adds a special taste to the brew. THE PREGNANT BRIDE comes recommended.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful., January 4, 2002

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This review is from: The Pregnant Bride (Silhouette Special Edition, No. 1440) (Paperback)

Once again, Crystal Green took me on an emotional ride, leaving me satisfied, yet craving more from Kane's Crossing. Just wonderful.